Tackiness Drive [Discontinued]
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[Hardness] Medium hardness [Performance] Control and Spin to have excellent |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed:5.47
- Spin:6.86
- Control:8.14
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Designed for the controlled spin player, Tackiness Drive is equally at home for the steady looper or blistering chopper looking for more speed in his/her attack.
- Pimples in
- Superior control properties ideal for beginners
- Low tackiness makes it easier to use than standard sticky rubbers
- Insufficient speed and poor bounce characteristics
- Adequate spin generation but somewhat lacking
- Variable durability with reports of rapid degradation
Reviews by user
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Tennis and Kakemochi ♪ (Experience: ４〜５ years) A relic of the past
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2016/12/31
I used this back in high school.
Back then it bounced well and was easy to put spin on,
so when I got back into table tennis I put it on again, but at this point it's just a relic of the glue era — it doesn't bounce at all, and you can't get much spin on it either, nothing but downsides. Even though there's the Spinart and the Tackifire, I find it hard to understand the manufacturer's attitude of still selling this without any improvement, while at the same time casually discontinuing blades that were popular with users.If you're learning modern table tennis, this rubber is completely unnecessary, and I'd recommend a different rubber for beginners too.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Racket recommended use Innerforce Layer ALC
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Masamune (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Suits the reverse-side playing style
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2024/07/13
It's a high-elasticity rubber, but it doesn't actually bounce all that much. Spin is nothing special either.
That said, when it comes to backhand play specifically, this turns out to be a really good fit.
With a moderate amount of spin, bounce, and control, your shots dig right into the opponent's side of the table.
I think this is a good choice if you want a cheap first rubber for your backhand, or if you're looking for stability.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Racket recommended use Chinese AL
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Tan Dek (Experience: ４〜５ years) Low-spin drive
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2024/04/02
I used to mess around with the Hurricane Orange sponge rubber...
Then I found that for a stronger spinny drive, Hurricane 8.8 with the red rubber was better.
So I decided to try Butterfly Tackiness Drive. At first I liked the relatively soft 38 degree sponge, since Hurricane 8.8 is a harder Chinese rubber.
But with Tackiness, my drives have more penetration, and my topspin drives are really fast without kicking up much when they land. They come in low and fast off the bounce.
I've switched over to Butterfly Tackiness D. Right now, this is the best one for me.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Racket recommended use EC-11
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Tanaka 0569 Good for reverse penhold backhand too
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2023/11/17
It's perfect for a meet-and-hit style.
The hardness is a bit on the firm side, but it still gets spin.
That said, since it's not a tension rubber, you need to put your own force into the shot.
For better or worse, I'd call it beginner-oriented.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Racket recommended use SK7 Classic - CS
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snack (Experience: ４〜５ years) Best cost performance
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2023/01/14
I personally love the feel of this rubber.
It genuinely feels like hitting with badminton gut strings.
If you go with the thick version, you get plenty of speed.
I'm new to tacky rubber, but it's easy to handle.
I've got it on both sides, thick, on a discontinued Butterfly VSG and a Korbel I bought the year before last.
Blocking on the backhand takes a bit of a knack though.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use Korbel SK7
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all back
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2022/12/11
This is my impression after borrowing a friend's — max thickness on forehand.
I had the impression it was a beginner rubber, but it's surprisingly firm. It uses a sponge around 48 German-degrees hardness with a fairly hard topsheet. Even so, it's easy to control. The tackiness is fairly light and not something you really notice. That said, maybe because of the tackiness, it's easy to lift the ball on loops and you get plenty of spin. When you hit it cleanly you can produce a pretty heavy topspin drive. Compared to tension rubbers it really doesn't bounce at all. If you pair it with a special-material blade, I think you can get it to play reasonably well. Serves came out with a decent amount of spin — the thinner you brush the ball, the more it seems to grab. Since it doesn't bounce much, the short game is stable too, and pushes came out with plenty of spin as well. It also seems to last a long time — I've used it for about four months and it's still going. Beginners are often recommended Sriver, Mark V, GTT, and the like, but I think aiming for a spin-focused game with this rubber is interesting too. If it starts feeling lacking, switching to something like Shoryu would be a good move.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
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back enhancement (Experience: ２〜３ years)
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2022/11/02
Black, max thickness, on the forehand — I'm a drive player.
The tackiness is pretty light, less than even a slightly-tacky rubber. After putting on a TSP tacky sheet and leaving it for a couple days, it started to feel good.
Compared to tension rubbers it doesn't bounce much, as expected, but with max thickness you get about as much speed as Sriver at thick. I like a forehand rubber that doesn't bounce too much, so this one suited me perfectly.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
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