Ultra-black cat's profile
| Gender | Male |
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| Age | U40 |
| Experience | More than ２０ years |
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Use racket, rubber
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- Racket
- The Ma Lin Carbon is the blade currently used by MA Lin,who appreciates the ease with which the b...
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- Rubber (Front)
- Tenergy 05 announced the arrival of Spring Sponge Technology!Top international players around the...
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- Rubber (Back)
- Tenergy 05 announced the arrival of Spring Sponge Technology!Top international players around the...
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User review
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2017/05/11
I'm using the 2.0mm red on my backhand.
There was a comment in a magazine ad saying "the first person to hit with it netted three overshots in a row," and after trying it myself, I felt that was exactly right. It bounces quite a lot.
The ball flies more in a straight line than the Omega V and has plenty of speed. The hardness felt about as soft as Rakza X. When hitting drives, the sponge grips the ball well and gives a solid rebound. The feel of gripping the ball is good too, giving the impression of a rubber with good grip on the ball. What was interesting was that the person I was hitting with told me, "your block shots come back knuckling, they're really hard to return."
Personally I felt this suits players who put it on the forehand of a shakehand blade and drive hard, more than on the backhand. Top players probably manage it by pairing max thickness with a high-rebound blade, but for me, playing close to mid-distance with a tacky rubber on my forehand, it was a bit too bouncy. I felt it's quite a powerful rubber for exchanges away from the table.
P.S.: I feel like it would have been nice if there was a 1.8mm option.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Recomend racket Swat
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2018/06/07
Used on my backhand (2.0mm)
My blade is a Mizuno, and I heard this is a rubber that suits Oshima's backhand, so I decided to buy it. Though at this year's All Japan Championships, Oshima actually had Tenergy on his backhand, not Q3.
First off, it's bouncy. Even light hits bounce almost too much. The feel is close to Tenergy — not too hard, on the slightly-harder-than-average side — but the topsheet grips the ball nicely and produces good speed.
In my experience, when you really put your own power into a shot, you get some really nice ace balls out of it. The difference from Tenergy is that Tenergy spins the ball almost automatically, whereas with Q3 you need to hit it properly yourself to get a good ball. Using its good bounce, it has real power on counters and blocks.
I used the 2.0mm version, but if I'd used the 1.8mm, my impression might have been a bit different.
My overall impression was that it bounces so well I couldn't quite handle it. Since it's such a bouncy rubber, it might pair well with a 5-ply blade or a thin-carbon blade that tones the bounce down a bit. I think this is a rubber whose power-generating potential can really be drawn out by adjusting the balance with the right blade.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Recomend racket Forutiusu FT
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2018/06/06
I use the "medium" thickness on the forehand (using max thickness pushes the blade weight over 200g).
Before this I used the "thick" version of Hurricane Pro2 on the forehand. It was easy to hit third-ball drives with a nasty, unpredictable bounce, and since the ball speed was slower it let me slow down the pace of the rally, which is why I used it.
But after a match against a high schooler where things turned into a hitting contest, I couldn't win out with a Chinese rubber that doesn't fly much (using a spin-oriented tension rubber would have been the right call), so I started looking for a Chinese rubber with a bit more bounce.
I also tried Xianglong and others, but the Turbo Orange gave me the best feel on drives.
The unpredictable bounce you get from Chinese rubber drives isn't as pronounced, but it's more consistent.
Third-ball attacks against backspin, which I'm not great at, became easier to hit, and thanks to the bouncy blade I'm using, even at "medium" thickness I got plenty of speed to really put the ball away.
Switching the rubber thickness to "medium" gave me a lot of benefits: serves and pushes bite well and stay low and land on the table, and I get better stability on reflex shots too.
In table tennis, you serve, then receive, then get into a rally. A lot of matches are decided before you even get to hit your best shot, so I ended up preferring equipment that makes serving and receiving easier over equipment built for powerful hitting.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Hard
Recomend racket Forutiusu FT
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2017/09/14
I used to use the Swat, a 7-ply with a nice flexy feel and good power, and I liked it, but there was a period when I was using Chinese rubber on both sides and felt like the backhand didn't have quite enough bounce, so I wanted a blade with just a bit more bounce and tried the Fortius FT.
The feel on contact is harder than the Swat, but it's not too soft or too hard — I'd call it a slightly bouncy blade that stays within a range you can control yourself. Just as advertised, it bounces strongly on drives and smashes when you want to hit hard, but doesn't bounce too much on light shots like the short game, so it's easy to handle. It pairs well with the Chinese rubber I use on my forehand, and even with a Chinese rubber that doesn't bounce much on its own, this blade's extra bounce is enough to give real power on forehand kill shots. As for the weight issue everyone mentions, I actually made my racket heavier on purpose because I wanted a heavier ball quality on my drives. The backhand bounce I was worried about also pairs well with the rubber I use, and blocks sit down nicely too. It's a power-oriented but well-balanced 7-ply, and I think if you put on a lighter rubber like short pips, it could work for women players too. I think the appeal of this blade is that it hits just the right balance.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little hard
Recommend rubber(Back) Omega V Pro
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2016/12/08
15 years ago, back in my school days, I switched from a 5-ply Primorac because I wanted more power on my shots. Compared to the typical flex of a 5-ply, this one feels like it flexes less, but it still generates good spin, and I felt it was on the faster end for a 5-ply blade. It's fairly thick, but since it's light in weight, even with spin-oriented tension rubbers on both sides, I personally didn't feel it was too heavy. However, after the switch to plastic balls, I felt like I just didn't have enough speed and my drives felt weak, so I decided to get a new blade. I think this is a blade I can recommend to people who just started table tennis, women who aren't fond of heavy blades, and anyone who prioritizes consistency over raw power. Butterfly has renewed their blade lineup, but the fact that this one is still in the catalog says a lot about how well it sells (sadly the classic SK7 has been discontinued...). If weight is an issue for you, I'd recommend this one.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommend rubber(Front) Rising Dragon
Recommend rubber(Back) Omega V Pro
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