コタロス's profile
| Gender | Male |
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| Age | U30 |
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2026/02/06
I switched from Hybrid K2PRO.
Hybrid K2PRO starts to feel quite hard once you get tired, so I decided to switch to a slightly-tacky rubber around 50 degrees hardness.
This one felt pretty soft. It has almost no tack to it and feels more like a tension rubber. It arcs quite a lot. The sheet has a lot of grip, and at first my counters caught too much and went long. Stops and pushes over the table were also easy to do.
Since it's softer than K2PRO, flicks felt a bit harder to pull off. Also, the feel of putting spin on serves is different somehow, and the amount of spin felt like it dropped a bit.
But every other technique was really easy to do, and it was great overall.
If you're currently using a slightly-tacky rubber, I don't think you'd lose anything by giving this one a try!
And it's nice that once you get used to it and want it a bit harder, there are still two more hardness steps up available.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Recomend racket MK CARBON INSIDE
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2025/12/31
I originally used K3 FX but felt it was lacking something, and when I test-hit this one on a Libra, the ball flew faster than with K3, so I switched.
This is a completely different rubber from K3 — it feels like hitting with a Chinese rubber, with basically no "auto" feel at all.
Bounce is limited, but if you commit to a full swing you can produce an incredibly spinny, powerful ball. Hitting against backspin also lands on the table reliably, and I don't feel like I'm going to miss. That said, in a rally, if you don't fully commit to the swing the ball turns flat and easy to punish, so I felt this needs both power and technique.
Countering also holds up well against the opponent's spin and is easy to use.
If you prefer rubbers with a strong auto feel, or Tamasu-style rubbers, this will probably feel difficult.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Hard
Recomend racket MK CARBON INSIDE
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2026/01/08
It felt a lot softer than its rated hardness and was really easy to handle.
That said, with my swing speed the ball sank in too much and dropped a lot.
I think this is a good entry-level rubber for someone trying a slightly tacky rubber for the first time.
I also tried it on the backhand, and chiquitas and hitting against backspin were both quite easy.
For upper-intermediate players and above, I'd guess this ends up being more of a backhand rubber.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Soft
Recomend racket MK CARBON INSIDE
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2025/12/31
It's quite soft, and just like the name of the rubber suggests, it makes a nice sound too, giving you the pleasant illusion that you've suddenly gotten better.
I originally switched to this from short pips on my backhand. Hitting against backspin, the ball sinks in easily and lands on the table, and counters also go in easily with that same short-pips-like snap. Blocking is also easy, and maybe because the ball comes off in a slightly unusual way, my impression is that opponents whiff on it a lot.
That said, since the hardness is rated 42, the spin isn't all that strong, so it's easy for opponents to counter.
My main weapon is my forehand, and on the backhand my top priority is not making mistakes, so this rubber is perfect because it lets a reasonably placed ball land on the table easily.
If you want to go for aggressive winners on your backhand, I think you'll find this rubber quite lacking.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Soft
Recomend racket MK CARBON INSIDE
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2026/02/06
I'm not great with inner-carbon blades, but outer-carbon ones are hard for me to control, so I'd been using an all-wood blade for a long time.
I heard this blade is like something in between inner and outer carbon, so I gave it a try, and the feel is quite unique - it's an inner-carbon blade, but without that muffled feeling, and personally I really liked the feel.
The ball rose higher than I expected, and countering from mid-distance was pretty easy too. Personally, I wouldn't call it a blade that flies like crazy.
If you're someone who likes other inner-carbon blades, this one might be tricky to get used to.
But if you like outer-carbon blades but find them hard to control... this might be worth trying.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little hard
Recommend rubber(Front) Blue Grip J3
Recommend rubber(Back) MANTRA SOUND
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