Penmate's profile
| Gender | Male |
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| Age | U20 |
| Experience | 6〜10 years |
User review
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2019/12/30
Used at 1.9mm on the reverse side of a Libertas Synergy Japanese-style blade.
On spec it's slightly harder than Grip SFX, but there's almost no real difference.
The standout feature is that, for a rubber in this price range, the spin is just really strong.
Even a connecting shot or a lightly swung loop gets solid spin on it, and even a jammed-up shot gets enough spin that the opponent sometimes pops the ball up.
With rubbers in this price range, things like chiquita or drives against backspin can slip fairly often, but Grip SFX draws a solid arc and goes in.
That said, straight-line shots like a flat meet-hit were also easy to play, and it left me with the impression it has no real holes.
The bounce isn't all that strong, but since it can put stable spin on any kind of shot, it really was a very good rubber — like a budget version of Tenergy 05 FX.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Recomend racket LIBERTA SYNERGY CHN
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2019/10/24
Rozena was harder than I expected and made looping against backspin difficult, so I switched.
The result: great.
The bounce dropped slightly, but it's very stable against backspin.
Just a light brush and the ball draws a nice arc right into the table.
Even against chop it lifts the ball reliably without losing to the spin.
Despite that, it's still easy to hit flat and gets plenty of speed.
It's stable over the table too and easy to put spin on.
I'd highly recommend it for penhold backhand players up to intermediate level.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Recomend racket LIBERTA SYNERGY CHN
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2019/04/07
Used on the reverse side of a Tornado King Power, Japanese-style.
What stands out most is the grip. True to Japanese-made rubbers, the ball really lifts.
Softer rubbers can sometimes drop the ball when you brush it, but this rubber's sheet grips well enough that even backspin balls come up over the net without trouble.
The raw amount of spin isn't all that strong, but if you really let the ball sink in and loop it, the quality is good enough that it's not easily countered.
Maybe thanks to the strong grip, the chiquita seems to curve quite a lot for the amount of spin it actually has.
The best thing about this rubber is the block.
It's not very affected by incoming spin, so a simple block tends to go in. Being able to block without the ball dropping even when you throw up a reflex block against a fast drive is pretty important for a backhand rubber, don't you think?
Counter-driving early off the bounce is also easy to do.
If you limit it to the backhand, I think it works across a pretty wide range of levels. Recommended.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Soft
Recomend racket Tornado King Power
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2020/04/12
Just like other reviews mention, this generates a lot of spin.
However, it also has some slide to it, so if you catch the ball thin it leads straight to a lost point.
Flat hits have that typical tension-rubber feel and are easy to knock off, but it's not a rubber that lands the ball for you automatically, so you always have to be conscious of your contact point.
For short blocks, maybe because of the slide, I felt it was easier than expected to produce knuckle balls even though it's a spin-oriented rubber.
If you let the ball slide, you can also produce a soft block that lands gently.
Pushes also tend to float if you catch the ball thin, and the bounce is strong, so it required a lot of concentration.
Overall performance is high and it felt very demanding to control, so my impression is that it's best suited to advanced players.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Recomend racket LIBERTA SYNERGY
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2024/06/28
Honestly, I couldn't find much difference from Mantra S.
The sound is about the same too.
It bounces well with a light touch and grips the ball nicely, but the amount of spin isn't all that strong.
Meet-style shots are easy to pull off, and you can smash even a slightly spinny high ball.
Since it's also light in weight, I'd say it's a great fit for the backside of a penhold blade.
It's not suited for players who want to score with heavy topspin drive spin.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Soft
Recomend racket BANDA ALLROUND
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