Vega Europe

Everyone's rating [Hardness] Soft
[Performance] Control and Spin to have excellent
Vega Europe

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Averages reviews points

  • Rating: 7.69 / 10
  • 177 reviews
    • Speed:6.01
    • Spin:7.05
    • Control:8.6
    Vega of the soft type, which boasts a new dimension of control and stability

    Soft type of carbon sponge is great spin and control upgrade that aims to balance the European style of the new dimension to realize life and durability

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    Specifications

    Price
    4,800 Yen(Include tax 5,280 Yen)
    Producer
    XIOM
    Product code
    10431
    Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary
    Highly rated as a control-focused rubber for beginners to intermediate players, while opinions are divided on the lack of speed and spin. Many recommend its use on the backhand side.
    ■ Frequently Mentioned Points
    • Excellent control performance with high stability
    • Soft sheet and sponge make it easy for beginners to handle
    • Particularly suitable for backhand side use
    • Good cost-performance with long durability
    • Limited maximum speed and spin potential
    ■ Representative Voices
    ▲ PositiveVery easy to use even for beginners, with solid spin generation and good speed output. An extremely versatile rubber suitable for beginners through intermediate players.
    ▽ CriticalThe rubber is too soft and absorbs the ball excessively, causing net errors for aggressive players. Speed-driven smashes struggle with stability and lack power.

    Reviews by user

    • God

      God Recommended for backhand!

      Reviews by user

      You can tell just by touching it - it's super soft.
      And it's not suited to forehand (unless you're a chopper, that's a different story).
      I'd recommend it for people whose backhand topspin drive isn't stable.
      I actually had a junior teammate who'd been using Bryce High Speed on their backhand try this instead.
      It became noticeably more stable and they clearly got stronger in a short amount of time.
      (It was actually my fault they'd been using Bryce High Speed in the first place.)
      Once you get used to it, your short game techniques like chiquita get a lot better too.

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      2016/05/08
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      6
      Control
      10
      Hardness Soft

      Racket recommended use Kenta Matsudaira ALC

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    • visitor

      Brushwood (Experience: 2〜3 years) Good

      Reviews by user

      I have it on my backhand.
      Personally I find blocking easy, but when I try to hit a backhand topspin drive, it's hard to get spin on it.
      It feels stable. It also lasts a very long time, so I'd recommend it for beginners to intermediate players.

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      2016/04/16
      All
      5/10
      Speed
      4
      Spin
      2
      Control
      7
      Hardness Little soft
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    • Fukutaka

      Fukutaka It's a good rubber.

      Reviews by user

      I switched over from Vega Asia.
      The feel is on the softer side. It doesn't bounce as much as I expected, so I didn't get much speed, but it does get a decent amount of spin. It feels stable.
      I thought it might be good for beginners or women players.
      For the price, the performance is really good.
      It also lasts a long time, and the black sponge looks cool.

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      2016/03/14
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      4
      Spin
      4
      Control
      10
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use KOJI MATSUSHITA

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    • visitor

      Potchii (Experience: Less than a year) For backhand

      Reviews by user

      It's good to put on the backhand.
      Since the speed is good, the spin is about average.

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      2016/02/25
      All
      7/10
      Speed
      3
      Spin
      7
      Control
      9
      Hardness Soft

      Racket recommended use Mizutani Jun ZLC

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    • sdbeth06

      sdbeth06 (Experience: 11〜20 years) Soft

      Reviews by user

      It's soft and bouncy, so if you just hit it, it goes in. To put it in extreme terms, you can hit normally without even thinking about the opponent's spin and it'll still go in. On the other hand, maybe because it's so soft, it doesn't offer much control.
      Taking it further, in a way you get pretty much the same shot no matter how you hit it. If you swing hard, the soft rubber absorbs it and you get a moderate ball. If you hit lightly, the soft rubber springs back and you also get a moderate ball.
      So for someone who just wants to get the ball on the table, it comes across as a rubber with good control, but for someone who wants to actively control the ball themselves, it comes across as a rubber that's hard to control - the evaluation ends up split between two extremes.

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      2015/12/18
      All
      5/10
      Speed
      6
      Spin
      1
      Control
      4

      Racket recommended use Zhang Jike Super ZLC

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    • visitor

      omega (Experience: Less than a year) Best of both control and tension rubbers?

      Reviews by user

      This was the rubber I chose for my backhand the first time I switched rubbers after joining the table tennis club in junior high.
      Before that I'd been using Yasaka Original Extra,
      and after trying this one, it felt like "the same high level of control you get from a control rubber, but with the other performance areas - especially spin - boosted."
      I don't think there are many tension rubbers out there with this much control.
      It's that beginner-friendly, and the spin is plenty high too, so I'd recommend it even to intermediate players who struggle with forehand or backhand, or who are looking for consistency.

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      2015/12/10
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      2
      Spin
      5
      Control
      10
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    • visitor

      sd (Experience: 4〜5 years)

      Reviews by user

      It's too soft, so it's really only suited for beginners.
      If you let the ball sink into the sponge, you can get a decent amount of spin.
      It's heavily affected by incoming spin, so receiving is difficult.

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      2015/12/01
      All
      5/10
      Speed
      3
      Spin
      7
      Control
      4
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