Sriver
| Everyone's rating |
[Hardness] Medium hardness [Performance] Control and Speed to have excellent |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed:6.58
- Spin:5.84
- Control:7.65
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Our most successful rubber since its introduction in 1967.
More than 20 World & 70 European titles have been won with Sriver.
A hard & tacky surface and medium hard & flexible sponge makes it the best choice for all-round attackers.
Its consistency proves it's the all-time winner.
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Players use Sriver
- Optimal balance-type rubber for foundational skill-building
- Hard sponge helps develop proper form and technique
- Thickness recommended at thick or extra-thick; thin not recommended
- Creates unique trajectories for differentiation from opponents
- Incompatible mixing with tension systems changes stroke mechanics
Reviews by user
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Table tennis rubber tester hunting researcher (Experience: More than ２０ years) If you're using this in a match, I recommend the medium thickness.
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2018/04/01
Among old-school table tennis rubbers, this has the strongest speed performance. No matter what attack the opponent throws at you, this rubber lets you counter-attack easily against everything. In other words, when an opponent smashes, most people start lobbing, but with Sriver you can instead counter that smash with a smash 1.5 times faster than the opponent's smash. It suits players who want to out-rally and out-pace their opponent, or who want to counter-attack everything.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use Zhang Jike
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Faintness (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Entry rubber for junior high boys with a coach
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2018/03/27
When I started table tennis in junior high, I first used this with medium thickness on both sides.
I was in an environment where a coach from a local club team taught us as part of club activities, and they picked our rubbers for us.
The kids who were also planning to join the local club team mostly used Sriver, while the kids who only did the school club used Mark V.
At the time I didn't think much of it, but now I understand there was a real reason behind it lol
Sriver is a bit on the harder side, so it's less manageable for beginners than the Mark V. It also needs a certain amount of power to bring out the drive's full potential.
But in an environment with a coach, the maximum drive power is higher than with the Mark V, and you can fully bring out that potential.So, as the heading suggests, I'd recommend this as an entry rubber for junior high boys who have a coach!
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
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Glass man (Experience: ４〜５ years) A Japanese masterpiece rivaling Mark V
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2018/02/26
Mark V or Sriver — back in the day, using one of the two was standard.
Every aspect of its performance is stable at a high level,
so it's a rubber I can recommend to anyone.If you jump straight into a Tenergy or Rozena, it'll just be wasted on you,
so if you're going with Butterfly, this is the obvious choice for your first rubber.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
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Hydrogen ion (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Brings back memories
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2017/07/07
I used this a lot on my forehand before I started using speed glue.
The sponge is hard, so it left me with the impression of being difficult for the price. If you swing at it half-heartedly you'll just miss, so I don't think it's suited to beginners. If a beginner wants to use it, I'd say wait until you can rally 100 balls in a row consistently first. It's hard, so you need strength.
When you swing through it properly, the ball's carry is even better than the EL, and it really showed its power especially on loop drives and power drives.
Unless you applied the glue thoroughly, coat after coat, it didn't have as much effect as with the EL or FX, but multi-coating Sriver was kind of a mark of an advanced player, so in a way it was a rubber that let you gauge your opponent's skill level lol. Though people who actually did that were usually already well known anyway.
That's the kind of rubber it is.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
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Sho-go (Experience: １１〜２０ years) Huge bestseller
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2017/05/21
Younger players today might not be that familiar with it, but back in the day, Sriver was THE rubber for sheer power.
Even compared to today's rubbers, it's on the hard side.
It's sometimes introduced as a beginner's rubber, but honestly it feels too hard for beginners.
It might have value for beginners in the sense of learning to hit with your own power, but personally, if I were choosing a rubber for a beginner, I'd pick something else.Sriver on a single-ply Japanese penhold blade still looks cool even now.
It might be worth trying once just to test your own swing speed.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Hard
Racket recommended use Butterfly Hadraw SK
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Shantung (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Best-selling rubber, strong grip!
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2017/05/21
This was a popular rubber a while back.
Since it switched to plastic (the ball), it doesn't fly as far. But this rubber has strong grip, so short-game drives, serves, and pushes over the table are easy!
The topsheet is on the harder side, so it's easier to hit off than the Mark V, which makes smashing easy too.
I'd recommend it for players who stay close to the table and want to score points with control and placement rather than power.
It works pretty well (^^)All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use Borugado
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Tiburu Tennis For beginners
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2016/11/19
This was the first rubber I ever used. If I use it now compared to other rubbers (mainly tension rubbers), the bounce feels a bit lacking. Perfect for a beginner's backhand.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use Offensive CR
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