Penmate's profile
| Gender | Male |
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| Age | U20 |
| Experience | 6〜10 years |
User review
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2021/02/07
Using max thickness on the backhand
Compared to the Evolution ELP I used before, this has a lighter touch, makes it easy to put spin on, and has good bounce.
It doesn't produce an extreme arc, so it's easy to use for meeting the ball as well as for drives, and I felt the balance was really good.
Against backspin too, it doesn't slip and lifts the ball up nicely.
You can brush it with the topsheet, but if you really let the ball sink into the sponge you get a higher quality shot.
I'd recommend this more for the backhand than the forehand, for players who want to hit flat shots but don't want to sacrifice the quality of their drives.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Recomend racket PATITAN Ⅱ
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2018/05/03
Using it as a custom Japanese-style square penhold blade.
I was originally using the KA Speed square blade, and the spin on my topspin drives clearly improved.
Compared to an outer blade, the feel is quite soft with a hollow "poko-poko" sound.
I put an Apollo 5 on the forehand, and it pairs well with tacky rubber too - no hardness to it at all, and it's fantastic for putting spin on drives.
On top of that, the feel has a nice sense of thickness, so blocks don't get pushed around, and it's flawless in rallies.
The only downside is that, maybe because of the good ball-holding and that soft "poko-poko" feel, smashes aren't great - floating backspin balls in particular are hard to smash.
I'd recommend this to intermediate-and-up loop players.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Soft
Recommend rubber(Back) VEGA TOUR
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2020/04/12
Used the 2.1mm version on the forehand of a Liberta Synergy Japanese-style penhold blade.
Since the blade has a lot of flex and holds the ball well, I'd tried various short-pips rubbers but hadn't been satisfied with the ball release — this one turned out to be a perfect match.
It has that classic short-pips feel, and it's easy to hit flat, straight shots.
Countering the opponent's drives is also easy, so you can play aggressively.
Knuckle balls don't come out easily for a speed-oriented pips rubber like this — you need to produce them deliberately.
That said, it's easier to control because of that, and it's a rubber with no issues even in rally exchanges.
As for spin, it's neither particularly strong nor weak.
On serves, it's hard to aim for an outright ace through spin, but you do get proper bite on the ball.
Pair it with a harder blade and the ball might come off too fast, making control difficult.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Recomend racket LIBERTA SYNERGY
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2019/10/23
Used on the reverse side of a Japanese-style penhold.
I had an image of it being soft, but when applied to the back of a penhold blade, it doesn't just sink in on its own - you don't get that gripping feel unless you swing through properly.
It doesn't have the difficulty hitting flat shots that other spin-oriented tension rubbers often have, so it seems fine for both loop-drive and hit styles.
Unless you're an advanced player, this seems like a rubber you could use just fine on the forehand too.
If you really put spin on it, you can generate enough spin to induce overshoot misses even in backhand-to-backhand rallies.
However, one thing that bothered me was that against a sharply cut backspin ball, the topspin drive sometimes didn't sink down fully and went long.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Recomend racket LIBERTA SYNERGY CHN
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2019/04/06
Used at max thickness on the backside of an Aqua Blade 23.
I picked this up because it's a lightweight, cheap soft-tension rubber.
Since the same brand's Mantra S was so good, I feel a bit let down.
It's lost the high grip that the Mantra had - I often had trouble lifting the ball against backspin and lost the spin battle.
Against topspin too, it's better to attack with a flat hit than a drive. Don't expect much in terms of spin.
For meaty techniques like blocking and smashing, it's not affected much by spin and gives you a fast-feeling ball.
As for bounce, it's actually quite a lot for a rubber in this price range - not that different from the Mantra.
What surprisingly worked well was push and stop. Since it's soft and not suited to grazing shots, I thought it would be bad, but even though the spin amount is low, it seemed to naturally produce low, sharp balls.
Since you can get the Mantra S for just a few hundred yen more, I'm not sure what this rubber's real niche is...
It might suit someone who previously used a low-grip rubber like Hammond.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Soft
Recomend racket AQUA BLADE ROUND Ⅰ
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