Donic Baracuda

Donic Baracuda - Former best-seller, still good enough?

The Donic Baracuda is a table tennis rubber for the gaming style "offensive". This rubber reaches a larger amount of spin compared to its predecessor model. The ball leaves the rubber at a larger angle. According to Donic, the trajectory is stabilized by means of the increased amount of rotation.

This rubber is especially suitable for the game from the half distance. From this position, you can use dangerous and spinny attacks, which exhibit a high accuracy. For the passive game, however, one has to be careful because this rubber is not always easy to handle. In other words: You need to exhibit a certain skill level in order to fully exploit and master this rubber.

In general, there is safety (even in quite critical situations), but this clearly has its limitation. Great spin properties and a good penetrating power make this rubber very suitable for pure attackers. The catchy and sticky surface is not only advantageous for the large amount of spin and rotation, it also "accepts" and takes the spin coming from your opponent very well. Hence, the angle of the bat has to be adapted accordingly.

Coming back to the title of this paragraph: Yes, this rubber is still good enough - provided of course you are good enough.

Is there an alternative to the Baracuda from Donic?

Yes, in case the Baracuda is too offensive and too hard to control, you might consider its "little brother". Below you can find an overview:

• Donic Baracuda: The main difference between both rubbers is the hardness of the sponge. This rubber exhibits a medium-hard sponge!
• Donic Baracuda Big Slam: This table tennis rubber is equipped with a soft sponge. Hence, it behaves softer and exhibits a larger amount of control.

Too fast or too slow? In case none of the Baracuda rubbers seems optimal for you, TT-SHOP.COM recommends you to check out our summary table of all Donic rubbers we offer. Have fun digging through!