TeruRyu [Discontinued]
| Everyone's rating |
[Hardness] Medium hardness [Performance] Spin and Control to have excellent |
Averages reviews points
- Speed:6.99
- Spin:8.26
- Control:7.68
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Yasaka can offer a table tennis rubber with a very sticky top sheet combined with a rather hard sponge.
The sticky rubber makes it easy to control the topspin, serves and short cut returns.
The tension of the sponge creates outstanding speed.Even though being a sticky Chinese rubber SHINING DRAGON is light-weighted.
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Specifications
- Producer
- Yasaka
- Product code
- B-52
- Lightweight for a sticky rubber, making it easy to handle
- Excellent spin performance with stable drive shots
- Effective for point-scoring via short-court techniques and blocking
- Ideal for beginners transitioning from tension rubbers, but limited attacking power
- Compatibility varies depending on blade hardness; proper blade selection is crucial
Reviews by user
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Capybara (Experience: 11〜20 years) Light and easy to use
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2017/02/22
I've used Shoryu too, so I'll review this while comparing the two.
First off, I'd say the biggest feature of this rubber is that it's light. Honestly, the lightness surprised me.
Like Shoryu, you need to really commit to the topspin drive or it won't grab the ball.
That said, a desperate shot can come out as an unexpected knuckleball, which can be great for forcing a mistake from your opponent.It's faster than Shoryu, though Shoryu still wins on raw spin and on how easily it produces that typical tacky-rubber ball.
This rubber makes the short game and blocking easy, and I found countering really easy too. Serves also bite way more than with a tension rubber.
I think tension-rubber users could switch to this without much of an adjustment period.
If Shoryu is a tension rubber leaning tacky, Kiryu feels like a tacky rubber leaning tension.I think it's a fantastic rubber that I could recommend to just about anyone.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Racket recommended use Innerforce Layer ZLC
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Turtle-chan 2017 (Experience: 11〜20 years) Easy to use, great-value tacky tension rubber
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2017/02/05
This is a tacky tension rubber with a whole new feel.
I used to use Hurricane. I haven't tried Shoryu yet.
The feel off the ball is great and it flies well. The tackiness isn't too strong or too weak, and it still generates good speed.
Of course it also has the strong spin that Chinese rubbers are known for, so serves and pushes bite well too.
What I really want to highlight is that it's lighter than I expected. The price is nice and low too.
The black sponge is the "Blue Sponge," and it looks great!All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Racket recommended use CLIPPER CR WRB
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Manabuto (Experience: 11〜20 years) A bit of a half-baked rubber
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2017/02/05
I used this after Shoryu, and it's quite a bit softer. I thought it might actually work better on my backhand than my forehand.
It could be a good entry point into tacky rubbers.
Also, since the rubber is a bit softer and lighter, the ball tends to come out light too. As far as tacky rubbers go, it's light and easy to use. It seems better suited to players who go for long rallies than those who go for one big finishing shot.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Racket recommended use INFINITY VPS V
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VO & gt; 102 ♪ (Experience: 11〜20 years) Depends on the blade!
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2017/02/01
It felt great on LC, but
on SC I could only get light balls out of it.
I get that it depends on the blade/arm combo, but
it suits a springier blade better.
With a grippier blade the ball really comes out light,
and you can tell it's light the instant you hit it.
Honestly, Shoryu is the safer choice overall.
Even if you're careful peeling the rubber off, it tears (crying).
I won't be buying it again (bitter laugh)All Speed Spin Control Hardness Soft
Racket recommended use FIREire FALL SC
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Snowstorm (Experience: 6〜10 years) The moment I used it, I was surprised — it has both the goodness of tacky and tension
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2017/01/28
I was surprised the moment I used it. It has the spin of a tacky rubber and the distance of a tension rubber. This one's easy to use.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use Timo Boll ALC
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Butaneko (Experience: 2〜3 years) Compared to Rakza X
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2017/01/27
My Rakza X on the forehand was getting old, so I decided to switch it out.
The first thing I noticed using this one was that it's a lot lighter than Rakza X,
which made it really easy to swing, and I liked that.
The spin performance felt about the same as Rakza X — you could say the amount of spin on drives is basically unchanged.
But I felt the drive was more stable with the Kiryu — the rubber hardness is the same, but the ball sinks in more with this one, which made it easier to play.
Counter-drives were overwhelmingly easier with this rubber.
Stopping a push was also quite easy, and it was easy to follow up an attack right after a stop.
Being a tacky rubber, it didn't bounce much on soft touches, but if you hit through it firmly it springs back, so it wasn't a big concern.
The downside is that when you try to cut a push short, it tends to go long — you get used to it, but it's a bit prone to flying off.
This was my first tacky rubber, but it was easy to use, and since I found Rakza X heavy, I'm very satisfied with this one.
Chiquita was easy to do on the backhand, but the ball tends to drop during rallies, so I can't really recommend it for that.
If you feel like Rakza X is too heavy, this is definitely a rubber worth switching to.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use REDSHANK
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Ultraman drive (Experience: 6〜10 years)
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2016/12/29
Compared it to the Shoryu.
Spin
Shoryu = Kiryu
Speed
Shoryu > Kiryu
Control
Shoryu < Kiryu
Softness of feel
Shoryu < Kiryu
Power
Shoryu > Kiryu
Lightness
Shoryu < KiryuAll Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use Timo Boll ALC
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