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2025/11/19
This has so little bounce it reminds me of the Cutlass.
Because it doesn't bounce, holding back on power naturally keeps the ball in the court, but the trajectory comes out as a high arc. There isn't enough forward drive, so cutting low is hard.With a chopping blade that has a bit more bounce and leans toward attack, the ball comes out straighter, so you can control it low.
That's the tricky part about chopping blades — less bounce doesn't necessarily mean it's easier to hold back power on hard shots.This might suit a coach more than an actual player on court.
If you just want something to retrieve everything and have your practice partner keep hitting chops against you, this could be it.
Both with inverted rubber and long pips, pushes cut really well, and overall it's easy to handle. However, the kind of variation typical of long pips is kept subtle.
It's more about stability than scoring power. To score, you really need to actively add variation yourself. It's a blade that leaves a lot up to the player's own creativity.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Soft
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2025/11/19
I've been swapping between Curl P4 and Feint Long III once every 1-2 years depending on my mood and form.
Since the plastic ball came in, the trajectory on pushes has gotten unforgiving if your swing is even slightly off, but with this rubber the ball goes exactly where I expect it to.
Not just the low trajectory — the moment a mishit touches the blade, I can instantly tell "that contact was bad, it's going to float."I'd recommend this to players who want to learn the basics of long-pips chopping, as well as those who want a predictable, straightforward pip that gives them consistency.
No worries at all about cutting sharply against a strong topspin drive. It just rips right through.
Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Soft
Recomend racket Innershield Layer ZLF
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2024/09/19
For sharpness and that classic long-pips feel, the hard-sponge Curl P1 wins out, but for a chopper, this is plenty good enough. Chops are stable while still spinning well, and thanks to the good ball-holding from the soft sponge, it's also fairly good at putting on your own spin, so pushes have good spin too.
If you don't collapse the pips well on receives or when handling knuckle balls, you tend to get floating, spinless returns. The instability when your contact is off is nowhere close to Butterfly's Feint Long series. The short game with this rubber is a bit hit-or-miss.
Because the ball-holding is good, while it's not quite like short pips, you can handle topspin backhand rallies without much trouble. Because of that, though, you might get less unpredictable variation on your own attacking shots.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Soft
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