NISHIKDO's profile
| Gender | Male |
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| Age | U20 |
| Experience | 6〜10 years |
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2024/07/19
I bought this because it's said to be the outer version of the same maker's Solid Pro, but I found the feel is quite different.
The Solid Pro had a strong wood-like feel, but this one really brings out the special-material feel.
That said, it's not a stiff, carbon-like feel — a slightly softer feel on contact is what stands out.It had more distance than the Solid Pro, and I got a good impression from fast-paced, punchy play close to the table, so I think it'd be especially good for players who fight from close-to-mid distance.
Before buying I imagined something like the Timo Boll Spark, but
the Solid Aim has a standard blade thickness of 6mm, which made it easy to use.
(The Timo Boll Spark is apparently 5.4mm.)
The feel is also milder because of the thicker blade.Performance-wise it handles everything competently, so I don't think it's picky about rubber.
The weight also averages on the lighter side, same as the Solid Pro, so you should be able to match it with a rubber suited to your level and preferred feel.It's more mellow than carbon, so I'd recommend it to players who fight close-to-mid distance, or to anyone stepping up from a more wood-like racket.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommend rubber(Front) DIGNICS 05
Recommend rubber(Back) DIGNICS 05
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2020/12/22
Like a lot of people say, it makes backhand topspin drives incredibly easy.
I'd especially recommend it to people who struggle with backhand drives against backspin.
That said, it's not like other techniques become harder either - it feels stable and easy to use overall.If you have trouble with backhand drives against backspin, or want more stable backhand play, why not give it a try on your backhand?
Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Recomend racket SEGNA
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2020/11/22
It's a rubber that's well-balanced in every respect.
Its high arc, similar to Tenergy and rubbers like it, is a defining feature, and it's also interesting how its character changes depending on what blade you pair it with.
Pair it with a carbon blade and you can hit heavy balls; pair it with an all-wood blade and it feels more manageable without flying too much.
On the flip side, that means the impression changes a lot depending on the pairing, so it might be worth thinking about the blade too when you use it.It's reasonably priced with high performance, but if I had to name a drawback, it would be the weight. At max thickness it's over 50g after cutting, so you need to be careful if you're putting it on both sides.
Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Recomend racket KOKI NIWA WOOD
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2022/01/10
The feel is really good overall — you barely notice it's a special material blade, and it feels close to a stiff 5-ply wood blade.
It reminds me of something like the Energy Wood V2.
Even so, it still has the kind of speed you'd expect from a special material blade. It's not as fast as carbon blades, but it's plenty for mid-distance play.I heard the weight (around 85g) doesn't vary much between individual blades, and mine is very light — with my rubbers (max thickness on both sides) the total comes in under 180g.
I had the image that Darker blades tend to be thick and hard to handle, but I'm glad this one has a fairly standard thickness.
One thing to note: if you pair it with tacky tension rubber, the arc height of the blade plus the arc height of the rubber stack up, making control quite difficult and making it harder to punch through the ball, so it felt a bit tricky to handle.
It seems to match better with straighter tension rubbers.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommend rubber(Front) DIGNICS 05
Recommend rubber(Back) Q QUALITY
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2021/12/23
This is a review of a lightweight ~80g unit, with QQ rubber on both sides.
At first I wasn't sure how to hit with it and felt a bit lost, but it really showed its true value when I made contact with a strong impact.
Despite being lightweight, the bounce is more than enough, and the ball leaves the blade very quickly, so you can generate plenty of pace even from mid to far distance.
However, on soft hits there's almost no feel at all, which makes control and spin difficult.
That said, for techniques that require a strong swing, like loop drives or chops, there's no problem — you still get proper spin and a manageable level of control.
All in all, compared to other soft outer blades (like ALC-type blades), the feel is faint unless you hit it hard, so if you can commit to a solid impact, the ball really flies and stays stable.As for the feel, it's closest to Yasaka's Arnaid or Butterfly's Jun Mizutani blade from other manufacturers, but I think the fact that this one is so much lighter is its selling point. The bounce leaves nothing to be desired either.
For me, going for the third ball on the forehand felt really good, but on the backhand when connecting shots I sometimes didn't get enough impact and missed into the net...
I'd recommend this to players who focus on the third ball, or to two-winged players confident in their impact on both sides who want both speed and lightness.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Hard
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