Hadraw Shield [Discontinued]
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[Hardness] Little soft [Performance] Spin and Control are excellent. |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed: 6.22
- Spin: 8.56
- Control: 8.44
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The new Hadraw Shield is a defensive blade of the next generation.
Its thin 5-ply structure makes for less weight and adds control to any defensive situation.
- FL
- ST
- Cut
Specifications
- Producer
- Butterfly
- Product code
- FL：36791／ST：36794
- Speed
- 7.9
- Size
- 166 × 155mm
- Weight
- 90g
- Material
- Five plywood (Wood, 5 ply wood)
- Thickness
- 5.3mm
- Excellent stability and sharpness in cuts and blocks
- Thin blade makes spin generation easy
- Good balance between defense and attack with moderate rebound
- Heavy weight provides strong response to hard shots
- High versatility in rubber selection
User reviews
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Yutchi @ cut An all-round, defense-leaning blade
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2016/05/11
The feel is very soft, and I think it suits pairing with a softer rubber rather than a harder one for cutting the ball down hard on defense.
However, it's incredibly heavy. Noticeably heavier than the Joo Se Hyuk blade...
No complaints about the sharpness or stability of the chops, and on offense the drives really extend through the ball! You get powerful shots.
Lob rallies might drag on, but thanks to the weight, if you grind it out patiently you won't easily lose the point.
Lastly, since it has the same ply construction as the Shibuya Pro Model, please do try this if you've been struggling since the Shibuya Pro Model got discontinued!Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Fastarc G-1
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Qi beef cutman (Experience: ６〜１０ years) This was the first chopper racket I ever bought
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2020/11/07
Comparing it briefly to the Matsushita Koji, which is often mentioned as a racket with similar performance: the Matsushita has more of a "pok" sound and vibration in the hand with more flex in the feel, whereas the Hadraw also has flex but doesn't vibrate in the hand as much - the racket absorbs the ball's power more.
My Hadraw is 97-98g, quite heavy, but the balance is close to the handle, and it took me a long time to get used to that.
If you understand how to transfer power and you're a strong player who can hit properly, I think close to the table you can hit heavy topspin drives and smashes that are near-certain winners. That said, at my level, drives from away from the table lacked both speed and power, and didn't seem to threaten my opponents much.
For chops and blocks, since the blade is thin with good ball-holding, I felt like I got pushed around a bit more against powerful shots. That was mostly down to my own lack of control technique and swing speed - it might actually resist getting pushed around better than other chopping blades.
Maybe because the blade is thin, this has the highest max spin of any racket I've hit with. Serves and the short game get full marks from me personally.
Since it holds a lot of memories for me too, it's a shame it's been discontinued.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) NEO HURRICANE 3
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Spike P1
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Sasuke
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2019/09/20
The feel is on the soft side, and it's really easy to put spin on the ball. For the forehand, I think a harder spin-oriented tension rubber like 05 or Q4 works well. For long pips on the backhand, pretty much anything works, but personally I liked a harder sponge. It paired especially well with the same brand's Feint Long 2.
As for chopping, it's got a decent amount of bounce but still holds the ball down well, and you can feel a solid core so you don't get pushed around easily. If you're at a reasonable level, it should feel stable without issue.
For attacking, it doesn't generate much speed, so blowing shots straight through is tough. But high-spin drives are easy to hit.
I'd recommend this to choppers who chop opponents into mistakes with stable, heavy chops and induce errors with high-spin drives - basically anyone whose main weapon is spin.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
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Table tennis man all year round (Experience: ４〜５ years) For choppers, but bounces well
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2019/07/29
This is the blade I switched to when I decided to aim at becoming a chopper, back from when I was still a beginner. I used to play with pips on one side and inverted rubber on the other, but a little while ago I switched to inverted rubber on both sides, and the total weight got a lot heavier, so I can't hit consecutive topspin drives. But since it's heavy, the chop is more stable, and it's easier to land attacks from further back, so I think inverted rubber on both sides can actually work out surprisingly well.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) VS＞402 DOUBLE EXTRA
Recommended rubber (Backhand) VS＞402 DOUBLE EXTRA
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Chop (Experience: ６〜１０ years) All-round
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2019/04/17
The sharpness and stability of the chop and push are really good. On top of that, since the blade has some weight, it's hard to get pushed back by powerful shots and easy to keep them under control. I used to use the Def Play, but this one gives more of a sense of weight transferring into the ball. It also has a moderate amount of bounce, so it's easy to attack with too. It leans more toward stability than raw power, but it's easy to put spin on, so the topspin drive really carries through. It's a blade with a really good balance between offense and defense. Speaking of balance, there's the VICTAS Kouji Matsushita, but I'd say this one leans a bit more toward defense compared to that. It's pricey, so it's hard to commit to, but it's a really good blade for that price
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) TENERGY 05
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Feint Long III
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Piro (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Wonderful balance
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2019/03/16
I used to use the Matsushita Pro Model, but struggled with how hard it is to get spin on the plastic ball, and since I'm a chopping-style player who relies heavily on backhand chops with long pips, I was looking for a blade that would bring out the best in long pips.
It sounds contradictory to say it keeps the bounce down while still letting you counter-attack, but with this blade, the quality of techniques like the short game and topspin drives really just comes down to your own physical ability. If you want to attack, these days there's tension rubber, and you can just go with a thicker sponge.
Both pushes and blocks can be controlled nicely without bouncing too much, and while people say modern choppers need to attack, I think a blade without much "character" like this one might actually be exactly what a chopper needs.
I think it's a blade that just reflects the rubber's own characteristics as they are.If I had to complain about something,
it costs over 10,000 yen despite being a 5-ply blade,
and the wood density of the grip is low, so it gets scuffed and dirty easily — that's the downside.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Q4
Recommended rubber (Backhand) VERTICAL 20
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Mayor Cutman (Experience: ４〜５ years) A high-performance chopper blade, strong on both offense and defense
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2019/02/05
It's a soft blade overall, but the top ply is a bit harder, which makes it a good match for long pips. It comes down to preference, but rubbers with a hard sponge like Curl P1, Spike P1, and Feint Long 2 felt especially good with it. I also think it pairs well with hard rubber on the forehand. Among defensive blades it has a fair amount of bounce, and even paired with a low-bounce tacky rubber like Hurricane, it never felt like the ball dropped oddly — it was very manageable. Because the blade is thin, it's easy to put spin on the ball for serves, stops, and various other techniques, and it's really strong in situations that call for a delicate touch. If I had to nitpick, when blocking the opponent's hard hits it stays stable, but it has that dull, defensive-blade feel that jars your hand a bit, which personally I found so-so. That said, it's not a blade that gets easily overpowered either, and as a high-performance blade for both attack and defense, it's one I can recommend to choppers of all levels, from beginners to advanced players.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) HURRICANE PRO Ⅲ TURBO ORANGE
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Spike P1
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