DIODE V
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[Hardness] Medium hardness [Performance] Control and Spin are excellent. |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed: 7.56
- Spin: 8.06
- Control: 8.19
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Reviews of DIODE V. 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
- Butterfly
- Product code
- 36961、36964
- Size
- 165×156
- Weight
- 96g ±
- Material
- Wood, 5 ply wood
- Thickness
- 5.7mm
- Excellent offensive performance with high rebound power
- Improved spin when combined with cut-focused rubbers
- Major changes from predecessor cause adjustment challenges
- Ideal for players seeking lightweight and bouncy rackets
- Performance varies significantly with rubber selection
User reviews
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Type R (Experience: １１〜２０ years) Something's off.
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2019/01/20
I'd been using the Joo Se-hyuk for a long time, so I wanted to try its successor model and bought this.
To cut to the conclusion, my impression was that it's a completely different blade from the Joo Se-hyuk.
There are some similarities, but the quality that only the Joo Se-hyuk had — low flex — is completely gone in the Diode V. Here are the good and bad points compared to the Joo Se-hyuk.Good points
- Design (more subdued/stylish now)
- Price (still cheap)
Bad points
- Balance between bounce and flex (it bounces more than the Joo Se-hyuk, but the flex is also stronger, so it doesn't feel like it's holding the ball)
- No solid core feel
- Slightly light (gets overpowered on hard hits)Because these changes were dealbreakers for me, I didn't end up switching from the Joo Se-hyuk. I'm going to look for another low-flex blade instead.
That said, choppers who are used to a lighter, bouncier blade might find this one easy to use. This is just my personal opinion, so please don't take it the wrong way.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Tenergy 64
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Feint Long II
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Masanori Fujino (Experience: ２〜３ years) Excels at both attack and defense
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2026/07/13
I used to use a blade with little bounce, so I couldn't get both chopping and attacking to work together. Once I actually tried this one, my topspin drives got a lot faster. As for chopping, my backhand rubber doesn't have much bounce, and this blade makes up for that, which really helped.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Skyline 3 NEO
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553 Cutman (Experience: １１〜２０ years)
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2023/11/13
I'd been using the Joo Se Hyuk blade for a long time, and I wanted to try its successor, so I bought this.
To get straight to the conclusion, it felt like a completely different blade from the Joo Se Hyuk.
There are some similarities, but the quality that only the Joo Se Hyuk has — very little flex — is completely gone in the Diode V. Here's what I found better and worse compared to the Joo Se Hyuk.Good points
- Design (more understated, in a good way)
- Price (still cheap)
Bad points
- Balance between bounce and flex (it bounces more than the Joo Se Hyuk but also flexes more, so it doesn't feel like it's holding the ball)
- No solid core feel
- Slightly light (gets pushed around by hard hits)Because these changes were dealbreakers for me, I didn't end up switching from the Joo Se Hyuk. I think I'll look for another blade with less flex.
That said, choppers who already use a light, bouncy blade might find this one easy to use. This is just my personal opinion, so please keep that in mind.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Rakza 9
Recommended rubber (Backhand) JOOLA SAMBA 19
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Nari Shinonome (Experience: ４〜５ years) Best for chopping. But attacking is…
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2022/11/13
I bought this to master chopping after joining an adult team, but chopping just didn't suit me, so I switched to using it for attacking instead.
I peeled off the Butterfly Iurious B I originally had on it and put on an attacking rubber. But it didn't give me much speed.
Since it's a defensive blade, it's not fast, but the spin is really good! Why not give it a try as your first chopper's blade?Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Dignics 09C
Recommended rubber (Backhand) TENERGY 19
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LOVE table tennis (Experience: Less than a year) Toward an all-round style
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2020/08/15
The first thing I noticed using this blade is how much it bounces.
Also, it's heavy, so I think it's better to pick a lighter rubber.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) DNA PRO H
Recommended rubber (Backhand) VERTICAL 20
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sand (Experience: ４〜５ years) Not a fan of the feel, but the spin on chops is great
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2020/07/07
I borrowed this from a chopper friend from my class and gave it a hit.
Used with RAIGAN Spin (medium thick) on the F side and CURL P3a R soft (extra thin) on the B side
It's pretty easy to use. But drives are kind of hard to pull off...
Counters come in nicely. I felt it leans more toward being a speed-oriented blade.
The grip was fairly thin, which felt nice.
For someone who used to play long pips, it was super easy to handle, which was great.
Pushes go in pretty well too. Chop blocks also bite really well!!
In that sense, I felt it was a really good blade.
But I don't normally use Butterfly products much, so I might not use it going forward (',_ゝ`)Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) RIGAN SPIN
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SakuraFubuki (Experience: ６〜１０ years)
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2020/07/05
This is the blade I use. Some players think it's too bouncy, but personally I think this level of bounce makes it easy to play the kind of aggressive game a player trying to get stronger needs. Of course some choppers prefer a blade with less bounce, while others lean more toward attacking, so I'd recommend this to anyone who wants to grind it out but also wants some attacking power. I use inverted rubber on one side and pips on the other, and it performs plenty well even with inverted pips. On top of that, it feels a bit bouncy for a chopper, so I think thick rubber is the way to go. It's also easy to both chop and attack with, so depending on how you choose your rubber, I think it's a good option for confusing opponents with variation, or for building up attacking power that can hold its own in topspin rallies.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Vega Asia
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Super Spinpips Chop II
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