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  Refoma

  

  As the title says, compared to today's German tension rubbers, it falls short on bounce and grip.
  The topsheet is so good that I can't be the only one wishing they'd remake it for the plastic-ball, no-glue era.
  Some people say it has no grip on the ball, but that's only natural compared to something like Tenergy — every rubber from before that era is the same way.
  These days I pick up unused ones online and have fun playing with bicycle rubber cement, and it's still special. The soft, cream-colored sponge swells up nicely.
  The loop especially has great bite and few mishits. Chop-killer drives and second-ball attacks are both really easy to do.
  Put it on your backhand and it's rock solid.
  It was the perfect rubber for someone looking for a delicate touch that works from powerful spin attacks to fine adjustments.
  You just don't get rubbers like this anymore. It has that good old classic domestic feel.

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  見出しの通り、現代のドイツテンションと比べると弾み・引っかかりが足りません。非常にいいトップシートなのでプラノングルー向けにリメイクしてほしいのは私だけじゃないはず。
  引っかかりがないと言う声があるが、そりゃテナジーの類に比べたら当たり前の話で、それより前のラバーは全部そうでしょう。
  今はネットで未使用を拾っては自転車ゴムのりで遊んでますがやはり格別です。クリーム色の柔らかいスポンジがよく膨らみます。
  特にループのキレがよくミスも少ない。カットキラーや2球目攻撃がとてもやりやすい。
  バックに貼ればド安定。
  回転の強い攻撃から細かい融通まで利く、繊細なタッチを求める人には最適なラバーでした。
  今はこういうラバーないですよね。古き良き国産ラバーって感じです。

  2017/06/23

  Overall	6/10
  Speed	5
  Spin	7
  Control	6
  Hardness	Little soft

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  NARUCROSS EX SOFT

  

  I borrowed this from a friend to try it out. The surface had degraded quite a bit and turned white, but it still bounced well, and serving with a cutting motion aimed at really sinking the ball into the sponge got plenty of spin.
  For the short game too, it was easy to work with for a bouncy rubber - my stops would only land a little deeper than intended.
  The rubber itself was max thickness, but it didn't feel heavy.
  It's a soft sponge, but regardless of whether you like a hard or soft feel, I think it's a good rubber that goes well on any type of attacking blade.
  Even without a booster or glue, it's one of my favorite rubbers for its distinctive feel, sound, and speed.

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  友人から借りて試打しました。だいぶ劣化して表面が白くなっていましたがよく弾み、サーブもスポンジに食い込ませるくらいの気持ちで切るとよく回転がかかりました。
  台上も、ストップがちょっと奥に落ちるかなという程度で弾むラバーにしてはやりやすかったです。
  ラバー自体もトクアツでしたが、重いと感じませんでした。
  ソフトスポンジですが、打感の柔らかい固い関係なく、攻撃型のラケットなら種類を選ばず貼れるいいラバーだと思います。
  ブースターやグルーもないのに、それ特有の打感・音・スピードで気に入ってるラバーの一つです。

  2017/06/19

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

  Recomend racket Acoustic

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  KOJI MATSUSHITA OFFENSIVE

  

  I wanted a chopping blade, so without researching anything I bought this picturing the old Butterfly Matsushita Pro model.

  The forehand is a thin black sheet rubber that I puffed up with baby oil, curling it into a tube, to roughly medium-thin thickness. The hardness is about the same as an EL (since I don't compete anymore).
  On the backhand I've got a P1 red, extra-thin (normal).

  The grip is thin for a chopping-style ST handle, and the blade head is on the large side and relatively hard to turn, so right away it wasn't quite what I imagined.
  When you chop with it, the hitting feel is hard, first of all.
  The sound isn't the low, dull thud typical of chopping — it's more like a hard blade paired with the hard, thin sponge of a short pips rubber.
  As for control, front-to-back felt shaky at first but I got used to it quickly. Left-to-right, though, is much harder to control precisely. On height, cutting sharply sends the ball lower than expected and it often catches the net; going soft and floaty sends it higher than expected. Chopping while stepping forward felt easy to do. Side-to-side control felt about average.
  As for spin, you can produce a crisp, distinct chop and it's easy to adjust the amount of spin.
  That said, the long pips get really unpredictable — if you want something unorthodox, short pips would probably work better.
  As for attacking, if I'm in a favorable position (in terms of stance or shot placement) in an exchange, it's about good enough to trade rallies. It does have the power to put away an easy ball.

