ピーマンのお知り合い's profile
| Gender | Male |
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| Experience | １１〜２０ years |
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- Hurricane 8 is a new generation of sticky-speed rubber. The rubber keeps a good balance between f...
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2020/03/16
Used on my backhand side. It's rated as 50-degree sponge hardness, but it doesn't feel nearly that hard.
The absolute amount of spin isn't high, but blocking and flat hitting are very easy to do and felt great. Overall control is excellent, so rather than forcing yourself to use an advanced-player rubber, I think this one is easier to win matches with.
The downside is that it's so niche it's hard to get hold of.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
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2020/03/16
The sweet spot is wide and the bounce is decent, so I think this is good for people who want inverted rubber on the backhand but prefer a Japanese penhold grip, or people who find Chinese penhold blades too heavy to swing. It's different from a single-ply blade, but the feel on smashes is really nice.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
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2020/03/16
The grip looks nice and the feel on contact is good — I think any 5-ply user should try this at least once.
Personally, since the blade head is big, I felt it got a bit heavy and the follow-through on my swing felt slightly worse.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
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2020/03/15
Flat hits and blocks are really easy to pull off, but it felt hard enough that I'd mistake it for an outer-carbon blade. It doesn't get pushed back by your opponent's shots and holds up well in topspin rallies. I think aggressive short-pips players would be satisfied with it too. If you're around intermediate level, it's probably better paired with a softer rubber.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Hard
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2020/03/15
I used to use this one. Back then I was a chopper with short pips on the backhand. True to its selling point, the willow surface ply catches the ball while the paulownia core comes into play on offense — it's a great blade.
True to Darker's style, the feel is pleasant, and I liked the grip design too. Mine weighed 86g.
My impression was that it's about 50/50 between offense and defense, maybe leaning slightly toward defense. It works fine with pretty much any rubber, but if I had to pick, a harder spin-oriented tension rubber or a tacky rubber gives a better balance between attack and defense. On the backhand, either short pips or long pips work fine.
The downside — maybe common to willow-ply blades? — is that depending on the glue, peeling off the rubber can take some of the wood with it, so I'd strongly recommend applying a protective varnish.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Soft
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