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I had inverted rubber on it, and I'd say this ranks among the easiest-to-use blades even for Japanese penhold. Thanks to the arylate's characteristics, it works well with both hard and soft rubbers.
The blade is also on the lighter side, so switching between forehand and backhand is easy and it's easy to put spin on too.
As a blade, it adapts extremely well to whatever rubber you put on it, but in exchange the inherent rebound is fairly mild — the blade itself doesn't have a strong character of its own. It feels like its personality comes out depending on what rubber you pair it with.

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I used a Yasaka racket for two years, and after that I switched to the Vorgard.
I used Spectrum for a year, then switched to Flare Storm in my second year, and the moment I switched to Flare Storm, it was like the Vorgard's control and firm feel just clicked with it — for a while I was practically unstoppable within my club. I was surprised at how much easier it made controlling and placing shots even with tension rubber.
After that I used it hard and eventually broke it, so I switched to another racket, but the Vorgard era is still the one I look back on most fondly.
I don't know how it pairs with inverted rubber on the backhand, but with short pips, especially tension-type ones, it bounces well while staying easy to control — overall a really great racket.

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Since it's built for control above all, it should also pair well with high-tension rubbers!

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I don't really know much about how much it flexes, but I feel like the ball-holding is really good.
It's easy to hit even from an awkward position, and you can still put spin on the ball. The speed feels a little on the slow side, but I think you can make up for that with your rubber choice.

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This is a fast-attack blade for short pips.
When I block, the ball stops firmly and it's easy to get knuckleball (no-spin) effects (though that's partly thanks to the rubber too...)

Above all, my smashes go exactly where I intend, so my success rate on counters and the like has gone up.

I think this racket is for intermediate players and above.

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