Andro Rasanter R42

Customer Reviews

All reviews listed are from verified customers who have purchased this product.

12/03/2025 Nice, all-round, light backhand rubber Review by Sean

Quality

As an intermediate level player, I find the Rasanter R42 (max) to be a good choice for backhand and have used it for over two years now. It has enough spin to trouble opponents, the throw angle is high enough to attack a backspin ball without being too difficult, it has good control and the sponge is soft enough (without being too soft) to be a little accommodating with imperfect technique, which I find helpful while refining my backhand loop against a backspin.

In addition to the above, it is very light, which means it's easier to respond quickly, less likely to cause injury and you can pair it with a heavier rubber on the forehand without the combination getting too heavy.

For context, I pair it with a Nittaku Fastarc G-1 (max) on the forehand (which has a slightly harder sponge) on an OSP Virtuoso (off-) all wood blade (which I find great for control and spin, and despite experimenting, I cannot find a blade that suits me better).

The only disappointment is that this rubber appears to be creeping up in price.

09/12/2024 Good Review by Angela Reid

Quality

I like a soft rubber this are soft enough it plays good

07/10/2024 Отлично Review by Vano Azizyan

Quality

5-звёзд

15/07/2024 Amazing to use on backhand Review by Dmitry Baryshnikov

Quality

I play for 4 years 4-5 times per week
and last year was using dignics05 on my bh.
Now I understand how many matches I had lost
because of this!
With Rasanter R42 the amount of unforced
errors immediately was reduced, especially
on the banana flicks. Blocks, smashes, top
spins also very good.
Very controlled rubber for the intermediate
player. I use it in green!

09/07/2024 A good alternative. Review by DONALD HOLDEN

Quality

I am a big fan of Fastarc G1, but thought I would give this rubber a try and I am quite impressed. It seems slightly faster but the throw is not too high and overshooting the table has not been a problem, control is excellent, the only slight negative is that I find it is less spinny so less winning serves for me. Overall a really nice alternative to G1 and well worth a try.

11/06/2024 Неплохая накладка Review by Anatoliy Krasheninnikov

Quality

Поставил в максимальной толщине на SFBE. Играл как слева, так и справа. Справа понравилась больше. Достаточно контрольная.
По мне, слишком мягкая для этого основания.

06/06/2024 Excellent BH Rubber Review by Andrei

Quality

I put Rasanter R42 max on Andro Gauzy HL CO OFF on both sides. For FH is good for looping and controlled strokes but not so fast. I think it is good for practice or learning a proper technique. For BH is a masterpiece, for me at least. You can do everything you want, I improved my BH a lot after I used this rubber.

15/05/2024 Rather high price towards it's quality Review by Andrei Catalin Misinciuc

Quality

Rather strange rubber,kind of hard to control,soft sheet witch is kind of easy to crack,not recommended for regluing do it's soft sponge, imprecise,weir ball trajectories of the ball,often shots dying direct in to the net... Probably dedicated to beginner level.

27/03/2024 Отлично Review by Vano Azizyan

Quality

5-Звёзд

02/02/2024 Forehand Barrage Review by Jorge Victor Sales

Quality

Countering with this is very good as you can both send spinny shots with short strokes while positioning. It requires proper ball read however as the rubber can be unforgiving.

11/01/2024 Solid backhand choice Review by MATTHEW WILLIAMS

Quality

Been searching for a perfect backhand rubber, and although Mantra was close (but serves lacked spin) and the original Rasant was amazing (except it could not chop balls easily) and Victas V22 Double Extra did everything well (except it was far too heavy) I have been pleased with how well this rubber does everything with no drawbacks. Serve, push, block, opening topspin, flat hit and the occasional chop are all decent at my very much intermediate level.

30/11/2023 Great Looping Rubber Review by Kyle Jensen

Quality

It’s pricey, but I was going for quality and this is it. I use R42 as my backhand rubber, and I love it. At first I didn’t like how slow it was, but it has more gears than I thought it did. The spin is amazing, the control is great, and it’s good for looping backspin. I would recommend saving up some extra money for this rubber.

08/10/2023 ok Review by Dumitrascu Ion

Quality

un cauciuc foarte bun pentru stilul meu de joc

23/09/2023 Very nice rubber Review by Matej Weiss

Quality

Nice soft-medium rubber which grips nice with medium speed. Recomend for those who likes spin and rotation with control and not too much speed and soft songe.

