QUARTET AFC
| Everyone's rating |
[Hardness] Medium hardness [Performance] Control and Spin are excellent. |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed: 8.56
- Spin: 8.89
- Control: 8.94
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VICTAS Quartet AFC is a fast, high-quality offensive blade featuring excellent control thanks to well-balanced DSE technology. An Aramid Carbon layer, a combination of elastic aramid and tough carbon fibres, is applied directly on the core ply of the Quartet AFC blade and provides for extra speed and stability. The outer Fleece Carbon layer increases the blades spin potential and will give you an extraordinary level of control which you will hardly find in any other blade in this speed class. Take your offensive play to a new level with the power and vigour of Quartet AFC.
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Specifications
- Producer
- VICTAS
- Product code
- 028604,028605,028603
- Speed
- 101
- Size
- 157 × 150
- Weight
- 91g ±
- Material
- Wood, Fleece carbon, Other, Other
- Thickness
- 5.5mm
Players use QUARTET AFC
- Four carbon layers provide controlled rebound with excellent ball grip
- Outstanding stability and ease in aggressive front-court play
- All techniques including service and blocking are highly manageable
- Limited distance in backcourt; front-court focus recommended
- Exceptional compatibility with sticky rubber
User reviews
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Frilled lizard (Experience: ４〜５ years) Wonderful, in a word
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2016/06/19
I couldn't handle my Viscaria (Tenergy 05 on both sides), so I bought this along with a Quartet VFC. (The VFC ended up bouncing too much and made my serves go too high, so I scrapped that.)
At first I had V>15 Extra on both sides, but I couldn't control how short or long my serves came out, so I switched to a tacky rubber.
Right now, compared to my Viscaria days, my serves have more bite, and my forehand loop drive comes out low with really strong spin. My backhand is the best it's ever been. Control, spin, speed — everything is top notch. Chiquita especially, I can pull off like crazy. If I pick my course right, I can win the point outright.
And this blade is one of those convenient ones that plays like wood when you brush the ball and like carbon when you hit flat. Mine is absurdly light at 81g, so the difference really shows.
If I had to name a weakness, it's that you don't get much spin when the ball is kept low. But take control with your serve and receive and hit down from above, and you're unstoppable. Highly recommended!
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Skyline 3 NEO
Recommended rubber (Backhand) V＞15 Extra
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Oike Hotaka (Experience: １１〜２０ years)
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2016/06/03
It has 4 layers of special material, but it still gives you that grippy, wood-like feel. So it's not just easy for attacking shots — blocks and short-game shots are easy to control too.
I'd recommend it to people who want to keep a wide range of techniques consistent, and to players who use lots of different shots like speed drives, loop drives, curve drives, shoot drives, and chiquitas!Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) V＞15 Extra
Recommended rubber (Backhand) V＞15 Limber
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Koyachi Shodai (Experience: ２〜３ years) One more
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2016/05/24
I'm a chopper myself, but I also hit topspin drives, and when I do, the spin, power, distance, and speed are all pretty much flawless.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) V＞15 Extra
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Hirokun-sama Buchou (Experience: ２〜３ years)
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2016/05/06
Since it has carbon in it, it makes a sharp, metallic "clack" sound when you hit the ball.
The feel on contact is hard, the trajectory is flat, and it's fast.
This might vary by person, but the grip fits my hand well (Flare)
This is truly a god-tier blade.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Rakza X
Recommended rubber (Backhand) V＞15 Limber
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Shiraruba (Experience: ２〜３ years)
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2016/04/26
Overall it's easy to use, and I think the control especially is really easy to handle. It has 4 layers of carbon, but it still keeps some of that wood feel, so it's a good pick if you're switching from an all-wood blade to a carbon one.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) V＞15 Extra
Recommended rubber (Backhand) VO＞102
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