MARK V HPS
| Everyone's rating |
[Hardness] Little soft [Performance] Control and Speed to have excellent |
Averages reviews points
- Speed:7.16
- Spin:6.61
- Control:8.08
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MARK V HPS is a top of the range fast table tennis rubber and gives you all the characteristics required for advanced offensive play.
MARK V HPS is the result of the newest Japanese rubber technology.The HPS technology gives:
• improved dynamics in the sponge
• more speed and spin, without higher weightMark V HPS is a medium hard sponge, suitable for aggressive play close to the table.
- Pimples in
- Maintains Mark V's ease of use while enhancing speed and spin
- Excellent control and stability, ideal for beginners
- Less affected by opponent's spin, suitable for backhand
- Less bounce and power compared to tension rubbers
- High durability with sustained performance over time
Reviews by user
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Sho-go (Experience: 11〜20 years) The sponge's effect is huge
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2017/07/09
A friend of mine had it, so I got to hit with it.
Compared to the normal Mark V, the bounce is considerably higher. The topsheet is supposedly the same as the normal version, but maybe because the sponge wraps the ball more, I got the impression that both spin and the arc of the shot were also higher.
The value for money is good too, so I can recommend it not just to beginners but to intermediate players as well.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Racket recommended use Swat
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Ichi (Experience: 2〜3 years) A bouncier version of the beginner rubber
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2017/06/04
This is a Mark V with a boosted bounce. There's nothing particularly hard to use about it, and I think it's a good rubber with solid control.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Racket recommended use SENKOH SPECIAL 90
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Shantung (Experience: 6〜10 years)
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2017/05/06
This is a speed-boosted version of the Mark V.
It inherits the Mark V's ease of generating spin, so serves and pushes come out with consistent bite.
The control is also good, so I think it's easy to play the short game and counter with it.
Speed is fine for close-to-the-table play, but if you back off and hit, it falls short compared to recent German rubbers. It feels a bit lacking in power for hitting/flat shots.
Overall it's easy to use, so I think it's a good rubber for junior players or anyone looking for stable play.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Soft
Racket recommended use Borugado
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Sergei Out of respect for player Aida...
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2017/03/07
I never really got along with the Mark V, but I bought it after finding out that Ageta, a player I personally like, uses it.
Out of respect for him, I tried putting it on both sides.The weight wasn't a big deal. It's lighter than spin-oriented tension rubbers, so it was easier to swing through.
And the bounce was just right. Even backed off the table, you can still attack effectively.
On top of that, chops are easy to keep low. That said, unless you really slice down through the ball, an average player's touch will make it float. The sharpness of the cut... honestly I didn't think it was that great, at least when I was the one initiating the chop. When receiving an opponent's loop, though, I felt like it cut well enough. I think it suits a counter-attacking style where you retrieve first and strike back.Personally, I feel like the Mark V doesn't generate spin if you brush it lightly. And this HPS has inherited that same trait lol
You need that feeling of really biting into the ball to get spin going.In the end, all I really came away with was a vague sense of how talented Ageta is (lol)
I think it's good for a flashy inverted-inverted chopper who can hit with both hands (lol)All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Racket recommended use Joo Saehyuk
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Waguti (Experience: 6〜10 years) If it were a celluloid ball...
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2016/11/06
I was surprised when I hit with it using the same feel as a Mark V. It bounces enough to feel like a completely different rubber.
Even so, the trajectory is almost the same as the Mark V, so it's fantastic paired with a springy 5-ply blade. The arc is just gorgeous.
It also doesn't have that typical tension-rubber sensation of the ball sinking in and flying off on its own, so your finer techniques stay stable.
The downside is that the spin feels a bit lacking.
The grip on the ball stays about the same level as the Mark V, but with the plastic ball, the spin feels a little weaker.
If this were still the celluloid ball era, it might have been a rubber I'd have wanted to keep using...
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use Violin C
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Danshari (Experience: 2〜3 years)
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2016/08/10
This rubber sits somewhere between a high-elasticity rubber and a tension rubber. It has excellent speed and control, and the feel on the ball was really good.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Racket recommended use Avenger carbon
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Yokotsumi (Experience: 6〜10 years) For those who don't suit spin-tension rubbers
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2016/07/01
This is the max thickness version. I also bought the max thickness Mark V and compared them — first off, the weight was almost identical. Mine is cut to Korbel size, and both come out to 43 grams.
They're supposedly the same sheet, but the grip on the ball doesn't feel the same. The HPS grips more. Both are black, but the HPS has visible pips and a glossy look. The Mark V feels smooth and grips a bit less. I'd say the HPS has about the best grip you can get among rubbers that aren't marketed for spin. It doesn't fly far on serves, so short, sharply spinning serves are easy to produce. The bounce is completely different between the two — the HPS bounces way more. That said, unlike a lot of recent rubbers, it doesn't fly upward, and it doesn't really have that "holding the ball" feeling either. Some people might like that and others might find it awkward, but I really like the trajectory, and I'd recommend it to anyone from beginner to intermediate level.Also, this rubber seems to last a really long time. I've had one on for over a year, and while it looks worn, the grip hasn't dropped off at all.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use Barwell Fleet
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