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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | U30 |
| Experience | 11〜20 years |
User review
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2017/01/22
Just like the name suggests, it's easy to put spin on the ball.
The top ply is hard, so it also pairs well with tacky rubbers. The amount of spin you get on loops with a tacky rubber on it is insane.
That said, the speed isn't especially fast, so I think this blade suits a playing style that wins with spin rather than blowing through with speed.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little hard
Recommend rubber(Front) NEO HURRICANE 3
Recommend rubber(Back) Fastarc G-1
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2017/02/22
I've used Shoryu too, so I'll review this while comparing the two.
First off, I'd say the biggest feature of this rubber is that it's light. Honestly, the lightness surprised me.
Like Shoryu, you need to really commit to the topspin drive or it won't grab the ball.
That said, a desperate shot can come out as an unexpected knuckleball, which can be great for forcing a mistake from your opponent.It's faster than Shoryu, though Shoryu still wins on raw spin and on how easily it produces that typical tacky-rubber ball.
This rubber makes the short game and blocking easy, and I found countering really easy too. Serves also bite way more than with a tension rubber.
I think tension-rubber users could switch to this without much of an adjustment period.
If Shoryu is a tension rubber leaning tacky, Kiryu feels like a tacky rubber leaning tension.I think it's a fantastic rubber that I could recommend to just about anyone.
Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Recomend racket Innerforce Layer ZLC
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2016/02/06
This is the blade I currently use as my main one.
Like a pure wood blade, it's easy to put spin on the ball and easy to control. And yet, when you hit hard, the ZL carbon really shows itself and you can hit a powerful ball.
It's one of the blades you see very often at tournaments, and it makes sense — it's a well-balanced blade with no real weaknesses, so it's easy to see why it appeals to everyone.
And any tension rubber other than a tacky one is easy to use on it.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommend rubber(Front) TENERGY 05
Recommend rubber(Back) Fastarc G-1
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2021/01/27
I'm a 05 user. The sponge hardness is the same as 05 on paper, but in actual use I found it softer and easier to sink the ball into than 05. Also, the spec sheet shows both spin and speed as higher than 05, but I suspect that's really only true for light hits. On shots with a solid, full impact, I felt 05 was actually better in both spin and speed.
I think the biggest feature of this rubber is that it lifts the ball upward. You can smash even a well-cut backspin ball with full power.
That said, in topspin rallies you need to close the racket angle a bit or you'll hit long.
For serves, both the spin and speed are excellent, and better than 05. Counters and flat hits were also way easier than with 05.
However, I found it hard to produce that piercing, driving ball from away from the table the way 05 can.
Given all this, I don't think it's an upgraded version of 05 the way the spec numbers suggest — it's a rubber with both strengths and weaknesses. Players who are confident in their impact are probably better off with 05, and I think that's why so few top male pros use 19. Given these traits, I think this rubber suits female players or junior high schoolers who aren't confident in their impact, or players who play close to the table.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Recomend racket Innerforce Layer ZLC
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2018/11/04
I borrowed this from a friend and tried it out — it's hard, no question. That said, thanks to the soft topsheet and the spring sponge, you don't feel as much hardness as the rated hardness would suggest when you actually hit with it. Still, with my own impact strength, it was genuinely hard to sink the ball into the sponge. But when I did manage to sink it in properly, it produced a scary ball that outdid regular 05. I think this is a rubber for advanced power hitters who are confident in their impact.
For someone like me whose impact isn't that strong, regular 05 gives a more powerful ball and is also easier to hit in quick succession.That said, because it's hard, the short game — stops, flicks, and so on — is more stable than with regular 05. Serves are also easier to put spin on and bite more because of the hardness. Countering is also easy.
Based on all this, I'd recommend this rubber to power hitters who find regular 05 too soft, or to 05 users who want more stability in their short game or sharper serves.
That said, to fully bring out this rubber's potential, I felt it's a rubber that picks its users — really meant for advanced players.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Hard
Recomend racket Innerforce Layer ZLC
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