Forutiusu FT
| Everyone's rating |
[Hardness] Medium hardness [Performance] Speed and Control are excellent. |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed: 8.77
- Spin: 8.59
- Control: 8.75
- Former Japanese representative Fujinuma Ai supervision model. Seven plywood to allow delicate ball touch
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Seven plywood model having an excellent balance of offense and defense, such as fine play of regulation on the table. Offensive player for the model to determine the attack and the delicacy with power in speedy. Former Japanese representative Fujinuma Ai supervision model.
- FL
- ST
- Chinese pen
Specifications
- Producer
- Mizuno
- Product code
- 18TT21055
- Size
- 158 × 150mm
- Weight
- 92g
- Material
- Seven plywood (natural wood) (Wood, 7 ply wood)
- Thickness
- 6.4mm
Players use Forutiusu FT
- Excellent ball retention for heavy powerful shots
- 7-ply blade with near 5-ply ease of use
- Stable close-range and blocking techniques
- Capable of all offensive strokes
- Notably heavy at average 90g+
User reviews
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geru (Experience: ６〜１０ years) A flawless blade.
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2016/05/15
Instead of that "flies off on its own" feeling you get with special-material blades, it grips the ball while still flying with a solid, controlled bounce — really nice. For a wood blade, it bounces quite a lot.
Also, when putting on spin, it doesn't flex too much — it flies forward while still gripping the ball hard for spin.
It bounces well on attacking shots, but in the short game, stops still hold and pushes still bite.
It's also solid and stable on fine, close-in attacks like flicks and backhand drives over the table.
And all that, at this price. Honestly, rather than clumsily going for an expensive special-material blade or a high-end wood blade, you're better off winning with this one. Seriously. It's probably the best value-for-money blade out there. On top of that, pretty much any rubber pairs well with it.
Also, people often say it's "heavy," but you'll be fine once you get used to it. I thought it was heavy at first too, but the more I hit with it, the more I actually started to prefer the heavier feel.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) GFT45
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Rakza 7 Soft
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Kamen Rider Drive (Experience: ４〜５ years) Fortius FT
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2016/05/04
Even though it's meant for attacking, chopping was easy too. Mine weighed 92g, but since I had pips on the backhand it worked out just right. What I liked most was the push when I got pulled in close to the table.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Fastarc G-1
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Feint · LONG 3 ultra Gokuusu
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Wizard (Experience: ２〜３ years) Fortius FT
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2016/05/04
I've used all kinds of blades, but this one is really easy to use, and I love the weight and the FL grip. Also, stops hold well in the short game, and even though it's meant for attacking, it was easy to chop with too.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Fastarc G-1
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Itu〜 (Experience: ６〜１０ years) About half a year since switching from special-material
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2016/05/02
In a word: excellent.
Among wood blades it's on the bouncier side, but it doesn't have that "flies on its own" feeling you get from special-material blades.
So if you're switching over from a special-material blade, I think you'd feel right at home, just with a bit less snap.The drawback, as expected, is that it's a bit on the heavy side, so I think it's worth adjusting by using a softer rubber on the backhand, for example.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Fastarc G-1
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Rakza 7 Soft
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Ryo (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Heavy, but easy once you adjust!
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2016/04/21
As you might expect, it's heavy, lol.
I used to use a Timo Boll ALC,
and this one is about 5g heavier.
At first it definitely felt hard to handle and I thought this might be a mistake,
but once I got used to it,
it became easier and easier to use!
Serves and pushes have real bite,
you can block with just a light touch for a soft return,
or press down and stop it for a fast block —
I think it's easy to vary the pace like that.
Drives have a great feel,
and it's easy to hit with both forehand and backhand.
I was curious about GFT rubber,
but I was scared to change my whole setup,
so I stuck with G-1 and Arhelg,
and it's easy to use — I'd recommend it!Also, if you do some practice swings with two blades before practice,
it lightens the feel a bit ←Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Fastarc G-1
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Alhelg
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Timo Boll A distinctive blade
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2016/03/01
This is a distinctive blade in a lot of ways. First, the grip! For an FL, I think it's quite different from the average one. Then, the price! It's cheap — maybe because it doesn't use special materials, but 7,000 yen is a great deal! And the blade itself! As another reviewer, "Viscaria," pointed out, it's a bit bigger than normal, which is actually a fairly important issue. The wood surface area and the area of rubber you need to apply both increase slightly, and that's what makes it heavier. On top of that, the grip is thick too, so making it a bit slimmer would lighten it up. That "Viscaria" reviewer's point is fair, but it's not quite that simple. Mizuno probably has their own reasons for the design, but personally I'd appreciate it being lighter (though I guess someone who thinks that way probably shouldn't be using a 7-ply blade in the first place...). I imagine some people are hesitating to buy it because of the weight, but I think the performance more than makes up for it, so give it a try.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) TENERGY 80
Recommended rubber (Backhand) GFT40
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m.h (Experience: １１〜２０ years) Perfect
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2016/03/01
I've been using this for about six months now. Honestly, I can't find a single flaw. I've bought around 10 blades so far, and out of all of them, this is the cheapest yet the highest-performing. Some people might be bothered by the thickness of the grip and the somewhat heavy weight.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) TENERGY 05
Recommended rubber (Backhand) TENERGY 05
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