Vega Asia DF
| Everyone's rating |
[Hardness] Little soft [Performance] Control and Spin to have excellent |
Averages reviews points
- Speed:7.8
- Spin:8.09
- Control:8.21
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Xiom Vega Asia with Dynamic Friction technolgy. Firm and solid grip on plastic ball, improved spin dynamics with plastic ball. The sponge of Vega Asia DF feels softer comparing to original Vega Asia. DYNAMIC FRICTION for plastic balls against slipperiness Unprecedented control and extreme angle shots Added Dynamic Friction on the best Speed of VEGA ASIA
- Pimples in
- DF coating provides excellent ball grip and easy spin generation
- Soft sponge delivers superior stability and control
- Backhanded focus with good versatility for both sides
- Outstanding cost-performance ratio
- Excellent for serves and short-range techniques
Reviews by user
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The club's biggest table tennis equipment maniac (Experience: 2〜3 years) Hard to describe, but it's Vega after all
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2017/04/29
This applies to Vega rubbers in general, but it's hard to sum up the performance in one line... I used the normal version on the reverse side of a penhold blade. This rubber is fine up to a point, but once your swing speed passes a certain level, it gets mediocre across the board. Personally, I found flat hitting incredibly hard to do. Topspin drives are reasonably easy to use (this part feels very "Vega"), but with flat hits the difference between when it bounces too much and when it doesn't is surprisingly big. Since the reverse side needs flat hitting, this rubber just wasn't for me. No complaints about chiquita or blocking though. It feels like an all-rounder where ease of use outweighs raw power. Good feel overall. The tagline was all about spin, but be careful — the hardness is different from the normal Asia version, so it's easy to misunderstand. Compared to the normal Europe version, it clearly bounces more. Opinions will differ, but the reputation of "Vega, the value-for-money option" definitely holds up. I have a friend who uses it on both sides.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Soft
Racket recommended use Acoustic C
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XIOM VEGA ASIA (Experience: Less than a year) Colorful
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2017/04/05
It's really easy to use.
Since it's built around spin and speed, even a small drive stroke puts a ton of spin on the ball. I see a lot of intermediate players using it, and players who've been playing table tennis for over a year using it too.
It only sacrifices a little control, so if you can handle it,
you'll probably just muscle your way to wins with spin and speed lol
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Hard
Racket recommended use Lightness
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Counterman (Experience: 2〜3 years) High-tension rubber
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2017/04/01
I normally use Tenergy,
but I was really surprised that something this cheap
could be this easy to use. Every technique felt easy to do, across the board.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Soft
Racket recommended use Ma Long Carbon
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PoP (Experience: 11〜20 years) Let it dwell on the ball
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2017/03/24
In terms of stability, it's excellent. It bounces well and puts on spin, so you can place the ball exactly where you're aiming. The sheet's grip is on the weaker side, so it's recommended for players who like to sink the ball in and generate spin that way.
One thing to note: it doesn't give you the kind of top speed on impact that something like Tenergy 64 does, so if your ball touch isn't solid, you can easily develop the habit of arm-only strokes.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Racket recommended use Mizutani Jun ZLC
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Former cutman (Experience: 6〜10 years) Personally it didn't suit me
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2017/02/22
Used on the forehand side as a chopper.
I felt the same thing when I used the Vega Europe DF — I just couldn't get used to that distinctive "boing-boing" feel, and gave up on it after three days.
I really liked the regular Vega Asia, but this felt like a completely different rubber.As for performance, it gives you speed, but I couldn't get good spin on the ball with any technique.
(It was advertised as spinning more easily than the regular Asia version, but maybe that's just an issue with my technique.)
On top of that, when chopping it was strongly affected by the opponent's spin and wasn't stable.I think the regular Vega Asia is better in terms of ease of putting on spin and stability.
Personally, Vega Japan is my favorite.I think it might still be bearable if used on the backhand side.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Racket recommended use KOJI MATSUSHITA OFFENSIVE
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Doubles Man (Experience: 2〜3 years)
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2017/02/06
When I hit loop drives, they get a lot of spin and my opponents look like they're struggling to return them.
Smashes and hard hits come out with really good speed.
When blocking, it sometimes bounces too much and goes long, so I'm careful when I block.
It's not hard to use, so definitely give it a try.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use 5P-2A
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30-year-old man (Experience: 11〜20 years) Stability-focused
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2017/01/26
I mainly used it on my backhand.
The feel was soft, about like the regular Vega Europe.
It's soft, but pushes and stops didn't float up too much and were easy to control. Personally, I especially found backhand drives to be very stable, with a real "grabbing" feel to the ball. Because of that, even for a softer rubber, it puts on spin easily and lets you draw a nice arc.
Since it's on the softer side, I think it suits a 7-ply or special-material blade better than a typical 5-ply, or at least a slightly stiffer 5-ply.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Soft
Racket recommended use LUDEACK
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