Ma Long Five [Discontinued]
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[Hardness] Medium hardness [Performance] Spin and Control are excellent. |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed: 7.64
- Spin: 8.81
- Control: 8.03
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The blade is full of touch and feeling combined with power for topspin strokes. The composition of wood is selected by Nittaku and Ma Long for the Japanese market.
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Specifications
- Producer
- Nittaku
- Product code
- NE-6140
- Speed
- Mid
- Touch
- Middle
- Size
- 161 × 152mm
- Weight
- 86g ±
- Material
- Five wood (Wood, 5 ply wood)
- Thickness
- 6mm
Players use Ma Long Five
- Surprising bounce for a 5-ply plywood racket
- Easy spin application with good ball grip
- Excellent compatibility with sticky rubber
- Thin grip enables better touch techniques
- Larger blade with tip-heavy weight distribution
User reviews
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Yutchi @ cut Extends well
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2016/05/29
The ball really carries through, the speed is nothing to complain about, and the control is decent too, so this is a spec that should satisfy just about everyone!
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
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Oniku-chan (Experience: ４〜５ years) Easy to use!
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2021/07/24
The first thing I noticed is that it bounces quite a bit for a 5-ply blade. That said, it's the type of blade that sends the ball flying through spin, so it does require some skill at putting spin on the ball. But it's easy to control, so flicks and stops are easy too, and personally I'm very satisfied with it. Also, if you feel this blade lacks speed or distance, I'd strongly recommend switching to a carbon blade. Honestly, as far as 5-ply blades go, this is top-class performance.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) HURRICANE PRO Ⅲ TURBO ORANGE
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Curl P-H OX
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Dai-chan junior high school teacher (Experience: １１〜２０ years) A decent racket
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2020/12/25
It's a regular 5-ply blade.
That said, since it's a DHS blade with a head size a size larger than usual, blocking and the like are stable.
It pairs perfectly with tacky rubber.
But personally, I'd want to put a tension rubber on it.Because the head is bigger, the blade's weight really comes through.
You'll probably want to choose your rubber carefully.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Fastarc G-1
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Fastarc C-1
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Jifumoto Pairs well with unorthodox rubbers too
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2020/04/17
I'm a close-to-the-table fast-attack player who relies mainly on serves, and I have Spectrum Blue short pips on my backhand. This blade can produce top-level speed among plywood blades, and the spin is more than satisfying too. It bounces quite a lot, so even tacky rubber gets enough speed out of it, but it pairs perfectly with tension rubbers, letting you fire off sharp drive after sharp drive. I've also used long pips on the backhand before, and since this blade makes flicking/hitting backhands very easy, I think short pips suit it really well too. I can confidently recommend it to anyone who wants faster drives or who plays an unorthodox backhand style! The price is a little high, but the performance suits pretty much everyone, so give it a try!
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) TENERGY 05
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Spectol Blue
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Takuto longing for China (Experience: ２〜３ years)
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2019/12/31
You can feel the bounce even just doing forehand hitting.
Topspin drives and blocks are incredibly stable.
I'd highly recommend it to players who focus on rallies, but I think it's more than capable
for players who focus on third-ball attacks off the serve too.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) V＞01 Stiff
Recommended rubber (Backhand) V＞01 Stiff
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Loop (Experience: ４〜５ years) A blade made for topspin drives
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2019/11/10
"A blade made for topspin drives" - that sums it up perfectly. If you want to hit drives (˙▿˙)☝
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Fastarc G-1
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Fastarc C-1
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Cat bot (Experience: ４〜５ years)
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2019/09/25
This is a 5-ply blade with a slightly stiff feel. Just hitting forehand drives, the ball seemed to leave the blade quickly. But when hitting topspin drives, I got a solid feeling of gripping the ball, and it felt really stable to hit with. The ball also felt heavier. What I found especially easy was looping against backspin - I was able to lift every ball without a single miss. As for the grip, personally I still found it a bit thick. I could get a really solid hold on it (though that varies from person to person).
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) SUPER VENTUS
Recommended rubber (Backhand) ROZENA
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