20/01/2023 Good Review by Daniel Drimba

Quality

Nice

31/10/2022 A good rubber for beginners. Review by Oleg Kopistko

Quality

This rubber is sufficiently soft and has a good control. It works well at fast wood and carbon blades(Ovtcharov off+, Carbonado 190). It makes as a loops as a smashes with top rotation.

15/08/2022 Quality rubber Review by Steven Cadwell

Quality

I was looking to go with a softer forehand rubber and initially tried the R45 there. I like the R42 even better by giving the ball more dwell time and spin. The R45 is faster so I use it on my backhand, but R42 is fast enough for my forehand . My forehand attacks are usually pretty strong so I don’t need the 10+ speed level there, I’m only about a 1600 level player.

19/05/2022 Отлично! Review by Vano Azizyan

Quality

5-звёзд.

14/03/2022 Trampoline effect Review by tea_pea

Quality

I wanted to go with softer rubber on the forehand as I'm just an intermediate level. There's a larger trampoline effect than I'd like though. The ball has a tendancy to get sucked in then springs out. Not very forgiving. I used max thickness which probably contributed to this.

09/03/2022 Great product Review by Andy E

Quality

Have used Rasanter of various designs for a while. Does what many other rubbers do in terms of spin, speed, and control for a fraction of the cost.

11/01/2022 Awesome backhand rubber Review by Jorge Merino

Quality

I purchased this as a replacement for Dignics 05 and Dignics 09c. D05's arc was too flat for my backhand and D09C was too heavy, making my setups too head heavy, plus these two rubbers are 2x or 3x the price of the R42 sometimes.
The R42 is a soft rubber. The arc it produces is higher when doing topspin and it is much more forgiving close to the net, where D09c and D05 lacks.
This rubber is not very reactive to incoming spin, so blocking is so easy.
If you pair this with an ALC blade you'll hear the pitch sound when it engages, which is so rewarding.
Long story short: I am really happy with the R42 for my backhand. It is what I needed. It is a better T05/D05 that Butterfly could not produce.
Well done Rasanter.

17/12/2021 Alta gama gran control Review by Pedro

Quality

Es un monstruo de efecto y tiene gran velocidad. R47 tiene más velocidad pero esta es un poco más fácil, con más control. Da gusto, la recomiendo y buen precio

29/11/2021 отличный Review by Vano Azizyan

Quality

5-звёзд.

22/10/2021 great for backhand. Review by Marshall Jiang

Quality

I have been using it for more than one year. Great for control.

01/10/2021 Отличный товар Review by Vano Azizyan

Quality

Отличная резина для универсальных игроков.

13/08/2021 The best BH rubber Review by Ardak

Quality

I have tried many rubbers for BH. But it is the best. It has good spin, speed, control. Higher throw angle.

22/04/2021 Не подвела Review by АНДРЕЙ РОЗОВ

Quality

Играю с двух сторон в максимальной толщине на Андро Трейбер Fl OFF. Сочетание оптимальное. В меру быстро, очень контрольно, вращения достаточно.

26/03/2021 рекомендую Review by Yuriy Zryachih

Quality

Хороший выбор на ВН

15/03/2021 a great rubber for your BH Review by Jason Lee

Quality

I was looking for a rubber for the BH of my Ch. Pen. It's not tacky rubber but still can make lots of spin. I like it. I prefer this over R47 because I like a slightly longer dwell time when creating a backhand drive. But if you are an advanced player, R47 can be also a good option.

28/01/2021 Excelente Review by Raul Calderon

Quality

La uso en revés es excelente, golpes firmes siempre buscando la mesa, se logra un gran efecto logrando que tu oponente falle su técnica. Me gusta.

30/10/2020 Excellent quality rubber for advanced players Review by Anton Kukeste

Quality

For me, Rasaner R42 is the perfect backhand rubber. Great spin, control, and a decent amount of speed. Softer sponge, but not too soft. Seems to be pretty durable as well. Has a decent catapult effect, so might not be suitable for beginners. Have it on multiple blades in Max sponge thickness on the backhand side.

05/10/2020 One of the best rubbers Review by Anton Kukeste

Quality

Great control, very good spin and fast. Ordered multiple times in Max thickness. Use it on backhand mostly, but also tried on forehand (overall I'd say Rasanter 47 or 48 are better on forehand).

