Tackiness Drive [Discontinued]

Everyone's rating [Hardness] Medium hardness
[Performance] Control and Spin to have excellent
Tackiness Drive

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Averages reviews points

  • Rating: 6.81 / 10
  • 36 reviews
    • Speed:5.47
    • Spin:6.86
    • Control:8.14

    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.

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    Specifications

    Price
    2,800 Yen(Include tax 3,080 Yen)
    Producer
    Butterfly
    Product code
    05410
    Speed
    8.5
    Spin
    9.0
    Hardness
    38
    Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary
    Highly rated as a user-friendly racket rubber for beginners with excellent control, though criticized for lack of speed and poor adaptability to modern table tennis. While praised for decent spin and easy handling, concerns remain about durability and diminishing tackiness over time.
    ■ Frequently Mentioned Points
    • 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
    ■ Representative Voices
    ▲ PositiveControl is the strongest feature; achieved semi-final placement in district tournament using this rubber on both sides as a high school student.
    ▽ CriticalA relic of the glue era unable to handle modern fast-paced table tennis. Lacks bounce and spin generation, making alternative rubbers preferable even for beginners.

    Reviews by user

    • visitor

      Kanata (Experience: 4〜5 years) Improved stability on the backhand side!

      Reviews by user

      As expected, the Tackiness series really impresses — the grip on the ball stood out. It might be especially well suited to a close-to-the-table playing style.

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      2020/02/07
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      8
      Control
      10
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use SK7

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    • visitor

      Changeable cutman (Experience: 6〜10 years)

      Reviews by user

      This is one of my favorite rubbers — everything a modern chopper needs is packed into this one sheet. The tackiness isn't as strong as Chop. Bouncing a ball on it doesn't feel all that different, but you can tell once you actually hit with it. Of course, you still get plenty of spin on your chops, so if you've been struggling to attack chance balls while chopping, I think this rubber is a good fit. I also think it's a great option for the backhand of drive-style players. Personally, I felt chiquita was plenty easy to pull off with this rubber too. If you're a chopper who wants to add a bit more offense, or a drive player who's not sure what to put on their backhand, this is one I'd really recommend.
      The serves are also quite spinny thanks to the tackiness. I'd recommend it to anyone who struggles to put spin on their serves too.

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      2019/08/11
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      5
      Spin
      9
      Control
      10
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use DIODE V

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    • visitor

      Fantasy table tennis (Experience: 6〜10 years) Just an ordinary spin apprentice

      Reviews by user

      This is a solid tacky rubber for a normal spin player in the table tennis world! The serves turned out to be surprisingly nasty! Control is really high, so it handles spin beautifully! Even in crazy rallies you can hang in there with decent spin! You can also block your opponent's hard hits reliably. I actually beat someone using Nittaku Hurricane 2 on both sides with this rubber! In table tennis, spin is basically magic! Everyone should definitely give this a try!

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      2019/04/03
      All
      7/10
      Speed
      5
      Spin
      10
      Control
      10
      Hardness Hard

      Racket recommended use Butterfly Hadraw SK

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    • Meal syrup.

      Meal syrup. (Experience: 2〜3 years) Great spin

      Reviews by user

      This is the rubber I'm currently using. It doesn't produce much speed, so if you don't have a lot of power I think a carbon blade would help. But it's amazing how much spin you get at this price. I'd recommend it to beginners with tacky rubber, or beginners looking for a rubber that generates spin.

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      2018/12/11
      All
      7/10
      Speed
      4
      Spin
      7
      Control
      10
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use Innerforce Layer ALC

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    • visitor

      A curtain (Experience: 4〜5 years) A soul forged at a table tennis powerhouse school!

      Reviews by user

      I'm in high school right now, and I made it to the semifinals of the district rookie tournament qualifiers using this rubber on both sides. Above all, this rubber's control is the best.

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      2018/10/24
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      9
      Control
      10
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use Butterfly Hadraw SK

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    • Ryotan

      Ryotan (Experience: Less than a year) Cheap!!

      Reviews by user

      This rubber is good for people who tend to overshoot a lot on their backhand, but for someone who just wants to improve normally, I'd recommend a different rubber.

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      2018/06/02
      All
      5/10
      Speed
      2
      Spin
      4
      Control
      7
      Hardness Little soft
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    • Hisakaze

      Hisakaze (Experience: 2〜3 years)

      Reviews by user

      I bought this as my second rubber back when I was a beginner.
      I remember doing multi-ball practice with the club team I was on at the time that was so intense with this rubber that it nearly wrecked my legs.
      Now, this rubber doesn't give you as much speed or spin as today's high-tension rubbers, but (well, that's only natural, I guess) I don't think the control is bad at all.
      Butterfly seems to market the Flextra as a rubber for beginners, but I think you could go straight for this Tackiness Drive and be completely fine.
      I think it's a rubber I can recommend to people who are just starting out in table tennis.

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      2018/05/05
      All
      5/10
      Speed
      6
      Spin
      5
      Control
      8
      Hardness Little soft
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