RIGAN

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

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Averages reviews points

  • Rating: 8.66 / 10
  • 94 reviews
    • Speed:7.38
    • Spin:8.07
    • Control:9.27

    Reviews of RIGAN. Players who use Rubber evaluate various points such as hardness of the sponge, speed, control, spin, and feel at impact thoroughly.(Page 9)

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    Specifications

    Price
    4,200 Yen(Include tax 4,620 Yen)
    Producer
    Yasaka
    Product code
    B-85
    Speed
    10+
    Spin
    12+
    Control
    11
    Hardness
    40 to 45
    Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary
    Highly praised as an entry-level rubber for beginners and intermediate players, offering excellent control and spin at a low price point. The back-face application receives notably higher evaluations than front-face usage.
    ■ Frequently Mentioned Points
    • Superior control and stability make it ideal for novice players
    • Excellent spin generation suitable for serves and loop drives
    • Lightweight and easy to handle, perfect for tension rubber introduction
    • Speed output is insufficient; pairing with hard rackets recommended
    • Back-face application is more recommended than front-face
    ■ Representative Voices
    ▲ PositiveAfter switching from Mark V, spin generation became easier and drive shots stabilized significantly. The soft impact makes it excellent for beginners.
    ▽ CriticalSpeed performance is clearly inadequate, and the ball won't fly properly unless paired with a bouncy racket. Not recommended for front-face applications.

    Reviews by user

    • visitor

      Ina (Experience: More than 20 years) Necessary and sufficient

      Reviews by user

      Because of the price and everything, it's being treated as a beginner rubber or a step-up rubber, but personally I think it's more stable than Vega Asia DF, and the speed on hard shots might actually be about the same or even a bit better.
      On the backhand, unless you're really focused on power, I think even an upper-intermediate player could use this without any issues. Because the arc is high, a plain block where you just let the ball hit the rubber tends to float, but that same high arc also means the ball goes in reliably even from mid-distance or a low position, which is a real help for someone like me who struggles with footwork.
      It's also light, so I think it's ideal for the reverse side of a penhold blade. DHS rubber is on the heavier side for reverse-penhold players putting inverted rubber on both sides, so Rigan — light, stable, and with decent speed on hard shots — was a perfect fit.
      If you're not chasing power, give it a try on the reverse side of your penhold blade!

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      2019/03/29
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      8
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use SOU MF R

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    • visitor

      Limen (Experience: 6〜10 years) Best for the back side

      Reviews by user

      Switching to Rigan made my reverse-side hitting better!
      It's simply a rubber that lifts the ball up and up, so even someone as unskilled as me is improving at reverse-side hitting.

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      2019/03/13
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      9
      Control
      10
      Hardness Little soft
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    • visitor

      cream (Experience: 11〜20 years) Can be used for correction

      Reviews by user

      An honest rubber. And because of that, the ball behaves honestly too. It has no quirks, so it's a very easy rubber to use. It's good for learning the fundamentals, but you can also reach for it when you want to get your form back or fix something.

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

      Hakuba Let's go back to basics.

      Reviews by user

      It's got more speed than the reviews suggest. I guess it really depends on how the user plays.
      The reason people rate the control highly is probably that the ball lifts upward, so you overwhelmingly cut down on easy misses. That said, the feel and sensation against the ball are very honest, so it might be one of those rubbers where, as people say, "if you hit it, it goes in."
      The spin can be, and is, applied at above-average levels, so it works fine for matches too. For what it's worth, in a rally between me with Rigan and a middle schooler who competes at the prefectural tournament level using Tenergy 05, I won decisively — a clean sweep over two sets. In the end it comes down to the player.
      Personally, I feel that Rigan is such an honest rubber that there's basically no one it won't suit. These days hard rubbers are getting more popular, so a soft rubber like this tends to get positioned as something for beginner-to-intermediate players, but Rigan can absolutely hold its own at intermediate level and above. If anything, I think this is about the right feel. The idea that "harder is better" or "harder rubbers spin more" has spread way too far and taken root too deeply.
      Let's get back to basics when choosing a rubber.

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      2019/02/28
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      10
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little soft
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      COMPLEX (Experience: 11〜20 years) Use it! Lol

      Reviews by user

      You'll get it once you try it!
      This is a cheap rubber with performance way above its price!
      Using it on the backhand is probably the right call. You'll understand better by using it than by reading about it here!
      I think it's going to end up being loved for the long haul, right alongside Yasaka's Mark V.

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      2019/02/28
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      10
      Spin
      10
      Control
      10
      Hardness Little soft
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      Gamma Knight (Experience: 11〜20 years) It is not for beginners!

      Reviews by user

      Honestly, this isn't as much of a beginner rubber as everyone says! Intermediate and even advanced players can bring out its full potential without any issue.
      First, the spin — compared to something like Rozena, the grip is better so you get more than average spin, and it also has strong rebound so the speed is there too. If anything, since it lifts the ball up, depending on your blade control and wrist use, you can produce some really good backhand shots.
      No complaints about Rigan — it's cheap and powerful, way better than getting swept up by brand value or name value and buying an expensive rubber.

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      2019/02/28
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      9
      Control
      10
      Hardness Little soft
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      Park (Experience: 4〜5 years) Rumored

      Reviews by user

      Just as stable and reassuring as everyone says. I'm happy with both the spin and the speed! It lifts the ball easily so it's effortless to use, and the ball sinks in nicely so you can feel the bounce.
      It's light, so I think you could even use max thickness on both sides.

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      2019/02/27
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      9
      Control
      10
      Hardness Little soft
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