選手によってファオとバックのどちらかが得意であり、どちらかが苦手ということはよくありますよね。反対面と異なる特殊素材をもちいることで、極めて高いバランスのラケットとして、仕上げてあるのが、アイスクリーム系のラケットになるわけです。Jeoung Youngsik選手の場合、バックハンドが得意であり、インパクトも強くA面をバック側で使っているのではないかと思います。Jeoung Youngsik選手のラバーはフォアにHurricane Blue Sponge (キョウヒョウブルースポンジ)を、バックにOmega VII Tour i (オメガVIIツアーi)を使用されているようですね。
フォアとバックで特殊素材構成が異なるラケットといえば、過去に銀河のPro-13S (プロ-13S)を試打しています。このPro-13S (プロ-13S)というラケットは、片側がアウターALC、片側がインナーKLCというラケットです。試打した感想としては、アウターALC側には、確かなアウター感と弾きやすさ、そしてスピードを感じる一方で、バック側のインナーKLC側の球持ちの良さも感じました。ただし、インナーKLC側の上板には染色したコト材を使用していて、インナーKLCといいつつもかなり硬い打球感になっています。打球感として一番近いのはTornado King Power (トルネードキングパワー)で、インナーなのにかなり硬い打球感と高い回転性能が得られるラケットでした。なのでPro-13S (プロ-13S)はアウターと、半アウターみたいなラケットという印象でした。
一方、アイスクリームAZXiはどちらもインナー位置に特殊素材があり、そのインナーの中で差があるラケットだと感じました。A面であるアクシリウムカーボン側は、ループドライブを打つと満足できる高い回転量と、厚く当てた時には疾走感やスピードが得られて、スピンとスピード性能は満足できるものでした。一方で、バック側Z面であるゼフィリウムカーボン側は、飛距離はカーボンらしさがある一方で、打球感や球持ちはかなり合板に近いと感じました！もうボールに吸い付くような打球感で、それでいて、上板リンバかつカーボンも入っていて密度の高いブレードかつ5.7 mmの薄さによるしなりが、しっかりボールへエネルギーと回転を伝えてくれていると感じました。つまり、アイスクリームAZXiはReinforce AC (リーンフォースAC)やInner Force Layer ALC (インナーフォースレイヤーALC)のように抜群の球持ちをもちつつ、片面は弾きとスピードが、もう片面はより木材合板に近い、といえるラケットでした。インナーカーボン系ラケットを使っていて、苦手なフォアあるいはバック側の補いたいと考えるならアイスクリームAZXiはかなりありなラケットだと思います！
違和感なく使えると感じました。一番近いと感じたラケットは、Virtuoso AC (ヴィルトーソAC)になります。Virtuoso AC (ヴィルトーソAC)はもちろん上板にリンバを使用しており、そのブレード厚さは5.65 mm ± 0.05で、katsuo000が所有しているものは、5.69 mmになります。リンバインナーは5.6 mmなので、そりゃ似ますよね笑。非常に良かったです！やや高級ラケットではある分、申し分ないスペックで、しっかり回転もかかりしなり、厚く当てるとカーボンが前に出てきて高い音もなり非常に良かったですね。今後サブラケットとして使用していきたいと本気で思っています。
It’s been a long time since the release, but I would like to review VICTAS’s Triple Double Extra. At the time of its release, it became a hot topic that Koki Niwa used it for the back side! Due to the integration of TSP and VICTAS, TSP’s Triple rubber was released again in December 2020 under the VICTAS brand. Butterfly released the super popular Dignics 09C in April 2020, so I think that each company was conscious of releasing adhesive rubber. This VICTAS Triple series is made in China, which is famous for its adhesive rubber. It will be a tension type rubber. Moreover, the sponge is a blue sponge, and it is clearly a rubber that is conscious of the leopard NEO3 blue sponge.
It’s been a long time since the release, but I would like to review VICTAS’s Triple Double Extra. At the time of its release, it became a hot topic that Koki Niwa used it for the back side! Due to the integration of TSP and VICTAS, TSP’s Triple rubber was released again in December 2020 under the VICTAS brand. Butterfly released the super popular Dignics 09C in April 2020, so I think that each company was conscious of releasing adhesive rubber. This VICTAS Triple series is made in China, which is famous for its adhesive rubber. It will be a tension type rubber. Moreover, the sponge is a blue sponge, and it is clearly a rubber that is conscious of the Hurricane NEO3 blue sponge.
