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[729 fx]

To my understanding the throw angle of a rubber is proportionate to spin and indirectly proportionate to speed. Does that mean a spinny rubber will contribute a high throw angle. Also, a more grippy rubber should also be higher throw than a less grippy one if they are both equal in speed.

What's everyone's opinion on the relationship between a rubber's spin and the throw angle?

[acer800]

Yes I agree with you, so the two factors would be rubber hardness and top-sheet tackiness/grippyness right?

To my understanding the throw angle of a rubber is proportionate to spin and indirectly proportionate to speed. Does that mean a spinny rubber will contribute a high throw angle. Also, a more grippy rubber should also be higher throw than a less grippy one if they are both equal in speed.

What's everyone's opinion on the relationship between a rubber's spin and the throw angle?

[729 fx]

I think apart from rubber hardness & tackiness/grippiness, there are other factors as well. For example, pip height, pip arrangement, pip diameter, pip shape ect.
I noticed also that higher throw rubbers have a horizontal pip arrangement while a vertical structure tends to have a lower throw angle.

Coming back to rubber hardness, an optimum sponge hardness for maximum throw angle that varys with the stroke power. For example, sponge too hard = ball doesn t sink deep enough into sponge,
sponge too soft = ball is repelled by wood downwards

From my experience :
Soft rubber = higher throw on brush/opening loops , lower throw on power loops (Note : Mark V)
Hard rubber = vice versa (Note : Guo Qiu FF)

For me. I prefer a low throw angle because I like to "power loop" / drive over the table. With high throw angle rubbers, my loops tend to land over the table.

[acer800]

Yes I also agree with that, there are probably endless factors that affect the throw angle.

I think apart from rubber hardness & tackiness/grippiness, there are other factors as well. For example, pip height, pip arrangement, pip diameter, pip shape ect. Umm, what exactly do you mean by a "power loop"?

I noticed also that higher throw rubbers have a horizontal pip arrangement while a vertical structure tends to have a lower throw angle.

Coming back to rubber hardness, an optimum sponge hardness for maximum throw angle that varys with the stroke power. For example, sponge too hard = ball doesn t sink deep enough into sponge,
sponge too soft = ball is repelled by wood downwards

From my experience :
Soft rubber = higher throw on brush/opening loops , lower throw on power loops (Note : Mark V)
Hard rubber = vice versa (Note : Guo Qiu FF)

For me. I prefer a low throw angle because I like to "power loop" / drive over the table. With high throw angle rubbers, my loops tend to land over the table.