VS>401

Everyone's rating [Hardness] Pretty soft
[Performance] Spin and Control to have excellent
VS>401

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Averages reviews points

  • Rating: 8.1 / 10
  • 52 reviews
    • Speed:6.4
    • Spin:8.46
    • Control:6.9

    The new VICTAS VS > 401 rubber offers the perfect balance between a tacky control rubber and a variable offensive rubber. The German and Japanese material experts (GJ Tec) developed an extremely tacky surface for vicious backspin forcing your opponent into mistakes. The slightly more compact sponge neutralizes your opponent's attacks, thus providing for fantastic control. The High Energy Tension top rubber sheet also offers sufficient speed for sudden and dangerous attacks. VS > 401 is the perfect tool for all-rounders who need sufficient power for their own attacks in addition to great control.

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    Specifications

    Price
    5,200 Yen(Include tax 5,720 Yen)
    Producer
    VICTAS
    Product code
    020271
    Hardness
    57.5±3

    Players use VS>401

    Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary
    A high-hardness defensive rubber developed with input from Hiroji Matsushita. Highly praised for cutting stability, spin performance, and attacking power, but the weight and hardness create a barrier for many players. However, those who master it gain unwavering confidence in its performance.
    ■ Frequently Mentioned Points
    • Excellent control and spin during cutting, producing stable low-trajectory balls
    • Aggressive shots like drives and smashes gain power from the hard sponge
    • Superior cutting quality, precision, and consistency in basic techniques like pushing and serving
    • Heavy weight (~56g) and hardness demand significant technique and strength
    • Poor form results in floating balls; mastering proper technique is essential
    ■ Representative Voices
    ▲ PositiveBoth loop drives and heavy attacks are suppressed and land safely in the opponent's court. With excellent control and aggressive capability, it's the most well-balanced rubber for defensive players.
    ▽ CriticalThe added weight and hardness make already-heavy defensive rackets difficult to handle. Sloppy swings produce weak balls, and considerable practice is required to use it effectively.

    Reviews by user

    • moaitroll1234

      moaitroll1234 (Experience: 11〜20 years) Works for power loopers too!

      Reviews by user

      It's hard, but if you're someone who can use a rubber like Hurricane (someone who can catch the ball thick, with good contact), I think you can handle it even without a lot of power.
      Its spin performance is excellent, so it's easy to lift backspin balls, and since it's a chopper-oriented rubber, it's easy to overwrite the opponent's spin.
      I'm not a chopper myself, but since it doesn't bounce much, it's stable, and I think chiquitas, pushes, and stops are all really easy to do with it.

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      2020/11/13
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      10
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use ZX-GEAR IN

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    • visitor

      Former Bud Club (Experience: 4〜5 years) Heavy but god-tier rubber

      Reviews by user

      Exactly as the title says. I've got it on the forehand side of my Joo Se-hyuk blade, and I think it's a really good rubber. Drives bounce pretty well, yet when you chop, it's held down really well — it's almost dream-like performance (lol). Pushes are also the easiest I've had out of anything I've used! If I had to name one downside, it'd be the weight... (lol) I've got the 2.0mm version on my Joo Se-hyuk blade, so it's seriously heavy lol. But even on a bouncy blade, it can properly hold down the opponent's power, so I recommend it!

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      2020/06/17
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      10
      Control
      8
      Hardness Hard

      Racket recommended use Joo Saehyuk

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    • visitor

      s3446 (Experience: 6〜10 years)

      Reviews by user

      It's easy to put spin on, and serves and chops were easy to do too!
      As you'd expect, if you drop back too far, it does get harder to land your drives,
      but aside from the weight, I think you can hit some sharp shots with it.

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      2019/10/02
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      5
      Spin
      7
      Control
      6
      Hardness Hard

      Racket recommended use SWEDEN GUARDIAN

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    • visitor

      Piro (Experience: 6〜10 years) Brings back that old feeling...

      Reviews by user

      I heard Koji Matsushita was involved in developing this, so I tried it out.
      My chopping swing is the old-fashioned type with a big follow-through and a bit of a forward push, so with recent rubbers the ball always ends up floating.
      When I chopped on my forehand with the VS401...
      it felt just like the old Tackiness D I used to use!
      Neither chops nor pushes fly on this at all, so it was tough at first, but once I got used to it, it felt amazing to use!
      I finally feel like I've found my partner!

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      2019/07/18
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      6
      Spin
      9
      Control
      8
      Hardness Hard

      Racket recommended use Innershield Layer ZLF

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    • Petrozavrus

      Petrozavrus (Experience: 2〜3 years)

      Reviews by user

      It's easy to put heavy backspin back into your opponent's topspin, and a good topspin works the same way against your opponent's backspin. It's not well suited for lobbing though. It's a good fit for a modern defensive game.

      2019/04/23
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      9
      Control
      8
      Hardness Hard

      Racket recommended use DEFPLAY CLASSIC SENSO

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    • 21-year-old cutman

      21-year-old cutman (Experience: 6〜10 years) God-tier rubber, great for cuts and attacks

      Reviews by user

      For regular forehand hitting, drives, and smashes, it bounces and generates so much speed that you'd wonder "is this really meant for chopping?" — yet when you chop, it holds the ball in on the opponent's side without overshooting, whether against loops or hard hits. It's a rubber with really good control.
      On the same blade, I've tried a range of chopping rubbers, from bouncier ones like the VS402 and the lively Morrist DF, to more defensive, low-bounce options like Tackiness C and Chinese rubbers, but I found this one the best balanced — it keeps chopping stability while still giving you offensive power.

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      2019/03/26
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      9
      Control
      10
      Hardness Hard

      Racket recommended use Endless

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    • visitor

      Takuto (Experience: 2〜3 years) Recommended for beginners and intermediate players

      Reviews by user

      At first I thought it might be inverted rubber, but it turned out to be tacky lol. As for chopping, it was easy to keep the ball under control. I tried smashing a ball my opponent popped up, but that was hard to do.

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      2019/03/12
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      7
      Control
      7
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use KOJI MATSUSHITA

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