04/10/2020 Decent. Good for Intermediate players learning Carbon blades Review by Zane Cundiff

Quality

Relatively spinny, safe throw, too soft for flexy blades like Stiga Nost Off V. Worked great on a Viscaria knock-off. I would have 6-15 year-olds or all-around players play with this rubber. Works better as a BH than a FH for most. Not too sensitive to spin. Feels like a Fast Arc c-1 style but easier to spin with.

17/07/2020 отлично Review by Elena Tsvetkova

Quality

5+

16/04/2020 Good alround rubber Review by J.X

Quality

Easy go rubber for an all-round/OFF - player, good control, spin is decent. The new generation for the plastic ball is here. You can compare to any rubber at 42-degree which is for the plastic ball (like t05fx or Xiom Euro, Calibra Sound, etc)
It can generate a good amount of power while freshly glued. good reactivity and for me better than a R47, suits me better.
Good for close or mid-distance but lack of hardness disturb in long-distance rallies.

16/04/2020 Отлично Review by Vano Azizyan

Quality

5-звезд.

09/01/2020 Monsterspinrubber with enough speed Review by Uffe Beckman

Quality

Very good. I have played with R47 for almost 2 years, so I wanted to test this one because my friend said that it was good. It was good, about the same speed, the speed was a bit less, but still fine because R47 is monster fast. A great rubber but I won't go lower than 42 degrees.

01/11/2019 Execllent Rubber Review by Nafiu Sani

Quality

Very good rubber, not too slow and not too fast. Exactly what I wanted. Very good BH rubber @42 degrees. No regrets. This is a balanced rubber that can suit many blades. Superb! I like it!

01/10/2019 Excellent Review by michael vecsler

Quality

Great spin and control. Very fast.

20/08/2019 Great European rubber Review by Yuri

Quality

Very good control, after some time you can also enjoy from nice click sound just like Tenergy has.

29/07/2019 Отлично Review by Jevgenij Bragin

Quality

Отличная накладка как на FH так и на BH.

15/03/2019 Good rubber Review by BT

Quality

This rubber is quite interesting. It has nice spin capabilities.

19/02/2019 Excellent Review by Maximiliano Barthabure

Quality

Great fealing

07/02/2019 very nice Review by vanjr

Quality

I am using the 2.0 sponge softer version of the R rasanter series on my backhand. Nice control, spin and decent power. It is forgiving my my all too often bad technique shots. It is not the spin monster that is T05. It is more forgiving. I could probably use it on my FH but I prefer a thicker or a little harder sponge there. Blocks, short game, serves are good.

18/01/2019 Excellent rubbers and service ! Review by Marcelo fron Chile

Quality

Excellent grip and control . Thanks !

31/12/2018 Отличная резина для начинающих. Review by Alexey Valentov

Quality

Приемлемая скорость, контролируемая катапульта + хорошее вращение. Отличный выбор для начинающих на FH.

24/12/2018 good rubber Review by david redmond

Quality

lower throw than 05 less spin and speed control ok

08/12/2018 Good for backhand Review by Dawna

Quality

The best rubbers from Andro! I switched from Joola Maxxx P to this one for backhand. I love the light weight and control of the R42. Speed and spin are also good!

22/08/2018 Good Review by kishor jariwala

Quality

Good

14/08/2018 Good rubber Review by kwok kee Lui

Quality

Good grip in looping, similar to Yasaka. Ranks 7, but better in grip when anti rallying.

28/06/2018 Borracha Review by Rafael Gleriano

Quality

Excelente.

28/06/2018 Borracha Review by Rafael Gleriano

Quality

Excelente.

31/05/2018 Very good Review by Hooshang Ayoubloo

Quality

Great rubber, lots of spin, light

06/03/2018 Good Review by Valerie Smirnov

Quality

A good rubber. Rotational and Tenacious

11/12/2017 Superb! Review by Andrew Cadiz

Quality

This is the best rubber I’ve ever used for my FH since plastic ball is implemented. Superb balance of speed and control. It’s Perfect for Gergely T5000. Cheers!

06/11/2017 good spin and control speed Review by Hooshang Ayoubloo

Quality

This is a very good rubber, lots of spin,speed and control is great.I paired weith different blades such as; Garaydia ALC, Clipper CR WRB and Andro Temper Tech OFF-,Yasaka Sweeden Extra , all reacted great .Counter loop is an amazing factor that I love this rubber.

01/11/2017 Very good spin rubber Review by Vergil Datu

Quality

Spin is great and controllable for backhand.