COBALT
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[Hardness] Little hard [Performance] Speed and Control to have excellent |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed:6.75
- Spin:4
- Control:6
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Cobalt rubber, another choice for our American hard bat fighters. It is an all rubber product, no fiber backing, thick enough that it will not curl when glue is applied. Very fast, for the offensive minded!
- Single
- Knuckle shots are produced very easily
- Difficult to apply spin rotation
- Excels in defensive techniques (cut/block)
- Easy for touch shots and blocking strokes
- Excellent cost performance
Reviews by user
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Nameless beginner (Experience: ２〜３ years) Knuckle (no-spin)
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2021/10/23
I used the large-pips X-1.
First of all, it produces basically nothing but knuckle balls.
Smashes land fine.
I'd recommend it for close-to-the-table quick attack players and choppers.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use MA LIN EXTRA SPECIAL
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Sujiko (Grain height beginner in the back rubber field) (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Way too tough against topspin (though knuckle balls might be decent...)
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2023/09/03
I did some wall practice at home, and hitting topspin against topspin is really unforgiving with this one.
The reason for that, I think, is...
The pips are short.
The pips are also thick — characteristics typical of short pips rubber, I'd guess.
That said, I think this could actually be a big advantage.
For example, it's easy to produce knuckle balls, and since the trajectory drives straight into the table, it's easy to imagine that opponents would have a harder time returning it. (Even though it's unforgiving, I can still manage to hit against topspin somehow, so I'll practice and get better at it.)
As for the feel, the rubber sheet is thick and highly elastic, giving it a pretty unique feel.Summary
Since I can't handle topspin-on-topspin rallies well (though the knuckle effect seems good), I'd say the control is on the low side. But I think that's true of a lot of OX rubbers, so it's probably not worth worrying about too much.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use TIMO BOLL CAF
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Left-handed change (Experience: More than ２０ years)
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2021/01/21
I use this as a large-pips rubber for backhand chopping.
It doesn't take much spin, and it's easy to produce knuckle chops.
I think it's a good rubber in terms of value for money.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
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Odashou (Experience: ４〜５ years) All-round
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2018/08/07
It produces a ton of knuckle (no-spin). It absorbs fast balls really well and lets you block almost like long pips. That said, generating your own spin is hard, so honestly all you get is knuckle.
Your pushes and chops come out as knuckle too, but they land.On offense, flat hitting and the short game in general are easy and the ball stays on the table.
I found looping against backspin difficult.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use Swat
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