Pin-chan's profile
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | U30 |
| Experience | More than 20 years |
User review
-
-
-
2017/11/16
This was a free sample, so there's no purchase price to mention.
I got it as a sample and passed it on to a short-pips player at the club I coach, who tried it out for me.
My first impression was that it's softer than the original Spectol and produces more speed.
The whole rubber is soft and really wraps around the ball, so control is easy even on hard hits. Topspin drives felt easy to use too.
Serves are also easy to produce, and I didn't find anything particularly hard to handle.
I'd say this suits players new to short pips, junior high schoolers, or women's players.
It should also work fine on the backhand of a shakehand blade.
That said, if you play a fast-hitting game at an early contact point or use a lot of block-shorts, I think the Blue version would suit you better.
As the name suggests, the overall impression is something like a "Spectol Tension."Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Recomend racket Seputia C
-
-
-
-
2017/11/16
I think this rubber really shows what makes the Omega line special.
The speed is fantastic, and the sheet grips the ball strongly, so it puts plenty of spin on it too.
The trajectory feels a bit flat, but with topspin drives it does draw a proper arc, so I think this is a rubber whose performance changes depending on the player.
That said, it's still in the harder rubber category, so it might be a bit hard to use for beginners, junior high schoolers, or women's players who lack power.
At first I tried it on a Hurricane Long blade, but it felt like the ball flew off too strongly, so when I put it on a Long 2 instead I found it relatively manageable.
If you want to go full speed, a special-material blade could work too, but if you want something all-around, I feel a plain wood blade suits it better.
As for the sound of the ball hitting it, I'm personally a fan of that type.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Recomend racket HURRICANE LONG 2
-
-
-
-
2017/11/06
This is the blade I currently use.
I've used pretty much the whole Hurricane Long series, and every one of them is a blade built purely for speed. The Hurricane Long (Long from here on) is an outer arylate-carbon blade. From Long 3 onward they switched to inner carbon. The blade shape is in the Viscaria family, a bit larger than average, with a harder surface material than the Viscaria. I originally bought this to put a Provincial Hurricane 3 (with the base layer already worn) I'd been given onto it, and I was shocked at how well it bounced even with a Chinese tacky rubber that would normally kill the bounce on most blades. Once the base layer on the Provincial Hurricane wore through it turned into a regular, softer Hurricane rubber, so I'm currently using it with Blue Fire JP01 Turbo instead, and pairing this blade with a tension rubber gives you a bounce that honestly feels almost unfair.
You can blast through with a single topspin drive thanks to the overwhelming speed, and it generates plenty of spin too, sending the ball flying even off a dead ball. The FL handle on the Long is too thin for me, so I use the ST version instead (though I should say I personally find FL handles hard to hold in general, so take that with a grain of salt). That said, control gets tough if your technique isn't already solid. The Long might be a good fit for players using Chinese rubber, or for anyone looking to take their game up a notch.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little hard
Recommend rubber(Front) Bluefire JP 01 Turbo
Recommend rubber(Back) TARGET PRO GT-H47
-
-
-
-
2017/11/23
I bought this for topspin drives, but I ended up thinking a fast-attack style suited it better than drives, so I put short pips on the backhand side and used it that way.
With drives, the ball release was fast and it felt hard to generate spin, but when I used short pips it showed surprisingly impressive performance.
First, the hitting technique it enables is outstanding — angle your shot right and you get sharp, well-placed shots.
For blocks, that same fast ball release produces annoying knuckle balls, and opponents seemed to have a hard time dealing with them.
It also gets a fair amount of spin and felt easy to counter with, so I gave it to a player who uses short pips, and someone who used to have a bad win rate suddenly went on a winning streak. It's now become their main racket.
It might be a bit tricky to handle for drive-style players, but for short-pips players it's probably an amazing weapon.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little hard
Recommend rubber(Front) V>15 Extra
Recommend rubber(Back) Booster HP
-
-
-
-
2017/11/19
I used to use blades from the Avalox series a long time ago.
Every one of them had strong flex and was perfect for topspin drives.
This blade also has good flex, and it feels like the hard surface material combined with the inner carbon is what sends the ball flying.
Even though it's a special-material blade, it flexes properly, and it puts more spin on the ball than you'd expect from a special-material blade.
Whether it's hitting rallies, serves, or blocks, there's nothing it struggles with — I'd call it an honor-student kind of blade.
That said, I didn't feel any one standout, exceptional trait.
I think it's an easy blade to use for anyone from beginner or intermediate up through advanced players.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little hard
Recommend rubber(Front) V>15 Extra
Recommend rubber(Back) Ventus Speed
-
Racket
Producer
Grip
Review Ranking
Rubber
Producer
Type
-
Get the Amazon gift card at a Review!
20 points are added in the post. You can replace it by Amazon Gift Card worth $5.00 with 1000 points.
