本ページでレビューするラバーはティバーさんのQuantum X Pro（クァンタムエックスプロ）になりますね。2020年秋販売のラバーで、中～上級者をターゲットに販売されているそうです。価格は、看板であるEvolution（エヴォリューション）シリーズの定価6,000円+税よりも500円安い5,500円+税になりますね！日本販売はこのQuantum X Proだけですが、ティバーさんのホームページで英語のカタログを拝見しますと、他に2種類のQuantum（クァンタム）と冠するラバーがありました。それらを含めて、公表性能値は比較しておりますので、ご参考ください。 このQuantum X Proは、非常に売れているようで、宣伝文句は「打てばわかる！」ですね。最近でもSNS上で、元オランダ代表、王者水谷隼選手のプライベートコーチ、現在はアジア地区のゼネラルマネージャーG.C. Forster（G.C. フォースター）さんも、宣伝されてますね！「打てばわかる！」という宣伝をきいて、katsuo000としては、「Tenergy 05（テナジー05）に似てるということ？」と想像しておりました。実際、ティバーさんのトップ選手用ラバー、Evolution MX-P（エヴォリューションMX-P）は、打球感がかなりテナジー05に似ているラバーになります。それでは、MX-Pとクァンタムと、どう違うのか、そのあたり含めて書いていきたいと思います！なお、Quantum（クァンタム）とは「量子」のことで、化学材料として量子ドットという言葉があったりします。ラバーに量子ドットなどが入っているわけではないと思いますが、最先端の技術で製造されていると感じさせる、それを意図したひびきだと思いますね。
性能値
公表性能値を比較してみましょう。
＊非常にわかりにくくて申し訳ありません。Evolution MX-P（エヴォリューションMX-P）とEvolution MX-S（エヴォリューションMX-S）と、英語のカタログのQuantum X Pro（クァンタムXプロ）のスピード、スピン性能が同値であるため、Evolution MX-Pのみプロットしています。上記図でQuantum X Proは日本語のカタログのものになります。
バックはスピン系テンションラバーでも良いと思いますが、スピードを出しづらいと思いますのでスピン系テンションの中でも、スピード性能の高いラバー、例えばTenergy（テナジー）シリーズでも05よりは64や80系が良いと思いました。やはりこの特徴を持つラバーは、XIOM（エクシオン）さんのVega（ヴェガ）シリーズやOmega VII Pro（オメガ7プロ）などがあうのではないかと思いますね。
In this page, Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for Ministry Term is reviewed. katsuo000 was used Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for Ministry Term in forehand side rubber for several periods. It should be noted that, this review was using Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for Ministry Term pasted with general water-based glues (without organic-based speed glue, such as Booster, which is prohibited in Japan). A big Chinese sports maker, Double Happiness Shanghai (DHS) sells Hurricane NEO III and lots of top Chinese players use rubbers produced by DHS.When talking about Chinese table tennis, we don’t avoid aboutHurricane, which is representative a tacky rubber.DHS sells two kinds of tacky rubbers, which are Hurricane and Sky Line. Sky Line is used by penholder drive type players such as Xu Xin. On the other hand, shake hand drive type players use Hurricane. There are several kinds of rubbers named Hurricane, thus, a little very confusing. Therefore, let me explain kinds ofHurricane.
Hurricane made by Nittaku
Chinese Top Players use Hurricane by DHS, however, tacky rubbers named Hurricane are also sold by Nittaku in Japan. Name are the same, but, the performance of them are very different at all, I guess.
Below are line up of Hurricane by Nittaku on 2020.
・Nittaku Hurricane II ・Nittaku Hurricane III ・Hurricane Pro II ・Hurricane Pro III ・Hurricane NEO III ・Hurricane Pro III Turbo Orange ・Hurricane Pro II Turbo Blue
7 kinds of Hurricane are sold by Nittaku. We select color (red / black) of sheet and thickness of sponge in Hurricane by Nittaku. Hurricane by Nittaku are composed from tacky sheet made in China and sponge made in Japan.The sponge made in Japan are softer, thus, Hurricane by Nittaku are tending to be better to control. If katsuo000 need to select Hurricane by Nittaku, Hurricane Pro series, which possess hard sponge and very tacky, are expected to recommend.Hurricane Pro series such as Hurricane Pro II and Hurricane Pro III are close to Chinese tacky rubbers with low bounce and heavy weight for raging drives. Moreover, katsuo000 suggested that Hurricane by Nittaku are heavier than that by DHS.
↓Hurricane Pro III Turbo Blue and Hurricane Pro III Turbo Orange show the same speed and spin numbers.
Let’s get back to Hurricane NEO III by DHS.
Hurricane made by DHS
Below are line up of Hurricane by DHS.
