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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | U30 |
| Experience | 11〜20 years |
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- Racket
- Seven plywood explosive destructive power and stability features to show on offense and defense. ...
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- Rubber (Front)
- Powered by Spring Sponge Technology and with pimples of a larger diameter than other rubbers, Ten...
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- Rubber (Back)
- • Rozena employs the rose-dyed Spring Sponge technology as its name suggests• The newly developed...
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User review
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2017/05/21
Younger players today might not be that familiar with it, but back in the day, Sriver was THE rubber for sheer power.
Even compared to today's rubbers, it's on the hard side.
It's sometimes introduced as a beginner's rubber, but honestly it feels too hard for beginners.
It might have value for beginners in the sense of learning to hit with your own power, but personally, if I were choosing a rubber for a beginner, I'd pick something else.Sriver on a single-ply Japanese penhold blade still looks cool even now.
It might be worth trying once just to test your own swing speed.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Hard
Recomend racket Butterfly Hadraw SK
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2017/05/21
Even though it's called a tacky rubber, the surface barely feels sticky.
The rubber itself is hard, so it also feels like a good rubber for learning to brush the ball.
If you started table tennis in junior high and want to use a tacky rubber but find Hurricane still too hard to handle, I think this is a good step-up rubber.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Recomend racket Butterfly Hadraw SK
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2017/12/22
Back when it was sold in Japan, I test-hit it many times, and I even had custom blades made from Viscaria blade wood.
I think every ALC blade out there today basically started from this one.
Timo Boll ALC, Timo Boll Spirit, Zhang Jike, Zhang Jike ALC, Kenta Matsudaira ALC —
if you trace any of these blades back to their roots, they should all lead back to the Viscaria.And I think the grip is what gets the most praise on this blade.
The grip is a little thicker and a little wider than usual, so it doesn't shift around in your palm and gives a solid, secure hold.
People often describe it as a grip that makes the backhand easy to hit, and I think that's because there's no gap left in your palm, so power transfers well when you swing on the backhand side.
It's currently discontinued in Japan, but it's still sold overseas, so it's relatively easy to get hold of. Price aside, there's no high barrier to buying it, so if you feel like this grip is the only one that will do for you, you'll find real value in it.
That said, personally I don't feel this blade has any especially strong characteristics apart from the grip, so if you're not particular about that, I think a Timo Boll ALC would satisfy you just as well.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little hard
Recommend rubber(Front) TENERGY 05
Recommend rubber(Back) TENERGY 05
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2017/11/05
A practice partner gave me this, so here are my thoughts after hitting with it.
Being tacky, it doesn't fly much.
But since the sponge is relatively soft, you can feel the ball sinking into it.
If you like your tacky rubbers rock hard, you might find this lacking, but it could be a good one to try if you're just getting into tacky rubbers.
That said, even though the ball sinks into the sponge, you won't get spin or speed unless you open the racket face and brush the ball - you can't cut corners with this rubber even with a soft sponge, so you always have to brush the ball properly.Serves and the short game stay low and spin easily, so the strength of the tacky sheet really shows there.
The rubber is on the heavy side, so if you're mindful of your blade's total weight, you'll want to watch the weight of the rubber on the other side or the blade itself.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Recomend racket INFINITY VPS V
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2017/08/04
This rubber's track record speaks for itself — it's a massive hit that needs no introduction.
I hadn't hit with it much until now, so I wanted to write about what I felt using it.
First of all, above anything else, it produces a high arc.
It's the kind of arc that makes you genuinely believe people when they say the spin comes on by itself.
The feel on contact is that clear, classic Tenergy sensation — you can really feel yourself brushing the ball properly.
The speed felt like something you generate by putting spin on the ball. The faster your swing speed, the more you can draw out the rubber's potential and the better the ball you get.
And above all, what really struck me was its overall, all-around ability.
If you're just talking spin alone or speed alone, plenty of rubbers beat the 05, but in terms of overall balance, there may still be no rubber that surpasses it.
The price shot way up once it went to open pricing, but it makes sense that so many players keep using it despite the cost.
That said, because it's hard and sensitive to spin, I can't recommend it to beginners.
Also, because it grips the ball for spin so easily, I wouldn't recommend it to players who mainly use flat hits either. Honestly, it's not a rubber that's easy to hit flat with.
If you're aiming for high-quality play built around solid spin, though, why not give it a try?Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Recomend racket Innerforce Layer ZLC
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