Hello,

I have recently returned to TT after a long hiatus. When I played before I never used glue and never really smashed or pushed. I played looping game combined with chops and long pips. My forehand was Sriver and backhand was Feint. The red and black color rule was not in effect then and I did flip my racket for mixing up the game.

Now I returned again and am really confused about all the rubber selections and rubbers catering to gluers. I would have continued to use Sriver but I'm also confused about the effect of the 40mm ball on my game. When I was playing back in the old days Yasaka and Butterfly were basically the only choices for a competitive player. Have the other companies caught up in rubber technology?

I have just gotted P.Chilla Offense Anatomic paddle with Tibhar Rapid and Tibrar Grass both with 2.0 sponge. I got the Tibhar rubbers mainly because it was part of a combo special. I like the paddle a lot and I do like the offensive Grass with the 2.0 sponge. I am still not sure about the Tibhar Rapid. A few times when I thought I should have had the loop the ball seemed to just slide off my racket.

Could someone please list the rubbers that are especially made for people who use glue?

Could someone recommend a good rubber for non gluer suitable to my style as outlined above?