・Hurricane II ・Hurricane III ・Hurricane III-50 ・Hurricane 8 ・Hurricane NEO II ・Hurricane NEO III
6 kinds of Hurricane are sold by DHS. So, rubber named ‘Hurricane NEO III blue sponge‘ are one of ‘Hurricane NEO III‘s. In addition, classes of rubbers are also existing in DHS. Classes are ‘for General use‘, ‘for Ministry Term‘, and ‘for National Term’. These are not ‘Blue sponge‘ type in ‘for general use’. There are ‘Blue sponge‘ type only in ‘for Ministry Term‘ and ‘for National Term‘. Moreover, there are ‘White sponge‘ type only in ‘for National Term‘. Of course, we also select both thickness and stiffness of sponge in Hurricane. After here, mainly Hurricane NEO III is described.
Shape (for General, Ministry Term, National Term)
katsuo000 strongly feels important about packaged shape of Hurricane NEO III. Performance of Hurricane NEO III for Ministry / National Term are very different from Hurricane NEO III for General, and Hurricane NEO III for Ministry / National Term show better spin and bounce with feeling to grab a ball. Package shape of Hurricane NEO III for General is octagon, package shape of Hurricane NEO III for Ministry Term is hexagon, and Hurricane NEO III for National Term is rectangle. Area of rubbers is octagon < hexagon < rectangle. Below are pictures of Hurricane NEO III for referring
For General = Octagon
Hurricane NEO III for General
For Ministry Term = Hexagon
Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for Ministry Term
For National Term = Rectangle
Hurricane NEO III for National Term
Like pictures, package shape of rubbers are different, thus, players easily distinguish which rank (for General, Ministry Term, National Term) of Hurricane NEO III.
Sponge (Orange, White, Blue)
Orange Sponge
At first, standard sponge for Hurricane NEO III is orange sponge. From for General to National Term, there are orange sponge in all rank of rubbers. Players, who try to use Hurricane NEO III for the first time, probably use Hurricane NEO III with orange sponge. This orange sponge is a little hard, similar to iron and not so feel to grab a ball. katsuo000 suggested especially, top spin drive is often raging, thus Hurricane NEO III by DHS is completely different comparing to Hurricane by Nittaku.
White Sponge
katsuo000 doesn’t know about Hurricane NEO III with white sponge. This Hurricane NEO III with white sponge is very rare and for use in back side rubber with very soft sponge.Ma long may use this type of rubber his back side rubber.
Blue Sponge
Blue sponge Hurricane NEO III is existing for Ministry Term and National Term. Sheet color of rubber is only black. This is said to be that red sheet put on blue sponge, red sheet is transparent becoming not red rubber, thus there’re no red sheet on blue sponge in DHS. Almost all top Chinese players use blue sponge rubber on their fore side. So top players use this special Hurricane with blue sponge. Hurricane NEO III with blue sponge is easier to grab a ball letting feel better control with arc by swing, comparing to orange sponge even the same sponge stiffness. Therefore, Hurricane NEO III with blue sponge are often used in fore side rubber.
Stiffness and Thickness of Sponge
Sponge Stiffness
Currently players select sponge stiffness of rubbers. For example, in Tenergy 05 by Butterfly there are 3 stiffness of sponge, Tenergy 05, Tenergy 05 FX, and Tenergy 05 Hard. Both speed and spin performances are the same, but the stiffness are different. Spin amount, controllability, speed are also different. In Tenergy 05, we select 3 stiffness. On the other hand, in Hurricane NEO III by DHS, we select more stiffness. In Hurricane NEO III for General, we select 39, 40, and 41 stiffness. But, searching widely and deeply, we find Hurricane NEO III with from 35 to 42 stiffness. Changing 1 stiffness, 7 kinds of stiffness is existing!
Sponge Thickness
In Hurricane NEO III, we select 2.20 mm, 2.15 mm, and 2.10 mm.
Price and others
Talking about price of Hurricane NEO III, Hurricane NEO III for General is about 3,000 yen is web site. Hurricane NEO III for General shows often raging drive comparing to Hurricane by Nittaku, but sponge is very hard, thus not easy to control and flying distance is short. On the other hand, price of Hurricane NEO III for Ministry / National Term is very high. Hurricane NEO III for Ministry Term is about 5,000 – 6,000 yen, Hurricane NEO III for National Term is about 8,000 yen. Hurricane NEO III for Ministry / National Term is very easy to grab a ball and easier to control. In addition, Hurricane NEO III for Ministry / National Term with blue sponge shows more expensive but much easier to control. katsuo000 think top Chinese players maybe carry out pre- (and/or post-) processing into Hurricane NEO III for National Term.
*Specification of Top Players
katsuo000 found Hurricane NEO III for National Term specified for Ma Long and Fan Zhendong. ・Hurricane NEO III forNational Term with Blue Sponge, Black, 42, 2.10 mm ・Hurricane NEO III for National Term, Red, 37, 2.10 mm ・Hurricane NEO III for National Term with Blue Sponge, Black, 41.5, 2.10 mm All Hurricane NEO III specified for top players possess 2.10 mm thickness, which means pre- and/or post- processing is carried out. Price was about 15,000 yen!
