RAKZA Z EXTRA HARD

Everyone's rating [Hardness] Hard
[Performance] Spin and Speed to have excellent
RAKZA Z EXTRA HARD

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Averages reviews points

  • Rating: 9.46 / 10
  • 37 reviews
    • Speed:8.89
    • Spin:9.38
    • Control:8.68

    Reviews of RAKZA Z EXTRA HARD. Players who use Rubber evaluate various points such as hardness of the sponge, speed, control, spin, and feel at impact thoroughly.(Page 4)

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    Specifications

    Price
    6,300 Yen(Include tax 6,930 Yen)
    Producer
    Yasaka
    Product code
    B-88

    Players use RAKZA Z EXTRA HARD

    Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary
    Highly rated as a sticky tension rubber combining excellent spin and speed performance. However, its high hardness and weight make it challenging for beginners and weaker players, requiring sufficient power and driving technique to use effectively.
    ■ Frequently Mentioned Points
    • Exceptional spin performance enabling heavy, powerful drives
    • Impressive speed despite being a sticky rubber
    • Excellent control for fine techniques like chipping and tweaking
    • Requires significant power; designed for hard hitters
    • Reasonable price with excellent cost-performance ratio
    ■ Representative Voices
    ▲ PositiveDespite its high hardness, it's manageable to use. The sticky sheet combined with hard sponge delivers the best of both worlds—sticky rubber advantages plus strong speed output.
    ▽ CriticalVery heavy and hard, causing shoulder pain that made it impossible to continue using. Disappointed that only extra-thick size is available without other thickness options.

    Reviews by user

    • visitor

      Cutman (Experience: 2〜3 years) Incredible stability

      Reviews by user

      Used mounted on a STIGA Defensive Classic. My partner rubber is Vertical 20.
      At first it was hard to handle, but after a week I was beating players ranked above me.
      Chops bite in well too, and it doesn't affect the pips.
      This is the best rubber.

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      2021/12/29
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      8
      Control
      10
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use DEFENSIVE CLASSIC

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    • Jumping Ossan

      Jumping Ossan (Experience: 6〜10 years) Makes you want to level up

      Reviews by user

      When I first started using it → it just flies way up and is hard to hit.
      Maybe it's not manageable if you only play once a week?

      About 1 month in → the spin is just amazing. It goes deep into the opponent's court and then comes alive, hopping upward from there. I barely feel any speed.

      One day, I learned a stroke where you brush the ball while grazing it → and found out it actually produces insane speed.

      Now (around 4-5 months in) → once you get used to it and can hit all kinds of balls, on the forehand side it feels like there's nothing else, and it's fun to play with.
      Personally I think it's an all-purpose rubber that can do anything, but I think its biggest charm might actually be how nicely it spins on connecting shots.
      That said, it's tough on a guy over 40 (lol).

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      2021/10/05
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      10
      Control
      8
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use Barwell

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    • visitor

      Fuutaro (Experience: 2〜3 years) A really great rubber

      Reviews by user

      I've only used it for a little while, but I feel it's a rubber without as much quirkiness as Hurricane, while not having quite the power of Rasant — in other words, I think it's a very well-balanced rubber. The short game is easy to handle, and you can return topspin rallies without losing to your opponent's ball. It's a pretty heavy, hard rubber, so if someone without much power uses it, I think everything will just drop short when hitting.

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      2021/04/08
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      10
      Spin
      8
      Control
      5
      Hardness Hard

      Racket recommended use VIOLIN CARBON

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    • Takuto No.23

      Takuto No.23 (Experience: 11〜20 years) The rubber I've been searching for

      Reviews by user

      I saw a video of a player from some team using this on YouTube and thought it might suit me, so I bought it. I have it on both my main and backup rackets, both sides.
      First, forehand hitting: even though it's called a tacky tension rubber, it's still mostly close to a tacky rubber, so it doesn't bounce that much and I found it easy to control.
      Next, the short game: this is just perfect. It really shows the ease of short-game play that's typical of tacky rubbers. Even just pushing produces a nasty ball, so I was impressed.
      For attacking shots, when you really sink the ball into the rubber the spin is insane. With loop drives you can get the kind of nasty ball that makes the opponent miss on their own... It also has decent speed, so I thought it'd be even better if you mix things up.
      By the way, it's not actually that tacky. That works fine for me personally, so it didn't bother me...
      Overall, this is just an amazing rubber, nothing to complain about. I think I can stick with this for close to a year.

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      2021/02/03
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      6
      Spin
      10
      Control
      8
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use LIBERTA SYNERGY PLUS

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    • visitor

      Samehada-o (Experience: 6〜10 years)

      Reviews by user

      I switched over from Rakza X. The feel completely changed. It grips the ball more than before, and it catches the ball nicely too.

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      2021/01/03
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      10
      Control
      8
      Hardness Hard

      Racket recommended use ALNADE

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    • Dai-chan junior high teacher

      Dai-chan junior high teacher (Experience: 11〜20 years) A rubber for top players

      Reviews by user

      First off, it's heavy
      It ends up more than 10 grams heavier than a normal rubber

      The tackiness is maybe about slight-tack level?
      I've also used the regular Z, and the sheet is probably the same

      The speed off the racket is amazing
      It flies way more than you'd expect from a tacky rubber.
      That said, it doesn't produce much of the unpredictable, wobbly ball flight that's normally the strength of tacky rubbers
      If anything, the trajectory is closer to that of a tension rubber

      Even among regular players, I'm a pretty hard hitter, but this is still too stiff for even me to handle properly
      Apparently there are YouTubers out there swinging away with this on both sides, which I find hard to believe
      Putting this on the backhand is just next level

      I'd say this is recommended for the forehand of even advanced players who are quite hard hitters
      or maybe for people who are struggling because their blade is too light

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      2020/12/09
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      8
      Control
      4
      Hardness Hard
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    • sarah

      sarah (Experience: 11〜20 years) Combines power and stability!

      Reviews by user

      Since it's called "Extra Hard," I thought it would be an insanely hard rubber, but
      it's a rubber that doesn't feel as hard as its rating suggests. If you hit with a hooking motion, it grabs spin firmly, and if you catch the ball thick and
      hit it, you can produce a topspin drive with outstanding destructive power. Someone with a lot of power, like player Takuya Jin, could probably use it on the backhand too. On top of that, the price isn't too high, so I think it's worth buying once to try.

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      2020/11/25
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      10
      Control
      8
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use ZX-GEAR IN

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