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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | U30 |
| Experience | １１〜２０ years |
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- Rubber (Front)
- With the new rubber RISING DRAGON Yasaka has successfully combined not only the advantages of the...
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- Rubber (Back)
- • Tenergy 80 is the ideal balance between spin and speed• Even faster than Tenergy 05 and offerin...
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User review
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2017/08/27
I shaved down the cork on the grip and modified it for reverse-penhold backhand play; the modified blade weighs 60g.
Even with rubber on both sides it's 148g, more than 20g lighter than the Chinese-penhold blade I usually use, and it's easy to swing through.
It's a carbon blade, but since it's an inner-carbon construction it's not a wild flyer and is easy to handle, while still having plenty of bounce. The head is narrower than a Chinese-penhold blade, but thanks to the carbon the sweet spot is actually fairly wide.
If you're using it for attacking play, I think it works with most rubbers.
Maybe because of the rounded corners, the balance point isn't too far toward the tip.
That said, since it's light, it falls short of a Chinese-penhold blade in single-shot power and block stability.
It suits play close to the table, and I'd recommend it to anyone wanting to try reverse-penhold backhand (though modifying the grip helps).
Also, for a reversible-style blade the grip is a bit wide, which makes it easy to put power into the ball and helps with stability during reverse-penhold backhand strokes.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little hard
Recommend rubber(Front) OMEGA V TOUR DF
Recommend rubber(Back) Vega Asia DF
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2017/07/18
If you play mid-pen with inverted rubber on both sides, this is a blade you'll want to try at least once. I used the Chinese-penhold version at 85g.
First, the grip is fantastic — it's wide, almost like it was made for someone who holds the racket the way Wang Hao does. Some Chinese-style penholds these days have thin straight grips, but with those the backhand isn't stable and you can't get much power. The larger area where your index finger rests is nice too.
For a 5-ply blade, it has plenty of bounce and spin is easy to generate — great. The feel isn't too hard either, so it's easy to handle.My impression was that it's like a power-upgraded version of STIGA's Offensive.
There don't seem to be many light individual blades, so if that doesn't bother you, it's a great blade.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommend rubber(Front) Rising Dragon
Recommend rubber(Back) Vega Asia DF
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2020/11/22
I use this on the forehand with a Chinese-penhold grip.
It's not super tacky, but it's not completely without tack either — just a slight tack.
The arc on topspin drives is high and, while not quite like Hurricane, it's stable, and the amount of spin is fantastic.
What I personally liked most is that, unlike German tacky tension rubbers where hitting flat gives you too much arc or the ball sinks in too much and loses speed, 09C doesn't have that problem, so even with a short penhold grip you can return the ball safely without it flying up. That said, Xiang Long had more power on flat hits.
Since the arc is high and the grip on the ball is quite strong, you need to close your racket angle a lot when driving, similar to Tenergy, but you can also open it up like Chinese tacky rubbers. This might not come across well in writing, but at first you need to search for the right angle to hit your drives at. It really sinks the ball in, so you can keep swinging forward with confidence.
It's hard, but it grips the ball well, so if you don't feel that grip, you might just not have enough power.
Also, putting heavy spin on serves is a bit tricky — you get more spin by sinking the ball in a little rather than just cutting with the surface of the sheet.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Recomend racket KA-SPEED
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2017/07/18
I'm using an 80g Chinese-penhold version.
It's thin, with carbon layers on the inside, and since the grip is hollow, the balance point sits a bit toward the tip.
I really wanted to try it since it's known as a classic, so I bought one.
It's a carbon blade, but being thin it flexes; it doesn't bounce all that much, but since the balance point is toward the tip, you still get power.
So it has wonderful stability, and if you swing through properly you also get power — and above all, the feel is fantastic.
It's not a blade that bounces the ball for you, so I'd recommend it to people who can swing all the way through.
Make up for the lack of bounce with your rubber choice.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommend rubber(Front) Rising Dragon
Recommend rubber(Back) Rakza X Soft
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2017/07/18
Used on the backhand of a Chinese-penhold-style blade.
This is a seriously great rubber. It's expensive, so I'm not sure if I'll buy it again, but
it has a feeling of grabbing the ball, and none of that springy, bouncy feel you often get with soft rubbers - it's more like the ball just smoothly sinks into the sponge.
The shots draw a nice arc, and even though it's not that high, it stays stable, so it's hard for opponents to counter, especially on backspin shots.
Both drives and smashes are stable, and there's plenty of power and weight behind them too.
It doesn't specialize in either spin or speed, but rather comes across as excellent overall, with everything coming together at a high level in good balance.
You get good distance on the ball without it flying off on its own, so there was nothing I couldn't pull off with it technique-wise.
I imagine the 47 or 50 thickness would give even more power, but I think 43 is the easiest to handle.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Recomend racket Offensive CR
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