Mark V
| Everyone's rating |
[Hardness] Little soft [Performance] Control and Spin to have excellent |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed:5.75
- Spin:6.34
- Control:8.57
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Yasaka Mark V is one of the oldest and well known rubbers in the history of this sport. Originally released in 1969, this rubber helped revolutionize table tennis by proving that a heavy topspin attacking style was not only viable, but would also become the dominant style of table tennis from the 1970s all the way to today. These days, Mark V is still characterized by its grippy surface, medium sponge, and superb control. Today, it is a solid choice for beginners with an allround blade and all the way up to high level play when boosted and on a more offensive blade.
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- Excellent control performance ideal for beginners' basics
- Lacks bounce compared to modern table tennis standards
- Good spin generation despite being high-elasticity rubber
- High durability and affordable pricing for value
- Insufficient for intermediate players requiring upgrade
Reviews by user
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Stag beetle (Experience: ２〜３ years) A rubber for beginners and everyone alike
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2020/04/20
I used this when I first started playing table tennis.
It had a nice bit of bounce, and a decent amount of spin. If you're just starting out, Mark V is the obvious choice! It really lives up to its reputation as the classic high-bounce rubber.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Soft
Racket recommended use ALLROUND EVOLUTION
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I love table tennis (Experience: ４〜５ years) A must-see for beginners
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2020/02/24
Yasaka's traditional rubber!
It's been around forever and has kept evolving lol
It's the perfect rubber for beginners!
Really easy to use, and it goes well with any blade!
It's a rubber I really want every beginner to try at least once lolAll Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Racket recommended use OFFENSIVE CHN REFLEX-system
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Yama 2020 (Experience: ４〜５ years) The mini-truck (manual) of the rubber world
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2020/02/22
It's an old-school rubber that middle-aged guys love — solidly made and long-lasting, kind of like a light pickup truck of a rubber.
Its reach clearly falls short of tension rubbers, but the speed is more than enough for district tournaments at the junior high or high school club level.
Rather than a wild, flies-off-on-its-own tension rubber, this lets you get a feel for generating your own power, so you'll build a solid form.Getting a Vitz (automatic) right after getting your license isn't necessarily a bad thing, but rather than getting used to the convenience of a rubber that does everything for you from the start, I think it's better to first learn to handle a light truck (manual), and only then move on to a manual sports car — you'll be able to handle it with much more solid skill that way.
On the flip side, this probably isn't the rubber serious competitors chasing high tournament finishes would use in a match.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
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Equipment refugees (Experience: ２〜３ years) Trust and a huge range of choices
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2020/02/21
Table tennis isn't a competition over ball speed or spin. It's a sport about whether or not you can get the ball onto your opponent's side of the table.
Given that, the first priority, above everything else, is finding a rubber that lets you hit the ball exactly the way you intend. So, since searching blindly won't get you anywhere, what should you do?
That's where this Mark V comes in — among non-tension, non-tacky rubbers, it's arguably guaranteed to have the best balance in the world, the best in table tennis history.
On top of that — aside from the slightly-tacky XS version, which is a bit different — the lineup changes only the sponge, with 30°, AD, the original, M2, HPS, and HPS Soft, and thicknesses ranging from extra thin all the way to max thickness, plus even a version with the skin left on.
If you think of the whole Mark V series as "Mark V: one shared topsheet with a huge range of sponge types and thicknesses to choose from," then since the quality of the topsheet is already guaranteed, all that's left is to relax and pick whichever one suits you.
Basically, I'd say the approach is to start with a softer one and gradually go harder. As for thickness, that really varies from person to person, so trial and error is the only way.
I'm a chopper myself, and for me the original Mark V in thin, with the skin on, is the best.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use LIBERTA WILLOW
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Kanata (Experience: ４〜５ years) Outstanding stability!
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2020/02/07
I chose this because my blade had too much bounce, and I liked the feel of the ball when I caught it right in the sweet spot.
It's a classic that suits any kind of player — whether you're just starting table tennis or want to go back to basics.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Racket recommended use SPECIAL DYNAM 10.5 SQUARE TYPE
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Miyanafu (Experience: ６〜１０ years) A classic high-bounce rubber
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2019/12/28
It's honestly surprising that this rubber is still widely used even now, in the age of plastic balls.
This rubber has no quirks and lets you play every technique in a well-balanced way. Rather than a style that sinks the ball deep into the sponge, a brushing/grazing stroke suits it better, and because it's a high-bounce rubber, it's easy to build up the basic skill of controlling your own power. I'd recommend it as a second rubber for beginners, or as a starting point for intermediate-and-up players who want to iron out techniques they're weak at.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
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Chiquita (Experience: ２〜３ years) Amazing control
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2019/11/22
The control is really excellent. I'd recommend it to anyone wanting to learn topspin drives or to make their drives more consistent.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use JAPIEL Ⅱ
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