Rakza PO

Everyone's rating [Hardness] Medium hardness
[Performance] Speed and Spin to have excellent
Rakza PO

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Averages reviews points

  • Rating: 8.98 / 10
  • 49 reviews
    • Speed:8.45
    • Spin:8.43
    • Control:8.14

    With the new Rakza PO Yasaka has developed a short pimpled out rubber. Offering increased spin capacity, due to the shape of the pimpled geometry and the use of more natural gum in the top sheet.

    • Short pimples

    Specifications

    Price
    5,800 Yen(Include tax 6,380 Yen)
    Producer
    Yasaka
    Product code
    B-78
    Speed
    90
    Spin
    80
    Control
    80
    Hardness
    40-45
    Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary
    Rakza PO is highly acclaimed for its exceptional spin performance that rivals soft rubber despite being a hard rubber, with many users praising it enthusiastically. However, its high operability comes with strong manual characteristics, making it challenging for beginners.
    ■ Frequently Mentioned Points
    • Exceptional spin performance uncharacteristic of hard rubber stands out
    • Strong gripping ability enables high-level driving, serving, and overall performance
    • Easily produces knuckle shots to unsettle opponents, but requires precise control
    • Combines excellent spin comparable to soft rubber with traditional hard rubber speed
    • Difficult for beginners; recommended for intermediate and advanced players
    ■ Representative Voices
    ▲ PositiveI was amazed that such strong spin comes from hard rubber comparable to soft rubber. The gripping is excellent, enabling high-level driving, cutting, and adequate speed. It's easy to use and I love it.
    ▽ CriticalToo difficult for beginners. The slipping is strong, and thin contact leads to immediate loss of points. Even fine techniques like half-volleys require careful attention, with strong manual characteristics.

    Reviews by user

    • visitor

      PO (Experience: 11〜20 years) Well-balanced rubber

      Reviews by user

      I've used a lot of different short pips rubbers, but this one is the easiest to use and I've stuck with it.
      Since the pips run sideways, it does generate spin, but it also produces speed and knuckle balls easily.
      With my forehand stroke, my shots tend to come out as knuckle balls too, so opponents seem to have a hard time with it, but for me it's very easy to use.
      You can also put spin on your serves. The sponge grips the ball well, so it works well for every technique — the stop especially bites really well.

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      2019/01/10
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      9
      Control
      8
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use CLIPPER CR WRB

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    • visitor

      Way (Experience: 4〜5 years) Feels good

      Reviews by user

      It's easy to put spin on the ball, so if you like putting spin on your serves, you should use this.
      Beginners or players who don't spin the ball much would probably be fine with something else.

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      2018/08/01
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      8
      Control
      7
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use SK Carbon

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    • Chopman

      Chopman (Experience: 6〜10 years)

      Reviews by user

      I put this on a blade I use just for fun.

      I tried it on the forehand side
      and it was good — you can hit both topspin drives and hard smashes, and
      it's also easy to vary the pace.
      That said, since it's a spin-oriented tension rubber, I felt more affected by the opponent's spin than I expected.

      I think this rubber suits the forehand better than the backhand.
      It grips the ball well too, so it should suit a penhold fast-attack style.

      See original review

      2018/07/29
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      8
      Control
      6
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use Baum Esprit

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    • Tetsuya Hashimoto

      Tetsuya Hashimoto Easy to spin

      Reviews by user

      This short pips rubber makes it very easy to put spin on the ball. It's also easy to control and has a nice sense of speed, but the feel was harder than I expected.

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      2018/04/17
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      8
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little hard
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    • visitor

      kai

      Reviews by user

      A penhold friend of mine who used to play inverted rubber switched to this. When I got to try it, my impression was that even though it's short pips with a quick ball release, it has amazing spin, plus control and speed on par with inverted rubber. In other words, the perfect short pips.

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      2018/04/11
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      10
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little soft
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    • visitor

      kirito

      Reviews by user

      The amount of spin it generates is surprising for short pips lol. My top recommendation among short-pips rubbers.

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      2018/03/23
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      10
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little soft
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    • visitor

      tell (Experience: Less than a year)

      Reviews by user

      On the backhand drive it's barely affected by the opponent's spin, and it generates outstanding spin of its own.

      See original review

      2018/03/17
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      10
      Control
      8
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use MA LIN SOFT CARBON

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