Yukio's profile
| Gender | Male |
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| Age | U30 |
| Experience | More than 20 years |
User review
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2018/04/24
This belongs to the Fastarc family, and it's a rubber sold at a lower price to compete with rubbers like Vega, Rozena, and Ventus!
My first impression was that it puts out a good amount of spin and speed for the price, and feels a bit on the hard side, but it has decent grip on the ball, makes every technique easy, and its biggest feature is how well it handles! It's not too heavy either, so max thickness on both sides is no problem.
The spin amount is a bit less than Vega, but since it doesn't fly out too much, it's an ideal rubber for players who play close to the table or at mid-distance and focus on topspin rallies. The biggest downside of tension rubbers is usually that their high performance makes them sensitive to the opponent's spin, but this rubber is less affected by incoming spin, like a high-elasticity, high-friction rubber, while still having tension on top of that. I've used it for about three months and it holds up well durability-wise too. It's a rubber with great value for money that should satisfy everyone from beginners to advanced players.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Recomend racket KORBEL
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2018/04/24
No particularly special features - an average impression overall. According to an employee at a certain "butterfly" brand, in a blind test it performs on par with Tenergy 64, but I'd describe it more as being like a Tenergy 64 FX.
The best thing about it is the control. I put it on my backhand, and compared to Tenergy it keeps the bounce down, which makes blocks, chiquitas, and pushes easier, and it's less affected by the opponent's spin - that's its charm!
On the forehand it feels a bit lacking, but I think it's plenty for female players.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Recomend racket Mizutani Jun ZLC
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2018/04/22
I used G-1 a few times, but it didn't have as much power as I expected, so I switched to the slightly softer C-1. First, about the sponge — they say it uses the same sponge as S-1, but it felt harder than I expected. That's probably because the topsheet is on the harder side.
Overall it feels about 3-4 degrees softer than G-1! I don't think you'd be able to tell blindfolded (lol)
First impressions from testing it
It has more speed and spin than G-1! I think that's probably down to swing speed and how you catch the ball.
It handles every shot competently — if I had to compare it to a Tenergy, I'd say it's like an 80. It feels like an 80 with a bit less spin.
Overall it's easy to use, works well for intermediate to advanced players, and goes on either forehand or backhand — a real all-rounder.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Recomend racket INFINITY VPS V
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2018/04/29
This is the most popular short pips rubber out there.
Opinions are split between this and the Booster, but this one has a horizontal-pip spin style and fairly large pips!
By the way, the Morrist has vertical pips.
I put it on the back of my Nittaku Violin and test-hit with it.
First off, even switching straight over from inverted rubber, you can use it without any weird feeling.
The defining feature of this rubber is that, despite being short pips, the amount of spin is amazing!
Pushes get incredibly heavy backspin.
If you adjust the angle, you can get proper no-spin balls too.
Blocking is surprisingly easy to stop the ball with, and the more spin there is, the more it comes back as a knuckle ball.
It's easy to drive with too, and easy to counter with.
It's a rubber you can use on both forehand and backhand.
If I had to name a downside, it's controllable and finishes close to an inverted rubber, so sometimes it doesn't feel very "short pips"-like.
Also, personally, the sponge is soft, so I'd like it made a bit harder.
A blade with some special material like carbon in it would be a better match!Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Recomend racket VIOLIN
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2018/04/22
Over the years I've gone through the string series - Violin → Acoustic → Tenor → Acoustic.
Hoping that combining FE carbon with the string series would blend the strengths of both, I tried G-1 on the forehand and Moristo SP on the backhand.
Overall score: 7/10
Honestly, the unique feel that the string series is known for disappeared, and it just felt like a slightly softer carbon blade to me.
Compared to the normal Acoustic, the speed on light hits is improved, but when driving it's too stiff, and the ball-holding it's known for gets worse.
By making the blade thinner they seem to have kept some of that ball-holding feel, but I feel like it doesn't really need to be part of the string series.
The good points are that it's lighter than the Acoustic, pairs well with short pips or long pips rubber, and is great for a hit-and-flick style of play. I think it suits a smash-focused player better than a drive player.
As for rubber, rather than G-1, I think Chinese rubber or a softened C1 would work better!Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little hard
Recommend rubber(Back) Fastarc G-1
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