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Unusually for a chopping rubber, both the sponge and the pips are hard. If your blade's top ply is on the stiffer side, this might be a bit harder to use.

One notable feature is that the surface doesn't slip. That makes it easier than other long pips to control how much spin you take off yourself. I especially liked that pushes don't slip. On the other hand, I think it takes some skill to really cut a heavy chop with it.

Chops come out with a lower trajectory and don't travel far. If you want a slow, deep chop, you need to brush the bottom of the ball a bit.

Maybe because it's hard, attacking is also relatively easy with it (when using thin sponge).

Overall it's a rubber that really shows the user's skill, so I think it's better suited to a somewhat experienced chopper rather than a beginner. It's a long pips rubber with a "manual transmission" feel, so if it clicks with you, it'll really click.

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I'm using the extra thin version.
Coming from someone who used to play Orthodox DX, this doesn't feel hard at all.
If anything, it can even feel a bit springy at times.
Going forward I'd like to try the super extra thin version.
On chops, it really doesn't bounce much.
If you don't put your body weight into the swing properly, the ball drops.
As for sharpness, I get the impression it cuts more than Long III does. My opponents drop the ball off it constantly.
The pips fold over just the right amount, so I prefer it over the more extreme variation-type pips.
My backhand chop is even more stable now, and it's got plenty of bite too. Personally, this is fantastic.
You can also smash with it when attacking.

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This is a comparison with Irius B.
I'll note whichever of S and B scored higher for each category.
Amount of spin: S
Hardness: B
Ease of chopping: S
Ease of blocking: B
Variation: B
Ease of attacking: B
Ease of pushing: S
Handling: B
Control: S
Bounce: B
Sharpness on pushes: S
How easily the pips fold over: S
Backhand drive: B
Speed: B

So overall, B gives you more variation and is easier to attack and block with, but its control falls short of S
S is easier for pushes and chops, but doesn't bounce as much as B, so if you prioritize stability, go with S.
Comparing the two, I personally felt B was the better one.

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I've used just about every long pips rubber out there
starting with VICTAS's P1 and P4, and STIGA's Vertigo 55, among others
Pushes are easier to do with this rubber than the others, and the cut is the sharpest of any of them
The stability of my chops is neither better nor worse than the others
The sharpness of the cut is also neither better nor worse
The reason I settled on this one in the end is that I can actually attack with it
This is the only long pips rubber that lets me return my opponent's drive without flipping the racket
Since I can't flip the racket, this long pips rubber suits me extremely well
Since switching to this, I've been placing consistently at the local tournaments

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I think this is a rubber for advanced players. It's a rubber that can bite, but I found it hard to actually get that bite. That's because the pips are quite hard, so unless you always swing fast, you won't get much backspin. With a half-hearted swing you just get a spinless ball, and you'll get punished for it. It seems tough unless you're someone who can keep swinging fast without losing your form even when pushed around front, back, left, and right. And despite how hard it is to get bite, the maximum sharpness isn't especially outstanding compared to other rubbers either. The rubber I normally use (Vertical 20) let me chop more sharply, more easily. I'd say this rubber's biggest strength is the push - since the sheet doesn't slip, pushes really bite.
Overall it feels like a power-upgraded Feint Long 3. Rather than the variation typical of long pips, it's the type where you generate the variation yourself. So again, I think it's a rubber for advanced players. In the hands of an advanced player, you get performance where you can actively chop like with short pips while also keeping the easy control that long pips offer. But honestly, my gut feeling is that a player skilled enough to handle this rubber freely probably wouldn't deliberately choose it in the first place.

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7 years as a chopper, thickness is extra-thin.
The Curl series never suited me, so I'd been using Feint Long III for 4 years, and I tried this because it's Butterfly's new pips.
When I first test-hit it, the sponge was hard, and being Long II-based, even though the maximum spin was amazing, I was disappointed thinking it might be a rubber with a narrow margin for error. But once I actually chopped with it, for some reason the chop landed on the table just fine. If you swing the racket through, it goes in solidly. But if you swing slowly, the sponge is hard and the ball just flies off. It was a really strange feeling. The sidespin sliding push is incredibly easy to pull off with this! As for pushes, if you're someone who folds the pips over properly to get backspin, you'll be fine. Honestly, I wouldn't recommend it to someone who normally keeps the racket face upright - you'll just get fast, spinless balls. Rather than a beginner picking this up from the start, I'd recommend it to someone whose chopping form is already fairly complete. Also, I don't think this suits players who rely on the rubber itself to generate variation. I'd really like even choppers who are quite confident in their game to try this at least once. The first 30 minutes or so felt really strange, unlike anything I'd felt before. Once I got used to it, it felt like the first time I used Tenergy.
It's a pretty interesting rubber.

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