Roundell Hard [Discontinued]

Everyone's rating [Hardness] Little hard
[Performance] Speed and Control to have excellent
Roundell Hard

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Averages reviews points

  • Rating: 8.44 / 10
  • 27 reviews
    • Speed:8.26
    • Spin:7.22
    • Control:7.78

    Roundell gives you good control for the amount of speed & spin it produces.
    This flexible rubber now comes with a harder, high density sponge that enables a stronger attack.
    Roundell Hard is a High Tension rubber & is for players who need more consistency with their power game.

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    Specifications

    Price
    4,200 Yen(Include tax 4,620 Yen)
    Producer
    Butterfly
    Product code
    05890
    Speed
    12.8
    Spin
    10.2
    Hardness
    40
    Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary
    Despite its hardness rating, this rubber is surprisingly easy to handle, with a good balance between a firm sponge and soft sheet. It is highly evaluated as a tension rubber offering excellent stability and performance at a low price, suitable for beginners to intermediate players.
    ■ Frequently Mentioned Points
    • Firm sponge with soft sheet provides easy handling
    • Combines stability with destructive power
    • Ideal for beginners to master drives and touch shots
    • Excellent value for money at low price point
    • Relatively short sheet lifespan
    ■ Representative Voices
    ▲ PositiveFull swings stay on the table reliably, and the moderately soft sheet makes basic techniques like serves and receives easy to execute. Highly recommended for those struggling with control on high-speed rackets.
    ▽ CriticalThe 'hard' designation is misleading. Despite a firm sponge, the overly soft sheet lacks resilience and balls easily slip off. It underperforms compared to Rozena and similar products, raising questions about price justification.

    Reviews by user

    • visitor

      Tenergy 05 double-sided special thickness (Experience: More than 20 years) God-tier rubber

      Reviews by user

      I put the max thickness version on my forehand, and it was really easy to handle! Serves come out with sharp spin, and short game techniques like pushes and stops were very easy to do! Drives lift the ball nicely too. Even people who aren't confident in their drive should find this easy to use. It's a rubber everyone should try at least once.

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      2019/09/21
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      10
      Spin
      10
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use SK Carbon

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    • visitor

      Densin (Experience: 4〜5 years) Good value for money

      Reviews by user

      Even though the sponge is on the firm side, the topsheet is soft, so control is fairly easy. It also generates plenty of spin. It's also reasonably priced for a tension rubber, so I'd recommend it to anyone curious about what tension rubber is like and wanting to try one out.

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      2019/06/17
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      8
      Control
      7
      Hardness Little hard
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    • visitor

      Pendra Savior (Experience: 6〜10 years) I think it's a control-focused tension rubber

      Reviews by user

      Current blade: Japanese-style 10mm single ply (about 100g)

      Rubbers used over the past year: Tenergy 80 max thickness, Super Ventus max thickness

      With those rubbers the ball left the racket too fast and I couldn't control it (mainly couldn't generate spin or control depth), so on a friend's recommendation I switched to the Roundell Hard.

      My first impression: even a full-swing hard hit stays on the table!

      The topsheet is moderately soft, and so far there's no technique - serve, receive, block, etc. - that feels hard to execute.

      The spin and speed feel like plenty for my level right now.

      Besides single-ply blades, I think this would also be worth trying for anyone struggling with control on a speed-oriented blade that uses outer carbon or a hard wood layer against the rubber!

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      2019/04/26
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      6
      Spin
      6
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use CYPRESS V-MAX

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    • visitor

      Mum (Experience: 4〜5 years) Great cost performance

      Reviews by user

      It doesn't feel as hard as the number suggests. Maybe the sheet is soft...? Other brands' 47.5-degree rubbers felt harder to me than this.
      There aren't many rubbers at this hardness that focus on stability, so I'd recommend it if you want stability.
      Compared to a softer rubber you do need to hit it properly, but since it doesn't fly too much and still has good stability, you can swing through with confidence. When you get a solid hit in, it's actually quite fast.
      Lifting backspin isn't quite a full rip, but I didn't find it particularly hard to do either.
      For the short game like pushes and receives, since it's hard it doesn't bounce much, which made things easy. Serves weren't very sharp though... can't be helped I guess.

      Also, flat hitting is really easy to do with this. It's hard and reasonably forgiving, so you can just keep smacking away.

      I'd really recommend this as a first step for beginner-to-intermediate players on the forehand, or for anyone trying out a harder rubber for the first time.
      High-end rubbers perform great, but they're often finicky over the table, which can end up with you beating yourself with your own equipment. Don't dismiss it just because it's "just a Roundell" — give it a try. The speed and spin aren't bad at all, and it's actually pretty practical in real matches. And it's cheap too!

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      2018/12/23
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      7
      Control
      8
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use INFINITY VPS V

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    • bear

      bear (Experience: 4〜5 years) Has good speed

      Reviews by user

      Tried this with max thickness on the forehand.
      When I used it on a penhold blade I thought it might be a bit hard, but depending on the blade it didn't actually feel that hard.

      When you really hit the sweet spot with this rubber, you get some really fast balls.
      The normal version puts on spin more easily.
      I also tried it on the backhand just to see, and it wasn't hard to use at all.
      I'm still just getting started with it so I had some overshooting, but I feel like once I get used to it, this feeling could become addictive.

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      2018/11/04
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      7
      Control
      7
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use TIMO BOLL CAF

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    • visitor

      I love victas (Experience: 2〜3 years) Nice!

      Reviews by user

      A bit on the hard side but with good control too, a really nice rubber. It's not just about speed, so it's a very manageable rubber to use.
      It's a rubber that works for everyone from beginners to advanced players.

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      2018/10/12
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      7
      Control
      10
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use KOKI NIWA WOOD

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    • Kusakabe

      Kusakabe (Experience: 6〜10 years) Easy to use

      Reviews by user

      I've been using tacky rubbers for 3 years, and normally I can't handle rubbers like high-tension ones, but I got used to this one right away. The hardness is also close to a tacky rubber, which is nice.

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      2018/08/14
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      6
      Control
      4
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use MEBEAULE 5

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