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  Hadraw Shield

  

  Comparing it briefly to the Matsushita Koji, which is often mentioned as a racket with similar performance: the Matsushita has more of a "pok" sound and vibration in the hand with more flex in the feel, whereas the Hadraw also has flex but doesn't vibrate in the hand as much - the racket absorbs the ball's power more.
  My Hadraw is 97-98g, quite heavy, but the balance is close to the handle, and it took me a long time to get used to that.
  If you understand how to transfer power and you're a strong player who can hit properly, I think close to the table you can hit heavy topspin drives and smashes that are near-certain winners. That said, at my level, drives from away from the table lacked both speed and power, and didn't seem to threaten my opponents much.
  For chops and blocks, since the blade is thin with good ball-holding, I felt like I got pushed around a bit more against powerful shots. That was mostly down to my own lack of control technique and swing speed - it might actually resist getting pushed around better than other chopping blades.
  Maybe because the blade is thin, this has the highest max spin of any racket I've hit with. Serves and the short game get full marks from me personally.
  Since it holds a lot of memories for me too, it's a shame it's been discontinued.

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  似た性能のラケットとして挙げられる松下浩二と簡単に比較すると、松下はポコンと手に響いてよりしなりがある打球感であるのに対し、ハッドロウもしなりはあるが手にそこまで響き過ぎずにラケットが球威を吸収する打球感。
  私のハッドロウは97~98gでかなり重いのにも関わらず重心が手元寄りで長い間自分はそれが慣れなかった。
  力の伝え方を理解しつつ力のある人がしっかりと打てば、前陣なら重い球質のドライブやほぼ確実な決め球のスマッシュも打てると思う。とはいえ私レベルだと後陣からのドライブはスピードも威力も乏しく、相手にとってそこまで脅威になっていない様子であった。
  カットやブロックは薄くて球持ちがある分、自分は威力のある球に対してやや押されやすいと感じた。そこは自分が抑える技術、スイングスピードが無かったのが一番の問題。他のカット用よりもむしろ押されない方なのかもしれない。
  板薄だからか自分の打ったことのあるラケットの中では最も回転量の最大値が高い。サービスや台上は個人的に満点。
  思い出もあるラケット故、廃盤になるのが悔やまれる。

  2020/11/07

  Overall	8/10
  Speed	6
  Spin	10
  Control	8
  Touch	7
  Hardness	Little soft

  Recommend rubber(Front) NEO HURRICANE 3

  Recommend rubber(Back) Spike P1

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  LIBERTA WILLOW

  

  ◎ The feel is quite soft, and it's characterized by a blade thickness of as much as 6.0mm
  ◎ Construction is a thin paulownia core + a thicker-than-usual, distinct willow for the outer plies + inner special material
  ◎ Against weak or knuckle balls, you get a solid sense of contact while still being able to grip the ball and put spin on it.
  On the other hand, even against hard hits, there's no unpleasant vibration like being pushed back — it feels more like it absorbs the opponent's power
  ◎ The sweet spot is about the same size as my 97g Hadraw Shield. I'd say it's on the wider side, relatively speaking
  ◎ Attacking speed is somewhere between the Joo Se Hyuk blade and the Hadraw Shield — decent for a chop blade
  ◎ It's harder to get attacking distance than with the Hadraw Shield. So I made my swing bigger than before and aimed more forward
  ◎ The maximum spin amount falls short of the thinner, harder Hadraw Shield. Honestly, my service ace rate dropped
  ◎ With a fairly hard rubber like Hurricane Pro 3 Turbo Blue, the racket is way too soft, so it's an absolute mismatch.
  It ends up feeling like you're hitting from slightly away from the racket, the backhand feel also gets harder, and pushes against long pips become harder to cut sharply
  ◎ This is purely my personal impression, but for inverted rubber, I got a good feel from slightly harder ones like Q4 or VJC>07 Sticky Extra

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  ◎打球感はかなり柔らかく板厚が6.0mmもあるのが特徴
  ◎構成は薄めの桐の中心材＋上板と添え芯にしては厚めの異なる柳＋インナー特殊素材
  ◎威力のない球やナックルに対して、打った感触がしっかりありながら球を持って回転をかけられる。
  一方、強打を受けても押されるような嫌な響き方はせずに球威を吸収する様な印象
  ◎スイートスポットは自分の97gのハッドロウシールドと同じ位。比較的広い部類ではあると思う
  ◎攻撃時のスピードは朱世赫とハッドロウシールドの中間程度とカット用にしてはそこそこ
  ◎攻撃の飛距離はハッドロウシールドよりも出しにくい。なので以前よりもスイングを大きくし、前方向に打球するようにした
  ◎回転量の最大値は板薄で硬さもあるハッドロウシールドに劣る。サービスエース率は正直落ちた
  ◎狂飚プロ3ターボブルーの様なかなり硬いラバーとはラケットが柔らか過ぎて絶対的に合わない。
  ラケットからやや離れた所で打球しているような打球感になり、バックの感触も硬くなり粒高のツッツキが切りにくくなった
  ◎飽くまで個人的な感想だが、裏ソフトはQ4やVJC＞07 Sticky Extraのようなやや硬めのラバーが好感触

  2020/10/31

  Overall	10/10
  Speed	7
  Spin	8
  Control	10
  Touch	9
  Hardness	Soft

  Recommend rubber(Front) VJC>07 STICKY EXTRA

  Recommend rubber(Back) フェイント・ＬＯＮＧ　２　超ゴクウス

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  フェイント・ＬＯＮＧ　２　超ゴクウス

  

  Thanks to the nature of the pips and a sponge that's neither too hard nor too soft, this turns into a rubber that lets you get a satisfying cut both on chops that use the opponent's own spin and on pushes where you generate the spin yourself.
  The long pips I used before, Spike P1, also had high reversal performance for chopping, and the push shots came out sharp enough as long as I used my forearm properly, so honestly I had no complaints. But I switched to this rubber because the Feint Long 2 has the bounce toned down quite a bit more.
  The Feint Long 3 in the same series has a soft sponge paired with hard pips, so the pips don't bend the way you want and the bounce is suppressed too much, which didn't suit me, so I gave up on it quickly.
  Because of that I'd been avoiding the Feint Long series of pips, but when I tried this Feint Long 2, the sponge being a bit harder meant the pips could bend normally, and the bounce got a slight boost too, so it matched me well and I've kept using it ever since.
  If you're having trouble picking a long pips rubber for chopping, I think it's worth giving this one a try.

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  粒の性質と硬すぎず柔らか過ぎずなスポンジのおかげか相手の回転を利用したカットも自らの力で回転をかけるツッツキも満足に切れるラバーになります。
  以前使っていたスパイクP1という粒高もカットは反転性能が高く、ツッツキの切れ味に関しても前腕をしっかり使えば切れるので正直問題なかったのですが、フェイントロング2の方がかなり弾みが抑えられていたのでこちらのラバーに変えました。
  同じシリーズのフェイントロング3は柔らかいスポンジ＋硬い粒で粒が思うように倒れず、弾みも抑えられすぎているのが自分に合わず直ぐに辞めてしまいました。
  それ故にフェイントロング系の粒高を敬遠していたのですが、このフェイントロング2を使ってみるとスポンジが少し硬くなったおかげで粒が普通に倒せるようになり弾みも少しアップしてくれたので自分とマッチして愛用し続けるに至りました。
  カット用の粒高選びで悩んでいる方は試してみる価値があるかと思います。

  2020/11/21

  Overall	9/10
  Speed	3
  Spin	4
  Control	5
  Hardness	Little hard

  Recomend racket LIBERTA WILLOW

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