Sriver EL

Everyone's rating [Hardness] Little soft
[Performance] Control and Speed to have excellent
Sriver EL

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Averages reviews points

  • Rating: 6.87 / 10
  • 67 reviews
    • Speed:5.7
    • Spin:5.39
    • Control:8.31

    Sriver EL combines Sriver's top sheet with a medium-soft elastic sponge.
    This softer sponge allows you to generate more spin without using a power swing.

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    Specifications

    Price
    3,200 Yen(Include tax 3,520 Yen)
    Producer
    Butterfly
    Product code
    05380
    Speed
    100
    Spin
    80
    Control
    83
    Hardness
    35
    Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary
    Highly rated as a beginner-friendly rubber with excellent control and stability. However, many reviews recommend switching to other rubbers after skill improvement due to insufficient speed and spin.
    ■ Frequently Mentioned Points
    • Excellent control and stability for beginners
    • Lacks speed and spin compared to advanced rubbers
    • No distinctive characteristics, easy to handle
    • Relatively short lifespan reported
    • Suitable for basic skill development before upgrading
    ■ Representative Voices
    ▲ PositiveSufficient performance for beginners, encouraging practice to generate power through body movement. Easy control, good balance, and ideal for progression from beginner to intermediate level.
    ▽ CriticalPoor speed output, short durability, and insufficient bounce for modern table tennis. Weaker spin compared to tension rubbers, and overpriced relative to other beginner rubbers.

    Reviews by user

    • visitor

      A (Experience: 2〜3 years) This is a beginner's rubber, for real!

      Reviews by user

      The lack of speed is actually a plus!
      It keeps the ball on the table properly, so it's easy to use!
      Great for beginners!

      See original review

      2024/06/10
      All
      7/10
      Speed
      5
      Spin
      7
      Control
      10
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use FALCIMA

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    • visitor

      table & ball (Experience: 6〜10 years) Recommended for beginners

      Reviews by user

      I tried putting the Sriver EL on my backup blade. My impression is that it's good for beginners. Since I normally use Dignics, the feel is different, and the speed and spin fall short of Dignics, but at least the ball doesn't fall short on you.

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      2023/11/19
      All
      7/10
      Speed
      5
      Spin
      6
      Control
      5
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use HURRICANE LONG 5

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    • visitor

      Tanaka 0569 Good as your first or second rubber

      Reviews by user

      It's a high-rebound rubber, but the performance is more than enough for a beginner.

      That said, it doesn't have the tension technology you find in more recent rubbers, so I think it's good training for learning to generate power with your own body.

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      2023/11/17
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      8
      Control
      10
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use SK7 Classic - CS

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    • Gengar

      Gengar (Experience: 6〜10 years) My first sheet

      Reviews by user

      I put this on a Korbel blade in max thickness, coming out to 40.2g.
      Since I normally use Tenergy, this feels overwhelmingly dead by comparison. The sheet is also weak and doesn't generate much spin — it felt almost like an anti-spin rubber.
      You have to build a proper racket angle and hit through the ball firmly or it won't go in, so I think it's good as a beginner's first rubber for practicing that. For your second rubber onward, I think it's better to move to a tension rubber to get spin.

      See original review

      2023/02/09
      All
      5/10
      Speed
      5
      Spin
      3
      Control
      7
      Hardness Soft

      Racket recommended use KORBEL

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    • visitor

      All four (provisional) Comparison, continued

      Reviews by user

      Control: FX >> EL > Original
      Smash
      Power: Original ≧ EL > FX
      Stability: FX >> EL > Original
      Drive
      Trajectory height: FX = EL > Original
      Spin: Original > EL ≧ FX
      Receive
      Push: Original = EL ≧ FX
      Stop: Original ≧ EL = FX
      Flick: EL ≧ Original >> FX
      Chiquita: the sheet is the same, so barely any difference

      See original review

      2022/11/19
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      6
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little soft
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    • visitor

      All four (provisional) Comparison

      Reviews by user

      Speed: Original >> EL > FX
      Spin: Original ≧ EL = FX
      Control: FX > EL > Original
      I'd recommend this to beginners who want to become attacking players.

      See original review

      2022/11/07
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      6
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little soft
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    • visitor

      k-ta (Experience: 4〜5 years) Easy to handle!

      Reviews by user

      I think this is aimed at beginners.
      It generates speed and grips the ball well for spin.
      But its lifespan is really short.

      See original review

      2022/09/06
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      6
      Control
      9
      Hardness Soft

      Racket recommended use TB5α

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