Timon's profile
| Gender | Male |
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| Age | U30 |
| Experience | ６〜１０ years |
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- Racket
- The Nittaku Acoustic was made according to the principles used in making string instruments. The ...
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- Rubber (Front)
- Spin, power, consistency, precision.Perform like hell: The 47.5 ° hard sponge with large pores cr...
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- Rubber (Back)
- The new top rubber in the RASANTER family does not just differ in its sponge hardness. With R53, ...
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2021/04/24
The Hexer series is said to basically just be Rasant with the name changed.
For reference, the equivalent is R48, but naturally the speed win goes to the 48.
But control, how easy it is to keep the ball on the table, and spin are easier to handle with this one.
Yeah, it's easy to handle. You can hit plenty well from mid-distance too. But honestly, it doesn't really have any personality. Put positively, it handles everything competently. Put negatively, it has no personality.
If you're an intermediate player wanting a cheap, all-around rubber like Rozena, this is it.
If you want personality, go for the R series or V series.
You won't lose anything by buying it, but it suits the backhand better than the forehand.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Soft
Recomend racket Acoustic
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2021/02/13
This is one of Nittaku's long-selling rubbers, around for more than 15 years now.
Back in the day, pairing this or the beefed-up Pro α with Chuck was pretty standard. (Brings back memories.)It's soft yet still flies well, so it's a rubber I'd recommend to people who like to hit flat off the backhand.
That said, I don't think it's suited to beginners.
The price puts it in that bracket, but the trouble is it's hard to put spin on. I thought that even back in the day, and since the switch to plastic balls it feels even harder to spin.
Simple, high-elasticity rubbers like Sriver or Mark V are easier for beginners to use to learn the fundamentals of "hitting, flicking, and stopping."If you're past the beginner stage, or an intermediate player without much raw power who likes to stop, flick, and attack off the backhand, there's no harm in using this.
A carbon blade suits it, and if you have a bit of power, a 7-ply wood blade would work fine too.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Soft
Recomend racket FACTIVE CARBON
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2021/03/06
If you're thinking about grip on the ball, bounce, and price all together...
I think this is a safe bet for intermediate-and-up players who mainly rely on the topspin drive.
If I had to point out a downside first, if you can consistently spend another 2000 yen, you might as well go with a certain spring-sponge rubber's number 5.
That one has a higher max spin value after all.
But this rubber holds its own against it while keeping the price down, and that's exactly its value.
And since the sponge lineup goes all the way up to an Ultra Max with the maximum possible thickness, if you want to put on spin and really blast the ball...
this is really the only rubber for that. I use the 1.9mm and even that bounces plenty.
None of the techniques are hard to pull off with it either...
It suits any blade. Wood, or an inner-composite close to wood, is a good match.
Personally, if you want a balance of bounce and spin, I'd say the 48; if you want spin above all, go with Hexer Powersponge SFX.
I'll admit I'm partial to Andro, but I'd highly recommend this to anyone who wants to go their own way instead of using the one certain brand that's No. 1 in domestic market share.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Recomend racket TREIBER FI OFF
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2021/02/24
This is the blade Hamakawa from Andro Japan uses.
At this price with this performance, I honestly don't think you need to buy from the big-name brands.
What stands out most is that it's a rare single-fiber, inner blade.
The top ply is hinoki, which adds some extra bounce, and the feel and sound on contact are great.
For topspin drives, it keeps the flex of the inner fiber's wood feel, so it's easy to grab the ball and send it flying. Very stable.
It stops well in the short game too, and chiquitas and flicks are easy to grip and drive.
Serves need a bit of a knack to get the ball to sink in, but the spin really bites once you do.
The only downside is the weight - averaging around 90g with a 6.8mm blade thickness.
That extra weight does make blocks more stable too, so if you've got the strength for it, this is a solid one-and-only choice.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommend rubber(Front) RASANTER R48
Recommend rubber(Back) HEXER POWERGRIP SFX
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2021/08/02
When it comes to wood 5-ply blades, this is one that almost always gets mentioned alongside the Acoustic, Allrounder Evolution, and SWAT.
In practice, it has a nice amount of bounce and grips the ball well. Hitting, spinning, driving through, stopping - it's well suited to learning the basics. It doesn't pick and choose rubbers either, pretty much anything works. It's a versatile blade that suits any playing style.
That said, I wouldn't recommend it to beginners who lack power.
That's because the weight is relatively high.
There's individual variation, but some units go over 90g.
Also, the grip flares out more than you'd expect, so ST or CO handles are easier to hold than FL.
The sound it makes when you hit the ball is a love-it-or-hate-it thing - unlike the trendy composite blades, it makes a dull "poko-poko" sound (though you could say that's just typical of orthodox wood 5-ply blades).
I've listed the pros and cons, but overall this is a really good blade.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Soft
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