Name: Vega Pro
Brand: XIOM
SKU: 151-rubber
Price: 5.000 JPY
Availability: InStock
Rating: 8.1 (100 reviews)

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Vega Pro

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[Hardness] Little hard
[Performance] Spin and Speed to have excellent

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Averages reviews points

Rating: 8.1 / 10

100 reviews

Speed:7.63
Spin:8.15
Control:6.84

: Spin is the most important element of modern table tennis. Not only the strength of spin but also the stability and secure feel have been desired by many players. VEGA series is the realization of the dream. VEGA is the mixture of two new technologies - HYPER ELASTO and CARBO SPONGE. Both of them are based on TENSOR technology which gives rubber the effect of built-in tension. HYPER ELASTO provides extreme spin and stability, and black colored CARBO SPONGE provides innovative efficiency of energy. Further, the feel of VEGA is exciting but comfortable. Its ease of use will help players play “winning” table tennis. Now four variations are available. All of them provide exceptional spin capability. VEGA PRO is for extreme spin, softer VEGA ASIA is for more speed, VEGA EUROPE is softer with more control, and finally, the softest VEGA ELITE is for extreme control.

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Specifications

Producer: XIOM

Product code: 10411

Speed: 80

Spin: 90

Control: 80

Players use Vega Pro

HIRANO Sayaka

Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary

This rubber is highly praised for its outstanding cost-performance and excellent spin capability, while its high hardness and weight are recognized as drawbacks. It is positioned as a rubber suitable for intermediate players with strong technique, with recommendations favoring single-side forehands during the learning progression stage.

■ Frequently Mentioned Points

Excellent value with abundant spin, especially powerful drive capability
Hard sponge at 47.5 durometer provides stable short-range shots and easy blocking
Heavy rubber makes dual-side use difficult; forehands are strongly recommended
Requires strong impact and challenging for beginners to handle effectively
Long durability and excellent wear resistance; achieves Tenergy-like performance at lower cost

■ Representative Voices

▲ PositiveWhen I drove with this rubber, my friend said it looked like a tire because it was so heavy. You get excellent spin at a cheap price, and the cost-performance is outstanding.

▽ CriticalThe disappointing part is that spin doesn't apply well on either drives or serves. Because the sheet is quite taut, the ball flies without gripping, creating a straight trajectory without an arc.

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Shoo (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Cheap and high-performance, but heavy

A pretty hard rubber with a black sponge.
The specs are more than enough, but it's a fairly heavy rubber.
It's a rubber for players with strength.

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2014/03/21

All	7/10
Speed	9
Spin	8
Control	7

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Kyo leopard (Experience: ４〜５ years) Wild one

It's a good rubber, but it's not for people who want consistency.
I'd recommend it for people who want to blow their opponent away.

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2013/12/13

All	6/10
Speed	8
Spin	9
Control	5

Racket recommended use CLIPPER WOOD

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Rudiger (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Performance is good, but

People say it's hard, but it's not so hard that the ball won't sink in,
and if you have good swing speed I don't think it's a problem.
Also, the sheet has quite a lot of grip, so brushing topspin drives is easy too.
It doesn't wear out that fast, but the edges chip pretty quickly.

The performance is good and the price is reasonable, but the fact that individual variation is quite large is a concern.

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2013/10/20

All	8/10
Speed	8
Spin	8
Control	7

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Hey ah ah ah ah?

A very hard rubber. It grips the ball well, so serves, pushes, and topspin drives are all easy to do. It's a shame it wears out quickly, but I think the performance is really good.

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2013/09/07

All	8/10
Speed	7
Spin	9
Control	4

Racket recommended use Innerforce AL

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Yakinori A chopper's perspective

Thanks to how hard it is and how well it grips the ball, serves and short-game techniques are really easy to do with this rubber!
The backhand serve especially cuts really well, and its spin performance is right up there among tension rubbers.

For topspin drives, you'll overshoot unless you cover the ball and drive through it, but if you sink it in a bit and hit, it leads to points.
For topspin rallies, it was too hard for me and the ball tended to go in flat without spin, but if you're confident in your swing speed, you can rally with it.

For chopping, since the rubber is hard, a scooping chop just floats up and becomes an easy ball for your opponent, but if you chop almost vertically with a sharp downward motion at a low contact point, you can get a low, well-cut chop, and even if it floats a bit it won't get smashed easily.
That said, no-spin chops might be harder to produce.

The downside is that it wears out fast and stops gripping the ball quickly. It also doesn't suit hard blades very well.

I'd like to recommend players for this, and honestly, I'd recommend it to pretty much everyone except people who just can't handle a hard rubber at all. It should be a perfect fit especially for junior high schoolers who use more topspin drives than smashes!
It's also nice that your serve return gets stronger with it.

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2013/08/27

All	8/10
Speed	5
Spin	8
Control	3

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Co. Done (Experience: ２〜３ years)

Borrowed it from a junior teammate.
It's hard, huh... (lol)
It's not really my kind of feel.
It might be better suited to an Asian or European style at first.
The topspin drive is good though.

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2013/08/13