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 15)

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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

    • ball crusher

      ball crusher (Experience: 11〜20 years) Takes time to get used to

      Reviews by user

      An upgrade over the Xianglong.
      Took some time to get used to how to put spin on the ball.
      The short game is top notch.
      Powerful topspin drives also get great speed - excellent.
      Loops are naturally easy to do.
      It's easy to create sharp contrasts in your shots, and in that sense I feel like it has a bit of a tacky-rubber vibe.

      Once you get used to it, it's the best.

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      2020/04/03
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      10
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little hard
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    • visitor

      09c (Experience: 4〜5 years) Recommended if your backhand is weak

      Reviews by user

      I think this rubber suits the backhand side best. It's got consistency while still putting insane spin on the ball, so I'd recommend it.

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      2020/04/01
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      10
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use Zhang Jike Super ZLC

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    • Hiropon@Kanto

      Hiropon@Kanto (Experience: 2〜3 years) Has a bit of a tacky feel, but it's really a tension rubber

      Reviews by user

      First off, I see a lot of reviews saying this bounces quite a lot, but I don't think that's true at all.

      In terms of pure bounce, Tenergy 05 or G1 bounce more.

      That said, I think this "doesn't bounce much" quality is actually an advantage too.
      For example, Dignics 05 is a great rubber, but for me it bounced too much and I kept overshooting - that hasn't happened since switching to the 09C.

      What really stands out is the spin and control performance.
      It doesn't produce the nasty, unpredictable balls that Chinese rubbers do, but compared to other tension rubbers in general, it's a notch above on spin.

      Personally I usually think "control performance is about skill, not the rubber," but
      the tackiness of the sheet is just right, giving it a distinct ball-holding feel, and blocks and stops are easy to hold back with.

      Compared to pure tacky rubbers like Hurricane Neo3, the 09C wins by a wide margin on speed and distance.

      It has its quirks, but I think tension-rubber users can transition to this feel relatively easily.

      I wouldn't recommend it if you want to blast through with one shot, but for someone who wins with small techniques on serve and receive, or by mixing up spin variations across a series of loop drives, I think the 09C is the best rubber out there.

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      2020/03/31
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      10
      Control
      10
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use Innerforce Layer ZLC

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    • I'm the Chiquita man of table tennis

      I'm the Chiquita man of table tennis Insane spin.

      Reviews by user

      It's semi-tacky, but the spin you get is insane. It doesn't fly much, so this is a good rubber for anyone who kept overshooting with Dignics 05. The downside is the price. Recommended for close-to-the-table, fast-attack players who use a lot of topspin drives.

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      2020/03/30
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      10
      Control
      7
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use Timo Boll ALC

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    • visitor

      Rikumin (Experience: 2〜3 years) So amazing, all you can say is "insane"

      Reviews by user

      When I bounced the ball on the rubber it seemed like it wouldn't bounce much, but when I actually hit it, it bounced a ton, and the spin is really strong too.
      Loops and backspin attacks come up so easily you'd think there's no way you'd miss into the net, so watch out for overshooting instead. (Once you get used to it, pretty much any ball goes in.)
      Serves spin like crazy.
      Even speed drives get an insane amount of spin, and chiquita is effortless. It's pricey, but it's really easy to use and feels like it could dominate in an actual match.

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      2020/03/22
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      10
      Spin
      10
      Control
      10
      Hardness Hard

      Racket recommended use HURRICANE LONG 5

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    • visitor

      A (Experience: 6〜10 years)

      Reviews by user

      This is a review from a chopper's perspective. I'll skip the attacking side since offensive players can probably give a more detailed review on that.
      To put it in terms a chopper would understand, it felt like the touchiness of VS401 was smoothed out, with a dramatic jump in bounce.
      For chopping, despite the semi-tacky sheet and hard sponge, the ball-holding feel is good, so on top of the spin performance, it's also easy to keep under control and hold back. It was easier than my usual Tenergy 05. Pushes felt similar too.
      That said, no matter how good the ball-holding feel is, it's still a hard rubber. So I think it would be tough to use effectively in an actual match unless you're a chopper of a certain skill level. If your footwork can't keep up and you end up just blocking the ball flatly, you'll produce nothing but dead, spinless balls.
      But if you're a chopper of a decent level, you should be able to handle both chopping and attacking, in which case I think it really does live up to the hype as a rubber that overcomes that contradiction. Personally it worked really well with my outer-carbon Koji Matsushita Special blade.

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      2020/03/21
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      10
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use KOJI MATSUSHITA SPECIAL

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    • visitor

      Passerby (Experience: 2〜3 years) Spin and speed are excellent, but control might be hard

      Reviews by user

      Here are my impressions after hitting with it
      Hope this helps even a little!
      First off, control is a bit tricky
      If you don't swing too hard and just drive normally, it lands nicely
      I was using an inner-carbon blade so control was a bit hard for me
      but once you get used to it, you can hit some amazing balls
      At first I'd recommend focusing on keeping your topspin drives consistent
      Recommended for intermediate to advanced players

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      2020/03/20
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      10
      Spin
      10
      Control
      8
      Hardness Hard

      Racket recommended use LIN Gaoyuan ALC

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