Rising Dragon [Discontinued]
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[Hardness] Little hard [Performance] Spin and Speed to have excellent |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed:8.31
- Spin:8.84
- Control:7.93
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With the new rubber RISING DRAGON Yasaka has successfully combined not only the advantages of the chinese sticky surface but also the renown qualities of speed and touch from japanese rubber technology.
RISING DRAGON offers a new dimension to your game as it is easy to make both sharp chop returns and power drives with good control.
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Players use Rising Dragon
- Lightweight and bouncy despite sticky nature
- Easy transition from tension rubbers
- Powerful drive and loop shots
- High performance at an affordable price
- Stable for net play techniques like blocking and stopping
Reviews by user
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Hugo (Experience: More than ２０ years) Spot-on trajectory
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2019/07/14
I'd been using Yasaka Rakza X the whole time, but in tournaments I'd get nervous and rack up a lot of overshoot misses, so I was looking for a rubber with a bit less flight distance. I took the plunge and switched to Shoryu. My flight distance dropped to about 80%, but that made me really swing through with my own power, and I don't feel like I'm missing anything. I don't think the amount of spin is all that different from Rakza X, but it changes more naturally now and my opponents make more mistakes. Smashes and counters are easy to pull off. The sound it makes on a hard hit is pretty intense, which bugs me a bit, but overall I'm satisfied. Looks like I'll be hooked on this one for a while.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use HUGO CALDERANO FOCO OFF+
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Nenchakku Man (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Love it or hate it, but!
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2019/07/06
A good rubber for me! Some people around me say it doesn't suit them, they dislike it, or it's hard to use, but whether a rubber suits you or not is just personal opinion anyway. I like it and I'm happy with it!
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
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Sggy (Experience: More than ２０ years) Keeps that Chinese-rubber quirk while boosting speed a lot
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2019/07/01
Hard smashes fly like crazy, and the swerving trajectory is really attractive on this rubber.
With today's plastic balls, tension rubbers make it harder to produce tricky, unpredictable shots, so it's gotten harder to force misses through trajectory and spin changes, and you end up having to rely on smashing your way through with pure speed - which is tough going.
The appeal of Shoryu is that even though it's tacky, you can still get real distance from mid-distance play.
Soft shots don't fly, but hard shots really fly - it's a rubber with a clear contrast between the two.
You can feel that you're the one controlling the ball, so you can play with confidence.
"Auto" rubbers are nice, but personally I was moved by being able to add my own spin, create variation, and push my opponent back and forth like in the old days.For what it's worth, Shoryu is also an OEM product from PALIO, but it seems like they stopped skimping on manufacturing cost - the Chinese-made tension rubbers released around the same time, like the AK47 Red, Blue, and HK1997 Gold, were also solid, good-level rubbers. Though of course opinions will vary.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Racket recommended use Innerforce ZLC
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HK Table Tennis Man (Experience: ４〜５ years) Just right
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2019/06/28
I have this on the forehand of my Viscaria.
The bite on serves and pushes has that tacky-rubber feel, while the power on drives has that tension-rubber feel.
But the standout point of this rubber is how stable the blocks are - my opponent's drives get stopped dead, and the ball comes back with that tacky-style spin on it, which made their next attack miss a lot of the time.
I think it's also easy to switch to if you're coming from a spin-oriented tension rubber.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Hard
Racket recommended use VISCARIA
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Black Storm Slightly tacky
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2019/06/19
Compared to a Chinese rubber, the tackiness is thinner both physically and in feel, but the topsheet has such high grip that you get a huge amount of spin.
It also flies like a tension rubber, so you can play confidently even from mid-distance or away from the table. It's hard, so you can push through with counters and blocks. But to make the most of that hard sponge you need a fair amount of power too, so I'd say it's for intermediate to advanced players.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Hard
Racket recommended use SK Carbon
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Ima-chan Good
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2019/06/10
This is an easy-to-use Chinese rubber. It keeps as much spin as possible while boosting speed, so I think it's improved on the usual difficulty of handling these rubbers. Because of that, I think it's a good pick for players who aren't confident with their backhand. That said, it's still a Chinese rubber at heart, so it may feel heavy and hard - if you're putting it on your backhand, go with medium or thick.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Racket recommended use Zhang Jike ALC
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Recovan (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Rubber reviews vary by person
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2019/04/11
This goes for any rubber, but it works for some people and not for others - that's just how rubbers are. Even a popular rubber doesn't suit everyone; not everyone gets along with Tenergy or Fastarc, and the same goes for tacky rubbers. For me, Shoryu's bounce and hardness feel just right, but the Tenergy series didn't suit me. Maybe it also has to do with compatibility with your blade... Among people around me, opinions on Shoryu were clearly split between good and bad, but for me it was really good!
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
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