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  • FAN ZHENDONG SUPER ALC

    User review

    This is a follow-up review. I couldn't make it work paired with tension rubber, and right when I was about to give up on it, I changed my approach.

    "If the blade flies too much, then use a rubber that doesn't fly as much, right?"
    So I paired it with Hurricane Neo3... and it turned out to be the best combination. (Just my personal impression.)

    Too much flight → turned into a nicely balanced, just-right bounce
    No grip on the ball → now grips solidly
    The metal-bat feel → now has a real sense of gripping the ball; speed is still there, but I got that biting-into-the-ball sensation.

    Pros
    - Spin-based techniques like serves and pushes got about 1.2x stronger than with tension rubber, and the opponent can't lift the ball up
    - Counters land like crazy
    - Fast attacks on backspin balls (only when I can pull off a tacky-style smack)

    Cons
    - Rallies are tough (physically demanding, as expected)
    - When I can't pull off the tacky-style hit and swing like it's tension rubber, I get a perfectly straight, spin-less ball (way more different than you'd expect)
    - I'm still not used to it, so there are a lot of mistakes

    I played a match, and against an opponent I'd lost to 6 times in a row in the past, I won 3-0 — that's the kind of change this brought.
    Apparently the sharpness and awkwardness of my serves and pushes are pretty intense now.

    See original review

    2022/11/17
    Overall
    10/10
    Speed
    10
    Spin
    10
    Control
    10
    Touch
    10
    Hardness Little hard

    Recommend rubber(Front) NEO HURRICANE 3

    Recommend rubber(Back) V>20 Double Extra

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  • Tenergy 64

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    An overall high-spec rubber that's easy to use for pretty much anything.
    What I especially like is how easy it is to block with. It's not very affected by incoming spin, and the ball still comes out fast.
    Also, it's one of the best rubbers for the backhand or reverse-side drives. I've tried around 20 different rubbers, but I haven't found a better one for the reverse side (maybe the 80 comes close).
    When counterattacking with a single backhand drive from far back, it's top-notch in both speed and stability.
    I can see why a player like Kaii Yoshida, who plays back from the table, would use this.
    The only downside is the price (lol)

    See original review

    2017/01/03
    Overall
    9/10
    Speed
    8
    Spin
    7
    Control
    7
    Hardness Little soft

    Recomend racket Innerforce ALC

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  • OMEGA VII ASIA

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    I won a monitor giveaway from a certain magazine, so I got to try it out. At first I used it on the forehand, and since it generated spin and power, I answered the monitor survey saying it was suited for forehand. But after using it on the backhand for about half a month... I started thinking this might be one of the best backhand rubbers out there. I use it on the reverse side of a penhold blade, and for some reason, it goes in like crazy. Maybe it's because, surprisingly, it's not a rubber that flies off wildly but rather a balanced type that keeps the ball in check. I can see why Korean men's players use it on the backhand.

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    2018/06/26
    Overall
    9/10
    Speed
    8
    Spin
    10
    Control
    6
    Hardness Hard

    Recomend racket CARBONADO 45

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  • Bryce High Speed

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    I'm a reverse-penhold, two-sided drive-style player.

    At first I tried it on the forehand, but it bounced so much it wouldn't go in at all.
    When I tried it on the backhand, unlike the forehand it somehow went in, which I found interesting.
    Counters against drives come back fast, and that's probably where it shines most.
    The spin is clearly stronger than the normal Bryce, but it falls short of something like Tenergy 64.
    The speed is probably top-class among all rubbers, but it's still a lot easier to handle than the normal Bryce.

    Since the rubber bounces so much, I think it would be pretty hard to control on an outer-carbon blade.
    So I'm using an inner-carbon blade myself.

    See original review

    2016/09/09
    Overall
    8/10
    Speed
    10
    Spin
    5
    Control
    3
    Hardness Little hard

    Recomend racket Innerforce Layer ALC

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  • DYNASTY CARBON

    User review

    I switched over from the Carbonado 45. Compared to the Carbonado, the feel doesn't jar your hand as much. Still, it's a pleasant feel.
    The sweet spot is wide and consistent. And above all, the forehand is really easy to swing!
    It doesn't feel out of control, but it still goes pretty far. That said, the short game and blocking are easy to do too. I felt like balance is really what this blade is about. Still testing out which rubber works best on it. It feels like a classic blade that makes your forehand feel like it's gotten better.
    I've been getting overshoot misses, so I need to build up my technique more — still practicing.

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    2019/01/31
    Overall
    10/10
    Speed
    10
    Spin
    8
    Control
    8
    Touch
    10
    Hardness Little hard

    Recommend rubber(Front) RASANTER R50

    Recommend rubber(Back) ROZENA

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