Rubber Ball seems like a pretty great tip, and so far it is!
Below I have posted 2 pairs of tests that are identical - except for the substitution of RB for "Tip X" (CS, MB). After that is a stamina test of RB vs CS on an Earth bull combo - and the results are somewhat surprising.
I will do some more testing next week, but please feel free to post your own results or request some match-ups!
MF-H Jade Jupiter BD145CS vs. MF Beat Lynx 90RF
Jade shot first
MF-H Jade Jupiter BD145CS 0/20 (0 OS, 0 KO)
MF Beat Lynx 90RF 20/20 (2 OS, 18 KO)
CS wins 0%
MF-H Jade Jupiter BD145RB vs. MF Beat Lynx 90RF
Jade shot first
MF-H Jade Jupiter BD145RB 19/20 (19 OS, 0 KO)
MF Beat Lynx 90RF 1/20 (0 OS, 1 KO)
RB wins 95%
Huge swing here for RB over CS on a not-so-great metal wheel. I suspect that this is probably the result of having rubber directly on the bottom, and that we would see the same kind of results with RS and RSF
Basalt Kerbecs BD145MB vs. Vari Ares BD145RF
Basalt shot first
Basalt Kerbecs BD145RB 19/20 (17 OS, 2 KO)
Vari Ares BD145RF 1/20 (0 OS, 1 KO)
MB wins 95%
Basalt Kerbecs BD145RB vs. Vari Ares BD145RF
Basalt shot first
Basalt Kerbecs BD145RB 17/20 (11 OS, 6 KO)
Vari Ares BD145RF 3/20 (0 OS, 3 KO)
RB wins 85%
I think that the lower win rate here is due to the more aggressive movement of rubber ball up the side of the stadium. Some launching at 80% or thereabouts might make a difference for some future tests.
Earth Bull 145RB vs. Earth Bull 145CS
alternating shots
Earth Bull 145RB 7/20 (7 OS, 0 KO)
Earth Bull 145CS 13/20 (13 OS, 0 KO)
3 ties were reshot
RB wins 35%
Well, I wasn't expecting this, but Rubber Ball isn't terrible compared to CS in stamina! Mind you, CS is far from the best stamina tip, but regardless I expected it to be almost 100% against RB and it wasn't...
Summary so far...
This really only scratches the surface of the potential for Rubber Ball, but i hope that it serves to generate some interest for the part and further exploration of the impact that it can have on some of today's more popular tournament combos!
Below I have posted 2 pairs of tests that are identical - except for the substitution of RB for "Tip X" (CS, MB). After that is a stamina test of RB vs CS on an Earth bull combo - and the results are somewhat surprising.
I will do some more testing next week, but please feel free to post your own results or request some match-ups!
MF-H Jade Jupiter BD145CS vs. MF Beat Lynx 90RF
Jade shot first
MF-H Jade Jupiter BD145CS 0/20 (0 OS, 0 KO)
MF Beat Lynx 90RF 20/20 (2 OS, 18 KO)
CS wins 0%
MF-H Jade Jupiter BD145RB vs. MF Beat Lynx 90RF
Jade shot first
MF-H Jade Jupiter BD145RB 19/20 (19 OS, 0 KO)
MF Beat Lynx 90RF 1/20 (0 OS, 1 KO)
RB wins 95%
Huge swing here for RB over CS on a not-so-great metal wheel. I suspect that this is probably the result of having rubber directly on the bottom, and that we would see the same kind of results with RS and RSF
Basalt Kerbecs BD145MB vs. Vari Ares BD145RF
Basalt shot first
Basalt Kerbecs BD145RB 19/20 (17 OS, 2 KO)
Vari Ares BD145RF 1/20 (0 OS, 1 KO)
MB wins 95%
Basalt Kerbecs BD145RB vs. Vari Ares BD145RF
Basalt shot first
Basalt Kerbecs BD145RB 17/20 (11 OS, 6 KO)
Vari Ares BD145RF 3/20 (0 OS, 3 KO)
RB wins 85%
I think that the lower win rate here is due to the more aggressive movement of rubber ball up the side of the stadium. Some launching at 80% or thereabouts might make a difference for some future tests.
Earth Bull 145RB vs. Earth Bull 145CS
alternating shots
Earth Bull 145RB 7/20 (7 OS, 0 KO)
Earth Bull 145CS 13/20 (13 OS, 0 KO)
3 ties were reshot
RB wins 35%
Well, I wasn't expecting this, but Rubber Ball isn't terrible compared to CS in stamina! Mind you, CS is far from the best stamina tip, but regardless I expected it to be almost 100% against RB and it wasn't...
Summary so far...
This really only scratches the surface of the potential for Rubber Ball, but i hope that it serves to generate some interest for the part and further exploration of the impact that it can have on some of today's more popular tournament combos!