Balsamic's profile
User review
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2017/01/02
This isn't a rubber that someone switching over from inverted rubber can just pick up and use right away.
It sits somewhere between short pips and long pips, so if you don't understand the angles for short-pips technique and pushes, you won't be able to return the ball properly and it'll just go into the net.
You can block with it too, but its biggest strength is knuckle shots with good control.
I can only recommend it for the backhand.The Attack 8 M-pips leans more toward long pips, and you can chop back serves that come to your backhand.
Attack 8 drive → Attack 8 drive → open the racket face for a knuckle shot → chop — you can toy with your opponent using just your backhand.
Once you get used to it, it becomes really fun!Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Soft
Recomend racket Supercell carbon 2 off
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2016/11/28
I don't think many people have seen reviews of this rubber on overseas sites, so I'll answer with that in mind too.
This rubber's biggest strength is how well it handles backspin. How easy it is to drive backspin balls surpasses Rasant. I think that's because the sheet is hard.
Because of that, the control is a bit lower, but that's probably just a matter of practice.
It matches well with an outer-carbon blade.
Since it seems to be a speed-oriented rubber, it works best with a "fly off the rubber" type blade that you can really hit hard with. I'd recommend it to anyone currently using an outer-carbon blade.
I also tried it with an inner-carbon blade and a 5-ply all-wood blade, and it worked, but the speed drops.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Recomend racket Swat Carbon
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2016/12/17
I originally used the 102 on my backhand, but I decided to try the 101, which is supposed to be more "pips-out" in character.
As a result, I found that this rubber lets you attack and block at the same angle as the 102.
If you just block normally by placing the racket in the ball's path, it comes back as a knuckle ball, but among vertical-pip rubbers, it generates enough spin that you can even hit pips-out drives and serves with it.
If you flip between 101 on the forehand and 102 on the backhand, it would be really hard for your opponent to read.
Of course, you'd need to train with both sides, so this is really only a tactic I can recommend to people who currently play with pips on one side...Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Recomend racket Supercell carbon 2 off
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2016/12/01
The first thing I thought when I unboxed it was "It's light!!" It's around 80g or less.
Up until this blade I'd always used an FL handle, and this is the first time I've tried ST, but the grip is really comfortable to hold. It has a slightly thin oval shape, so I think a lot of people would like it.
As for my impressions from test-hitting it, it has less of a "carbon feel" than the Swat Carbon I used before. It feels closer to an inner-carbon blade. But it still produces the speed you'd expect from an outer-carbon blade. And the thing that surprised me most was just how much spin it generates. Just like the Swat Carbon, the ball leaves the blade quickly, but it generates far more spin than the Swat Carbon does, so the stability and destructive power are amazing!!
This is known as one of andro's more niche blades, but I think it's an absolutely top-tier piece of equipment.
I can't recommend it to someone trying an outer-carbon blade for the first time.
But if you start with the Swat Carbon as your introduction to outer-carbon blades and then switch to this one, I think you'll appreciate how amazing it is even more, and you'll be able to play with more stability.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little hard
Recommend rubber(Front) HEXER DURO
Recommend rubber(Back) VO>102
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2017/01/10
This is the strongest spin-type short pips out there.
I use it on my forehand, and it's great for countering.
If you just block with it the ball comes back dead straight with no spin, so countering is a must.
Like others have said, if you think it's the same as inverted rubber, you'll get burned.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Recomend racket Supercell carbon 2 off
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