kikaida008's profile
| Gender | Male |
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| Age | U40 |
| Experience | 11〜20 years |
User review
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2017/04/21
It bounces about as well as a special-material blade, and a high-pitched sound on impact is one of its features.
Maybe because I normally use special-material blades, the sweet spot felt narrow to me.
You might not feel much of that characteristic all-wood flex.
Personally, the Viscaria and the Timo Boll ALC felt softer to me.
(Officially, the Timo Boll ALC has higher rebound specs, so this is just my personal impression, possibly due to individual unit variation or the high-pitched impact sound of the VR.)
Things change again depending on the rubber.
At first I had Shoryu on the forehand, but it felt lacking, so when I switched to Spinart the bounce got so lively that control became difficult.
I think it depends on your own level, but I get the feeling that spring sponges just don't suit this blade.
I really like the blade itself, so I want to keep trying different rubbers on it.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommend rubber(Front) Spin Art
Recommend rubber(Back) Tenergy 05 FX
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2016/12/19
This might just be compared to the Shoryu, but I felt the bounce was lacking.
Since it's a tacky rubber, if you brush it the same way you would with the Shoryu, you get similar spin.
The feel off the rubber, whether because the sponge is too soft or too light, felt a bit lacking compared to the Shoryu.
That said, compared to other tacky rubbers, the bounce is on the better side.I think it's a good option for players without a lot of power who are interested in tacky rubber.
I don't know the exact weight, but it's lighter than the V-15 Limber I have on my backhand. (Maybe around 45g?)Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Soft
Recomend racket Timo Boll ALC
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2018/08/28
I switched over from tension rubbers (V15 and V01) and found it just right.
It doesn't bounce as much as V15 or V01.
But the ball seems to come out with some quirkiness, and I think opponents find the variation in spin and speed hard to deal with.
Up until now I was the type to attack aggressively with tension rubbers, but
for receives, drives, and everything else, using the same approach worked fine. Smashes in particular felt easy.
Because of the change of pace, it seems to give opponents a hard time.
I'm now able to beat advanced players I couldn't beat before, thanks to the tricky balls this produces.
There's no need to change your swing at all - if anything, I felt it was better not to change it.
It's a really good rubber, but I think it works better on a bouncier blade. (For example, with something like the Fire Fall SC I think the speed would feel lacking, so it's more for when you're playing a bit further back...)
For me, it was just right on a blade that I'd found too bouncy and hard to control with the rubbers I'd been using (V15, V01, etc).
I think it's a good option as a tension-type tacky rubber that puts a bouncy blade back in balance (without needing to change how you hit) by putting tacky rubber on it.
I'm going to keep using this combination for a while.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Recomend racket FIRE FALL LC
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2025/03/08
I switched from the V20 Double Extra on my forehand.
Since it's called V15, I expected it to fly well, but maybe because the sponge is on the harder side, at first it felt like it didn't have much bounce.
After using it for a while, I found that it does fly if you hit hard, so compared to the V20 my impression is that it leans more toward control. It might just be an issue with my stroke though.
I also tried it on my backhand, but maybe because I don't have much power, I couldn't really use it there at all.I think it's a good rubber since hitting with a strong impact gives you both speed and spin, but
the lifespan is short — with practice four times a week, after about two months it turned white and the pips started showing through.It would be even better if you could get it cheap.
Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Hard
Recomend racket Cybershape CARBON
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2026/04/15
I think this suits players who smash and meet-hit close to the table (since that's the type of player I am).
The blade thickness is on the thinner side even for the Cyber Shape lineup.
I'd been using the Cyber Shape Carbon before, but with the more restrained bounce on this one, my blocking accuracy improved.
So how about smashes? Maybe because it has carbon in it, the speed alone is a bit restrained, but it flies when you hit it hard.
Overall, it feels like the range between slow and fast shots has widened.
When you want to stop the ball with a stop shot, it stops properly, and when you want to attack, it gives you real speed.
A wider range between slow and fast essentially means better control.
For an intermediate player like me who isn't great at absorbing an opponent's spin and power, this was just right.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommend rubber(Front) V>15 Sticky
Recommend rubber(Back) V>11 EXTRA
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