Fake of Hurricane NEO III for Ministry / National Term
There are fake of Hurricane NEO III for Ministry / National Term. One of method to judge fake or not is using anti-counterfeit seal. katsuo000 suggest that it’s better to buy packaged rubber because Hurricane NEO III for Ministry / National Term is pre-processing before forwarding. Below is checking page of serial number by DHS.
After buying, we can check Hurricane NEO III for Ministry / National Term by serial number. After click, we find 2 type of expressions. Off course, this check doesn’t guarantee completely, but, it will be a relief.
Judge to Fake
Judge to Genuine
katsuo000 recommend to beginner not to buy just with interest.
Summary of Hurricane NEO III by DHS
There’re 6 kinds of Hurricane by DHS.
・Hurricane II ・Hurricane III ・Hurricane III-50 ・Hurricane 8 ・Hurricane NEO II ・Hurricane NEO III
In each of Hurricane by DHS, there’re lots of kinds below. 3 Ranks (for National /Ministry Term, General) 3 Sponges (Orange, White, Blue) 7 Stiffness (35 – 42) 3 Thickness (2.10, 2.15, 2.20 mm) There’re 6 × 1（or 2 or 3）× 2（or 3）× 7 × 3 = 378 selections.
Maybe, DHS change specifications for each players. DHS offers lots of selections. This may be Players First mind. Finally, katsuo000 makes a comment.
Currently, not all top Chinese players but also top Japanese players use Hurricane Blue Sponge!Yuya Oshima (just a small period, now he use Tenergy 05 Hard), who won second prize of men’s doubles in World Table Tennis 2017, used Hurricane Blue Sponge.Kasumi Ishikawa and Hina Hayata, who won all Japan table tennis champion ship, are now use Hurricane Blue Sponge by DHS on their fore hand side. Moreover, it tends to increase Japanese women players who use Hurricane by DHS (I’m not sure Blue Sponge or not). For instance, chopper players such as Honoka Hashimoto and Hitomi Sato are use Hurricane By DHS. Saki Shibata and Satsuki Odo, who are drive type players belonged to Shitennoji High School, are also use Hurricane by DHS. Top players tend to use Hurricane by DHS (not by Nittaku).
Comparison of Hurricane by Nittaku and by DHS
katsuo000 felt Hurricane by Nittaku are higher bounce than Hurricane by DHS, because of softer sponge than Hurricane by DHS sponge made in China.Moreover, Hurricane by DHS is not so bounce anyway in good or bad way. Thus, using Hurricane by DHS, even in receive, we hit top spin drive with all our power. Of course, using outer carbon such as Timo Boll Spirit (5 play woods with 2 outer arylate carbon and blade thickness is 5.8 mm), power drives with Hurricane by DHS often hit the net during even up rotation rallies. It’s necessary for using Hurricane by DHS to rub up the ball. However, even in up rotation rallies, drive with Hurricane by DHS often possess highest spin amount such as slow-top-spin-loop drive against back rotation. Then change into Hurricane Blue Sponge by DHS, katsuo000 loved to use Hurricane Blue Sponge by DHS for a year because of softer feeling to hit a ball. katsuo000 felt to use Hurricane Blue Sponge by DHS not only with similarity to spin tension type rubbers, but also with enough spin amount in serve and raging drives. In addition to the performance and utility of Hurricane Blue Sponge by DHS, storage the Hurricane by DHS with TSP tacky sheet enables to prolong the life span of rubbers. Characteristic performance of Hurricane Blue Sponge by DHS is compatibility of both highest spin amounts by Chinese tacky-sheeted rubbers with enough speed by hitting with power.
katsuo000 use Hurricane by DHS with blades below: ・Zhang Jike ZLC (5 play woods + 2 outer zylon carbon with blade thickness: 5.5 mm) ・Timo Boll Spirit(5 play woods + 2 outer arylate carbon with blade thickness: 5.8 mm) ・Mizutani Jun ZLC (5 play woods + 2 outer zylon carbon with blade thickness: 5.7 mm) ・Mizutani Jun SuperZLC (5 play woods + 2 outer super zylon carbon with blade thickness: 5.8 mm) ・Fortius FT ver. D (7 play woods + 2 outer polyester fiber with blade thickness: 6.4 mm) ・Fortius FT (7 play woods with blade thickness: 6.4 mm) ・Virtuoso+ (5 play woods with blade thickness: 5.8 mm) ・Ultimate Carbon (4 play woods + 3 inner carbon with blade thickness: 5.7 mm) ・Sardius (3 play woods + 2 Tamca 5000 Carbon with blade thickness: 7.2 mm)
The weight of Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for Ministry Term(sponge was 2.15 mm with 40 stiffness) after cut (without post processing) was about 47 g. This weight was lighter than other Chinese-tacky rubbers. Some players prefer to use heavy tacky rubbers because their higher bounce. Anyway, this lighter weight (below 50 g) of Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for Ministry Term was one of characteristics.
