Defense Pro [Discontinued]
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[Hardness] Medium hardness [Performance] Spin and Control are excellent. |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed: 5.71
- Spin: 7.57
- Control: 7
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Reviews of Defense Pro. Players who use Racket evaluate various points such as hardness, momentum, weight, item by item to worry, and feel at impact thoroughly.
- FL
- ST
- Cut
Specifications
- Producer
- Butterfly
- Product code
- 36261
- Speed
- Mid
- Touch
- soft
- Size
- 166 × 155mm
- Weight
- 94g
- Material
- Five Semiraji
- Thickness
- 5.9mm
Players use Defense Pro
- Excellent cutting performance with easy rotation application and high stability
- Powerful attacks from rear court position, capable of both defense and offense
- Short grip ensures easy handling and smooth backhand reversals
- Slightly stiff with good bounce, tension rubbers are difficult to use
- Weak differentiation from Matsushita Pro model with poor design evaluation
User reviews
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Sergei Really great balance.
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2015/03/22
It's said to be the successor to the Matsushita Pro Model, but this one feels a bit harder, and the ball seems to leave the blade faster.
That said, the distance the ball travels hasn't changed much. For a chopping blade the bounce is good, but if you play with the mindset of just retrieving the ball, it stays on the table no matter what.
It's a heavy racket, but maybe thanks to that it doesn't get pushed around by hard shots, and you can get some cut just by swinging down on the ball. If you really commit to cutting, you get ferocious backspin. That said, compared to something like the Defplay Sensor, chops tend to run long, which makes me wary of going over the table. Looked at another way, though, that means the ball goes in deep. Chops with pips are stable, but how sharp the cut is really comes down to your own skill.As for attacking performance, I'm satisfied with both the spin and speed on my drives. You can mount a real attack even from a position far from the table. That said, it doesn't have the destructive power of a Joo Se-hyuk racket, so I felt I should attack from relatively closer to the table. When there's no time to flip the racket over, I sometimes attack with the long pips on the backhand, and it's extremely stable.
I always loved the Matsushita Pro Model, so this racket, which keeps that same feel, is a favorite of mine. Though I do wish they could've done something more about the design (lol)
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch
Recommended rubber (Forehand) VS＞401
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Feint · LONG 3 ultra Gokuusu
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Raspai (Experience: ４〜５ years) It's seriously great!!!
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2018/07/29
I tried this because Kim Song-i, a player I really love, uses it.
The chops bite incredibly well, and attacks land like crazy too.
If you put a fast-bouncing rubber like the 05 on the forehand, your chops go in deep and your attacks land even from away from the table - it's just right.
I can totally see why Kim Song-i uses it.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) TENERGY 05
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Feint Long III
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Attack system cutman (Experience: ４〜５ years) Head-heavy balance
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2017/12/19
I'm using Tackifire Drive max thickness on the forehand
and Feint Long 2 super thin on the backhand.First, as for attacking play, it produces speed that doesn't lose out to a dedicated offensive 5-ply blade, and of course spin comes on too. I'm not sure if it's because of the max thickness, but I can even hit powerful drives from away from the table.
Backhand smashes also have a high success rate.
For chopping and blocking, I personally find the feel of the backhand chop good — if I commit to a full swing, even at my intermediate level I can get irregular bounces with Feint Long 2. Forehand chops also get good spin and feel stable.
Blocks land well too.
Lastly, the standout feature of this blade is probably the grip — it's short, so chops really come in stable, and flipping between forehand and backhand is easy too. It's a really well-balanced blade.
For a defensive blade it bounces a bit more than expected, so I feel tension rubber would be tricky on it — though a skilled player could probably make it work.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Tackifire Drive
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Feint Long II
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Yutchi @ cut On the hard side
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2016/05/24
It's quite hard, but that's just how pro-type blades are, I guess. As the successor to the legendary Matsushita Pro Model, it's a truly excellent racket. The flex makes it easy to control on defense, and it has real power on offense. It was a satisfying racket, so please do try it at least once!
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
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Sprain cut man ST has a short grip
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2015/08/26
I use the straight grip.
It bounces quite a bit.
The racket's balance point is toward the tip, so your attacks get real power.
Chops also take spin easily, but I found control difficult.
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Ocelot Good for both offense and defense
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2014/11/18
Chopping is very easy with this, and I think it's a well-balanced racket that gives you power and control when chopping from away from the table, plus the ability to block close to the table.
Drives and smashes also come out with decent power when you hit them, so it should work well for people who mix chops with drives.
The price isn't too high either, so I'd recommend it for beginners to intermediate players.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Spin Art
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Grass D.tecS
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Yakinori Pips chopping
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2013/08/19
Forehand rubber: VS>401 1.5mm
Backhand rubber: Curl P-4, thinIt's quite heavy, and the spin on chops is plenty. Driving is tough with the 401 on the forehand, but I think you could rally just fine with other tension rubbers.
Since the blade is soft and heavy, chopping with long pips is very easy, but I think dead-ball chops are difficult.
It's said to be the successor to the Matsushita Pro Model, but I didn't really get that impression. The Defence Pro is a bit harder and bouncier. Also, the grip is just slightly thicker.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch
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