Tornado King [Discontinued]
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[Hardness] Little hard [Performance] Spin and Speed are excellent. |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed: 7.97
- Spin: 9.28
- Control: 7.78
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Tornado King has a feel of classical powerful offensive blade with excellent control. Made in Japan
- FL
- ST
Specifications
- Producer
- Nittaku
- Product code
- ST（NE-6124）、FL（NE-6125）
- Speed
- Mid
- Touch
- Middle
- Size
- 157 × 150
- Weight
- 85g ±
- Material
- Wood five plywood
- Thickness
- 5.5mm
- Easy to apply spin with high maximum spin rotation
- Good ball control with stable drive shots
- Excellent compatibility with sticky rubber and spin tension
- 5-ply wood construction suitable for beginners to advanced players
- Ideal for playing styles that emphasize spin over speed
User reviews
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Impact pride (Experience: ４〜５ years) King of Hurricane?
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2020/02/04
The bounce and spin might be similar to the Hurricane King. This time I moved away from Neo 3 and went with Pro 2 for the rubber — it grips the ball really well, but it doesn't have much bounce. This is my first time using it and I find it hard to use. The blade itself performs amazingly well, but the rubber... lol. There might already be reviews of the Ma Long 5 up, but I felt the Ma Long 5 was better in terms of performance.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) HURRICANE 2 PRO
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Fastarc P-1
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Beginner kid (Experience: ４〜５ years) Not rock hard, you can feel some softness
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2019/10/05
It's a 5-ply all-wood blade, and even though the plies are thin, it has good speed. Of course, compared to outer carbon blades the initial speed and speed are inferior, but for an all-wood blade I think it's on the faster end. It has a decent amount of hold on the ball, and even though the top ply is hard, it's not overly stiff, so topspin drives where you let the ball sink into the sponge feel very easy to do. Meet-hitting isn't bad either, but I think you really get the most out of this blade by focusing on topspin drives. You can hit drives that dip down after the bounce. The best part was that backhand drives were very easy to hit and got great spin — of any blade I've used, the backhand drive feels the easiest with this one. Blocking is stable too, thanks to the blade's weight and the hardness of the top ply.
For rubber, I think tacky tension rubber suits the forehand well. Using rubber to make up for speed and distance gives a nice balance. Spin-oriented tension rubbers with a lot of spin also seem to pair well.
Personally I'm not a huge fan of the feel and sound (a kind of poka-poka sound) when hitting, so I probably won't use this as my main blade.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) NEO HURRICANE 2
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Omega IV Euro
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Minmin (Experience: ４〜５ years) Rock hard lol
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2019/06/22
If you take the initiative and get your opponent blocking, this is a dream blade — just put the ball in somewhat casually and it moves on its own so the opponent nets it lol. If you put Hurricane on for blocking it turns into a knuckleball, which makes it really hard to deal with from the opponent's side, but if you still want to win, give it a try.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) HURRICANE PRO Ⅲ TURBO ORANGE
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Fastarc G-1
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Shuntaro (Experience: ４〜５ years) Amazing dwell
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2019/04/23
The ball-holding is insane.
The feel is hard, but it still grips the ball firmly, so you can swing with confidence.Highly recommended.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) TENERGY 80
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Tenergy 80-FX
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Takuto (Experience: ２〜３ years) Isn't this blade insane!?
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2019/04/01
A relative gave it to me so I tried it out, and it produces the nastiest shots I've faced in a while. I played against a chopper and had a good match. It usually goes to a full set, but this time it was 3-1. I heard afterward that the ball's arc drops and sinks once it crosses the table. Personally I already think Hurricane's arc is amazing, but I feel like the Tornado King is boosting that even further. Everyone, give it a try at least once!
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) HURRICANE PRO Ⅲ TURBO ORANGE
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Fastarc G-1
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Rotational specialty (Experience: Less than a year) Great spin‼️
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2018/05/10
Great spin and an outstanding feel! I think it's partly the rubber, but it bounces really well. I'd recommend this to anyone who wants heavy-spin drives or serves with crazy tearing spin. I think it's worth using.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) RASANTER R42
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Fastarc P-1
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been (Experience: ２〜３ years) Rage on, my Tornado!
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2018/05/05
Truly a Tornado. This is a blade you can score points with by varying your spin. Because the maximum amount of spin is high, my opponents made more mistakes even when I only brushed the ball lightly. Also, I feel the hardness isn't actually that extreme. Control is, I'd say, decent enough. I've been using tacky rubber since about 8 months into playing table tennis, and I felt it suits this blade well. For the forehand with tacky rubber, Hurricane NEO 3, Golden Tango, and Shoryu all work well. Tension rubbers, I have no idea!! For the backhand it basically comes down to Shoryu or Kiryu, but I think that's fine too. Tension rubbers, I have no idea!!
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) GOLDEN TANGO
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Rising Dragon
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