Penmate's profile
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | U20 |
| Experience | 6〜10 years |
User review
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2019/01/15
On the back side I used the Darker Klare Back 2.0mm.
True to the maker's claim of a "drive + smash" type, it feels easy to use for both hitting and topspin drives.
The feel is surprisingly soft, and the ball sinks into it nicely, so I felt it leans more toward drives.
The blade is on the thicker side and handles well, so it's not that hitting is hard, but because the ball sits on it a bit, it's a little more affected by incoming spin.
Also, with carbon plus a thicker blade, you'd expect it to pair badly with tacky rubber, but surprisingly it doesn't — the soft feel smooths out the quirks of tacky rubber, and combined with how well the ball grips, you can unleash drives with intense spin.
If pairing with short pips, I felt you'd bring out more of its character by matching it with a slightly harder, more responsive one.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Soft
Recommend rubber(Front) GORIKI KAISOKU
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2025/11/04
I put the red 37 degree version on the backhand side of a wooden blade.
Maybe because of the hardness, the bounce is less than I expected. It was also nice and tacky.
That said, since it doesn't feel hard, I almost never had unexpected net mistakes, and when I really gripped the ball, I got a high arc along with a lot of movement after the bounce, sometimes extending, sometimes dropping sharply.
The ball leaves the rubber slowly, sort of clinging on before floating off, so it often threw off my opponent's timing and won me points I didn't even mean to.
As for spin, no complaints at all, when you really put a topspin drive on it, you can blow right through the opponent's block.
Thanks to the height of the arc and how the ball holds on the rubber, chiquita control is spot on too.
It's hard to blast through in one shot, but with how much the ball moves and how much spin it has, I think it's a perfect fit for a tacky rubber on the backhand.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
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2024/11/30
I'm using Outkill 2.0mm on the forehand.
It's a 5-ply, but the ball comes off a bit on the faster side.
The bounce itself is just okay, nothing special either way.
Since the ball flies in a flat, straight line, I'd recommend meeting the ball on backhand strokes.
If you don't put real spin on your backhand drive, the ball feels light and you're easy to counter.
The overall spin is a bit on the low side for a 5-ply, but it's got the bare minimum.
There's no cork on the backhand side, so it really is meant to be a one-sided blade.
As for short pips, it's easy to produce knuckle balls and the drive stays stable too, so I think it's easy to handle.
That said, if you pair it with a rubber that produces too much knuckle effect, your short pushes will fly straight into the net, so I think it's better to match it with a rubber that isn't too extreme.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little hard
Recommend rubber(Back) HEXER POWERGRIP SFX
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