3 Points of Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for Ministry Term
Best Gear for Raging Drive with Sinking Down!
Characteristic of Hurricane is topspin drive with Raging and Sinking Down! This by only Hurricane. Players, who use Hurricane, love the raging topspin drives.Using and using Hurricane with harder and harder sponge, you control the raging topspin drives. Raging drive by Hurricane is accelerating speed with sinking down after bouncing the table, which is very different from other hard rubbers. For example, Raging drive by Tenergy and Dignics is hopping up after bouncing the table (the opposite). Anyway, raging drive by Hurricane is amazing because some of top players say they don’t want to touch the raging drive by Hurricane.
Easy to Service Ace because of Spin Amount and Speed
Second characteristic of Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for Ministry Term is service compatibility of high spin amount and high speed. Thus, using Hurricane, you earn small points by services. Hurricane NEO III is tacky rubber thus easy to control half long serve with high speed due to pre-processing. katsuo000 often used side and back spin serve with high speed, which seems to be knuckle ball (no rotation) but very heavy back spin.
Best Balanced Tacky Rubber with Good Touch against short ball and High Bounce from middle distance!
Third characteristic of Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for Ministry Term is best balance. When receiving and/or touching ball on the table, it’s easy to control stop and push. Moreover, during up rotation rallies, it’s enough bounce for speed drive. Tacky rubbers tend to be more difficult to control speed drive than spin tension type rubbers. Using tacky rubbers, katsuo000 often open blade face to utilize bending of rubber and blade, then, hit a ball with all power sequentially making spin and arc by follow through, finally, katsuo000 enable speed drive. After understanding this way for speed drive, katsuo000 control speed drive with ignoring the spin amount and height of ball. It’s advantage to use tacky rubbers for ignoring not only spin amount but also height of ball. These points enable killing speed drives. katsuo000 felt easy speed drives because of Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for Ministry Term.Of course, it’s necessary for using Hurricane to hit with more power and stronger touch, however, katsuo000 felt possible intense speed rallies against spin tension rubbers. katsuo000 felt impossible rallies by using Hurricane NEO III for General.Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for Ministry Term possess wider territory, which is one of characteristics.
Review of Every Technique
Fore Hand Series
Light hitting Firstly, it’s not so bounce. The sounds little bit cute. Blue sponge is feeling better touch, however, in comparison, lower bounce than spin type tension rubbers.
Drive during Rally Drives with light hitting are normal drive. Drives with powerful hitting become raging drive ball. katsuo000 felt it’s better to seek raging ball not speed.
Top Spin Slow Drive against back spin ball katsuo000 often depend on this type drive for earning points. katsuo000 felt high quality of top spin drive with Zhang Jike ZLC and Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for Ministry Term.
Speed Drive against back spin ball If you control face-opened drive, you probably hit good speed drive. Swing of drive are different from each other. Drive ball also affected by swings. This rubber is attractive because swings including follow through effect drive ball. It’s manual (not automatically).
Block It’s not easy to block.
Counter-Drive It’s easier to control counter-drive by using Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge. katsuo000 felt stable after inviting a ball to hit a counter-drives.
Stop It’s easy to stop outstandingly, even after vertex.
Push It’s also easy to push similar to stop.
Serve It’s compatible both high spin amount and speed.
Back Hand Series
katsuo000 never use Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for Min on back side.
Light hitting
Drive during Rally
Top Spin Slow Drive against back spin ball
Speed Drive against back spin ball
Block
Counter-Drive
Stop
Push
Chiquita
Comparing to other rubbers (Personal Impressions）
Spin Amount Dignics 09C ≧ Dignics 05 > Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for Min > Tenergy 05
