Penmate's profile
| Gender | Male |
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| Age | U20 |
| Experience | 6〜10 years |
User review
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2024/06/28
I switched from the Libertà Gloriaus Japanese-penhold to the BANDA Allround Chinese-penhold.
A club teammate let me try it and the feel was so good that I decided on the spot.
It really resonates in your hand, and the feel is like it grabs the ball and throws it back, which gives you excellent control.
That said, for a 5-ply blade the bounce is quite strong, and maybe because the ball tends to fly upward, I found it easier to get distance and speed out of it than the Libertà Gloriaus.
On defense it's also great for killing the pace or adding variation, and with short pips on the back you can produce a serious amount of knuckle (no-spin) effect.
When blocking a high-quality drive, the knuckle effect was strong enough that opponents would net the ball unless they pushed or looped it back.
The price is about the same as a beginner racket too, so the value for money is another point in its favor.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Soft
Recommend rubber(Front) SYMMETRY HARD VERSION
Recommend rubber(Back) MANTRA SOUND
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2023/02/07
Recently I've used the Spectrum S2 and Sonic AR, both speed-oriented short pips, and this one has better balance than either.
Most speed-oriented short pips these days have great grip on the ball and combine spin with bounce, but that tends to make knuckle balls harder to produce and shots come out too straight. This rubber, though, produces solid knuckle balls.
Even just meeting the ball lightly against my opponent's topspin drive, I got high-quality knuckle balls that dropped dead on their side, whether on forehand or backhand push.
I don't even have to try to create it myself - when my opponent's ball has good quality, it turns into a knuckle ball on its own.
That said, there's little slipping on serves and pushes too, so the spin stays consistent.
The spin on my drive is about average for a speed-oriented rubber, but again there's no slipping.
The trajectory is a bit flat and the ball often sails long instead of dipping down, so you need to adjust for that, but considering it combines speed and variation, I found it doesn't fly off wildly and it's easy to change pace.
It's obviously great on the backhand with a shakehand grip, but I'd also recommend it for penhold players using short pips who feel they lack that finishing shot with spin-oriented pips.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Recomend racket LIBERTA SOLID Pro
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2020/04/11
I used this on the backhand side of my Liberta Synergy.
My impression was that it's easy to put spin on with a light touch, and blocks carry through nicely.
Backspin balls also lift easily and the ball doesn't slip on the surface.
The arc trajectory feels like a medium arc, so meeting the ball flat is easy too, and various techniques are easy to pull off.
It doesn't have any standout feature, but it's a well-rounded, solid all-arounder.
As for the sound, it's on the flat side — you only really get a good sound when you swing all-out.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Recomend racket LIBERTA SYNERGY
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2025/02/16
I used the 1.9mm version on the backhand of my Kirin K5.
I heard the spec changed from the initial lot, so I tried it again after a while.
Glued flat, the weight comes to 51 grams, which is pretty heavy for a "thick" thickness.
That's a downside for using it on the back side of a penhold blade.
I used to have the impression that it generated a lot of spin when you swung through properly, but honestly, it's now just average.
It's not that it doesn't spin at all, but at this price range I'd want a bit more spin.
That said, it's easy to handle against backspin, and both backhand drives and chiquitas feel easy to pull up.
It's not an "auto" rubber, so if you put good spin on it, the ball settles in properly.
Even when the third-ball push comes back sharply floating, you're not affected much and can still punch through it.
It's not a rubber that specializes in any one thing, but among the more "dull-feeling" rubbers it has decent spin — if only it were lighter…Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
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2023/05/07
Used max thickness on the backhand side of my Pachitan 2.
The speed doesn't feel all that different. It doesn't fly off on its own, but if you swing through properly you can get decent speed.
The sheet is flexible, so the ball sinks into the sponge easily.
What really stands out is the spin — it's clearly a cut above the typical 5,000-6,000 yen rubbers.
It's easy to get a good arc, and if you grip the ball well against backspin you can produce high-quality shots that draw blocking or countering errors from your opponent.
That said, it's a bit harder to hit flat.
This isn't a rubber where just swinging gets the ball in — the harder you swing, the better the ball you get, so I'd recommend it to intermediate-and-up players who use topspin drives and counters.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Recomend racket PATITAN Ⅱ
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