DEFENSIVE PRO [Discontinued]
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[Hardness] Medium hardness [Performance] Control and Spin are excellent. |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed: 7.35
- Spin: 8.35
- Control: 8.71
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Reviews of DEFENSIVE PRO. Players who use Racket evaluate various points such as hardness, momentum, weight, item by item to worry, and feel at impact thoroughly.
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Specifications
- Producer
- STIGA
- Product code
- 1016
- Speed
- 73
- Control
- 78
- Material
- Wood, Carbon, 7 ply wood
- Thickness
- 5.1mm
- Wood-like feel combined with rotation and power performance
- Stable cuts with naturally low trajectories are easier to achieve
- Back-court counter attacks are highly playable
- Prone to flying on short-range techniques, requiring adjustment
- Demands skill level; better for intermediate/advanced players
User reviews
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grayeyes (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Doesn't bounce much, so cutting is easy
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2018/07/06
It arrived yesterday so I tried it out in practice right away.
I haven't used it for long so this might not be very helpful, but please bear with me…I compared it to the standard defensive blades Nittaku "Resist II" and STIGA "Defensive Classic NCT" (both with the same rubber setup) and I'll list a few impressions.
- For a carbon blade, the bounce is fairly subdued (well, that makes sense since it's a defensive blade…)
I'd say it's about the same as the Classic NCT, maybe a bit more bouncy.
- Smashes are very easy to keep under control.
In terms of ease of control: Pro = Resist II > Classic NCT
- Maybe because of the soft carbon, the feel is almost the same as a wood 5-ply defensive blade.
- It transmits slightly more vibration to the hand than the Resist II.
Though this might just be because it's fresh out of the wrapper and not fully dried out yet.
- The weight is light.
- Being light, it's easy to swing through.
- This might be because of the forehand rubber, but the sound barely changes whether I chop or hit a knuckle ball.
- This might also be the rubber's doing, but when I hit a topspin drive it bounces quite a bit for a defensive blade!
Overall it's roughly Pro > Classic NCT > Resist II.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Evolution MX-S
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Feint Long III
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horsetail (Experience: ２〜３ years) God-tier blade — recommended for all-round choppers and choppers who face a lot of junk-rubber opponents.
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2023/02/13
This is a comparison with the Koji Matsushita Offensive. Same rubbers on both.
Bounce when attacking
Offensive = ProBounce when chopping
Offensive > ProControl
Offensive < ProArc
Offensive < ProEase of use
Offensive < ProSharpness
Offensive > Pro
Conclusion
The Offensive had more bounce on chops, making control harder. The Pro felt easier to use, with both chops and pushes having a sense of going downward.
The Offensive suits choppers who go for the kill with a sharp chop followed by a fast topspin drive. The Pro has a better balance between chopping and attacking, and thanks to the carbon it has a wider sweet spot with relatively even bounce, so it suits all-round choppers. It also has plenty of attacking speed. Honestly, the Offensive's chops flew a bit too much, making it slightly hard to handle. I'm a heavy-attacking chopper at about 40% chop, 60% attack, and since I need strong/weak variation and stable chop placement to make my attacks work, I'll stick with the Pro. It's a bouncy type of blade, but it has enough stability that I'd also recommend it to choppers like me who often deal with mishits.
Sorry for the long review.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) TENERGY 05
Recommended rubber (Backhand) VERTICAL 20
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Prefecture ranker (Experience: ４〜５ years) Modern choppers, give this a try!
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2022/07/20
The first thing I noticed was how easy it is to find a balance between chopping and attacking, and how quickly it feels natural — both in terms of the blade itself and the rubber combination. It's a hard blade, so I'd recommend it if you like a hard hitting feel. With Dignics 09C on the forehand, my chops are stable thanks to the slight tackiness, and I can swing through freely. My attacks are stable too, making counters and sustained topspin rallies easy. The Iurious S on the backhand has just the right hardness, and the combination makes me less affected by the opponent's fast shots. My backhand attacks are stable, and since the blade is hard and bounces a bit on the backhand side, my pushes and chops come out deep and low, which seems to make them hard for opponents to handle. For someone new to chopping, it's hard to use until you've built up the basics of both chopping and attacking — it takes some getting used to. I'd say it's a good choice for experienced choppers who've started to feel that a wooden blade isn't enough once opponents start countering their shallow chops with strong meet hits!
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Dignics 09C
Recommended rubber (Backhand) ILIUS S EXTRA THIN
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lupin185 (Experience: ６〜１０ years) All-round chopper
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2021/09/05
Chops are stable. In particular, forehand chops against speed drives and smashes are easy to pull off. Pushes go in deep, for better or worse. Attacking is really easy too.
This is the right blade if you're aiming to be an all-round chopper with roughly a 50/50 split between chopping and attacking.
I have Tenergy 05FX medium and Horizontal 55 extra thin on it. In particular, the forehand Tenergy 05FX has a great feel when you get the angle right, and it lands on the table nicely. With the Horizontal, if you chop sharp and short, you get good spin. Beginners should start with the Defensive Classic and switch to the Defensive Pro once they've built up some skill!Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Tenergy 05 FX
Recommended rubber (Backhand) HORIZONTAL 55
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Attacking chopper (Experience: Less than a year) A blade for both defense and offense
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2021/05/10
I can attack quite well with this blade. My backhand is weaker than my forehand, so my usual pattern was to chop with the backhand and attack with the forehand. I'll also chop with the forehand when needed. Even though the rubber on both my forehand and backhand is hard (the forehand rubber is a little less hard), this blade still gives great control, letting me produce chops with good spin that stay very low.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) BOOST TX
Recommended rubber (Backhand) VERTICAL 55
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Tempest (Experience: ２〜３ years)
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2021/05/02
It feels great in the hand intuitively, and even though I'm not a chopper, it's an easy blade to use.
Recommended for players who focus on defense!Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) HURRICANE PRO Ⅲ TURBO BLUE
Recommended rubber (Backhand) VERTICAL 55
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s3446 (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Perfect for switching to a chopper racket✨
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2020/10/10
Out of all the hard, soft, thick, and thin blades I've used, this is the one that gave the strongest sense of "holding onto the ball."
Attacking is more than good enough, but it might be harder to bring out unless you have some skill in shot selection (like whether to attack backspin or return a connecting ball).
Chops come out low and straight without getting wild, and as long as you can swing close to your body, it should be fine.
Only chopping with long pips has a bit of a quirk to it. It's fine for someone who can unconsciously handle the basics, like sinking your body, but if your fundamentals are still shaky, I'd steer clear.
Personally, I'd most recommend switching to this from Yasaka's Sweden Guardian.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) DNA PRO H
Recommended rubber (Backhand) HORIZONTAL 55
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