Tackiness Chop II [Discontinued]

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

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Averages reviews points

  • Rating: 6.79 / 10
  • 24 reviews
    • Speed:4.75
    • Spin:7.5
    • Control:7.75

    Recommended for the player who aims to create heavy under spin against a variety of shots.
    Quite favorable results occur when using a combination racket with Anti-Spin or Long Pips rubber on one side.

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    Specifications

    Price
    3,200 Yen(Include tax 3,520 Yen)
    Producer
    Butterfly
    Product code
    05620
    Speed
    75
    Spin
    100
    Hardness
    41
    Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary
    Highly appreciated by choppers as a low-elasticity rubber with excellent rotation control, while attack-oriented players find frustration in its lack of bounce. Receives strong support from position-specific players, though limited versatility remains a challenge.
    ■ Frequently Mentioned Points
    • Exceptional rotation performance enables sharp, controlled chops and pushes
    • Poor attack capability makes speed drives and smashes difficult
    • Hard sponge with minimal bounce provides excellent stability and control
    • Recommended for choppers and beginners learning fundamental techniques
    • Requires significant adjustment when switching from tension rubbers
    ■ Representative Voices
    ▲ PositiveExcellent stability and rotation in chopping make it easy to return powerful attacks. Outstanding push control with sharp spin. Ideal for rotation-focused defensive play, suitable for beginners and advanced players alike. A hidden gem rubber for choppers.
    ▽ CriticalDisastrously weak bounce makes attacking nearly impossible. Hard sponge demands excessive physical effort for aggressive shots, making it unsuitable for intermediate and advanced attackers. Limited practical value compared to tension rubbers.

    Reviews by user

    • visitor

      Naughty (Experience: 4〜5 years) A rubber choppers might like...?

      Reviews by user

      First, on the bounce - it feels like it's just slightly more than a normal chop rubber. The sponge is just really hard, period. But if you actually swing through properly, you do get spin and speed. The push is just the best. It's the perfect balance of "heavy spin plus stability." (I'm not a chopper myself, but) the chop exceeded my expectations! The spin is insanely good. And since it's stable on top of that, I really thought this was perfectly suited for choppers.

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      2018/03/22
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      6
      Spin
      7
      Control
      8
      Hardness Hard
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    • Hydrogen ion

      Hydrogen ion (Experience: 6〜10 years) The sponge is too hard - isn't it only usable by physically strong players right now?

      Reviews by user

      If you're an attacking chopper, I think you'd go for a tension rubber, a high-bounce rubber, or something like NEO3, and if you're a pure defensive chopper, you'd go for something like the Type I - so honestly, there's no real reason to pick this one for chopping if you're playing in tournaments.
      For attacking too, unless you're a physical monster, hitting drives from the back, chopping, and moving your feet with this normally will drain a ton of stamina every time you drive, because the sponge is just too hard.
      I'm not playing tournaments so I've gone ahead and applied booster to it, and since the sponge takes booster well, it transforms into a rubber I want to praise to no end - just the right hardness, good control, enough extra attacking power to trade shots, and spin sharp enough to chop cleanly too.
      Compared to Booster Taki-D, the other one has finer touch feel, but other than that, I thought this one was better.

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      2017/06/19
      All
      6/10
      Speed
      3
      Spin
      9
      Control
      7
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use KOJI MATSUSHITA OFFENSIVE

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    • Sergei

      Sergei Fine for the backhand of an all-inverted chopper

      Reviews by user

      The sponge got harder, making it a pretty different rubber from the regular Tackiness Chop.
      That squishy, ball-power-absorbing feeling is faded now.

      It doesn't fly much, I'll give it that. But if you catch it thick without a full swing, it flies surprisingly well.
      You only get real spin when you swing through properly, but you can cover that with practice lol

      The push settles nicely, and receiving is easy. Serves feel oddly hard to put spin on though.
      The topsheet just doesn't have much backbone or firmness lol, there's a gap with the sponge...
      I'd give up on attacking with it too... I think it's best to put a bouncier rubber on your forehand and use this on the backhand, focusing on defense.

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      2017/03/07
      All
      6/10
      Speed
      4
      Spin
      6
      Control
      7
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use Joo Saehyuk

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    • Mondaychopper

      Mondaychopper (Experience: 4〜5 years) A chopper's perspective

      Reviews by user

      I put this on just as an easy, back-to-basics kind of choice.
      As expected, in this current era where tension rubbers dominate, it does feel like something's missing
      but for some reason it gives me a real sense of reassurance and gentleness. No matter how much spin or how fast a shot gets thrown at me, I can chop it back stress-free and stay stable. My attacks are super stable too - this rubber taught me the joy of being a chopper, and I really love it. Very satisfied!
      But... I probably won't use it in matches~
      In 20 years, once I'm an old man, you'll be a great partner,
      I bet (lol). Wait for me until then!

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      2016/11/24
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      2
      Spin
      5
      Control
      10
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use Defence III

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    • visitor

      The countryside of the chopper (Experience: 2〜3 years)

      Reviews by user

      A bit hard for a chopping rubber, but that might make topspin drives easier.
      That said, about 30% of the time my smashes get countered. (Depends on the course.)
      It's a quirky rubber for chopping too - too much fly from mid-distance, and not enough from away from the table.
      The short game over the table is stable.

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      2016/07/05
      All
      5/10
      Speed
      4
      Spin
      8
      Control
      3
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use Joo Saehyuk

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    • Rider drive

      Rider drive (Experience: 4〜5 years) Tackiness Chop II

      Reviews by user

      Chops don't carry, blocks fly way too much - out of everything I've used, this is the one I liked the least. It's a completely different rubber from Tackiness Chop.

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      2016/05/06
      All
      1/10
      Speed
      4
      Spin
      3
      Control
      1
      Hardness Hard
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    • Fukutaka

      Fukutaka Totally different from Tackiness Chop

      Reviews by user

      This is a completely different animal from Tackiness Chop.
      Tackiness Chop is soft, but this rubber is hard.
      You can put solid spin on the ball.

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      2016/03/14
      All
      6/10
      Speed
      4
      Spin
      7
      Control
      7
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use KOJI MATSUSHITA

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