MANTRA H
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[Hardness] Hard [Performance] Speed and Spin to have excellent |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed:8.22
- Spin:8
- Control:7.78
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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 hard sponge creates the classic feel with extreme attacking possibilities
- Very high speed and effectiveness from short distance
- Excellent blocking abilities in close to table action
- Heavy rotation topspin in flicks and offensive returns
- Pimples in
Players use MANTRA H
- Outstanding value: High performance at ~3000 yen
- Front-court focused: Excellent at blocking, countering, and net play
- Hard design: Balances spin and speed, resists losing rallies
- Powerful drives: Low trajectory with devastating force when compressed
- Back-court limitation: Insufficient distance for mid-to-back court play
Reviews by user
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Chuukoto (Experience: ４〜５ years) God-tier
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2020/01/09
Great value for money.
It's hard, but if you can handle it, you can get so much spin that even Tenergy can't block it.
It feels more like brushing on the top sheet than sinking the ball in.
On the forehand you can counter and drive solidly, and it never feels hard to use.
On the backhand, blocking lets you pick your course to an almost unfair degree.Basically, the performance you get from this rubber at this price is godlike. It's best with a carbon or fiber blade — that bounce lets you get the most out of this rubber.
Just for reference…*This might be a manufacturing defect, but right out of the box there's a line running through around the middle. Looks like the kind that forms when the rubber has oxidized.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Hard
Racket recommended use TIMO BOLL CAF
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Yuta (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Great value for money
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2019/09/05
It feels similar to a German-made tension rubber, but the bounce is a bit more restrained. If you swing properly, the drive gets good spin. It's also cheaper than other tension rubbers and doesn't fall short in performance, so I don't think you'd lose anything by trying it.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use Ofucharofu original Senzo carbon
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tmn Senpai (Experience: ４〜５ years) Fastest of the spin-type. More than average spin
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2019/08/13
Blocking is really easy with this. You can shake the opponent up with blocks alone, the meet-hit is really fast, and it's not affected much by incoming spin, which is great. Also, drives fly with a low trajectory and get a ton of spin. It grips better than G-1, about on par with V15 — though honestly G-1 is just trash, lol. A drive hit hard from mid-distance lacks a bit of stability, but it's fast. Since the initial speed is high, you need to load up the shot or the drive won't get much spin, so I'd recommend using a compact swing. Weight-wise it's about the same as, or lighter than, a German tension rubber. But the biggest advantage of all is that you can get it for under 3000 yen. It's definitely worth trying at least once.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Hard
Racket recommended use ETERNITY VPS V
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Expert（10-year break） (Experience: ６〜１０ years) A hard rubber for close-to-mid-distance play
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2019/03/03
First, the upside: the rubber grips well and is hard, so when you hit a solid drive it comes out with a low, flat trajectory.
Also, brushing the surface of the rubber doesn't push the ball out too far, so loop drives come out low and short.
Blocks land well despite the hardness of the rubber. Easy to control.
The biggest strength is probably close-to-the-table counter-driving. The control when meeting the opponent's drive on the rise is excellent, I think.
It's great value for money too, and it feels distinctive.
The downside is that it's heavy, and hard. Well, if you already dislike hard rubbers to begin with, you probably wouldn't pick this one anyway.
Also, hitting from further back than mid-distance is pretty tough. Combined with the low trajectory, topspin rallies aren't impossible, but they're difficult. So I think this is a rubber for people who excel close to the table through mid-distance. If anything, I'd say it suits the forehand better.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use CLIPPER CR WRB
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Momiage Lupin (Experience: １１〜２０ years) Speed and counter are outstanding!
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2018/09/27
I got this brand new through a friend's connection at the crazy low price of 2500 yen.
Here are my thoughts after hitting with it.
It's got good bounce and produces speed.
The trajectory is fairly flat, and compared to the typical spin-oriented tension rubbers out there, spin is a bit harder to generate, but if you swing through it properly, you do get proper spin.
Also, compared to common spin-oriented tension rubbers, it feels less affected by incoming spin. Because of that, I found counters easy to pull off.
I feel this rubber suits players who sink the ball in and hit through, rather than brushing it.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Hard
Racket recommended use LIBERTA SYNERGY
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Kidney Bean (Experience: １１〜２０ years) Good balance of drive and flat hit
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2018/05/06
This is a STIGA rubber made in Japan.
Cut to mid-size penhold (leaving about 1.5cm), thick, at 47g it's a bit on the heavy side, probably because the sponge is hard.
That said, once I put it on a 5-ply blade, the feel wasn't as hard as I expected.
It can handle not just topspin drives but flat hits and counters too, so I think it suits penhold as well.
You need real power to blast it through from away from the table.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Hard
Racket recommended use ARCTIC WOOD
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Ruuien (Experience: ６〜１０ years) I really love it
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2018/05/01
Since the rubber is hard and has a lot of firmness, it holds up well in rallies
and I don't feel like I lose exchanges on counters or blocks.
Both the sheet and sponge grip the ball well and suit a brushing stroke.
Because of that, spin is easy to generate on serves, pushes, and loops.
For topspin drives, I feel you need a certain amount of swing to really sink the ball in.
It suits close-to-the-table players. It fits well with the style of table tennis these days.
I find it hard to use on the backhand (for me at least, the ball flies off before it can really sink in),
so I'd recommend it for forehand use.Compared to other rubbers, it's cheap and I have no complaints about the performance.
It's not a rubber that bounces on its own - you need to generate the spin yourself - so I'd recommend it to anyone who wants that feeling of hitting the ball themselves.
If you want a rubber that spins automatically for you, I wouldn't recommend this one.Personally I really love it and plan to keep using it, but
there's one big drawback.
In less than two or three weeks, a white line appears down the middle.
It's definitely not dead, but the white line shows up quickly.
It still performs almost like new, but it's a shame appearance-wise.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Hard
Racket recommended use Swat Power
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