Speed Dignics 05 > Dignics 09C > Tenergy 05 > Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for Min
Control of Raging Drive Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for Min > Dignics 09C > Dignics 05 > Tenergy 05
Virtuoso＋（ヴィルトゥオーソ+）は、ハンガリーのハンドメイド＝手作り卓球工房OSP（オーエスピー）より販売されているラケットの1つになります。WRM（ワールドラバーマーケット）さんのYou Tubeで知り、そのままWRM経由で購入しました。 Virtuoso+は5枚合板ラケットになりますね。木材系ラケットはそこまで長く使ったことがなかったのですが、当時は粘着ラバーを使っており、何気ない興味で購入しました。5枚合板で有名なラケットは、Butterfly（バタフライ）さんのPetr Korbel（コルベル）が有名でしょう。また最近では新規参入してくれた総合スポーツメーカーmizuno（ミズノ）さんの５枚合板も注目されています。2020年発売のAltius ST 5（アルティウスST5）や、日本リーガーの軽部隆介選手の使用するFortius FT 5（フォルティウスFT5）などが人気だと思います。それらのラケットを公表性能値で簡単に比較するのであれば、最も重要な要素は板厚と重量でしょう。木材合板系ラケットは上板にどのようなラケットを使用するかで打球感が大きく変化するので、非常に重要だと思いますが、なかなか上板の情報は得られないので今回は割愛します。
Virtuoso+： 5.75 ± 0.05 mm ／ 88 g Petr Korbel： 5.90 mm ／ 94 g Altius ST5： 5.9 mm ／ 77 g Fortius FT5： 6.6 mm ／ 85 g
katsuo000はVirtuoso+に、粘着ラバーや硬いラバーをあわせていました。というのはVirtuoso+はラバーのポテンシャルを出しやすく、かつ柔軟さを持つラケットですので、軟テンション系ラバーはおそらく、回転性能を逆に落としてしまうようにも感じました。あわせたラバーはTenergy 05 Hard（テナジー05ハード）やDignics 05（ディグニクス05）、Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge（キョウヒョウNEO3ブルースポンジ）などになりますね。スピード性能がやはり少し低いので、スピン系テンションラバーとあわせた方が万人受けすると思います。
Rhyzer Pro 45（ライザープロ45）はJoola（ヨーラ）のラバーで、既にレビューしたRhyzer Pro 50（ライザープロ50）の硬度を柔らかくしたラバーのようですね。どちらもJoola（ヨーラ）のハイエンドラバーに位置します。日本ではJoolaはラージボール卓球の方が有名なメーカーかもしれません。しかしながら、Joolaの用具は卓球王国を拝読していると度々取り上げられます。良い製品が多いことを反映しているのでしょう。Rhyzer Pro 50（ライザープロ50）のキャッチコピーは「鋭く尖った」ラバーでしたが、名前のとおり50°のハードなスポンジを採用していて、ヘビー級ラバーでした。打球感としては、Tenergy 05 Hard（テナジー05ハード）に近く、若干ミートがしやすく、回転性能が劣りはするものの、非常に高性能なラバーでした。Rhyzer（ライザー）シリーズには、Rhyzer 48（ライザー48）、Rhyzer 43（ライザー43）と柔らかいラバーと、今回試打したRhyzer Pro 45（ライザープロ45）が販売されています。Rhyzer Pro 50（ライザープロ50）が非常に好感触でしたので、Rhyzer Pro45（ライザープロ45）もとても期待感をもって試打しました。
あまり軟テンションを比較したことがないのですが、回転性能や相手のボールに負けない強さなどを考慮すると非常に高性能なラバーだと感じました。軟テンション系ラバー、例えばVega Euro（ヴェガヨーロ）やOmega VII Euro（オメガ7ヨーロ）、Tenergy 05 FX（テナジー05FX）などが挙げられると思います。Rhyzer Pro 45はその中でもシートが硬く、他の軟テンション系ラバーとは一線を画すと感じましたね。
katsuo000 feels high spin performance in andro rubbers made in Germany, especially Rasanter series. The latest Rasanter rubber is Rasanter R48, which was started to sell in Japan on May 2020. Rasanter R48 is Crimson Rasanter, and is applied sponge with Energy Cell Technology, which is made a difference from other Green Rasanters. The same category with Ranter R48 is Rasanter R53. katsuo000 is now acclaiming Rasanter R53 with amazing spin performance and raging power drive as exceeding rubber than a World Standard Tenergy 05! Therefore, katsuo000 was expecting to buy Rasanter R48. Rasanter R47, which is one of Green Rasanters, has already been sold before 2020. Somebody feels “Why now Rasanter R48“? Actually, a friend of mine, who has used Rasanter R47 before, was not interested in Rasanter R48. And there’s information (from Table Tennis Kingdom, Japanese magazin) that someone feels Rasant series (now end of sale) were better than Rasanter series. However, Rasanter R48 is recommended more than Rasanter R53 as “R48 will be symbolized Rasanter series!”Anyway, emphasizing, Rasanter R48 is not just the minor changed rubber from Rasanter R47 at least. Akifumi Hamakawa (Best 16 in All Japan Championship in 2019), who is contract player with andro Japan for promotion and public relation activities, is now using Rasanter R48 for both fore and back sides. By the way, Simon Gauzy, who is fantasista from France and a top world player, is now using Rasanter R53 for both fore and back sides. It’s very effective promotion which the fact top players uses the latest rubbers. Promotion words with Rasanter R48 by andro is “Evolution of Rotational and Acceleration Powers. Super Monster Gear equipper with Energy Cell.” katsuo000 assumed ‘Monster Gear’ means maybe Tenergy 05, thus, imaging that andro wants Rasanter R48 to be said as ‘Super’ with meaning to overcome the Tenergy 05.
Public Properties of Rasanter R48
In fact, Rasanter V47 is the fastest speed property in all Rasanter series. One of Currently trends is high spin performance, which is required because of spin down by stiffer plastic ball (ABS resin). Therefore, Crimson Rasanters possess high spin performance.katsuo000 felt Rasanter R53 with high spin performance and raging drive with strong arc, (not so linearity). Comparing to Rasanter R53, Rasanter V47 is faster because drive by V47 is linearity and time to grip ball by V47 is shorter than time of R53. Rasanter R48 is a rubber to be easy to control from Rasanter R53, but R48 possesses higher spin property than R53.
