MANTRA M

Everyone's rating [Hardness] Medium hardness
[Performance] Speed and Control to have excellent
MANTRA M

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Averages reviews points

  • Rating: 8.54 / 10
  • 26 reviews
    • Speed:8.54
    • Spin:7.19
    • Control:7.62

    The new STIGA Mantra is developed with the latest Japanese rubber technology and offers the perfect balance of synthetic and natural rubber. This new rubber mixture creates a tension between the surface and the sponge resulting in an incredible catapult effect. Microscopic air bubbles in the sponge (Oxygen Capsule System) provide great speed with a stable and consistent hit and touch. This rubber is perfect for players who require the highest in rubber quality and performance. Mantra is suitable for all types of players, with sponge variation ranging from soft to hard.

    - The medium sponge creates a high speed rubber with great hitting power
    - High speed and feeling from mid distance
    - Gives players the upper hand in spin-spin rallies
    - Produces extreme spin in serves when desired

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    Specifications

    Price
    4,500 Yen(Include tax 4,950 Yen)
    Producer
    STIGA
    Speed
    155
    Spin
    132
    Control
    84

    Players use MANTRA M

    Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary
    The rubber is highly appreciated for its high cost-performance ratio, offering a feel similar to Tenergy 64 at a lower price. However, its characteristics of excelling in flat hits and smashes while offering average spin performance create mixed opinions depending on playing style.
    ■ Frequently Mentioned Points
    • Similar feel to Tenergy 64 but at an affordable price
    • Excellent stability in flat hits and smashes
    • Average spin amount may feel insufficient
    • Ideal for front-to-mid court play styles
    • Highly dependent on individual compatibility
    ■ Representative Voices
    ▲ PositiveOffers moderate hardness with good spin generation and control performance with no particularly difficult aspects. Excellent value for money and highly recommended for aggressive players.
    ▽ CriticalSome view it as a standard rubber without distinctly characteristic performance, describing it as an ordinary product.

    Reviews by user

    • Uhohaho30000

      Uhohaho30000 (Experience: 2〜3 years) Verified Purchase

      Reviews by user

      First off, this is super similar to Tenergy 64!
      Smashes, flat hits, and close-to-the-table drives are easy to hit and powerful!
      Some people say the spin is lacking, but if you make solid contact you get plenty.
      The control feels about average.
      Pushes and stops are also no problem and feel good.
      I never felt like it was hard to put spin on, so I think it's an all-around rubber you can use for everything.
      I'd recommend it for the forehand of beginner-to-intermediate to intermediate players who play close to the table!

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      2025/02/03
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      7
      Control
      6
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use ALLROUND EVOLUTION

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    • visitor

      A certain second-year junior high school student (Experience: 2〜3 years)

      Reviews by user

      This rubber suits shots that call for speed, like flat hits and smashes.

      On the flip side, if you mainly want to use spin-heavy techniques like topspin drives, I'd recommend a different rubber.
      It feels like a version of Mantra M Status that's gone all-in on speed.
      If you want to drive with a Mantra series rubber, I'd recommend Mantra H.

      Have a great table tennis life!

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      2024/05/11
      All
      7/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      5
      Control
      7
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use Super defensive

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    • Gengar

      Gengar (Experience: 6〜10 years) STIGA's rubber for beginners to intermediates

      Reviews by user

      Max thickness on a Korbel, 47.3g.
      It's an easy rubber to handle. It's easy to hit against backspin, and both looping and hard hitting are possible.
      There's really nothing it's bad at - it's a solid, well-rounded rubber. The feel is the same as the DNA series.
      The difference from DNA Pro is really the power - Pro had more spin and speed. Also, the Pro M sheet felt softer.

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      2023/02/09
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      8
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use KORBEL

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    • Chabby

      Chabby (Experience: 6〜10 years)

      Reviews by user

      Matte surface. A distinctive botanical (?) smell. This is the type that really shines on smashes rather than topspin drives. It suits a playing style of hitting hard and fast close to the table.

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      2023/01/06
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      10
      Spin
      6
      Control
      10
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use ENERGY WOOD V2 WRB

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    • visitor

      a (Experience: 4〜5 years)

      Reviews by user

      Smashing and hitting flat are great, but it wasn't good when I backed off the table a bit to loop drive. If you let the ball sink into the sponge it carries further, but it just wasn't for me.

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      2021/08/19
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      4
      Control
      5
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use SK7 Classic

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    • visitor

      Self-proclaimed intermediate (Experience: 4〜5 years) Super good

      Reviews by user

      I'm a chopper. I use the max-thickness version on my forehand.
      Personally, I think of this rubber as a Tenergy 64 with the bounce toned down.
      Chops come out flat and sharp, and drives fly with a nice arc, so it's easy to use.
      I think it's good as a stepping stone before moving on to Tenergy.

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      2020/08/02
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      10
      Spin
      7
      Control
      8
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use Def play Senzo

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    • Acquaintance of peppers

      Acquaintance of peppers (Experience: 11〜20 years) Easy to hit flat

      Reviews by user

      You might feel the spin is a bit lacking. Smashes and blocks are really easy to do. Short-game shots like stops and flicks are also stable.
      I think this is a rubber best suited to close-to-the-table to mid-distance play.

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      2020/03/22
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      7
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little soft
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