Hiropon @ Kanto's profile

Hiropon @ Kanto's profile
Gender Male
Age U20
Experience 2〜3 years
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    1. Innerforce Layer ZLC
      Racket

      Innerforce Layer ZLC

      The Innerforce Layer ZLC offers a completely new experience by combining ZLC Carbon technology an...
    2. Dignics 09C
      Rubber (Front)

      Dignics 09C

    3. DIGNICS 80
      Rubber (Back)

      DIGNICS 80

      It is not yet released as of January 2018, but since it is already used by Mizutani and Hamamoto,...

User review

  • REVOLDIA CNF

    User review

    This is the first blade I've had with the new CNF material.

    The feel has that stiff core you get with an inner blade, but I can also feel the wood's grip on the ball.

    The arc feels like it's somewhere between an outer and an inner blade.

    It has both the bounce feel of an outer blade and the bounce feel of an inner blade.

    It's a wonderful blade.

    But.
    The price doesn't feel like it matches the performance.

    Outer blades have a lower arc, so the ball reaches the table faster and puts pressure on your opponent, while
    inner ZLC blades make it easier to get a good arc and stop the ball short.

    This is really for pros who can pay any amount of money for equipment.

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    2020/04/15
    Overall
    10/10
    Speed
    10
    Spin
    10
    Control
    9
    Touch
    8
    Hardness Little hard

    Recommend rubber(Front) DIGNICS 05

    Recommend rubber(Back) DIGNICS 80

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  • Innerforce Layer ZLC

    User review

    I have the 93g version.
    I also own outer-carbon blades, but since a lot of people have already compared against those, I'll mainly review this against the inner ALC (90g).

    In terms of distance, it's about the same as the inner ALC.
    The ALC bounces a bit more in a straight line, while the ZLC has a higher arc and takes slightly longer for the ball to reach the table, so it feels a bit slower in practice.

    The biggest difference is the feel: the ALC is a bit harder, closer to an outer-carbon feel, with no big difference in feel between light and strong shots.

    The ZLC leans more toward a wood-like feel — on light shots it has that "tok" wood-like feel, but on strong shots the material's distinct "kan" feel comes through strongly, so there's more variation in feel.

    The ZLC's feel is a bit of an acquired taste, but if you're fine with special-material blades in general, I think the ALC has a feel that appeals to everyone.

    The advantages of the ZLC are the sense of gripping the ball, the height of the arc, and distance that holds up even during topspin rallies.
    The overall balance comes together at a really high level, which makes it hard to find fault with.
    Outer carbon blades give you more distance, but this inner ZLC still gives you more than enough speed and distance, and it's easy to control over the table too.

    It makes sense that a lot of top players at strong schools use this — the performance backs it up.

    See original review

    2020/03/31
    Overall
    10/10
    Speed
    8
    Spin
    10
    Control
    10
    Touch
    8
    Hardness Little hard

    Recommend rubber(Front) TENERGY 05

    Recommend rubber(Back) TENERGY 05

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  • Dignics 09C

    User review

    First off, I see a lot of reviews saying this bounces quite a lot, but I don't think that's true at all.

    In terms of pure bounce, Tenergy 05 or G1 bounce more.

    That said, I think this "doesn't bounce much" quality is actually an advantage too.
    For example, Dignics 05 is a great rubber, but for me it bounced too much and I kept overshooting - that hasn't happened since switching to the 09C.

    What really stands out is the spin and control performance.
    It doesn't produce the nasty, unpredictable balls that Chinese rubbers do, but compared to other tension rubbers in general, it's a notch above on spin.

    Personally I usually think "control performance is about skill, not the rubber," but
    the tackiness of the sheet is just right, giving it a distinct ball-holding feel, and blocks and stops are easy to hold back with.

    Compared to pure tacky rubbers like Hurricane Neo3, the 09C wins by a wide margin on speed and distance.

    It has its quirks, but I think tension-rubber users can transition to this feel relatively easily.

    I wouldn't recommend it if you want to blast through with one shot, but for someone who wins with small techniques on serve and receive, or by mixing up spin variations across a series of loop drives, I think the 09C is the best rubber out there.

    See original review

    2020/03/31
    Overall
    10/10
    Speed
    7
    Spin
    10
    Control
    10
    Hardness Little hard

    Recomend racket Innerforce Layer ZLC

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  • Innerforce Layer ALC

    User review

    Mine is 90g.
    A lot of people compare this to outer-carbon blades, so I'll mainly compare it to the inner ZLC (93g) in this review.

    In terms of distance it's about the same as the inner ZLC, but compared to the ZLC it bounces a bit more in a straight line, so I think it feels faster in practice.

    The biggest difference is the feel - the ALC is a bit harder, closer to an outer-carbon feel, and there's no big gap in feel between light touches and hard hits.

    The ZLC feels more wood-like - with light touches you get that woody "tok" feel, but hit it hard and the carbon's "kan" sound and feel becomes more pronounced, so there's more of a gap in feel there.

    The ZLC's feel is something people are split on, but if you're not put off by composite blades in general, I think the ALC will appeal to pretty much everyone.

    It's like a blade that rounds off the more extreme edges of an outer-carbon blade, so I'd really recommend it to anyone who wants more power than an all-wood blade but isn't quite comfortable with outer-carbon blades.

    It does give a bit of a jack-of-all-trades impression, which I can see is why fewer pros use it. (For spin performance and that feeling of gripping the ball → inner ZLC; for sheer power → outer-carbon blades)

    That said, from an amateur's perspective, the balance between bounce and grip on the ball comes together at a really high level,
    and for anyone working to improve at table tennis going forward, this could turn out to be the best blade for them.

    See original review

    2020/03/31
    Overall
    8/10
    Speed
    8
    Spin
    8
    Control
    8
    Touch
    9
    Hardness Little hard

    Recommend rubber(Front) TENERGY 05

    Recommend rubber(Back) TENERGY 05

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  • TENERGY 05 HARD

    User review

    I moved from Tenergy 05 to Dignics 05,
    and while the spin and power of Dignics were amazing, the ball flew too far and I started overshooting a lot, so I tried 05 Hard.

    On paper the specs make 05 Hard sound really hard, but when I actually hit with it, it's just as easy to use as regular 05.

    When you really crack the ball, the power and spin are beyond normal 05.

    Overall I'm quite satisfied.

    But there are two weak points.
    One is the weight.
    Just switching to 05 Hard added 6g.
    Of course there's variation between individual sheets, but there's no doubt it's on the heavy side.

    The second is how weak the ball is on a mishit.
    Combined with the weight I mentioned, if your swing is late or you mishit, you get absolutely nothing good out of it.

    I wouldn't recommend it if your game is built around quick exchanges and small technique.

    If you want more power than 05!
    If you want to blow through with one shot!
    Then this is for hard hitters like that.

    See original review

    2020/03/31
    Overall
    9/10
    Speed
    9
    Spin
    9
    Control
    9
    Hardness Hard

    Recomend racket Innerforce Layer ZLC

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