Paste and Weight of Rasanter R48
Rasanter R48
UM Tension (Tensor Bios UM)
Energy Cell
for 40+ Plastic Ball
・Sponge Thickness：1.7 mm、2.0 mm、ULTRAMAX（UM）
・Speed：119
・Spin：124
・Control：80
・Sponge stiffness：48°
・6,500 yes + tax
・70 g (before cut) → 48 g (after cut paste to Zhang Jike ZLC)
Three Points of Rasanter R48
katsuo000 felt R48 was easy to control! One of pro coaches, who was participant to All Japan Championship, now uses R48 on his back side. He also said it’s very easy to control. Before using R48, he used Rasanter R42. katsuo000 also felt about about 45 as sponge stiffness.
Higher Spin Performance than Tenergy 05!
R48 Feeling touch and grip a ball was similar to Tenergy 80. katsuo000 felt time of R48 to grip ball is shorter than time of Tenergy 05. This depended on the sheet shape. Sheet of R48 is maybe narrower pimple and wider distance between pimples than sheet of Tenergy 05. However, spin performance of R48 was amazingly high!R48 is very easy to control, controllability of R48 is similar to Rasanter R42. But, the spin performance of R48 is similar to Tenergy 05! katsuo000 felt the Tenergy 05 era can be end!
Easy to Control as Back Side Rubber!
R48 is easy to control, thus, capable to use in back side rubber!Back hand drive is very good to control even hitting unreasonable posture. Back hand drives are very stable because of high spin performance. Using R48 in fore side, katsuo000 felt high spin performance in drives and services. katsuo000 didn’t feel dissatisfied with fore hand. R48 is easy to control and high spin performance, which is cheat in a sense! R48 possesses contradictory performance!
Rasanter R48 is faster than R53
If you feel to be dissatisfied with speed of R53, katsuo000 recommended R48. katsuo000 felt good speed drive with high sound.
Review of Every Technique
Fore Hand Series
Light hitting katsuo000 felt soft. Honestly speaking, too soft.
Drive during Rally katsuo000 felt good to hit a drive. Sponge of R48 is softer than R53, thus easy to control drive. Ballistic of drive by R48 is similar to R53. But the power drive by R48 is not so raging such as R53.
Top Spin Slow Drive against back spin ball katsuo000 felt time to grip of R48 is short, thus, little a bit difficult.
Speed Drive against back spin ball Very good! It may be cheat! katsuo000 felt very easy to hit enough for speed drive!
Curve- / Reverse Curve- Driveドライブ Curve- drive is also good and katsuo000 felt stable. Drive by R48 is no raging and similar to drive by Tenergy 05.
Block Receivable to spin. Thus, over mistakes against top spin drive may increase. However, very easy to control against smash and knuckled ball (no spin ball).
Counter Drive Counter drive with Rewriting spin is good.
Stop Better to stop than Rasanter V47. But, making spin amount higher is difficult.
Push Good to control low. But spin amount is not so high.
Service Very good spin amount! No dissatisfied.
Back Hand Series
Light hitting Very good to control.
Drive during Rally Both drives with hitting only sheet and through sheet and sponge is good!
Top Spin Slow Drive against back spin ball
Speed Drive against back spin ball Very good! katsuo000 felt very easy to hit enough for speed drive!
Curve- / Reverse Curve- Driveドライブ
Block
Counter Drive Receivable to spin. Stop
Push
Chiquita Chiquita with R48 is stable to control. But, sponge thickness is UM, katsuo000 felt mistakes increase.
Dignics 09C is one of the latest Top Gear sold by Butterfly / Tamasu on April 2020. Main rubbers of Butterfly are totally 12 rubbers of Tenergy series and Dignics series as ”World Standards”. Top Professional Players in the world are currently use these Tenergy and Dignics series’s. These 12 rubbers are categorized in spin type tension rubbers, compatibly equipping spin and speed without tacky sheet. On 2020, Butterfly adopted tacky sheet into Dignics 09C as tacky type tension rubber! Butterfly sells tacky rubbers such as Tackiness series and Spin Art in the past. Not categorized in the tention, thus, Tackiness is omitted here. Spin Art is used by Ai Fukuhara (Japan) on her fore side rubber. I also used Spin Art on my back side rubber for high spin push and chiquita. Sponge of Spin Art is applied spring sponge, the same sponge with Tenergy series, thus Spin Art is nice rubber, however, on December 2019, Butterfly announced Spin Art will be out of sale (maybe, for production of Dignics 09C). Dignics 09C is categorized “Tacky-type High-Tension Rubber” (Spin Art was also categorized the same) with the State-of-the art Properties. Promotion of Dignics 09C was held with Timo Boll, currently top player even 39 years old from Germany! Timo Boll is Legend with competing Top Chinese players, thus he is sometimes called Emperor in Japan! In the first place, development of Dignics 09C was involved deeply with Timo Boll for very long span as 7 years.Timo Boll said “I would like to play with rubbers such like Dignics 09C for several years”!His comment makes every player get interested in Dignics 09C. From end of March on 2020, sale of Dignics 09C was started, then lots of reviews were outgoing through the world. Moreover, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, a top player from Germany, also started to use Dignics 09C on his fore side rubber after surprising contract with Butterfly in January on 2020. Immediately after change into Dignics 09C, He won Fan Zhendong, Chinese top young player in the world tour! Then, Butterfly also delivered on You Tube to promote that ‘His victory was thanks to Dignics 09C!’ This promotion was maybe succeeded in. Key phrase of Dignics 09C is “Rubber that overcomes contradictions is strong”. What is contradictions? Probably, Dignics 09C shows obtaining speed and bounce such as spin type tension rubber, however, obtaining high operability and make stop on near net and table such as tacky type rubber!
