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  V STAGE

  

  Comments like "It's not even a tension rubber, yet it costs this much" feel a bit off the mark to me, don't they?
  The reason tension rubbers are expensive is just that R&D costs get added onto the price — it doesn't necessarily mean higher performance.

  If anything, is it really an honest way to do business — selling tension rubbers that are hard for the average "normal-level" player to get the most out of, that have a small margin for error and lead to more mistakes, all while creating an atmosphere of "these days you can't win without tension rubber"?

  V-Stage is expensive probably for the same reason Three-Star balls are expensive — the criteria for what counts as a good product are strict, so the yield is low.

  I actually think the direction this rubber is taking is a sound one.
  That said, I do feel like, for a high-resilience rubber with a large margin for error and plenty of accumulated manufacturing know-how, was it really necessary to pursue a quality level that lowers yield and raises the price this much?

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  「テンションでもないのに、この値段。」という意見は、少しピントがずれてるかな？
  テンションが高いのは、研究開発費を価格に上乗せしてるだけで、別に高性能を意味するわけではありません。

  それどころか、大多数の「普通のレベルの」プレイヤーにとって、性能を引き出すことが困難で、マージンが小さくミスを増やすテンションを、「いまはもう、テンションじゃないと勝てないよ。」という雰囲気を作って売るのは、果たしてまっとうな商売なのかな？

  Vステージが高価なのは、おそらくはスリースターのボールが高いのと同じで、良品の判定基準が厳しく、歩留まりが悪いからでしょう。

  私はこのラバーの方向性は、実はまっとうなものだと思います。
  ただし、マージンが大きく、しかも製造ノウハウの蓄積が十分ある高弾性ラバーで、歩留まりを落として値段が上がるほどの品質を追求する必要があったかなという気はします。

  2020/02/28

  Overall	10/10
  Speed	8
  Spin	8
  Control	8
  Hardness	Little soft

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  Pin pull slide

  

  Using the medium thickness on my backhand as a chopper.
  With the extra-thin version, the impact goes straight through to the blade and it actually ends up feeling harder, so if you want stability on your backhand chops, medium is the only real choice.

  Including inverted, short pips, long pips, and anti-spin rubbers, this is the softest-feeling rubber I've ever used. It feels like the pips of Curl P-4 made lower, with both the sheet and sponge made even softer.
  As long as you don't get the angle drastically wrong, it stops most hard shots.

  The pips are small, but on impact they fold over and grip the ball, so chops bite really well. More than that, I appreciate that even if I'm a little off on the touch for a push, the ball still goes in.

  The power on a counter-smash gets spoiled, but it does seem to turn into an annoying knuckleball-type shot.

  It's a very practical, match-ready rubber.

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  中をカットマン用のバックに。
  超極薄だと板に衝撃が届いてしまって、かえって硬くなってしまうので、バックカットの安定性を求めるなら中の一択です。

  表、裏、粒、アンチ含め、ここまで軟らかい打球感のラバーは初めてです。カールP-4の粒を低くして、シート、スポンジとも、さらに軟らかくした感じです。
  角度さえ大きく間違えなければ、大抵の強打は止まります。

  粒は小さいですが、インパクトのときに粒が倒れてボールに絡みつく感じで、カットはよく切れます。それよりなにより、ツッツキのボールタッチを多少間違っても、入ってくれるのが、有り難いです。

  反撃のスマッシュの球威はスポイルされますが、どうもナックル系の嫌なタマにはなってるようです。

  実戦的なラバーですね。

  2022/03/19

  Overall	10/10
  Speed	5
  Spin	7
  Control	8
  Hardness	Soft

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• Ventus Basic

  

  I used the 1.8mm thickness on the forehand side of a chopper's blade.
  Mine was red, and first of all, the color looks great. The sheet also has this nice, moist-feeling texture that feels higher quality than the price suggests.
  When I actually hit with it, the bounce was a step up from a traditional high-tension rubber like Mark V. Maybe somewhere between Mark V and HPS. It flies off with a pleasant feel and sound on contact. Of course it doesn't feel like the ball just flies off on its own — it still has that solid high-tension "I'm the one hitting this" feeling.

  The amount of spin isn't extreme, but it's more than enough, and chops bit well too.
  As for counter-attacking, drives work fine, but really sinking the ball in for a meet-hit style shot feels great.

  It's not affected much by the opponent's spin, so receives and play over the table go exactly as you intend. As for control, there's just no comparison with tension rubber.

  Honestly, I can't find anything bad to say about it.
  Unless you're someone who absolutely has to have tension or tacky rubber, I don't think there's anyone who wouldn't like this rubber.

  It's a shame that the maker itself has positioned it as "the opening act to the Ventus lineup," or "a rubber you eventually graduate from," because I think this beats Mark V in almost every respect — a rising star among high-tension rubbers.

