Ma Long Carbon [Discontinued]
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[Hardness] Little hard [Performance] Speed and Spin are excellent. |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed: 8.6
- Spin: 8.43
- Control: 7.3
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This blade is dedicated to Ma Long for his powerful play. Ma Long Carbon has better control values than DHS Ma Long 5, which has more agressive features.
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Specifications
- Producer
- Nittaku
- Product code
- NC-0414
- Speed
- Mid-Fast
- Touch
- hard
- Size
- 161 × 152mm
- Weight
- 92g ±
- Material
- Gras carbon two plywood (Wood, Other, 7 ply wood)
- Thickness
- 5.9mm
Players use Ma Long Carbon
- Excellent speed performance with straight, powerful drive shots that are easy to execute
- Good compatibility with tacky rubber and high spin capability
- Thin grip provides stable backhand with smooth transitions between forehands and backhands
- Requires weight management and high operational skill, designed for advanced players
- Difficult for beginners to handle, requiring time to adapt
User reviews
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Parurun (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Backhand grip fits perfectly — both hands are a threat!
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2016/07/25
This racket is a luxury item - as a backhand-dominant player, both my backhand and forehand are stable and powerful! Since switching to this racket, my backhand shots have gotten heavier and faster, which makes it way easier to build tactics!
I'd recommend this racket to anyone with power! If you've got power, definitely give it a try!Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) V＞15 Extra
Recommended rubber (Backhand) OMEGA V TOUR DF
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Devil (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Great for putting spin on the ball ◎
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2018/05/25
My first impression after using it was how easy it is to put spin on the ball
The blade is large and uses hard wood, so I expected a pretty hard feel, but that wasn't the case at all.
The feel when hitting a drive is really pleasant, the blocks are stable, and delicate touches like the short game are all incredibly easy to pull off
In particular, drives meant to put the point away in one shot are very easy to hit.
This is the perfect racket for players who like to take the initiative themselves, or players who want to stay stable and consistent even when playing defense
The downside is that it's heavy, as you'd expect.
Since the blade is big and the balance is toward the tip, it feels fairly heavy when you swing it.
That said, since it's a Chinese player's model, it pairs well with tacky rubber, and I also felt it works well with other hard rubbers.
This is a racket I'd recommend to anyone looking for aggressive, Chinese-style table tennisOverall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
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Nara (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Easy to follow through
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2018/02/14
On top of the thin grip, this is a heavy racket, and since the blade is large too, the balance is toward the tip - normally that would make a racket too heavy to handle, but somehow this one is actually easy to swing through.
It's also easy to switch between forehand and backhand, and the stability on both sides gets pretty high marks.
The speed and spin are decent, but it's easy to bring out the difference between a soft touch and a hard hit, and I'd say its control performance is among the best of the inner-carbon rackets.
To sum up, I'd recommend this to players with a two-winged style who use both hands, and to inner-carbon users who don't want to compromise on control.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Fastarc G-1
Recommended rubber (Backhand) FACTIVE
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Tokkie (Experience: １１〜２０ years) A must for powerful players
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2017/12/17
Hope this helps.
Like the title says, if you've got power, it's worth trying out.
I think it pairs really well with spin-oriented rubbers. Even a fairly hard rubber should be fine since the racket itself is an inner-carbon type.
Depending on how you swing, drives fly with this kind of undulating curve.
Drives are great, of course, but honestly, counters are what's incredibly easy to pull off. You won't lose out against your opponent's ball.
If you're interested, definitely give it a try.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) GF PRO
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Omega V Pro
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Adhesive User (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Feels like being Ma Long!
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2017/12/17
Black as the main color with a red line - so cool! The design is really great!
The racket itself has a flex to it, giving that feeling of really launching the ball. Great for hitting flat, great for brushing it too - it's an all-rounder! Hurricane rubber suits an inner-carbon racket with this kind of flex. I use NEO Guokuang 3 on both sides (blue sponge on the forehand, orange sponge on the backhand). I'd say it's a racket best suited to a backhand grip style. Makes sense, given it's what Ma Long prefers. The weight is a bit on the heavy side. Because of that, when a player with real power uses it, the shot quality gets absolutely nasty (especially with Hurricane rubber). I'd call this a Nittaku masterpiece.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) NEO HURRICANE 3
Recommended rubber (Backhand) NEO HURRICANE 3
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Ru (Experience: ４〜５ years) Absolutely insane
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2017/08/29
Spin and speed are both achieved at a really high level, and on top of that, the control still holds up.
It doesn't demand any particular rubber either - it's a great racket!Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
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Azumi (Experience: ４〜５ years) Recommended if you want both spin and power
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2017/08/03
First, my first impression was that the blade is a bit large and heavy...
It's hard to put into words, but after holding the Ma Long Carbon, picking up any other racket feels surprisingly light.
(If a racket feels too heavy you can always adjust it with the rubber, so I don't think it's a big worry)
So I gave the Ma Long Carbon a test hit.First, when I hit with it, the sound bothered me a little at first. It's not an especially weird sound though, so you get used to it right away.
Forehand with tacky rubber - it was my first time using tacky rubber, but maybe because of the Ma Long Carbon, I didn't really get the impression that it was hard to use ^^
Forehand drive, in a word, the spin is amazing. It has great power too.
Backhand drive, the ball is way too fast lol. It has this unique flex to it that's great.
Serves, partly thanks to the tacky rubber, get a ton of spin.Overall, I think it's a great racket!
The price is high, though......
It's supposedly co-developed with Ma Long, so maybe it was designed assuming you'd use tacky rubber?
The rubber I test-hit with this time was good too, but if you want a different rubber,
I think Tenergy 64, 05, Vega Europe, or the Fastarc series would suit it well!This is a lot of personal opinion, but I hope it's helpful as a reference ^^
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) NEO HURRICANE 3
Recommended rubber (Backhand) V＞15 Extra
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