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For about the first month and a half after buying it, no matter how you try to spin the ball — backspin, topspin, sidespin, tomahawk serves, crouching serves, drives, smashes, the short game, anything — it puts out more power and spin than any other rubber, and it's easy to get online
Since it's a strong tacky rubber, take care with maintenance — clean it once or twice on days you practice
Personally, since it lets you combine power and spin on your drive, I think it pairs well with 7-ply or carbon blades
That said, the short lifespan is a real drawback — while most other rubbers last around 3 months, this one starts losing its spin performance after about a month and a half. Because the performance is so good to begin with, the drop-off really stands out → the solution is to put on a tacky protective film, which prevents the rubber from oxidizing. Replace the film once it gets dirty. It might be worth stocking up on around four sheets of film.

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*Used at max thickness on my forehand.
With a hardness rating of 55, I expected it to be hard, but the sheet is soft, so it actually feels softer than a typical 47.5-degree rubber. The feel on contact is genuinely "squishy."
Thanks to the sheet, it doesn't fly when you're just controlling the ball, but thanks to the sponge, it flies quite a bit when you hit hard. The combination of tack plus a soft sheet gives your topspin drives a high arc, and control over the table is excellent. Also, there's no sense of the ball dropping at all, so you can hit with confidence.
It's not all upsides though — being this easy to hit also means it's harder to generate real power. I don't think it suits meet-hitting techniques in particular. It's also easy to put spin on, but the amount of spin isn't that much for a tacky rubber. In terms of control, the ball lifts up nicely, but if you don't close the racket angle a bit, it's prone to overshooting given the ball speed.
I've written a lot, but overall I think it's an easy rubber to use. It gives the impression that you'll rarely produce a bad shot if you just swing normally — the exact opposite of a temperamental rubber, and well suited to a stable, consistent style of play.

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