Penmate's profile

Penmate's profile
Gender Male
Age U20
Experience 6〜10 years

User review

  • JEKYLL & HYDE C52.5

    User review

    This rubber is a good substitute while 09C is in short supply.
    Compared to it, the sheet is a bit softer and the sponge is a bit harder, giving a crisp, solid feel like a Chinese rubber.
    The sheet grips really strongly, so it won't bounce much on a light swing — its resistance to losing counter-drives is outstanding.
    The spin on loop drives is also tremendous, to the point where it might even beat 09C.
    That said, if you don't swing all the way through, both the topspin drive and the chiquita drop off against backspin, and it's not a rubber that runs on a light impact,
    so I think players who move well and can swing properly will rate this very highly.
    It also cuts serves and short game shots sharply and doesn't fly off on its own, so I can recommend it for penhold loopers too.

    See original review

    2026/08/22
    Overall
    10/10
    Speed
    7
    Spin
    10
    Control
    8
    Hardness Little hard
    Was this review helpful to you? Like!
  • ZYRE-03

    User review

    I put the 2.5mm on the backhand of a 5-ply blade.
    When you brush it, it grips the ball firmly and produces quite a lot of arc.
    I sometimes got net mistakes and found it puzzling, but when you catch the ball more flat-on, it suddenly becomes more linear and feels harder.
    In terms of spin, among tension rubbers this is hands-down the closest to Hurricane-level spin I've felt.
    Speed is plenty, but since it's 2.5mm, there wasn't that explosive flying-off feeling.
    Even with a closed racket angle, if you brush it firmly, it still goes in without losing to the incoming spin, so I felt like I had to change my usual mindset and way of hitting.

    See original review

    2025/11/13
    Overall
    10/10
    Speed
    9
    Spin
    9
    Control
    8
    Hardness Hard
    Was this review helpful to you? Like!
  • RHYZEN ICE

    User review

    This is a comparison with Hexer SFX.
    It's 40 degrees, but instead of the trendy spring-type sponge, it's a dense sponge with a firm sheet, so it feels harder.
    The maker's pitch says it has a nice sound and good feel, but it barely makes any sound at all.
    It's not an "auto" type rubber - it's for players who can swing with a good amount of power.
    For use on the backside of a Chinese penhold, it feels a bit on the hard side. It's better suited to shakehand backhand or penhold backside players who hit with some impact.
    The sheet is strong so you get a lot of spin, and the topspin drive has quite a high arc.
    Counter-drives also feel reassuring since the ball doesn't drop even with a flat, horizontal swing.
    It holds up fine against backspin too.
    It's not for people who like a "sound" type rubber or a soft auto-type feel, but for a 40-degree sponge I felt the potential was quite high.

    See original review

    2024/09/10
    Overall
    9/10
    Speed
    7
    Spin
    10
    Control
    8
    Hardness Little hard

    Recomend racket BANDA ALLROUND

    Was this review helpful to you? Like!
  • Q1

    User review

    Using this at max thickness on the reverse side of a Liberta Glorious Japanese-style blade.
    Aside from Butterfly, Japanese-made spin-oriented tension rubbers tend to get overshadowed by German ones these days, but the Q1 is a bit different.
    First of all, among rubbers in the 3000-yen street-price range, its grip on the ball is outstanding — it doesn't drop at all against backspin or no-spin balls.
    Honestly, on this point I'd rank it among the top rubbers even in the 4000-yen range.
    The feel on contact isn't as soft as it looks — it's not a rubber that goes in automatically just by swinging; you actually need to swing it properly.
    On light hits, spin and speed aren't especially noticeable, but if you swing all the way through, it performs at the top of its class.
    Also, even though the sheet is quite strong, it's forgiving too — blocks go in just by putting the racket in the way.
    Meeting the ball is relatively easy too, since it isn't overly affected by floating backspin balls.
    Falling back to mid-distance, the shots get a bit shallow, which is a slight concern, but the stability is outstanding, so all-around play is possible.
    In any case, as long as you swing through properly, backspin and no-spin balls come up surprisingly easily, which made it a perfect fit for a penhold reverse side, where the blade angle tends to close up.
    I'd strongly recommend it not just for intermediate players, but also for the backhand of working adults whose practice time has dropped and who tend to make more mistakes.

    See original review

    2023/11/07
    Overall
    10/10
    Speed
    8
    Spin
    8
    Control
    10
    Hardness Little soft

    Recomend racket LIBERTA GLORIOUS J-PEN

    Was this review helpful to you? Like!
  • Supinpippusu Red

    User review

    The feel is soft and the ball doesn't really go anywhere.
    I used it on the forehand of a Liberta Synergy and had trouble punching through lobs.
    As you'd expect from a spin-oriented rubber, it's stable, but it doesn't produce knuckle balls, and it doesn't produce sharp balls either, so I felt it would pair well with a fairly hard, well-bouncing blade.
    The spin is decent and there's stability too, but it's hard to produce tricky balls or fast balls, so I think it would suit players who prioritize stability, or choppers.

    See original review

    2020/04/11
    Overall
    7/10
    Speed
    6
    Spin
    8
    Control
    10
    Hardness Soft

    Recomend racket LIBERTA SYNERGY

    Was this review helpful to you? Like!
  1. « First
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Top Players

Country

Style