Spectol
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[Hardness] Little soft [Performance] Control and Speed to have excellent |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed:7.12
- Spin:5.68
- Control:7.74
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A pimple out rubber, ideal for direct counter attacking tactics close to the table. Made in Japan.
- Short pimples
Players use Spectol
- 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
Reviews by user
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Imo-kun. (Experience: １１〜２０ years) Getting started with short pips.
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2015/07/15
If you're going with short pips, starting with Spectol is probably the safe choice.
Every technique is easy to do, and control is good, so I'd recommend it for building your basic technique.
On top of that, it produces knuckle balls, it's cheap, and it's still a great rubber no matter how many years go by.All Speed Spin Control
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Borudona (Experience: ２〜３ years)
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2015/03/30
Control is good, and angle-hitting lands reliably. Blocks tend to produce knuckle balls too. Even so, connecting drives get about as much spin as a mediocre inverted rubber. Ball release is quick, but the bounce itself isn't as strong as tension rubbers, so it stays low over the table. I think this is exactly what a standard short pips rubber should be.
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Shoo (Experience: ６〜１０ years) The standard short pips
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2015/01/22
You can push and block without being affected by the opponent's spin.
With the thin version you get fast knuckle balls that can really confuse your opponent.All Speed Spin Control
Racket recommended use Trinity carbon
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Yuufuratesu (Experience: Less than a year) Surprisingly spin-oriented
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2015/01/03
I've played short pips ever since I started table tennis, so I've been through quite a few rubbers.
Of all of them, I feel this one has the best balance.
It's said to be a speed-type rubber, but surprisingly it's more of a spin-type.
Drives get more spin on this than on some mediocre spin-type rubbers.
On top of that, the trajectory is quite flat and direct.
If you can master it, you can even take down higher-ranked players.
I made it to the prefectural tournament with this.
Every short pips player should try this at least once.All Speed Spin Control
Racket recommended use Swat
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Yuugen Jikkou (Experience: ２〜３ years)
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2015/01/02
I mainly used this on the backhand side of a Chinese-style penhold. Black, medium thickness.
Since I'd been using a spin-oriented short pips rubber before this, the spin here is understandably more subdued.
So naturally, the knuckle effect on blocks is great.
I was surprised that even a desperate middle backhand block made the ball wobble.
Hitting-style techniques like counters, smashes, and flicks are good too.
If you put real power into it, the ball flies quite fast.
Driving with it is tough unless you're an advanced short-pips player.
Surprisingly, pushes are easy to do and come out with good spin.
Stops hold short too.
I can't recommend this to someone switching from inverted to short pips,
but for someone wanting to switch from a spin-oriented short pips rubber to a knuckle-oriented one, I think it's perfect.All Speed Spin Control
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Katsu (Experience: Less than a year)
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2014/10/18
It's a rubber that's hard to put spin on, so angle-hitting suits it better than driving. I normally use inverted rubber, so rallying feels a bit harder with this, but smashing is easy.
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Racket recommended use ALLROUND EVOLUTION
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Chopper w (Experience: ４〜５ years) A chopper's perspective. Thickness is "thick."
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2014/09/09
I've got VS>401 (2.0mm thickness) glued on my forehand.
The total racket weight is no joke, but it's really easy to play with.
Before this, my backhand was Curl P-4 super-thin, and I used to chop just by blocking the ball, but
this time it's thick, so I figured it'd take a while to get used to... but it only took 15 minutes of chopping practice to adjust.
The trick is: first, keep your stance quite low, and wait with your racket wrist cocked back.
Pull the ball in close to you, draw the racket back to match the ball's speed, and once you've pulled it back as far as you can, brush downward.
When you brush the ball, it helps to brush from the handle side of the racket toward the tip.
Also, if you put some force in at the moment of contact, you get a decent amount of spin.
For a knuckle ball, it helps to relax your grip slightly at that moment.
Close to the table and at mid-distance, brush around chest height,
and away from the table, brush around waist height.
The placement you get is incredibly good.
Pushes have plenty of spin too. Counter-attacking depends on the blade you use.All Speed Spin Control
Racket recommended use KOJI MATSUSHITA DEFENSIVE
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