Booster HP [Discontinued]

Everyone's rating [Hardness] Little soft
[Performance] Control and Speed to have excellent
Booster HP

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Averages reviews points

  • Rating: 7.67 / 10
  • 9 reviews
    • Speed:7.56
    • Spin:6.11
    • Control:7.78
    Booster third series of speed and stability coexist, HP.

    (made in Germany)

    • Short pimples

    Specifications

    Price
    3,800 Yen(Include tax 4,180 Yen)
    Producer
    Mizuno
    Product code
    18RT211
    Speed
    10.5
    Spin
    Seven
    Hardness
    Forty
    Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary
    Highly valued by penhold shakehand users as a balanced inverted rubber that combines spin, speed, and control. However, evaluations vary significantly depending on hardness and racket compatibility.
    ■ Frequently Mentioned Points
    • Excellent balance with proficiency in all aspects
    • Great compatibility and stability with harder rackets
    • Clear and responsive feel with definite ball contact
    • May not suit single-side penhold users
    • Sponge hardness affects racket selection
    ■ Representative Voices
    ▲ PositiveIt's a rubber that seems to have no techniques you can't execute. With a resilient sponge that resists pushing back, it's ideal for penhold players who need to perform all tasks with a single rubber.
    ▽ CriticalThe ball quality is too clean and lacks nastiness. The knuckle doesn't come out much, and there's little of the heavy floating ball characteristic of typical inverted rubbers.

    Reviews by user

    • Yutchi @ cut

      Yutchi @ cut Most spin in the Booster series

      Reviews by user

      This has the most spin in the Booster lineup. It keeps that nasty knuckle-ball effect unique to short pips while still being quite easy to put spin on and stable, so I'd recommend it to beginner to intermediate short-pips users!

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      2016/05/22
      All
      6/10
      Speed
      6
      Spin
      7
      Control
      5
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use Acoustic Carbon Inner

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    • visitor

      Nyanko-sensei (Experience: More than 20 years) A jack-of-all-trades rubber

      Reviews by user

      It was advertised as something that could both generate spin and produce knuckle balls — basically do it all — so I went ahead and tried it.
      My impressions after some test hits:
      1) The shots land shallow! (Maybe I should have gone with thick instead of medium)
      2) It doesn't produce much of a knuckle effect (after bouncing on the opponent's side, the knuckle ball turns into a slight topspin ball — in other words, an easy ball for the opponent)
      3) The ball feels light (my practice partner said it lacks the heavy, wobbly ball you usually get from short pips)
      4) The ball quality is too clean, so there isn't much nastiness to it (compared to Morristo SP)
      The next day, I went back to Morristo SP.
      I felt it wasn't well suited to the forehand of a penhold short-pips setup.

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      2022/06/09
      All
      6/10
      Speed
      6
      Spin
      5
      Control
      7
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use HOUO CHINESE STYLE PENHOLDER

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    • visitor

      Table man of back town life (Experience: More than 20 years) Drawn in by its stability and feel

      Reviews by user

      When you play short pips on penhold, you start wanting to strategically pick a rubber that lets you both loop and produce knuckle balls.
      I've gone through balanced short-pips rubbers like Morristo SP, VO103, Rakza PO, and Impartial XB.
      Having tried this one, it matches really well with a harder blade.
      Put it on a softer blade and there's a risk your receives will get out of control.
      For short-game shots close to the table, it doesn't bounce much, so there aren't many misses going long.
      When you hit it firmly flat, you get a smash with that straight-trajectory, carrying knuckle effect typical of short pips.
      Cutting serves and pushes takes a bit of a knack, but once you get the hang of it, it bites almost as much as inverted rubber.
      It's also great value for the money.

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      2022/06/02
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      7
      Control
      8
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use Inner force layer ALC.S - CS

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    • visitor

      Table mania (Experience: 11〜20 years) My personal favorite speed-oriented short pips

      Reviews by user

      I used the red, thick version as short pips on both sides of my penhold.
      This rubber has vertical-grain pips, but with large, hard pimples that don't slip much, making it easy to keep stable. I'd recommend it for speed-oriented players who struggle with stability, or spin-oriented players who want to rough the ball up just a little.
      It also has a unique, springy sponge that gives a really clear feel on contact, with a solid sense of hitting the blade (in that respect it even beats Impartial XS).
      I'd also recommend it to anyone looking for that kind of feel.
      On the other hand, I wouldn't really recommend it to players who only run short pips on one side. It's one of the most stable rubbers among speed-oriented options, but the ball still moves around more than with a spin-oriented rubber, so handling everything with just this one rubber is tough.
      If you only play pips on one side, I think a spin-oriented rubber would suit you better.

      See original review

      2021/12/21
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      7
      Control
      8
      Hardness Soft
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    • visitor

      Daikon radish (Experience: 2〜3 years)

      Reviews by user

      Very easy to control. The spin is only slightly less than inverted rubber.

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      2021/01/07
      All
      6/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      5
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use SEPTEAR FEEL INNER

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    • visitor

      Table tennis enthusiast (Experience: 6〜10 years) Why isn't this more popular,

      Reviews by user

      First of all, the good thing about this rubber is that it's well balanced.
      As people say, it's somewhere between SA and EV — it spins reasonably well and isn't overly affected by the opponent's spin either. Everything is reasonably easy to do!
      But the downside is that nothing about it really stands out.
      SA is known for spin, EV for its snap and knuckle balls. This rubber doesn't excel at any one thing, so unless you're conscious of your own strengths, you can end up as a player without any real characteristics.
      If you already have your own style figured out and just want to become a more consistent player, this is a great rubber for you!

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      2020/05/16
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      7
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use Zhang Jike ALC

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    • Yakitori-kun

      Yakitori-kun (Experience: 11〜20 years) A tension short-pips that can really do it all

      Reviews by user

      Used the black, thick version as short pips on my penhold.
      It's such a well-balanced rubber that I feel like there's nothing it can't do. Since a penhold short-pips player has to do everything with one rubber, this is a great choice.

      The sponge has good backbone and just the right amount of hardness. It's strong enough that you don't get pushed back, but it still lets the ball sink in a bit. Shots don't fly off on their own, and hard hits give you a nice, powerful ball.
      The pips are a standard cylinder-plus-cone shape with fine, well-formed fabric marks. They don't slip easily and can produce knuckle balls too.

      That's all high praise, but I keep switching back and forth between Booster HP and Hexer Pips Force.
      The reason is that Hexer Pips Force is easier to counter with. But its sponge is hard and makes looping difficult, so I stray over to Booster HP, which lets me loop properly — and then I think "looping is great, but when I counter I get pushed back just a tiny bit..." and switch back again.

      Still, I'd definitely recommend it if you want an all-around, aggressive short-pips rubber.

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      2020/01/16
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      8
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use AQUA BLADE ROUND Ⅰ

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