ZX-GEAR FIBER
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[Hardness] Little soft [Performance] Control and Spin are excellent. |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed: 7.57
- Spin: 9.14
- Control: 9.29
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Reviews of ZX-GEAR FIBER. 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
- VICTAS
- Product code
- 029004,029005
- Weight
- 85g
- Material
- Wood, Other, 7 ply wood
- Thickness
- 5.7mm
- Soft touch feel close to wood with characteristic popping sound
- Extended sweet spot with excellent off-center ball returns
- Excellent ball retention making spin easier to apply
- Lightweight construction compatible with any rubber type
- Exceptional value at 1.1 million yen retail price
User reviews
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Takagi Verified Purchase
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2024/11/28
Switched over from the Mace Advance, and this particular one is 86g
The bounce is just slightly less than the Mace
The feel is very soft
About the same as the Allround Evolution, or maybe a bit softer
It flexes a lotOverall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Vega Japan
Recommended rubber (Backhand) RASANTER C45
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2019/07/23
I think this is a blade that keeps the control and spin of a 5-ply wood blade but adds fiber to widen the sweet spot and make it easier to generate power. It's just easy to hit with, and since it doesn't bounce too much like a carbon blade, the ball still lands even with a somewhat forced swing. It holds the ball well, and when you loop with a spin-oriented tension rubber, the ball draws a nice arc onto the table, so it's stable.
I'd recommend this to anyone who wants stable topspin drives or wants to hit drive after drive.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
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Slime (Experience: ４〜５ years)
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2025/11/16
At mid-distance, it's fantastic, no complaints - it flies just the right amount and feels great. At close to the table, you just need to be a bit careful with counters. Away from the table, if you're conscious of your arc, I feel you can gain the upper hand in rallies. It's a blade that's easy to pair with rubbers that release the ball quickly (like V15 Extra, V20 Double Extra) as well as ones that release it slowly (like the V15 Stiff Triple series). With tacky rubber, I think it's better to go for a 7-parts-speed to 3-parts-spin balance. (Personally) I'd really like people to try this out.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) V>15 STIFF
Recommended rubber (Backhand) V>15 Sticky
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2025/06/16
I used the FL81G version.
This is one of the few surviving inner-fiber blades still made.
The feel is almost like a 5-ply, but because of the fiber you can feel it gripping the ball and then pushing it back out.
Notably, you can often return the ball even when it hits near the edge, and the sweet spot is wide enough to keep up with the trendy 158x152 blade shapes.
It flexes well and resonates well in your hand. Compared to the Acoustic, the feel has more of a "Western wood" character to it, but it's a feel I personally like.
Also, lighter-weight units tend to come up, so it's a blade I can recommend to beginners as well.As for the handle, it's wide side-to-side, on the thinner side in thickness, and the flare is also a bit wide.
Since it has a large emblem on both sides, if when you grip it you notice something off, like your pinky sliding, you'd be better off avoiding it.
Personally, I'd like to see this blade redesigned with a smaller emblem.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Soft
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Middle school students Recommended for stability-focused players
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2023/05/24
Control is very easy and the bounce is more than enough.
The feel is a bit "poko-poko" but it doesn't bother me
Recommended for people who want to keep their shots stable.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) V>20 Double Extra
Recommended rubber (Backhand) GLAYZER
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skin (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Flies farther than you'd think
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2022/11/09
Looking at the reviews so far, there were ones saying it's basically wood and doesn't produce much speed, so I used it for the first time with that impression in mind.
My impression was that it produces more speed than I expected. Light hits definitely had that soft "poko-poko" wood feel, but for lifting backspin or hitting long topspin balls, honestly it felt like it had just as much power and speed as an outer ALC blade.
Probably because it brings out the performance of the rubber easily, with a bouncy spin-oriented tension rubber this blade delivered plenty of speed and power.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) V>20 Double Extra
Recommended rubber (Backhand) TRIPLE Double Extra
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man swinging Taro (Experience: １１〜２０ years)
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2022/09/25
The feel is quite soft - so soft you can barely tell there's fiber in it, and it makes that soft "poko-poko" hitting sound too
Honestly, if someone told me it was an all-wood blade, I'd believe it, that's how it feels
The ball-holding is also quite good, and since it doesn't bounce too much, it's easy to use overall, and being a light blade, I think the appeal is that it works well with pretty much any rubber
Honestly, this is a blade good enough that I'd say if you're going to use some other maker's inner-fiber blade, use this one insteadOverall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
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