Skyline 3 NEO
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[Hardness] Little hard [Performance] Spin and Speed to have excellent |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed:7.76
- Spin:8.52
- Control:7.26
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NEO Sky line 3 allows you to play in an aggressive manner with fast and frequent looping. NEO sponge, with its high energy potential, returns the ball extremely quick. This rubber is recommended for continual fast attack, without any interspaces. Surface – Gripy. Sponge – Hard. Strategy – OFF
- Pimples in
- Well-suited for penholders with easy-to-perform short-range techniques
- High speed performance despite being sticky
- More linear than Kyouhouou with fewer gimmicks
- Moderate spin, ideal for speed-driven attacks
- High control difficulty, recommended for advanced players
Reviews by user
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teinKBS (Experience: ４〜５ years) Hm, what's this?
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2020/12/19
I put this on the forehand of a Ma Lin Extra Offensive Chinese penhold blade.
Drive
Even though it's a tacky rubber, it's light enough to make you go "huh?" — and it still gets proper spin on the ball.
Block
Since it's tacky, this is expected, but it does get affected by the opponent's spin.
Punch block
Hmm, it's neither particularly hard nor particularly easy to use.
Push
It got good spin and was easy to use.
Flick
Lifting the ball was as easy as ever, and flicking wasn't bad either.
Overall
It felt like slightly less spin than Hurricane, but the rubber is light and works well for Chinese penhold, and speed also felt slightly higher than Hurricane.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use MA LIN EXTRA OFFENSIVE
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Spring (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Kyouhyou gives a straight and speedy image
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2020/07/27
I used this on the forehand of an old-model Innerforce ALC.
Normally, I mainly use Hurricane on my forehand.
Let me compare it with Hurricane.
Tackiness
Skyline = HurricaneSpeed: Skyline > Hurricane
Spin: Skyline < Hurricane
Trajectory
Skyline: straighter
Hurricane: more curvedSpeed the ball leaves the rubber
Skyline: a bit faster
Hurricane: a bit slower
How well the ball sinks in
Skyline > Hurricane
Ease of transitioning from tension rubber
Skyline > HurricaneI didn't feel much difference in tackiness itself.
While it loses some of that classic Chinese-rubber spin, it lets you hit clean, honest balls with no weird quirks.As for who it suits,
I think it's a particularly good fit for penhold players.
The reason it's better for penhold players than shakehand players is that, because Skyline plays so honestly, it makes the short game easier, and it also lets you swing flat with good width even coming off a spin-heavy penhold forehand drive using the wrist snap — which makes it great for penholders with a wide range of forehand motion.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use Innerforce Layer ALC
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kani 11 ~ 12 ~ 3 (Experience: ２〜３ years)
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2020/05/04
The differences between Skyline and Hurricane are:
Spin: Hurricane > Skyline
Speed: Hurricane < Skyline
and the reason penhold players put it on their forehand is how easy it makes the short game.
It's also easier to use than Hurricane for shakehand players, so even if you want to try Hurricane eventually, I think it's fine to start with Skyline first.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Hard
Racket recommended use FACTIVE CARBON
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Mel (Experience: ４〜５ years) A tacky rubber that still flies with a thick hit
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2020/04/06
This is my impression using the 39-degree 2.2mm version.
The ball sinks into the sponge better than with Hurricane. Maybe because of that, both flat hits and topspin drives fly forward strongly, and it doesn't really feel like it's drawing an arc.This rubber can't really compete on quality of spin, so it feels better suited to a playing style that relies on the power of speed drives. Among genuine Chinese rubbers, it has relatively little of that distinctive quirkiness. By hitting hard and letting the ball sink in, you can generate enough power to aim for an untouchable shot. If you're aiming straight, it tends to fly in a straight line deep into the opponent's court, so you do need good control.
Since the sponge is quite dead/firm, smashes work fine whether you let the ball sink in or just knock it away. Hit it hard and you sometimes even get a metallic sound.
The short game is easy too, both stopping and flicking the ball away. Short-game flat hits over the table left a good impression on me.
Serving short is difficult though.
Counters don't drop even when hit flat. It's nice that you can borrow the opponent's power like that.It's tacky, but the pace tends to pick up quickly with this rubber, so you need the control to decide between spinning it and just knocking it flat. I think it suits a playing style that goes for the initiative close to the table.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use Innerforce ALC
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Tool changeable man (Experience: ４〜５ years) Feels like an easy-to-use tacky rubber.
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2020/03/04
I tried this on a Swat blade, and since it's a 7-ply blade it doesn't fly as much as a carbon blade to begin with, and being tacky on top of that, it really doesn't fly. On the flip side, that means the control is excellent.
Even swinging with full power, you don't have to worry about overshooting.
When hitting hard or in topspin rallies, it felt like it flew more than Hurricane.
When I step back from the table and swing all out, it just about lands a bit deep on the table. I'd recommend this to people who want to put heavy spin on their serves, people who tend to overshoot, and people who want more speed than Hurricane even in a tacky rubber.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use Swat
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Physical strengthening (Experience: １１〜２０ years) Easy-to-use tacky rubber
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2020/02/14
I used max thickness on both sides of an Infinity and a P500. It's not too heavy, and it responds well even when you hit hard. Compared to Hurricane Pro 2 or 3, it feels like it flies out a bit more in a straight line.
Maybe because it's a wood blade, the dwell time on the ball is just right — not too fast, not too slow.
Stops land quite low and short too.
Against backspin, loop-type drives are easy to lift, the arc doesn't get too high and dips down well on the opponent's side, and drives that ram straight into backspin also come out with the arc and speed you're aiming for.
No-spin drives are easy too, so you can expect to score points off the change between no-spin and spin.
When I lent it to a training partner, they said they'd always hated tacky rubbers, but they might switch to this one.
I think you can use it without any issues coming from a tension rubber. It's not all that distinctive, so I'm not using it right now, but there's no peeling, and it's a good, well-balanced rubber.
In conclusion: on a wood blade, it's stable. The arc isn't all that high. It's not especially distinctive, but you do get the kind of variation that's typical of tacky rubbers. Distance and speed are both fine. I think you also need a certain amount of physical strength to avoid hitting flat, spinless balls.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use INFINITY VPS V
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Pentaro (Experience: ２〜３ years) Easy to serve with and stable
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2020/01/25
I use this on the forehand of my penhold blade.
First off, the spin on serves is amazing!
I found the YG serve especially easy to do with it.
Topspin drives are easy too.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use Forutiusu FT
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