Bob @ S's profile
| Gender | Male |
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| Age | U40 |
| Experience | １１〜２０ years |
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2019/03/01
I usually use vertically-grained tension short pips, so after seeing the reviews online once this came out, I bought it. After using the 1.8 for about a month, my impression is this: the maker's concept says it's between the 101 and the 102, but because of the vertical grain, it felt closer to the 101 to me. It's a bit harder than the 101, but when you get good grip on the ball on a hard hit, you can ace your opponent clean. On blocks and in rallies it naturally produces knuckle balls that opponents hate to receive. The 2.0 gets a little heavy. If you know how to generate spin with short pips, you can get spin out of it too. It's not suited for short-pips beginners, but it's great for intermediate-and-above short pips players who want to attack using knuckle balls. As a side note, coaches in the Japan League use it too.
Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Recomend racket Forutiusu FT
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2019/10/13
The Hybrid K1J I was using before started feeling too heavy for me, so this is a review of the Blue Grip V1, the other rubber I was considering.
Here's a comparison.
Tackiness, spin: V1≥K1J
Ball speed, distance: K1J>V1
Weight: K1J>V1
Ease of use: about the same
I think it comes down to preference between K1J and V1. If you want something closer to a tacky rubber, go with V1; if you prefer more of a tension feel, go with K1J.
I'm going with V1 for the lighter weight — it's about 4g lighter. The maker's description calls V1 "strong tack," but compared to Chinese tacky rubbers it's more like a slight tack. Either rubber is best suited to intermediate players and above who have some technique, swing speed, and power.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Hard
Recomend racket Forutiusu FT
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2019/09/22
This is a review of Moristo SP, more than ten years after its release. I finally understand why Mima-chan uses it. I use the 1.8mm thickness. My first impression when hitting with it was that, for a speed-oriented short pips rubber, it has a nice arc, and compared to other vertical-pip short pips the ball goes higher. The feel is also on the soft side - for men, this softness is something opinions will differ on. If you swing through it firmly you can hit fast shots, but because it's soft you might lose some power. It's also easy to put spin on, and there's a fair amount of spin available too. If you want more spin than this from short pips, horizontal pips are really your only option. Chiquita and drives are also easy to hit. And then there are the knuckle balls - even though it takes spin, somehow it still produces knuckle balls. They're not heavy knuckle balls, but they float in an annoying way toward the opponent's court. Maybe it's precisely because it's soft that it produces knuckle balls. I've used all kinds of speed-oriented vertical-pip short pips rubbers, but I finally arrived at Moristo SP lol. It might be a bit demanding for men on the forehand, but it's an all-rounder on the backhand. Some reviews recommend it to short pips beginners, but I'd recommend it to intermediate players and above who can already handle short pips to some degree.
Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Recomend racket AQUA BLADE α
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2020/07/03
Lives up to the hype. I used both thick and max thickness. I started with thick, and compared to the Morist SP, the ball flies higher and the pips are firm enough that it doesn't slip. Even during the rainy season the humidity barely affects it, and with pips lined up vertically, you basically won't get an unwanted knuckleball just from a normal volley/block. When you catch the opponent's shot slightly off the sweet spot on defense, you get a nice floaty knuckleball. Its best feature is when you hit hard. If you smash a loose ball, the fast shot sticks in the opponent's court and goes through untouched. Even if the opponent gets a racket on it, since this fast shot is a knuckleball, it drops even on contact. I really liked this high-speed knuckle effect. The Spectrum Red could also produce fast shots, but they had topspin on them, so opponents were often able to get to them. Maybe because I used the thick version, my shots landed a bit shallow and were easy for opponents to reach, but once I switched to max thickness, shots started reaching all the way to the end line. Comparing the two thicknesses, this isn't a rubber you win with knuckleballs anyway, so there's no real difference in how often they come out. Spin is also easy to put on, so chiquita and serves are easy too. Weight is about 31g for thick and about 33g even for max thickness, so it's usable even with a heavy blade or rubber. I'd recommend max thickness for men and thick for women. A great rubber for aggressive short-pips play.
Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Recomend racket Forutiusu FT
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2025/06/21
The sticking points are the price and the hardness.
This review is based on using it with the tacky protective sheet.
It grips well for topspin and backspin techniques like serves and drives, and when you catch the ball on the sweet spot, the flight and counter-hitting are excellent, sending good balls.
I think the durability is about average for a German rubber. I used it on a 7-ply wood blade, and it's on the fairly hard side - a rubber that's hard to use well without the corresponding skill and practice volume.
There's a slightly softer A3 version too, but paying this high a price for a 47.5-degree rubber is also a drawback.
I think it's good for national-level players or regulars who place in open tournaments, but from a value-for-money standpoint, it's a good rubber that's hard to justify using long-term.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Recomend racket AQUA BLADE α
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