Public Properties of Dignics 09C
Butterfly publicly shows spin and speed properties of every rubbers. In this properties, Dignics 09C possesses the same level of speed to Tenergy 05, and the highest level of spin property transcending more than Dignics 05. Dignics 09C shows the highest spin property overcoming than Dignics 05, thus naturally expecting to use, I guess! Butterfly also makes to promote Dignics 09C shows good affinity with outer special fiber and/or carbon type blades. katsuo000 mainly uses Zhang Jike ZLC, a outer zylon carbon blade, therefore, expecting Dignics 09C. For the first time, katsuo000 reserved to purchase Dignics 09C!
Paste and Weight of Dignics 09C
Weight of Dignics 09C (extra thick) was about 50 g. This weight was similar to Tenergy 05 Hard. One of characteristics of Butterfly’s rubbers is that overall rubbers shows high performance and light. Thus, Dignics 09C is heavy type rubber in the Butterfly.
Dignics 09C（ディグニクス09C）
Tacky High Tension Rubber
・Sponge thickness: Thick (1.9 mm), Extra thick (2.1 mm)
・Spin: 13.0
・Speed: 13.0
・Sponge stifness: 44
・Price: open price (9,800 yen + tax)
・78 g (before cut) → 50 g (after cut paste to Zhang Jike ZLC)
Three Points of Dignics 09C
Tacky Tension Type Infinitely close to Spin Tension Type
katsuo000 felt Dignics 09C was finely soft and Tacky Tension Type Rubber which infinitely close to Spin Tension Type rubber. katsuo000 also felt Dignics 09C designed as almost Spin Tension rubber with minimal tacky property. Genuine Players using with Chinese Tacky rubbers such as Hurricane (Double Happiness Shanghai, DHS) maybe feel pros and cons.
Personal impression, katsuo000 felt Tenergy 05 Hard was more Tacky type rubber than Dignics 09C. Therefore, I recommend to use Dignics 09C as not Tacky Tension Type rubber but High Spec Spin Tension Type rubber. Of course, Dignics 09C possesses ease to stop near net and bench, and to screw speed drive in the table with strong arc line even hitting under the table and/or after vertex.
Ballistic of Drive by Dignics 09C is the most Soaring Up and Down in Dignics series!
Certainly, possessing 13 point, the highest spin property in the Butterfly rubbers, drive by Dignics 09C is amazing awesome! During drive-drive rally, a top spin drive with Dignics 09C catching deeply to hit can be letting ballistic soaring up and down amazingly! I also infrequently feel ballistic of a top spin drive soaring up and down with Tenergy 05. But, the soaring ballistic of a top spin drive with Dignics 05 is more remarkable, and the ballistic with Dignics 09C is more amazing and splendid!This soaring ballistic of a top spin drive is one of big characteristics with Dignics and Tenergy series! On the other hand, Hurricane, the most famous Chinese rubber, shows ballistic of a top spin drive sinking down. Dignics 09C showed a similar type with Tenergy and Dignics series, the top of spin tension type rubbers. Therefore, katsuo000 felt Dignics 09C is just spin tension type rubber!
Easier to control than Dignics 05!
Pimples of Dignics 09C‘s sheet are separated far, thus, during hitting a ball, Dignics 09C seems soft rubber.Therefore, Dignics 09C is easier to control than Dignics 05!katsuo000 felt Dignics 80 is easy to control, similarly, Dignics 09C is also evaluated good by lots of players. katsuo000 recommend to use Dignics 09C a player who wants to convert a spin tension type rubber into a tacky tension type rubber. Dignics 09C shows enough both high bounce/speed and highest level spin with keeping easy to control near net and table.katsuo000 think Dignics 09C is more appropriate rally type players avoiding miss than aggressive players with punching out. If feeling the weight of Dinigcs 09C is not heavy, katsuo000 also recommend to use Dignics 09C your back side rubber.
