The bloom rubber series by the Chinese manufacturer 729 Friendship is a clear advancement in the realm of tacky rubbers. The plastic ball is very challenging for players, both in terms of rotation and speed. Even though classical Chinese rubbers with a tacky topsheet offer a slight advantage over German and Japanese rubbers in terms of spin, players have been forced to use very fast blades in order to be dangerous from mid-distance as well.
This much can be said up front: The Bloom-Spin carries its name for good reason! None of the other rubbers we offer has such an extremely grippy and tacky surface! It feels almost as if the ball sticks to the rubber, and the same holds true for the finger that rests on the rubber. The goal of 729 Friendship’s rubber developers was clear: They aimed at developing a typical Chinese rubber which offers lots of rotation, even when playing with the plastic ball. At the same time, though, they wanted to create a rubber which provides a certain degree of vigour to create sufficient speed in attacking strokes.
The Bloom Power is a bit  faster than the Bloom-Spin. The sponge comes also with a 45° hard sponge. This rubber is not that fast as rubbers made in Japan or Germany. But compared to chinese tacky rubbers from older genration, the Bloom-Speed has more power and speed.
So it is an interesting alternative for offensive players that do not like too much catapult, but high spin potential and a solid speed. The Bloom Power is perfect for short movements in a close to the table game.