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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Dog (Experience: ４〜５ years) A really nice racket.
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2017/10/05
This racket is seriously awesome.
I used to play with a Freitas ALC, but I'm not sure if it was a bad match for me or for the rubber — anyway, when I switched to the Matsudaira Kenta ALC, I was like, wait, how can it feel this different when they're both ALC blades!? On top of that, my backhand got so much easier! The feel is different so it takes some time to adjust, but once you get used to it, it's honestly the best! If you're wondering which racket to get, give this one a try.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Fastarc G-1
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Fastarc G-1
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Mi (Experience: ４〜５ years) It takes a lot of rotation
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2017/08/20
It looks really cool.
A thin grip means your wrist moves more freely, so you get more spin. That means the ball draws more of an arc — so shots that would normally sail long actually dip down mid-flight and land in. In other words, it makes you stronger.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) TENERGY 05
Recommended rubber (Backhand) TENERGY 05
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Azumi (Experience: ４〜５ years) Hands small, those who are not good at back hands,
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2017/08/03
First off, the grip is thin ^^
The carbon is arylate carbon too, so there's no weird awkwardness in using it.
And the blade's strengths really shine in the short game!
The backhand leaves a great impression and is easy to use!I think it suits people with small hands, and people who are either bad at or good at backhand ^^
If you tried the Matsuhira Kenta and found it too thin, I think trying the Timo Boll series would be good!
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) V＞15 Extra
Recommended rubber (Backhand) V＞15 Extra
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Table tennis hot-blooded boys (Experience: ２〜３ years) It was very stable when combined with rosena
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2017/08/02
It matches really well with Rozena. Drives go in with just the right arc, and countering and blocking are easy too — I really liked it.
The only downsides are that serves come out a bit long, that a full-swing drive sometimes drops with a thud, and that in very humid conditions it really doesn't go in. Other than that, it was perfect.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
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Grab (Experience: ２〜３ years) I would like to use intermediate advanced level!
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2017/07/28
First off, just looking at it, it looks really cool and oozes a sense of quality.
The grip is easy to hold and it's easy to put power into your shots.
Forehand hitting has almost no sense of impact and the bounce is excellent. The way it grips the ball is very good, making it easy to control.
Drives sometimes come out flat, but they go in easily without needing much power. It also holds up in topspin rallies even from farther away.
The backhand is very easy to swing all the way through and flies scarily well. It's also easy to put spin on, so I think it's suited to rallies that use wide angles, and to countering.
Countering is easy on both forehand and backhand, but since it flies so much, you need to adjust your blade angle.
For the short game, it's not really suited to people who aren't good at the push, but if you can push well, it's easier than usual to put spin on the ball. Chiquita is also very easy thanks to the thin grip, but again it flies a lot, so adjustment is needed.
It's a really easy-to-use blade, so please give it a try.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness hard
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Lazzar (Experience: ４〜５ years) Kenta Matsudaira I love you so much
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2017/07/23
The Matsuhira Kenta ALC — a thin grip means more control.
At first you won't be used to it, but you'll get used to it later.
As for the bounce, it's not that it doesn't bounce, and it's not that it bounces like crazy either — it's just right.
For rubber, I used to use Tenergy 05 and Tenergy 05 FX, but I tried Rasanter.
After switching to Rasanter, my drives dig right into the opponent's side of the table.
The amount of spin is amazing too.
At first it's a bit hard to control, but once you get used to it, it starts going in.
As a blade, blocking is easy too.
Smashes are incredibly fast.
Serves also get a huge amount of spin on them.
You can play from close to the table, through mid-distance, all the way to far from the table.
Personally, my hands are small and I don't have much power, so I chose this one.
Because the grip is small, I can hold it properly and put control and power into my shots.
Well, personally I also think the design of the Matsuhira Kenta ALC looks cool, so if you have the money, if you're interested, or if you're on the fence, I don't think you'll regret buying this one.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) RASANTER R47
Recommended rubber (Backhand) RASANTER R42
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Seisei Back God! It is!
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2017/07/09
This is the blade Matsuhira Kenta uses.
So let me sum it up briefly.
1. The grip is thin, so the backhand is easy to use, and switching your grip between forehand and backhand is easy too.
2. The blade itself has the same construction as the famous Timo Boll ALC, so drives are easy to hit as well.
3. The design looks cool and boosts your motivation.
Points to note:
1. Even though it's an ALC, it contains a special outer material, so you need to be careful when switching over from an all-wood blade.
It's a blade that handles everything competently — please give it a try!Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Fastarc G-1
Recommended rubber (Backhand) ROZENA
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