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  SPECTOL S2

  

  Used on one side of a penhold blade, short pips, thick sheet. I switched over from the Impartial XB, and the ball comes off the rubber quickly - it flies quite a bit. I could get power even when backing off the table a little, but close to the table I changed my stroke to catch the outside of the ball so it wouldn't fly too far (and it still doesn't slip even with that stroke). It has good snap and a satisfying pips-out feel, and I can see why it's suited to angle hitting and flicks. On the other hand, it doesn't have that "hold and manipulate the ball" feel that the Impartial XB has - the ball leaves right away, so it takes some getting used to at first. It has that classic pips-out character while still being an all-around versatile rubber, so I want to keep using it for a while. It has vertical pips so it's affected by humidity, but the good bounce seems to make up for that.

  Addendum: Maybe because it has a lot of tension built in, it seems to have a shorter lifespan. The bounce dropped off quite a bit after about three months.

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  片面ペン表、厚で使用。インパーシャルXBから移行しましたが、球離れが早く、かなり飛びます。少し下がっても威力が出せるようになりましたが、前陣では飛びすぎないようにボールの外側を捉える打ち方に変えました（その打ち方でも滑らない）。弾きがよく、心地よい表らしさがあり、なるほど角度打ちやフリックに向いたラバーだなと感じます。その一方で、インパXBのような持たせて操作する感覚はなく、すぐに飛んで行ってしまうので、最初慣れが必要です。表らしさがありつつ、全体的に万能なラバーなので、しばらく使っていきたいです。縦目なので湿気の影響はありますが、弾みの良さで補える感覚があります。

  追記：テンションがかなりかかっているせいか、寿命は短めのようです。３か月くらいでだいぶ弾みが落ちました。

  2024/04/26

  Overall	9/10
  Speed	10
  Spin	7
  Control	8
  Hardness	Little soft

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  Hadraw JPV-R

  

  I picked this racket while looking for a penhold short-pips blade that would also make drives easy to hit. Even paired with short pips, it gives a sense of holding the ball, bounces a reasonable amount, and is easy to use. For a short-pips setup it might lean a bit toward stability, but I like it as an all-round blade and use it happily.

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  ペン表で、ドライブもしやすいラケットを探していた際に選んだのがこのラケット。表ソフトと合わせても持つ感覚があり、ある程度弾んで、使いやすいです。表ソフトとしてはやや安定志向かもしれないですが、万能型で気に入って使っています。

  2024/05/05

  Overall	9/10
  Speed	7
  Spin	8
  Control	9
  Touch	8
  Hardness	Little soft

  Recommend rubber(Front) SPECTOL S2

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  impartial XB

  

  I use this as short pips on one side of a penhold blade, thick sponge. It's supposedly a balanced rubber, but it's really specialized for meet-hitting close to the table. I was used to a brushing stroke from horizontal-grain pips, so at first even my forehand hits kept going into the net constantly. Just the top sheet is slippery, but if you meet-hit it so the impact reaches the sponge, it grips the ball firmly and gives a stable, good shot. On drives, even opening the angle a lot and using a lifting-type stroke, the ball doesn't fly too high and lands just right. Blocks stop dead and land shallow on the opponent's side, so they seem hard to handle. Smashes are very fast and satisfying to land. For a vertical-grain rubber, I'd say the serves spin fairly well. I later switched to Spectrum S2, and compared to that, this one doesn't fly too much, but in exchange it doesn't let you cut corners — you always have to hit it properly. It's fairly weak against humidity.

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  片面ペン表、厚で使用。 バランス型とのことですが、 前陣でのミート打ちにかなり特化しています。横目から移行して擦る打ち方に慣れていたので、最初はフォア打ちもネットにかかりまくり。表面だけでは滑りますが、ミート打ちでスポンジまで届かせるとしっかり持ち、安定したいい球が行きます。ドライブは、かなり面を開いて乗せ打ちのような感覚でも高くなりすぎず丁度いい球が行きます。ブロックはビタ止まりで、相手の浅いところに行くので、取りづらいようです。スマッシュはとても速く、気持ちよく入ります。サーブは縦目の中では切れるほうと思います。後にスペクトルS2に移りましたが、そちらと比べると飛びすぎることはない代わりに、ごまかしは効かず、常にしっかり打つ必要があります。湿気には結構弱いです。

  2024/04/07

  Overall	7/10
  Speed	8
  Spin	6
  Control	7
  Hardness	Little hard

  Recomend racket Hadraw JPV-R

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