Rath's profile
| Gender | Male |
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| Age | U40 |
| Experience | １１〜２０ years |
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2023/08/28
The feel and sound on contact are just satisfying.
The sheet feels similar to the Fastarc line. It's forgiving, easy to control, and you can still put plenty of spin on the ball.
Compared to Rozena, the sheet feels stronger, and even with a thin brush the ball didn't drop much.
Compared to the original Mantra, this one leans a bit more toward drives than pure meeting shots, but I think the overall balance has improved.
The raw spin level falls short of the latest spin-oriented tension rubbers, so if you try to out-spin an opponent's strong spin, it can be tough, but overall it settles into a well-balanced performance that suits a lot of beginner to intermediate players.
I'd especially recommend it to players whose scoring pattern is a third-ball drive followed by a fifth-ball smash. It's reasonably priced too, so it's worth trying at least once.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Recomend racket LIBRA
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2023/08/28
For an inner-carbon blade, it has good initial speed and distance. The trajectory is also fairly straight, so I'd recommend pairing it with a rubber that's easy to get an arc out of.
While it bounces plenty on attacking shots, it's also very stable defensively, in blocking and the short game, probably thanks to the large blade size.
True to its name, Libra, this racket strikes a high-level balance between offense and defense.
That said, the blade size is quite large at 159×152, so if you don't think about which rubber to use, the total racket weight can easily go over 190g.
So I'd recommend Japanese-made rubbers, which tend to be lighter than German ones. In particular, Glayzer on the backhand was an excellent match, good for letting the ball sink into the sponge, good for hitting through, and good for defense.
If you're worried about weight, the racket itself already gives you plenty of speed, so going with a thick rubber is also a good option.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
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2024/10/12
The ball sinks into the rubber nicely, so it's easy to control, and being slightly tacky, it's also easy to lift backspin.
The maximum spin can't quite match rubbers with 50-degree-plus hardness, but both loops and speed drives go in consistently.
Despite being stable, it's still tacky enough that the ball sinks or jumps unpredictably on your opponent's side, so it has real finishing power.
It stops well in the short game too, and serves bite nicely. Counter-hitting also feels like you can absorb the ball first and then send it back, which gives a great sense of security.
Personally, it stays stable even on sidespin shots, so my favorite curving drive is easy to pull off, and it feels great.
The weight is also not heavy — around 46g at max thickness.
As for downsides, the speed is about average, and it doesn't get much distance, so it's not suited to mid-distance play. That said, it still lands on the table even when you swing all out.
The biggest drawback is the price — 8,910 yen retail is expensive, and it seems like it won't last very long.
If you want to try a slightly tacky rubber and you like a soft hitting feel, I don't think you'll regret giving this one a try.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Recomend racket LIBRA
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2021/08/01
A blade featuring CNF (cellulose nanofiber), the newest special material out there.
Before this one I was using the Mace, which has arylate carbon in it, but the speed here holds up just fine in comparison.
The feel isn't hard like carbon — it's soft, but it doesn't have that wood-like shock through your hand either. It's a genuinely new kind of feel.
The feel is close to a 7-ply, but compared to the Clipper Wood the ball leaves faster here and it feels like more speed too.
The biggest advantage is the very wide sweet spot. If you swing through properly, you get a good, stable ball no matter where on the blade you hit it.
Maybe because the core and outer plies use hinoki, it's also very easy to put spin on the ball.
For around 10,000 yen, I'd say this level of performance is a steal.One thing to watch out for is that it's fairly heavy. Mine was 90g, and even asking the manufacturer I couldn't find one under 89g.
And probably the biggest downside is that stock isn't reliable. Apparently domestic hinoki wood is getting harder to source than ever, so once it sells out, there's no telling when the next shipment will arrive.
If you're interested in this blade, it might be worth grabbing one whenever you find it in stock.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommend rubber(Front) Q QUALITY
Recommend rubber(Back) Fastarc C-1
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2022/09/12
Despite being an inner blade, it's thick and manages to combine that with real power on the ball.
I'd always avoided ALC blades because the ball tends to leave the racket too quickly, but this blade really grips the ball.
I think the slightly larger blade size also plays into that grip feel.It's a very well-rounded blade overall, but one thing to note is that the weight balance is quite tip-heavy.
That makes switching between forehand and backhand harder, and I especially felt my backhand blocks were a beat slow in a pinch.
That said, once you consciously use the head of the blade, the power on the ball goes up dramatically, so I'd call this a trade-off rather than a flaw.Given the larger blade size and the tip-heavy balance, I'd recommend using lighter rubbers with this blade. If you put German rubber on both sides, this blade will demand a lot of power from you.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little hard
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