Equipment refugees's profile
| Gender | Male |
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| Age | U50 |
| Experience | 2〜3 years |
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2019/09/21
I put max thickness on the forehand of a Libertas Willow and evaluated it as a chopper.
This rubber itself isn't made for chopping, so it bounces a fair amount, but the blade has strong defensive capability, so even against strong drives, the ball never flew off wildly.
That said, since the sheet is soft, the opponent's hard hits sink in, and the chop tended to come back with a "boing" and a higher trajectory.
Well, I think that's within the range you can correct for with your stroke.Other than the chop, things like drives, smashes, and pushes were handled competently and stably, very much what you'd expect from Mark V.
Of course, attacking shots don't measure up to a tension rubber, but a chopper's attacks are meant to be used in combination with defense, so I don't think you need a cannonball shot.So to sum up: "If you set the blade up more toward defense for chopping, this is plenty usable for a chopper too, but there's nothing that stands out as especially great, so a chopper doesn't really need to go out of their way to choose it." Something like that, I guess?
Of course, a lot of people love Mark V, so if that's you, go for it.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Recomend racket LIBERTA WILLOW
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2025/09/06
Even though it's meant for attacking play, it gives feedback in your hand almost like a chopper's blade. It prioritizes an easy-to-read feel, control, and ease of generating spin, and when it comes to bounce, it nails exactly the point of “if you build proper technique using your whole body and then just upgrade your rubber, that's plenty for 99% of people out there.”
Turning this exquisite balance — one that isn't exactly great news for manufacturers — into an actual product is only possible because of Jun Mizutani's brand, and I think it really shows his intelligence and his sincerity toward table tennis fans everywhere.
This is probably what people mean when they talk about a truly “amazing racket.”
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Soft
Recommend rubber(Front) HURRICANE 2
Recommend rubber(Back) Spectrum · 21 sponge
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2021/08/06
I'm a chopper using inverted rubber on one side and long pips on the other.
I bought this for fun because it was on a huge sale on some auction site...
and now it's been promoted to my main blade.If you bounce the ball on it without any rubber, you can really tell — it flexes quite a lot.
It's not made for choppers, but it's so easy to put spin on that I end up using it anyway.
It's a fairly hard blade, but for shots like chops and stops where you don't want the ball to bounce, it stops the ball in a strangely reliable way. It's a miraculous balance.And when you switch over to attacking, the crisp, satisfying "click" feel of the ball is great.
It's not a blade that produces amazing ball power, but the balance and feel are exquisite.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little hard
Recommend rubber(Front) VS>401
Recommend rubber(Back) Curl P-H OX
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2020/01/03
I put the medium sponge version on the forehand side of my Liberta Willow.
It doesn't bounce much and has no tackiness, so it's not affected much by the opponent's power or spin. On top of that, if you have the technique, you can still get a lot of spin on it.
As for attacking, it's usable as a combination with chopping, just enough to throw off the opponent's timing.
For someone who wants to focus purely on defense, I think it's a good rubber.
Also, since you can't expect much from attacking with it, I think it's good for someone who wants to properly learn how to chop.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Soft
Recomend racket LIBERTA WILLOW
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2020/01/03
I put max thickness on the forehand side of my Liberta Willow.
It's very hard and doesn't bounce much. From a chopper's point of view, that's a blessing because it kills the opponent's power shots.
The tackiness is quite strong, so once you get the knack for how to stroke it, you can generate powerful spin.
As for counterattacking, from far behind the table you can use a grazing topspin drive, or if you catch the ball right on the sweet spot, you can even smash.
Either way, especially for attacking, it takes a fairly high level of skill, so I'd recommend it for players who already have solid fundamentals.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Hard
Recomend racket LIBERTA WILLOW
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