Dignics 09C

Everyone's rating [Hardness] Little hard
[Performance] Spin and Control to have excellent
Dignics 09C
Dignics 09C

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Averages reviews points

  • Rating: 9.54 / 10
  • 113 reviews
    • Speed:8.96
    • Spin:9.73
    • Control:9.13

    Reviews of Dignics 09C. Players who use Rubber evaluate various points such as hardness of the sponge, speed, control, spin, and feel at impact thoroughly.(Page 13)

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    Specifications

    Producer
    Butterfly
    Product code
    06070
    Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary
    Dignics 09C is highly rated for its outstanding spin performance and excellent durability, which can significantly improve players' skills from intermediate level and above. However, comparisons with Kyohyo show inferior spin performance, and evaluations vary depending on racket compatibility and playing style.
    ■ Frequently Mentioned Points
    • Outstanding spin performance comparable to Kyohyo Neo3, creates exceptional spin
    • Exceptional durability of 3-4+ months with maintained high performance after wear
    • Softer feel than hardness rating, generates speed comparable to tension rubbers
    • Excellent compatibility with outer carbon rackets, enables stable driving
    • Requires solid technique and impact strength, suitable for intermediate-advanced players
    ■ Representative Voices
    ▲ PositiveThis rubber performs as well as tension rubbers with exceptional durability lasting 3+ months. Players with basic fundamentals can handle it easily, and despite its hardness rating, it feels soft and enables stable, high-level driving.
    ▽ CriticalCompared to Kyohyo, it is inferior in speed, spin, and net play handling. It tends to go long (home run) when countering against opponents' spin, and lacks distance from the back court.

    Reviews by user

    • Michael Tomioka

      Michael Tomioka (Experience: 11〜20 years) This is insane

      Reviews by user

      The moment I used it I panicked a little!
      The spin is amazing, it just spins and spins!
      The spin it puts on the ball is almost enough to feel sorry for it.
      If anything, I'd guess the ball's crying tears of joy.
      It doesn't bounce more than the other Dignics rubbers, but the spin is just brutal.
      Definitely worth the 9000 yen.

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      2020/07/11
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      10
      Spin
      10
      Control
      10
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use Zhang Jike Super ZLC

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    • visitor

      Lost in equipment choices (Experience: 11〜20 years) Guaranteed performance

      Reviews by user

      It doesn't fly with a flat meet-hit, but it does fly with a topspin drive. Since the ball jumps off so strongly, mistakes tend to be overshoots.

      The feel on contact seems softer than the hardness rating suggests, but you need a certain amount of impact or more for it to land consistently. Recommended for players who can move well and swing all the way through. The balance between stability and power when you swing fully through is excellent. It gets spin too, but it's a bit "honest" (straightforward), I guess...
      The hardness and semi-tackiness make it great for fine over-the-table play. Chiquita grips well and comes up nicely, and the small stuff doesn't fly off the table, so it's easy to keep it in.

      It can do everything and has a great balance of power and stability, but it's a rubber that assumes you've got physical strength to back it up. It's fun for one-course or pattern practice, but it's not much fun once you get into all-around play or actual games.

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      2020/07/08
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      10
      Spin
      10
      Control
      8
      Hardness Little hard
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    • Manyu

      Manyu (Experience: 11〜20 years) A shocking rubber unlike any I've met!!

      Reviews by user

      I used Dignics 05 before, but it bounced so much even though it had good spin that I couldn't get the short game or chops to stay stable, so I gave up on it.
      Tenergy 05 had spin and was stable, but it was soft and flew off the table, so I gave up on that too.
      The feel on contact with Dignics 09C is on the harder side. From the very first drive I hit with it, I was blown away by the spin, trajectory, and stability. When you drive with it, the ball rises and draws an arc. It drops fast and accelerates surprisingly quickly off the bounce on the table too.
      Even when my contact point dropped low, I could still send the ball flying like Xu Xin does. It's like the rubber adjusts for you.
      Backspin balls come up easily when you drive them.
      The short game is easy too - stops land with a solid "thwack." Serves and pushes have good spin too.
      In topspin rallies and counters, it doesn't lose to the opponent's power. And chops became easy to hold back and stable.
      It's such an amazing rubber, I was genuinely moved.
      The only downside is the high price, but the performance is worth it, so I can't go back to any other rubber.

