The nittaku Nodias rubber is a tensor rubber that is pretty good for a intermediate leveled player. It is pretty fast, but has nowhere clsoe to outstanding speed that another tensor rubber such as bryce speed fx will give you. But it is pretty spinny, there is a pretty tacky topsheet and a very elastic sponge, which is medium hardness. You get a very good touch in the shots and speed, which is pretty good for general looping. But it does require some control, as the shots always seemed to go really long, so it is kind of hard, for example, blocking. It is a pretty good rubber, but it will not get you very far for its lack of speed.