SO-TEN
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[Hardness] Little soft [Performance] Spin and Control are excellent. |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed: 7.63
- Spin: 9
- Control: 8.63
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Reviews of SO-TEN. Players who use Racket evaluate various points such as hardness, momentum, weight, item by item to worry, and feel at impact thoroughly.
- FL
- ST
- Superior flex makes spin application easy
- Good ball retention provides stability
- Grip is relatively thick and may need adjustment
- Counter shots tend to overshoot
- Noticeable weight of rubber requires careful selection
User reviews
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Wanta (Experience: ６〜１０ years) A great domestically-made (Japanese) blade
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2024/03/18
My first impression, just from the feel of the edge of the blade, was that it's carefully made. In terms of how much it flies: Inner ALC > Souten >> Inner ALC-S, roughly. Hitting flat, it flies maybe a bit more than the Swat? Brushing the ball, it's a blade that flies and I kept overshooting. The blade is a bit on the large side, and I felt the weight of the rubber quite a bit, so you should pay attention to the weight of whatever rubber you use. Since the blade flexes, I feel like it could handle hard smashes even with a soft rubber. At my swing speed, with Raigan Spin on the Souten, the ball didn't sink into the rubber quite enough and was hard to control. Given the weight and sink feel, I think I should have gone with regular Raigan instead of Raigan Spin. That said, it feels like I'm generating more spin than ever before. On the other hand, even hard rubbers that didn't work for me before seem usable now, since the flex of the blade secures the ball-holding feel. The grip is a bit thick for a Nittaku blade — it should suit people who like to grip firmly and swing, but probably won't suit people who like to switch their grip for different techniques. Though you can always just sand the grip down. This seems like a blade that would appeal to players who rely on the amount of spin they put on their drives. Personally, I use drives mostly as connecting shots and prefer to go for flatter, harder hits, so the Acoustic Carbon was easier for me to use.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) RIGAN SPIN
Recommended rubber (Backhand) RIGAN SPIN
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Table Circle (Experience: ２〜３ years) This racket has incredible flexibility and a soft feel, allowing you to hit amazing shots!
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2026/11/04
It has incredible flexibility. The soft feel allows for amazing loop drives. When I used it with G-1 strings, I was able to hit incredibly spinny shots. You can also hit powerful speed drives! While it's easy to generate spin, I think it might be a difficult setup for beginners. It's best suited for intermediate and advanced players. It's also inexpensive, and above all, it looks fantastic!
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Fastarc G-1
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Fastarc G-1
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murahiro (Experience: ２〜３ years) Feels good
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2026/07/01
It was easy to use. Backspin drives lift up nicely, but counter-type shots often go long. Also, since it's an inner blade, it doesn't have that one-shot power, so I think it's good for a rally-based style. If you feel the Xiaoyan flies too much, I think this one is a good alternative. The grip was too thick for me, so I sanded it down quite a bit. I think it's good for people looking for stability. Next I'm planning to try the Hurricane 8-80.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) GLAYZER09C
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Fastarc G-1
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Wow! (Experience: ２〜３ years) Easy to use!
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2026/05/18
I switched over from the Arc Bolt. At first I was surprised by the weight and the thickness of the grip, but the bounce is good, and I didn't lose out much even in rallies from mid-distance. It also lifts backspin balls well, and personally there wasn't much I disliked about it.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
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Uni (Experience: ２〜３ years) It's a balanced type
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2026/01/22
I use tension rubber myself, but this can easily handle rubbers up to slightly tacky.
It holds the ball well, so I'm plenty satisfied with the amount of spin I can generate, but people used to outer blades might find the speed and low trajectory a bit lacking. Also, stopping the ball over the table works fine, but with flicks and chiquitas, it might feel like it holds the ball a little too long.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) V＞15 Extra
Recommended rubber (Backhand) V>15 Sticky soft
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Jiro (Experience: ２〜３ years)
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2026/01/16
A flexible blade with great ball-holding and good balance. Topspin drives against both backspin and topspin come up nicely and have good power. Counters came up higher than I expected and I overshot a few. Also, on smashes and flicks the ball released at just the right timing, letting me hit fast, stable shots. If a push sits up even a little, you can smash it.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) RASANTER C45
Recommended rubber (Backhand) V>20 Double Extra
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2025/08/13
I test-hit the FL 87g.
In terms of category, it's a flexible-type inner carbon blade with a large head.
It's built with the Harimoto ALC clearly in mind, but the biggest difference is that it's thinner.
Being 0.3mm thinner gives it even more flex than the Harimoto. The ease of putting spin on the ball and the distance it flies both feel slightly better with this one.
The issue is probably that the flex combined with centrifugal force makes it a bit harder to control. I got the impression that counter-hits tend to overshoot often.Otherwise, the grip shape is almost the same as the Harimoto, so if you were to choose this one over that on purpose, it'd probably be for the flex and the feel on contact.
It has a fairly hard, piercing, highly metallic feel on contact, so I'd say it's worth trying out for yourself.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
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