GF R

Everyone's rating [Hardness] Little soft
[Performance] Control and Spin to have excellent
GF R

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Averages reviews points

  • Rating: 8.3 / 10
  • 10 reviews
    • Speed:7.1
    • Spin:7.7
    • Control:9.2

    Reviews of GF R. Players who use Rubber evaluate various points such as hardness of the sponge, speed, control, spin, and feel at impact thoroughly.

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    Specifications

    Price
    4,200 Yen(Include tax 4,620 Yen)
    Producer
    Mizuno
    Product code
    83JRT740
    Hardness
    40
    Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary
    A tension rubber widely supported by beginners to intermediate players. Praised for excellent control performance with its soft sheet and suppressed bounce, offering balanced speed and spin with high stability.
    ■ Frequently Mentioned Points
    • Soft sheet is easy for beginners to use
    • Excellent control performance and stability
    • Subdued bounce suitable for entry level
    • Many praise it as ideal for backhand
    • Affordable price point
    ■ Representative Voices
    ▲ PositiveSoft and easy to control, with no discomfort even when switching from high-elasticity rubber. Overall balanced performance makes it highly user-friendly.
    ▽ CriticalNo notable critical opinions

    Reviews by user

    • visitor

      Novice kid (Experience: 4〜5 years) Recommended for drive players or backhand

      Reviews by user

      I think it's great for getting started with tension rubbers. It grips the ball well and makes it easy to draw a nice arc, so it's very stable on the backhand. On the forehand you'll probably get some overhits until you're used to it. It's not especially fast, so switching over from a high-elasticity rubber shouldn't feel too strange. Looping against backspin is easy to do. The individual numbers aren't especially high, but overall performance is well-rounded and high across the board, which makes it very easy to use.

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      2019/01/13
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      6
      Spin
      8
      Control
      8
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use Suifuta MF

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      Nikkori (Experience: Less than a year) Recommended for first-timers

      Reviews by user

      This is the first tension rubber I've used, and it's really easy to use.
      It's easy to control, and even someone without much power like me can use it well.

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      2021/10/31
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      7
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use Fortius FT5

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    • Anonymous

      Anonymous (Experience: 4〜5 years)

      Reviews by user

      In a good way, this is a low-performance tension rubber. If you put a tacky rubber on your forehand, the gap between the two sides makes opponents miss.

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      2019/05/03
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      8
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little soft
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    • visitor

      Kinchaku (Experience: 4〜5 years)

      Reviews by user

      This rubber is soft and easy to control.
      The price is on the cheaper side too, so I think it's good for beginners.
      I use it on my backhand, and since it's easy to control when moving the opponent side to side, I can move them around well, then finish with my forehand once the ball floats up — that's my usual pattern.
      I think intermediate players can use it too, so give it a try.

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      2018/05/19
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      7
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use Forutiusu FT

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    • visitor

      Kicking bag (Experience: 2〜3 years) Easy to control

      Reviews by user

      Spin comes on just fine,
      it's easy to control,
      and since the rubber is soft, the ball sinks in and you get good speed too.
      I think it's best used on the backhand.

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      2018/02/25
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      8
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use Forutiusu FT

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    • Kamaya

      Kamaya (Experience: 6〜10 years) Control-focused, but decent spin too

      Reviews by user

      With high-elasticity rubbers, the grip on the ball and spin feel lacking. With tension rubbers, I worry about overhitting in matches. And if you go softer to tone down the bounce, other problems show up, like pushes floating too much. GF-R is what solved all of these issues for me at once.
      First, about the rubber itself: the topsheet feels like a GFT with slightly wider pimple spacing, and it's soft. The sponge seems to be the same as GFT40. Because the sheet is lighter, the overall weight is lighter than GFT40 too.
      As for grip and spin, if you hit it too thin it slides more than GFT, so it's better to let the ball sink in a bit using the softness — that gives you a solid grip and good spin. The absolute amount of spin is a bit less than GFT.
      Speed is toned down and easy to control, and on hard hits it doesn't come out as fast as GFT. When I can't hit cleanly, the softness of the sheet still helps the ball land reasonably well.
      Pushes and stops didn't float as much as I expected, and I could do sharp, biting pushes without any problem.
      Blocking felt easy too, thanks to how controllable it is.

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      2018/01/06
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      6
      Spin
      8
      Control
      9
      Hardness Soft
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    • visitor

      Equipment geeks (Experience: 2〜3 years) Beginner-friendly tension rubber

      Reviews by user

      It's an entry-level tension rubber, so it's easy to put spin on.
      The rubber is also soft, so even a light hit sinks in nicely and generates speed.
      You can still control it well during fast rallies, so it's very easy to use even under the pressure of a tournament.

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      2017/11/17
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      6
      Control
      10
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use Core 7 OFF+

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