RUUKING [Discontinued]

Everyone's rating [Hardness] Pretty soft
[Performance] Control and Speed to have excellent
RUUKING

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Averages reviews points

  • Rating: 3.6 / 10
  • 10 reviews
    • Speed:2.8
    • Spin:2.4
    • Control:5.3

    Reviews of RUUKING. 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
    2,700 Yen(Include tax 2,970 Yen)
    Producer
    Nittaku
    Product code
    NR-8724
    Speed
    8
    Spin
    9.25
    Hardness
    32.5
    Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary
    While useful as an entry-level rubber for basic practice, its poor performance makes it unsuitable for intermediate and advanced players. Its only merit is affordability, but it is markedly inferior to other products in spin, speed, and bounce.
    ■ Frequently Mentioned Points
    • Affordable entry-level rubber suitable for basic practice
    • Difficult to apply spin, not recommended for advanced techniques
    • Weak speed and bounce require significant force
    • Soft feel and short durability with unpleasant impact sound
    • Better for correcting form than developing proper technique
    ■ Representative Voices
    ▲ PositiveGood for beginners' basic practice. Since it requires proper form and careful strokes, it helps learn table tennis fundamentals.
    ▽ CriticalPrice is the only advantage; spin is difficult to apply. The soft texture creates an unpleasant sticky feel, weak bounce, and poor durability. Other products are far superior.

    Reviews by user

    • Up Down Service

      Up Down Service (Experience: 6〜10 years) Well, I guess

      Reviews by user

      My junior used this as a beginner rubber. The performance is so low that "it's only good for the price" totally makes sense. Retra or Jammin are way better. Can't really recommend it...

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      2018/05/12
      All
      4/10
      Speed
      4
      Spin
      3
      Control
      5
      Hardness Soft
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      CHIKIN98 (Experience: Less than a year) Not something a beginner should use

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      I started table tennis this year and this was the very first rubber I used, but once I tried other rubbers I realized just how bad this one's performance actually is — the difference was huge.

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      2024/11/18
      All
      3/10
      Speed
      2
      Spin
      1
      Control
      5
      Hardness Soft

      Racket recommended use FACTIVE 7

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    • IknowUcan

      IknowUcan (Experience: 2〜3 years)

      Reviews by user

      Using the thick version.
      This is a really good rubber for beginners learning the absolute basics — the fundamentals of stance and stroke.
      For someone starting around the middle years of elementary school,
      it seems like a decent fit.
      But for someone starting in junior high, I find it hard to recommend this rubber.

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      2024/08/15
      All
      5/10
      Speed
      4
      Spin
      3
      Control
      8
      Hardness Soft

      Racket recommended use SANALION S

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    • visitor

      Chirosuke (Experience: More than 20 years) Bought it for limited use.

      Reviews by user

      I bought this specifically to fix my form — a rubber that has no power unless you hit it hard, and no spin unless you brush it correctly.
      Rubbers that generate spin with just a small wrist flick, or that give decent speed even without much effort, are great and I use those normally too, but I deliberately bought this low-response rubber for practice, to go back to how I moved as an elementary schooler when I first started table tennis — really using my whole body and hitting each ball carefully. It's more tiring than usual every time I practice, but I feel like it's helping me become more conscious of each individual shot, so that when I use a high-performance rubber, I can return the ball with real intent.

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      2023/06/18
      All
      4/10
      Speed
      3
      Spin
      3
      Control
      5
      Hardness Soft

      Racket recommended use FLYATT Carbon

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    • table tennis VII

      table tennis VII (Experience: 4〜5 years)

      Reviews by user

      Topspin drive: ☆ ☆
      Push: ☆ ☆ ☆
      Serve: ☆
      Flick: ☆ ☆

      I think it's good as a starter rubber. That said, from your second rubber onward, I think you'll improve more by choosing something like ZALT instead of just looking at the price. The speed isn't high, so of course it's easy to control. You can technically do a full range of techniques with it. It feels a bit lacking, but... it's also good for when your feel has gone off and you want to reset a little. It's a rubber that makes you appreciate what tension technology actually does for you.

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      2022/07/31
      All
      5/10
      Speed
      3
      Spin
      4
      Control
      7
      Hardness Soft
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    • visitor

      Fiber 333 Hmm

      Reviews by user

      The price is the only good thing about it.
      It's too soft with a mushy feel, so I didn't really like it.
      It feels like all the bad points of Nittaku rubbers came out in this one.

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      2022/03/29
      All
      1/10
      Speed
      1
      Spin
      1
      Control
      2
      Hardness Soft
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    • visitor

      Alpha Only the price

      Reviews by user

      Warning: harsh review ahead

      First of all, it's cheap so it's easy to pick up.
      But it doesn't generate any spin. Like I said, it's a beginner rubber, meant for learning the basics.
      But no matter how good your form is or how much power you put into it, this rubber just won't spin.
      Learning proper form is important for building the basics, but this rubber actually makes your form worse.
      The bounce is very weak. Since it doesn't fly, some of that might be on my own arm, but I couldn't play from mid-distance or away from the table.
      I thought the low bounce would make the short game easier, but the sheet is slippery, so your pushes and stops float up and turn into easy balls for your opponent.
      I personally don't like the feel either.
      Soft rubbers usually make a high-pitched sound and feel great to hit.
      But this rubber doesn't make that sound at all — it's a weird, mushy feel that's honestly kind of gross.
      Also, it wears out really fast.
      If I had to say something positive, it's easy to control.
      In conclusion, it's cheap, but if you're going to use this rubber, I'd recommend spending a bit more on something else instead.
      This is just my personal opinion, so please also check other people's reviews, not just mine.
      Sorry for the long post.

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      2022/03/15
      All
      3/10
      Speed
      1
      Spin
      1
      Control
      6
      Hardness Soft
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