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  カットラケットが欲しいと思い、何も調べずに昔のバタフライ製松下プロモデルを想像して購入。

  タキⅡは黒薄を筒状に反るまでベビーオイルで中薄位に膨張させたもの。硬度はELと同じくらい（大会はもう出ないため）
  バックがP1赤ゴクウス（ノーマル）

  グリップはカット用STにしては細く、ブレードが頭でっかちで比較的回しづらいためこの時点で思ってたんと違う。
  カットを打つと、まず打感が固い。
  音は、カット特融の低く鈍い音、ではなく、まるで固いラケットに表ソフトの固い薄いスポンジくらいの感覚。
  コントロールは、前後は最初おぼつかなかったがすぐ慣れた。ただし左右は厳密なコントロールの難易度が高い。高さは鋭く切ると想像より低くよくネットインする、ふわっとさせると予想より高く浮きやすい、前に出しながら切るのはやりやすかった印象。横は普通。
  回転は、ブツ切りができ、回転量調整しやすい。
  ただ、粒は非常に暴れてしまい、異質にするなら表ソフトの方がよさそう。
  攻撃は、撃ち合うならこちら優勢な状況（態勢やコースの内訳的な意味で）ならラリーやってもいいかなという程度。
  チャンスボールを抜く力はある。

  2017/06/15

  Overall	4/10
  Speed	3
  Spin	9
  Control	1
  Touch	1
  Hardness	Hard

  Recommend rubber(Front) Tackiness Chop II

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  Feint · LONG 3 ultra Gokuusu

  

  I got a friend's old one and used it for a while as an offbeat attacking style.
  Compared to Curl P-1, the pips are a bit stiffer. I bought the P-1 after getting rid of my LONG III, so I can't compare the pip size ratio.
  Moves that are hard to put spin on with the Curl are easier to spin with this one, so it's more stable, though the Curl has bigger variation in the ball's behavior.
  Because of that, attacks that are hard to do with the Curl, like pips-drives or pip-sweeps, are easier with this one, so I think even someone weak or unskilled with their hands could handle it.
  On the flip side, when it comes to bending the pips over, you do need a proper full swing.

  In terms of stability, I think this one is better. It'd suit a chopper who plays an offbeat attacking style and grinds out wins.

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  友人のお古を貰って異質攻撃として使っていたことがありました。
  カールP-1と比べ粒が固めです。LONGⅢを捨てた後にP-1を買ったため粒の大きさ比は不明。あちらで回転をかけづらい動作はこちらでは回転がかけやすい分安定していますが、カールの方が変化は大きいです。
  そのため、粒ドライブや粒払いなどカールでやりづらい攻撃もこちらの方が簡単で、非力で不器用な人でも扱えると思います。
  逆に、粒を倒すという面においてはしっかり振る必要があると思います。

  安定性の面でこちらの方が優れていると思います。異質攻撃と粘り勝つタイプのカットマンにはいいのではないでしょうか。

  2017/07/07

  Overall	6/10
  Speed	1
  Spin	5
  Control	6
  Hardness	Little soft

  Recomend racket Septear

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  Bryce-FX

  

  This was about 10 years ago now, right after organic solvents got banned - I only used it once, but back then I was using the Sriver and the EL, and to me the feel on contact was just mushy and unpleasant, and on top of that neither my serves nor my drives had any bite, so I went into a bit of a slump for a while after putting this on. It might suit a stiff blade, but on a blade that loses its flex quickly, it just didn't work for me at all. I even felt like TSP's Brio or Vyon put more spin on the ball than this.
  The ball had a really knuckly feel, and even though the initial speed was fast, by the time it reached an opponent far from the table, the speed had died down way more than usual for my swing.

  Even if I were to use something today, I think a high-bounce rubber with good grip would still be the better choice.

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  もうかれこれ10年ほど前に、有機溶剤禁止になったばかりの頃一度だけ使ったことがあるのですが、当時スレイバーやＥＬを使っていた私にはもうとにかく打感がグニャグニャで気持ち悪く、何よりサーブもドライブも切れがなく、これを貼ってからしばらくスランプになりました。固いラケットには合うかもしれませんが、しなりの減衰が早いラケットに貼ると私はもうだめでした。TSPのブリオとかビヨーンの方がよくスピンがかかるとさえ思えたほど。
  ボールが非常にドナックルな感じで、初速は早くても後陣の相手にたどり着くころにはいつものスイングではスピードが減衰しまくってました。

  今使うにしても、ひっかかりの良い高弾性の方がまだいいと思います。

  2017/07/07

  Overall	5/10
  Speed	8
  Spin	3
  Control	2
  Hardness	Soft

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