Kenta Matsudaira ALC [Discontinued]
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[Hardness] Medium hardness [Performance] Speed and Control are excellent. |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed: 8.91
- Spin: 8.3
- Control: 8.44
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• Jointly developed with Japan’s Kenta Matsudaira
• A hybrid 5-ply blade made of Butterfly’s popular Arylate/Carbon material
• Kenta prefers a narrow grip and this is evident in the slightly thinner FL handle
• Arylate-Carbon
- FL
Specifications
- Producer
- Butterfly
- Product code
- 36821
- Size
- 157 × 150mm
- Weight
- 86g
- Material
- Arylates five plywood (Wood, ALC, 7 ply wood)
- Thickness
- 5.8mm
- Thin, round grip that's easy to hold for small hands
- Backhand and table-top techniques are especially smooth
- Outer carbon provides good rebound and lightweight feel
- Nearly equivalent basic performance to Timobor ALC
- Excellent compatibility with firm rubbers like Tenergy 05
User reviews
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Chocolate monaca (Experience: ４〜５ years) The Kenta Matsudaira model
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2019/03/19
I used this back when I was in junior high with small hands.
The grip is thinner and more oval than others, so I think it's easy to hold even for kids and women. A friend of mine said it reminded him of the Mace Performance.
The design looks cool too. Since it's light, it's easy to swing all the way through, but because of that there were times I got overpowered by the opponent's shots. If you have big hands, I think you're better off with a different ALC racket. The price is on the higher side, but I was satisfied.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) V＞15 Extra
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Spectol Blue
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Takuto (Experience: ２〜３ years) Good grip
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2019/03/09
At first, when I held it, I was like, huh? You might feel like you're not even gripping a racket, but once you get used to it, switching between forehand and backhand is easy — it's a wonderful racket. The carbon is on the outside, but it's still quite easy to hit with.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) DIGNICS 05
Recommended rubber (Backhand) ROZENA
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Matsuken FUN (Experience: ２〜３ years) A bit hard, but spins well
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2019/03/09
Up until now I'd been using all-wood blades like the Torquin and Septier because I valued spin and control, but once I finished my junior high competition days, I bought this racket because I wanted more speed!
At first I put max-thickness G1 on both sides, but it didn't feel like it had much bounce to me, so I switched the forehand side to max-thickness Evolution MX-P!
After that, shots from further back land properly, and stops stay nice and short too!
That said, this racket really needs solid technique to handle, so I think it's best suited for intermediate players and above! Sorry for the long post!Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Evolution MX-P
Recommended rubber (Backhand) V>15 STIFF
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Shiguchi (Experience: ２〜３ years) Switching is insane‼️
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2019/01/14
The grip is really thin, making it easy to hold even for kids and women❗️Also, backhand swings are especially easy, and switching between shots is very smooth❗️To sum up, I'd recommend this to anyone who wants to score with stable rallies, or who wants to seize the initiative with backhand techniques like chiquita‼️
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) TENERGY 05
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Fastarc G-1
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Okamoto (Experience: ２〜３ years) As expected, Matsuken
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2019/01/09
At first, when I held it, I was like, huh? You might feel like you're not even gripping a racket, but once you get used to it, switching between forehand and backhand is easy — it's a wonderful racket. The carbon is on the outside, but it's still quite easy to hit with.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
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Mountain (Experience: ２〜３ years) God of the short game
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2018/12/28
I don't have much confidence in my power, so I went with this one
This racket excels at the short game
Flicks, chiquitas, pushes — all of them are easy to do
I have short pips on my backhand
and it pairs great with pips tooOverall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Evolution MX-P
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Spectol
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Nyanko (Experience: ２〜３ years) I think it's a good blade
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2018/10/14
I used it with Tenergy 05 and Tenergy 05 FX. Both backhand and forehand shots landed consistently. I only borrowed it to try, so I can't say for sure, but I'd guess it works well with pretty much any rubber.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) TENERGY 05
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Tenergy 05 FX
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