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Everyone's rating [Hardness] Little soft
[Performance] Control and Speed to have excellent
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  • Rating: 8.04 / 10
  • 57 reviews
    • Speed:7.12
    • Spin:5.68
    • Control:7.74

    A pimple out rubber, ideal for direct counter attacking tactics close to the table. Made in Japan.

    • Short pimples

    Specifications

    Price
    4,200 Yen(Include tax 4,620 Yen)
    Producer
    VICTAS
    Product code
    210010
    Speed
    10
    Spin
    6.25
    Hardness
    35 ± 3
    Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary
    Primarily used on backhand, supported by various player types from cutmen to attackers. The ease of use inherent to non-tension rubbers and the balance between backspin and spin are praised from beginners to advanced players, but commonly noted is inferior bounce and power compared to tension-type rubbers.
    ■ Frequently Mentioned Points
    • Stable short-range techniques like blocking and pushing are easy to perform
    • Backspin naturally emerges to disrupt opponent's timing
    • Easy power adjustment due to non-tension characteristics
    • Versatile balance suitable for both beginners and advanced players
    • Exceptional durability and excellent cost-performance ratio
    ■ Representative Voices
    ▲ PositivePerfectly balances all essential reverse properties like spin, bounce, and backspin. Recommended for beginners and widely used by top-ranked advanced players alike.
    ▽ CriticalLow bounce inherent to non-tension types results in weaker attack power compared to tension rubbers, particularly challenging for play at greater distances. Mastery requires good technique and practice.

    Reviews by user

    • Shee-kun

      Shee-kun (Experience: 2〜3 years) Both spin and speed!

      Reviews by user

      The ball leaves the rubber quickly, so of course you get speed, but it also gets more spin than I expected, which made chopping easy too. The short game bounces a bit too much and is a little tricky, but I felt it was more than enough for playing aggressively. I also think it's well suited as a first short pips rubber to try!

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      2020/01/27
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      8
      Control
      8
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use ALLROUND EVOLUTION

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    • visitor

      ABC (Experience: Less than a year) Good!

      Reviews by user

      First off, it lasts an incredibly long time! It's short pips, but it does get spin — though I feel like pushes run a little long.

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      2019/12/31
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      7
      Control
      10
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use Walnut Wood

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    • A Takuto who admires China

      A Takuto who admires China (Experience: 2〜3 years)

      Reviews by user

      This is something I used back in my chopper days,
      and it had a pretty good feel.
      It was easy to switch between knuckle balls and hard-spinning chops,
      and countering on the backhand was easy too.
      I think it's also easy to use for close-to-the-table fast-attacking all-rounders with a variation style.

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      2019/12/31
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      7
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use Resist II

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    • visitor

      Superman (Experience: 2〜3 years) Glad I switched!!

      Reviews by user

      Maybe because I had a bias that short pips are hard to play with, it actually felt really easy to use!
      Knuckle balls are easy to produce, and when I want to put spin on it, I can put on plenty.
      Personally, I was blown away by how good the receive was! I have a friend who's really good at serving, but it's way easier to return his serves with this than with inverted rubber, lol lol

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      2019/10/24
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      10
      Spin
      5
      Control
      6
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use Innerforce Layer ALC

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    • Anonymous

      Anonymous (Experience: 4〜5 years)

      Reviews by user

      I used this on the backhand for chopping.
      Easy to hold down, and it's easy to produce both knuckle chops and sharply spinning chops. Pushes stay low. Attacking is easy too. That said, the thinnest option available is only "thin," so if they released an extra-thin version, I think it would work great as a chopping rubber.

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      2019/07/28
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      5
      Control
      8
      Hardness Little soft
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    • Yuya

      Yuya (Experience: 2〜3 years) For short-pips beginners...

      Reviews by user

      I was a chopper using pips on my backhand.
      Maybe because I'd been using an OX (sponge-less) pips rubber, I couldn't handle a sponge-backed unorthodox rubber well, so in the end I went back to OX rubber.
      I gave up after about a week, so I think this might be a rubber that splits opinion.
      The range of variation on chops is large, so even when I meant to produce a knuckle ball, it would sometimes come out with sidespin and fly off the table.
      It's a handful to manage, so I think it's best handled by people who are already used to short pips!

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      2019/07/15
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      7
      Control
      7
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use Super defensive

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    • Nimanima JAPAN

      Nimanima JAPAN (Experience: 6〜10 years) Truly the classic choice

      Reviews by user

      It really lives up to its reputation. Every technique is easy to pull off with this. Whether on forehand or backhand, for short pips beginners or pros, I think anyone can use it.

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      2019/05/11
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      7
      Control
      8
      Hardness Little soft
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