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  1.8mm厚をカットマン用ラケットのフォア側で使用。
  赤でしたが、まず色がいい。そしてシートのしっとり感が、お値段以上の上質感です。
  打ってみると、マークVに代表される伝統派の高弾性よりも１段階上の弾みでした。マークVとHPSの中間くらいでしょうか。心地よい打球感、打球音で飛んでいきます。もちろん、勝手に飛んでゆく感じではなく、高弾性の「自分で打ってる」感がしっかりあります。

  回転量も極端ではありませんが必要十分にあり、カットもよくかかりました。
  反撃に関しては、ドライブでもいいのですが、しっかり食い込ませてのミート系が気持ちいいですね。

  相手の回転の影響を受けにくく、レシーブも台上のプレイも思い通りできます。コントロールに関しては、テンションとは比較になりませんね。

  正直言って、悪いところが見つかりません。
  「どうしてもテンション、粘着」という人でなければ、このラバーが気に入らない人はいないのでは？

  「ヴェンタスシリーズの前座」、「いつかは卒業するラバー」のような位置づけに、メーカー自身でしてしまっているのが、いかにも残念ですが、これはほぼすべての点でマークVを上回る、高弾性期待の星だと思います。

  2020/07/03

  Overall	10/10
  Speed	7
  Spin	7
  Control	10
  Hardness	Little soft

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  Mark V

  

  Table tennis isn't a competition over ball speed or spin. It's a sport about whether or not you can get the ball onto your opponent's side of the table.

  Given that, the first priority, above everything else, is finding a rubber that lets you hit the ball exactly the way you intend. So, since searching blindly won't get you anywhere, what should you do?

  That's where this Mark V comes in — among non-tension, non-tacky rubbers, it's arguably guaranteed to have the best balance in the world, the best in table tennis history.

  On top of that — aside from the slightly-tacky XS version, which is a bit different — the lineup changes only the sponge, with 30°, AD, the original, M2, HPS, and HPS Soft, and thicknesses ranging from extra thin all the way to max thickness, plus even a version with the skin left on.

  If you think of the whole Mark V series as "Mark V: one shared topsheet with a huge range of sponge types and thicknesses to choose from," then since the quality of the topsheet is already guaranteed, all that's left is to relax and pick whichever one suits you.

  Basically, I'd say the approach is to start with a softer one and gradually go harder. As for thickness, that really varies from person to person, so trial and error is the only way.

  I'm a chopper myself, and for me the original Mark V in thin, with the skin on, is the best.

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  卓球とは、球速や回転量を競う競技ではありません。「相手のコートに打球を入れられるかどうか？」を競うスポーツです。

  であれば、何をおいても、「自分の思った通りのタマが打てるもの」を探すのが第一です。さて、闇雲にさがしても埓があかないので、どうするか？

  そこでこのマークVですが、まずは非テンション、非粘着では、おそらくは世界最高、卓球史上最高のバランスが約束されています。

  そのうえで、微粘着のXSだけは少し違いますが、スポンジだけを変えて、30°、AD、元祖、M2、HPS、HPSソフトのラインナップがあり、厚さも極薄から特厚まで、さらに皮付きまであります。

  マークVシリーズをまとめて、「シートが共通で、膨大なスポンジの種類と厚さが用意されたマークV」と考えれば、シートの優秀性が保証されているだけに、あとは安心して、自分に合ったものを選べばいいのです。

  基本的には、軟らかいものから試して、徐々に硬くしていく感じになりますかね。厚さに関しては、ほんとに人それぞれなので、試行錯誤しかないですが。

  私はカットマンですが、元祖マークVの薄（皮付き）がベストです。

  2020/02/21

  Overall	10/10
  Speed	6
  Spin	7
  Control	10
  Hardness	Little hard

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  Moristo DF

  

  It might be down to the combination with my blade, or the compatibility with my own stroke, but chopping is remarkably stable with this rubber. Since it's a tension rubber, it bounces properly for topspin drives and smashes, but when it comes to chopping, it just stops the ball dead. Even if my form is a little off-balance, it still feels like the shot goes in as long as I make contact.

  The maximum spin doesn't feel especially high, but how easily it generates spin, and the amount of spin you get even from a light stroke, are outstanding. Even if the top-end speed isn't that high, it's like a car with huge torque in the everyday range.

  I've never experienced anything like this with any rubber I've used before, and honestly, I have zero reason to switch to a different rubber.

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  ラケットとの組み合わせや、私の打ち方との相性もあるんでしょうが、驚くほどカットが安定します。テンションなので、ドライブやスマッシュのときは、きちんと弾むのですが、カットとなるとピタッと止めてくれます。多少体勢が崩れても、当てれば入ってくれるような感じがあります。

  回転の最大値はそれほど高くない気がしますが、回転のかけやすさ、軽くかけたときの回転量がずば抜けています。最高速度はそれほどでなくても、実用域でのトルクが太いクルマみたいな感じです。

  こんなことは、いままでどんなラバーを使ってもなかったことであり、正直、ほかのラバーに変える理由が、全くありません。

  2022/02/22

  Overall	10/10
  Speed	7
  Spin	8
  Control	10
  Hardness	Soft

  Recomend racket 7P-2A.DF

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