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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | U20 |
| Experience | 4〜5 years |
User review
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2016/02/02
It's a really cheap racket, so I bought both the ST and FL versions. The ST felt thicker and the FL felt a bit thinner, I think. At first the grip felt like it had a slightly slick finish, and I was worried the racket might slip out of my hand, but after one practice session it broke in nicely and actually became less slippery, so I liked it.
The bounce is just right too — even though it's a 7-ply, now that plastic balls don't bounce as much, I think this level of bounce suits a really wide range of players.
I bought mine online, and there was a 9g difference between the two rackets, and I could feel a difference in bounce, so this might be a racket with a lot of variation between individual units. If that matters to you, I'd recommend weighing it.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch
Recommend rubber(Front) Ventus Spin
Recommend rubber(Back) Ventus Spin
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2016/05/26
This is my first time buying a straight grip from TSP. My old Nittaku Kasumi Basic was really slim, so the Altero feels pretty thick to me. I also have the Jun Mizutani ST, which is angular, but the TSP is rounded, not flat at all, and feels the most natural to hold. The one letdown is that the front and back sides feel slightly different in the hand, so I end up flipping it around to use it the "wrong" way. I guess that's just how it is even with Japanese-made blades, so I've let it go.
The feel was softer than I expected. It seems easier to handle than the Swat, and it's easier to get spin on than a 5-ply like the Korbel. Despite that, it makes a nice high-pitched sound that feels really satisfying. This blade is a bit pricier than the Swat so it doesn't stand out much, but personally I think it's a hidden gem.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommend rubber(Front) Ventus Spin
Recommend rubber(Back) Ventus Spin
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2016/05/13
I first put it on my forehand, and I was surprised that I could barely get any spin on my serves at all. I'd had Mark V HPS on the other side, and the difference was night and day. Topspin drives don't get much spin either, so the ball flies in a flat line - it gave me the impression that it's not suited for forehand use. On the other hand, for backhand use it strikes me as a solid rubber with no real weaknesses. The short game is easier to control than with other tension rubbers, and blocks and other meet-the-ball techniques are good too, plus it's easy to put spin on, so I thought it was a well-balanced rubber suited to any technique on the backhand. But once you become an advanced player, I imagine everything about it would start to feel lacking.
Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Recomend racket Butterfly Hadraw VK
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2016/02/02
It's light for a spin-oriented tension rubber. Even in max thickness, a pair on both sides comes to just over 90g. I also think it's one of the easiest spin-oriented tension rubbers to put spin on. The bounce is a bit lower than Tenergy 64, but the feel is similar — it's free of quirks like the 05-series and should be an easy switch from a high-elasticity rubber.
This is my favorite rubber, and the reason is that on weak-impact shots like short serves, this moderate bounce gives the best control over topspin, and because the sheet grips the ball so well, it produces the highest rate of opponents putting the ball into the net — which fits my style of table tennis where the serve is my main way of scoring points. The rubber is soft, so personally I'd recommend a 7-ply blade. The durability felt about average, maybe slightly on the short side.Overall Speed Spin Control
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2016/02/02
This was the first racket I bought when switching from penhold to shakehand. At first, my topspin drive was stable and the grip was on the thicker side, so it felt just right and I liked it, but when I hit plastic balls, I felt the speed wasn't there. After that I tried the Korbel and understood the difference — this racket's center of gravity is more toward the grip. Coming from a long penhold blade, I felt like the centrifugal force wasn't transferring well, so I moved on from this racket, but I think it's great for people who like a grip-heavy balance. As a first racket, I'd recommend this one or the Ratica.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch
Recommend rubber(Front) Fastarc C-1
Recommend rubber(Back) ZALT
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