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      2020/06/23
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      10
      Control
      10
      Hardness Hard

      Racket recommended use KOJI MATSUSHITA

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    • Kura-san

      Kura-san (Experience: 11〜20 years) Great spin and control rubber

      Reviews by user

      I used this switching over from Tenergy 05.

      The bounce is toned down more than I expected.
      Coming from Tenergy 05, you might even find it a bit of a letdown at first.

      The arc on topspin drives was bigger and sharper than any rubber I've used before.

      You can even bring the ball back with a drive from below the level of the table.

      With this type of rubber before, chops would also tend to fly upward, but the 09C is different.

      Chops come out low, and it's easy to control how much cut you put on the ball.

      The contact sound is a flat "thwack," so I don't think opponents can tell how much spin you're putting on it from the sound.

      Even in situations where the opponent pushes your chop and you step in only to find your contact point has dropped, so you can't drive it - you can still drive it with this rubber.

      It's pricey,
      but this is a rubber I'd really like choppers to try.

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      2020/06/21
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      10
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use KOJI MATSUSHITA

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    • visitor

      Paris (Experience: 6〜10 years) Great, as long as it lasts

      Reviews by user

      If you're switching over from Tenergy, you'd better think of this as a completely different rubber. Light hits don't fly much, but drives get plenty of spin. Rather than hitting flat, brushing the ball thinly makes it fly and spin more. Same goes for serves.
      Over-the-table techniques get affected if the opponent's spin is strong, but flicks are flawless - that's the best part. If you struggle against backspin, definitely give this a try. Counters might be tricky until you get used to them. If the durability were longer, this would be flawless performance for anyone it suits, so definitely give it a try.

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      2020/05/30
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      10
      Control
      8
      Hardness Hard

      Racket recommended use APOLONIA ZLC

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    • Roo-san

      Roo-san (Experience: 2〜3 years)

      Reviews by user

      Glad I bought it. That sums it up perfectly! I bought this rubber with high hopes, and it really turned out to be a rubber I'm glad I got. The first thing that stands out is that it draws an arc even during forehand hitting. What really surprised me was topspin drives on both wings. I usually hit my drives flat without much arc, but even so, the 09C still draws a high arc! I also found the short game easy to do. I'm not great at stops and often send the ball off the table, but with the 09C it stays put really well. Every technique over the table was easy to pull off. As for downsides... if I had to pick one, it'd be the feel on contact - it's not a feel that Hurricane users tend to like much. You do get that rough, nasty ball you'd expect from a tacky rubber, to some extent. That said, it doesn't quite give you the kind of ball you'd get from Chinese rubbers like Hurricane. Though I was using an inner-carbon blade, which probably kept the ball cleaner too - with an outer blade I think you'd get a lot more character out of it. Whether it's serves or drives, the amount of spin was insane! Spin comes on so easily! If you've got some money to spare and you're curious about this one, definitely give it a try!

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      2020/05/19
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      10
      Spin
      10
      Control
      10
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use Innerforce Layer ZLC

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    • visitor

      Hata (Experience: 4〜5 years) Compared to Spinart

      Reviews by user

      Hey everyone, it's Hata.
      This time I'm comparing the rumored 09C with Spinart. (There's a theory that it's just the same rubber with a new name)

      Bounce    09c>Spinart
      Speed  09c>Spinart
      Spin   09c<Spinart

      To sum it up roughly
      the 09C is a lot closer to a tension rubber
      This is going to be a matter of preference. There are definitely people who'll say Spinart is better (myself included). Well, the price is what it is, and I hear it doesn't last as long, so I'm not going to use it!
      Performance-wise it's amazing though.

      Thanks for watching to the end!
      That's it for this one.

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      2020/05/12
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      10
      Spin
      10
      Control
      10
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use LIN Gaoyuan ALC

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