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  • DNA PLATINUM XH

    User review

    Pros
    - A lot of spin
    - Good ball-holding
    - Stable drives

    Cons
    - Not that much speed
    - Backhand control

    I'm an inverted-rubber-on-both-sides attacking player.
    I wanted to play a style built around serves and drives I'm confident in,
    and while looking for a rubber that spins well, I came across this one.

    Let me go through the pros first.
    Since my serves get a lot of spin, my opponent's stops often pop off the table,
    making it easy to follow up with a loop drive.
    Loop drives also carry a lot of spin, so even when countered, the ball tends to just go long,
    making it easy to score points.
    For its hardness, it holds the ball well, and speed drives get spin too, so the ball rarely comes out as a straight, flat shot.

    Now for the cons.
    The first thing that comes to mind is the lack of speed.
    Compared to the Tibhar MX-D I used before, the speed is inferior.
    Or maybe it's more that MX-D is just too fast?
    In practice, for backhand-to-backhand rallies or backhand blocking against drives,
    it feels difficult.
    For the backhand I'd recommend the Platinum H — the M is too soft.

    In conclusion, this rubber has the impact to handle 52.5 degrees,
    and I can highly recommend it to anyone who wants to take control of the point through spin.

    See original review

    2022/09/11
    Overall
    10/10
    Speed
    8
    Spin
    10
    Control
    8
    Hardness Little hard

    Recomend racket FORTIUS FT ver.D RE

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  • FORTIUS FT ver.D RE

    User review

    This is the blade that finally got me out of the blade-hunting rabbit hole.

    Pros
    - Good ball-holding, but not too much
    - Doesn't bounce much on the short game, but has power in topspin rallies
    - Grip-side weight balance
    - Wide sweet spot

    Cons
    - Many units run heavy

    I've used various special-material blades, but this one matched my feel the best.
    If you hit with relaxed power it doesn't bounce much, but if you put power in, it bounces. The ball-holding and feel are just right.
    The grip-side weight balance makes the backhand easy, without making you feel the weight.
    The slightly smaller blade head makes switching between shots smooth and easy to swing through.
    The wide sweet spot really helps in the short game, topspin rallies, and blocking.

    As for the cons.
    Many units run heavy, but because the weight is balanced toward the grip, you don't really feel it.
    Mine is an 88-gram unit, but I'm thinking I might buy a slightly heavier one next time.
    With rubber on, it's 189 grams. It feels more like about 186 grams.
    Since it feels light, the idea would be to use a unit that's a few grams heavier to hit heavier balls.

    I ended up writing this pretty enthusiastically at the end, but if you're torn over which blade to get, this one is worth trying.
    Especially for anyone who wants more bounce than an inner blade, but finds outer blades bounce too much.

    See original review

    2022/09/11
    Overall
    10/10
    Speed
    10
    Spin
    10
    Control
    10
    Touch
    10
    Hardness Little hard

    Recommend rubber(Front) DNA PLATINUM XH

    Recommend rubber(Back) DNA PLATINUM XH

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