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External Review for Butterfly Impartial XB on May 5, 2018

Im trying a BTY short pips after a long time. Last one was Raystorm one decade ago. But Impartial XB is a whole different world. If I had to describe this SP in one world it would be "Catapult". I use it in max thickness and its very, very springy when bouncing against the ball. Speed is almost the same of Rakza PO, which I still consider the fastest SP Ive tried so far. This is good to attack but cause some issues when blocking and receiving short spinny serves. I must be very careful when blocking slow topspins because the rubber tends to catapult the ball back like crazy. So its necessary a fine motion to kill spin first. Overall a nice rubber with super nice sound, like the old speed glue days.

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Review by guest_373rli9z (Verified Customer) for Butterfly Impartial XB on December 23, 2017

Definetly different from Friendship 802 1.5mm

I’m currently using Impartial XB 1.7mm and the weight is way more compared to the old Friendship 802 1.5mm. I would assume the quality of the sponge ans the top sheet is way better so that is heavier maybe but it is still a reasonable weight!

The quality of this rubber is excellent in terms of quality and I love it from Day 1! As long as you strokes/counter hits are vertical, they will go back fast yet stay low during the process. Loops are definetely doable except require more of a vertcial loop like Shan Xiaona’s Forehand loop. Otherwise, if you see a moderatey high ball, smashing straight forward is excellent! The sponge is soft to medium soft and the pimples are firm but slightly flexible (3 or 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 in terms of being flexible or moving).

The catch is that there is no real in-between stroke. Its a loop or block/counter-hit or smash. I REALLY love this short pimples out sheet!

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External Review for Butterfly Impartial XB on May 19, 2023

Very mechanical and it feels that you are driving a car with manual transmision. If you are looking for a sp rubber that behaves almost like an inverted rubber, BTY XB is not the one. Spend time developing the skills to handle this rubber to get the best of it. Blocks feel amazing and flat hitting is taken to next level. Probably you would have to figure out the mechanics to generate loops and good underspins, once you get it to work you will realize that BTY XB is a monster. Killer rubber, hands down.

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External Review for Butterfly Impartial XB on March 24, 2023

The best short pimple for agressive and for active blocking style. I used it with different blades, but the best result is with a 7 ply hinoki penhold blade (Xiom hinoki s7). Very fast and not sensitive for incoming spin. With this blade the spin is increased a lot. Blocking and flat hitting is incredible. Very good feeling.

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External Review for Butterfly Impartial XB on August 8, 2022

Switched to this rubber from BTY Challenger Attack. Much improved speed and a gain in spin. An easy to control pips put rubber for almost any level of player depending on style/level and thickness used. A good transition rubber for those who used inverted before as the spin is very good for a pips rubber. Deception is not this rubbers goal but is great for blocking heavy loops at the table and fast counter hitting. You can even loop if you use the proper technique and lift. Good for the short game with control. A good offensive all round pips rubber. Not as fast as others but would suit a wide range of players wishing to transition from inverted rubber. Returns are low with variable speeds from slow to fast. Expensive but I believe worth the money as it will last a long time.

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External Review for Butterfly Impartial XB on January 22, 2021

gram 2 lata blok kontra super z 2 strefy brak mocy przy stole super gram atak bekchend 2,1 czarna.

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External Review for Butterfly Impartial XB on December 11, 2017

Will be reviewing this sheet soon. It is on the way so be prepared for an updated review!

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(All statements will be compared to Friendship 729 Short Pimples Out 802 1.5 mm Rubber Sheet)

This rubber is definitely a little bit heavier that 802 and that might be due to more materials being used for the product overall. It took me a little while to figure out the feel today but all massive topspin shots sent my way were easy to send back super low as long as my counter hit (while taking the ball off the rise) was semi-vertical.

I love the way this rubber plays. It spins and has a low trajectory but the rubber overall makes the shots go flat compared to Friendship 802 1.5mm (which actually really surprised me). Blocks are amazing and when you need to flat hit it does the job too. Give the rubber some time (as I am doing) to bring out it's full potential.

I highly recommend this rubber if you want SPEED/BLOCK/MEDSPIN but go try or look into Impartial XS if you want SPEED/SPIN/lLOWBLOCK.

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