Review of Every Technique
Fore Hand Series
Light hitting Comparing to Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for Ministry term (Double Happiness Shanghai, DHS), Dignics 09C showed higher bounce and longer flying distance.Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge is clearly softer than Hurricane NEO III for general use (DHS), but the Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge shows low bounce shorter distance. Similarly, Spin Art is also showed low bounce and short flying distance. katsuo000 was surprised the high bounce of Dignics 09C! katsuo000 felt that Dignics 09C is infinitely close to Spin Tension Type rubbers. katsuo000 expected Dignics 09C to obtain the same level drive speed to Dignics 05.
Drive during Rally Drive by Dignics 09C with hitting lightly showed short flying distance and shallow of tables. katsuo000 felt drive of Dignics 09C was the shallowest than drive of Dignics 80, which was shallower than drive of Dignics 05. Speed drive of Dignics 09C was not so fast and not so spin. katsuo000 felt enabling to control spin amount of drive by Dignics 09C.Of course, top spin drive of Dignics 09C with hitting deeply into sponge to draw an arc was amazing soaring up and down. This amazing soaring drive by Dignics 09C was more remarkable than the drive by Dignics 05! Drive of Dignics 09C with hitting deeply showed clearer arc and more stable to bound into table than drive by Dignics 05.Top spin drive by Dignics 09C was amazing spin to make block over mistake. Moreover, low spin drive by Dignics 09C is much effective because of the change of spin amount. katsuo000 felt this change of spin amount was difficult by using Hurricane, because Hurricane is not bounce highly. Honestly talking, speed of the drive by Dignics 09C was not so fast, slower than drive by Tenergy 05. Therefore, katsuo000 felt a better affinity between outer carbon blades with Dignics 09C.
Top Spin Slow Drive against back spin ball katsuo000 felt easy and stable to hit a top spin drive by Dignics 09C. However, katsuo000 felt Diginics 09C is softer than Dignics 05. Thus, hitting image by Dignics 09C let to feel not so high amount of spin. Probably, the top spin slow drive by Dignics 09C should possess amazing spin amount in fact. Ballistic of top spin slow drive by Dignics 09C tends to high similarly to Dignics 05 and not so sinking.
Speed Drive against back spin ball katsuo000 also felt easy and stable to hit a speed drive by Dignics 09C.Especially, katsuo000 felt better to hit rising drive by Diginics 09C. Of course, katsuo000 felt good and ease to control a speed drive with hitting after vertex and dropping down under table because Dignics 09C let to draw an arc strongly. This was maybe advantage of Dignics 09C. Moreover, katsuo000 felt hitting points being in front of body. katsuo000 felt swinging to hit not bottom to top, but from back to front!
Block not so bad
Counter-Drive katsuo000 felt good controlling. katsuo000 felt Dignics 05 let to enable speed counter-drive, on the other hand, Dignics 09C let to enable counter-drive with overwriting spin.
Stop katsuo000 felt good controlling to stop! However, katsuo000 felt this good feeling was not by tacky sheet but the stiffness of rubber. Hard rubbers such as Tenergy 05 Hard, Omega VII Tour (XIOM), Omega VII Hyper (XIOM), and Rasanter R53 (andro) also showed controllability of stop. katsuo000 felt similar to the hard rubbers. katsuo000 felt difficulty to stop against short up rotation ball. In fact, up rotation short serve is more effective against Dignics 09C user.
Push katsuo000 felt good controlling to push with side courses! Trying more spin amount is not so easy because Dignics 09C let to feel soft.
Flick katsuo000 felt good controlling to flick with up rotation! Even with soft touch, drive spin could be obtained automatically.
Serves Strong spin amount! Especially latsuo000 felt more spin with reverse side back spin by hook type than that of Dignics 05.
Back Hand Series
Light hitting katsuo000 felt stronger arc with Dignics 09C than other rubbers such as Spin Art and Dignics 05. Moreover, katsuo000 felt Dignics 09C is infinitely close to spin tension type rubber.
Drive during Rally Comparing to Tenrgy 05 Hard, a drive by Dignics 09C is deeper landing on the table.
Top Spin Slow Drive against back spin ball katsuo000 felt lots of over mistake. Thus katsuo000 recommended to hit top of ball with swinging horizontally.
Speed Drive against back spin ball katsuo000 also felt easy and stable to hit a speed drive by Dignics 09C.Especially, katsuo000 felt illusion that back hand technique is suddenly growing up by Dignics 09C!
Block Very good. katsuo000 didn’t felt such as drop down when using tacky rubber. Moreover, katsuo000 felt good gripping. I loved it.
Counter-Drive By back hand, counter-drive with dropping down vertex is difficult. Thus, katsuo000 felt no good and the similar level to Dignics 05. Counter-drive with Dignics 05 was more liner than that of Dignics 09C.
Stop not so good. katsuo000 felt difficult with soft rubbers.
Push Good. However, katsuo000 felt no characteristic with Dignics 09C.
Chiquita katsuo000 felt over mistakes. katsuo000 felt Dignics 09C soft, thus feeling not so good.
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