DNA PLATINUM XH

Everyone's rating [Hardness] Little hard
[Performance] Spin and Speed to have excellent
DNA PLATINUM XH
DNA PLATINUM XH DNA PLATINUM XH

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Averages reviews points

  • Rating: 9.47 / 10
  • 30 reviews
    • Speed:9.1
    • Spin:9.3
    • Control:8.63

    Reviews of DNA PLATINUM XH. Players who use Rubber evaluate various points such as hardness of the sponge, speed, control, spin, and feel at impact thoroughly.(Page 3)

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    Specifications

    Price
    8,500 Yen(Include tax 9,350 Yen)
    Producer
    STIGA
    Product code
    1712070523,1712070123
    Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary
    Highly rated as an advanced-level rubber that is surprisingly easy to handle despite its 52.5-degree hardness, delivering excellent rotation and speed performance. Suits both drive players and cutmen alike, with particularly strong support for its exceptional spin and grip strength.
    ■ Frequently Mentioned Points
    • Feels softer than its hardness rating, very playable
    • Exceptional rotation and speed in perfect balance
    • Works well for both drive and cut playstyles
    • Consistent and stable for close-to-net techniques
    • Requires solid technique and power to maximize
    ■ Representative Voices
    ▲ PositiveProduces power, generates rotation, delivers speed, and prevents opponent counters. Yet it makes hitting backspin and knuckle shots surprisingly easy. Mistakes decrease and scoring power increases—arguably the generation's masterpiece.
    ▽ CriticalAt 52.5 degrees, it's genuinely hard and requires appropriate technical skill to handle. Against backspin, I couldn't compress it well enough with my ability level, resulting in repeated net errors.

    Reviews by user

    • visitor

      Cutman with a lot of attacks (Experience: 4〜5 years) Highly recommended for choppers with a strong impact style

      Reviews by user

      Currently using max thickness on a Defensive Classic.
      Light hits: bounces but doesn't bounce too much
      Drive: spins on automatically so you can produce heavy, high-spin drives, but if the impact isn't strong it tends to come out flat
      Block: good control, you can return the ball anywhere without losing to your opponent's spin
      Chop: doesn't bounce too much so even a full, deep chop stays on the table. But since it's hard, be careful — without the technique to impart spin you'll end up producing nothing but knuckle balls
      Counter: when you really sink the ball in, you get a nasty counter. Countering off a chop was extremely easy
      Short game: pushes, stops, flicks, chiquita, and sliding shots — most techniques were easy to do
      Serve: you can produce serves loaded with spin whether short or long
      Overall: this is a really great rubber for choppers, but since it's hard, I don't think you can use it well without a certain level of skill. That said, if you can master it, you might be able to score big with things like counters off heavy chops, so if you're looking for a harder rubber, give this one a consideration.
      Sorry for the long review.

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      2023/05/26
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      10
      Control
      6
      Hardness Hard

      Racket recommended use DEFENSIVE CLASSIC

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    • Gengar

      Gengar (Experience: 6〜10 years) An advanced rubber you can really drive

      Reviews by user

      Put on an Innerforce Layer, weighing 50.9g.
      Clearly harder compared to Platinum H.
      Because of that, when you swing through it properly you get a low trajectory with quite a lot of power. Also, for hitting backspin balls, hitting it more with a meeting touch was more stable and produced good shots.
      It's fine for practice, but I felt it's difficult to use in matches.
      A rubber purely for advanced players.

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      2023/04/05
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      10
      Spin
      9
      Control
      9
      Hardness Hard

      Racket recommended use Innerforce Layer ALC

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    • visitor

      Rainbow (Experience: 4〜5 years) Strongest regardless of the user's skill

      Reviews by user

      Used on the forehand of an Innerforce Layer ALC.S. This was a switch from Vega Pro. Compared to Vega Pro, Vega Pro seemed better in every way, and I was thinking Platinum was just too hard to use — but it turns out "Vega Pro is better" was purely my own impression as the user. When I played matches within the club against friends, they seemed to have a really hard time reading the ball (I heard afterward that it landed and flew off in a direction different from what they expected), and whereas normally my backspin serves are so bad that opponents drive them easily and a rally starts right away, this time the moment the ball hit my opponent's racket it seemed to resist and dropped downward. From my side, I didn't feel any more spin than with Vega Pro at all, and I was already braced for their drive, so I had no idea what had just happened. On top of that, I kept winning in that club tournament and ended up facing the strongest player. I lost, but normally matches against that person go about 4-11, and sometimes I couldn't even score a single point — yet this time, playing my usual style, I was able to push it all the way to a 4-4 deuce set. A rubber that quietly gives you the lead without you even noticing — doesn't that make it deserving of the title "strongest"?

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      2022/12/27
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      10
      Control
      10
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use INNERFORCE LAYER ALC.S

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    • visitor

      no name (Experience: 4〜5 years) A power rubber for the forehand

      Reviews by user

      Bought MAX (53g)
      Forehand
      - Against topspin... no complaints
      - Against backspin... good spin, easy to lift
      - Counters... easy and fast
      - Short game... bounces a lot but still lands properly
      - Serves... cuts at a top level among tension rubbers

      Backhand
      - Against topspin... high level of both spin and speed
      - Against backspin... reasonably easy, and with power the ball gets nasty
      - Counters... a bit restrained, feels just right when you hit
      - Short game... hard, but once the ball sinks in, it gets nasty

      Overall rating
      From using it, I think this rubber suits the forehand better than the backhand.
      Since the hardness is a firm 53 degrees, on the forehand the ball sinks in properly and gets nasty, but on the backhand it's too hard and difficult to use.
      If you're a powerful player, I think it could work on the backhand too.

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      2022/11/08
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      10
      Control
      9
      Hardness Hard

      Racket recommended use FORTIUS FT ver.D RE

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    • Ishitsubute

      Ishitsubute (Experience: 11〜20 years) Too hard for me to use.

      Reviews by user

      Honestly, this was just too hard, too hard to get the ball flying, and had lifespan issues, so I couldn't keep using it.
      The hardness is 52.5 degrees, so it's plainly hard.
      Compared to other rubbers of the same hardness in general, I think the ball sinks in fairly well.
      What I did like was the confidence I felt against topspin. The reason being, the ball held well and got speed, and the meet-hit rebound was good, giving me real confidence against topspin.
      As for backspin, I felt the hardness working against me, and with my skill level I couldn't get the ball to sink in properly, so I kept netting the ball.
      To conclude, this is a rubber that's really meant for advanced players.

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      2022/10/16
      All
      5/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      5
      Control
      1
      Hardness Hard

      Racket recommended use Innerforce Layer ZLC

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    • Morumofu

      Morumofu (Experience: 4〜5 years) A perfect 100-point rubber

      Reviews by user

      I put this on the backhand of my shakehand racket. It's incredibly good. If you like hard rubbers, you'll love it. Seriously good. Why not give it a try?

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      2022/10/08
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      10
      Spin
      10
      Control
      10
      Hardness Hard
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    • macochin

      macochin (Experience: More than 20 years) For advanced players

      Reviews by user

      Although the sponge is hard, the sheet is relatively soft, so the feel isn't as hard as you'd expect.
      The sheet grips the ball well, and I get the impression it clears the net on its own even when I just swing the racket forward.
      That said, this is still a rubber better suited to players who attack with speed rather than spin.

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      2022/09/16
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      10
      Spin
      10
      Control
      10
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use CARBONADO 45

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