It was popular at the time of its release, but Niwa didn’t show much results after changing the equipment, and at the Tokyo Olympics 2020, he returned to V>15 Extra and participated in the war, so the impression that the popularity has declined slightly after that. is. On the other hand, Kobe TC coach Kazuya Yoshida, who participated in the All Japan Championship as a table tennis YouTuber, uses Triple Double Extra on the back side, which is reviewed on this page. It seems that the 2-ton push, which is also mentioned in the technical video, has become even sharper by using the triple-double extra, and the back volley in Chiquita and the rally and the triple-double extra’s features are used to score. It’s explained in game videos.
This rubber was well received by the people around me, and some players used it on both sides immediately after its release. It was used because the sheet is soft, so the ball is held well and the Chiquita is stable. I also felt that the rubber is characterized by the softness of the sheet in spite of the hardness of the sponge, and it is a rubber that does not feel that peculiar. I will introduce a review that I bought myself this time and put it on the outer ALC and tried it!
Performance value
Let’s compare the published performance values.
VICTAS’s performance chart was a little confusing, but from the 2022 pamphlet, a chart centered on speed and seat strength (spin) has been published. When creating such a diagram, the rubber in the upper right will be the rubber with the highest performance. In the figure, V>15 Stiff and V>11 Extra look like high performance rubbers. I would like to do an actual trial comparison in the future. Of course, V>20 Double Extra and V>22 Double Extra, which are hot topics in 2022, have high performance values. On the other hand, Triple Double Extra reviewed on this page has a fairly low speed performance due to its strong adhesion, and the sheet is soft, so the spin (sheet strength) performance is not that high. .
It should be noted that Triple Double Extra has the highest arc height of 9.4 among VICTAS rubbers! Since VICTAS rubber has many straight rubbers, triple double extra can be said to be a rubber characterized by the strength of the arc line among them. Next is a comparison of values measured with a hardness tester.
The weight is the same as V>15 Extra, and the hardness is the same as V>15 Extra and Ventus Extra. Comparing sponge hardness in the VICTAS catalog, V>15 Extra has a hardness of 47.5° according to German standards, and Triple Double Extra has a hardness of 57.5°, which is V>15 Extra suggests that the seat is hard, while triple double extra suggests that the seat is soft. Even though the sponge is hard, the triple double extra rubber seems to have the same hardness as high-end rubber.
If you check the difference between the hardness on the seat side and the hardness on the sponge side, you can clearly see that the triple double extra seat is very soft. I think that this difference in hardness between the sheet side and the sponge side plays a role in creating a strong arc line.
Triple Double Extra application and weight
Triple Double Extra
Tacky rubber
・Sponge Thickness: 2.0/MAX mm
・Sponge stiffness: 57.5°
・Arc height: 9.4
・Speed: 6.2
・Drive accuracy: 7.3
・Sheet strength: 8.0
・Backlash: 5.8
・5,200 yen + tax
・67 g (before cut) → 50 g (after cut)
At 50g, it’s a bit heavy. Recently, heavier rubbers have appeared, so I can’t call it the heaviest, but I think it’s a heavy rubber.
Three features of Triple Double Extra
Easy to handle for strong adhesive rubber made in China!
I felt that the rubber made in China, in short, was much easier to handle than the Hurricane rubber. Instead of trying to drive, I drew an arc even if I hit it, so even if I didn’t intend to hit the drive, I felt like I could draw an arc and enter the opponent’s court. Also, if you spin it as much as you want, it feels like a strong drive rotation like an adhesive rubber, but if you hit it like you hit it, you can hit a drive with speed and weight. Only when trying to make a strong habit, it is necessary to strongly bite into the hard sponge of 57.5 °, and in my case I felt it was a little difficult unless it was fore. Although the sinking and peculiarities of the arc line are superior to the leopard, it is an adhesive rubber that can achieve both rotation amount and speed, and I think it will be popular like the recently popular German-made adhesive tension rubber.
Push is cut well, and chiquita is stable!
It was very good to use it in the back, and it was easy to draw out the high rotation performance of Lin Gaoyuan ALC. I can’t go as far as a cut man, but I think I can dare to hit the opponent’s long serve and aim for a mistake. Also, since the arc is very high, it was very easy to lift the opponent’s serve and backhand drive or chiquita. This ease of use was reminiscent of the Moon Blue Sponge of the Galaxy. Dare to show the hardness comparison with Moon Blue Sponge here.
Moon Blue Sponge has a slightly harder seat, and the sponge is softer. However, I personally felt that both rubbers have similar shot feeling. The feel at impact was quite similar, so if you want a feel at impact, Moon Blue Sponge may be cheaper and better. However, I felt that the speed was higher with Triple Double Extra than with Moon Blue Sponge.
Rubber swinging forward
I think that the adhesive rubber itself is a rubber that comes out good by opening the surface and swinging, but this Triple Double Extra was the same. If you try to hit with just the sheet too much, the sheet will be soft, so it will be difficult to get a good taste. Rather, I think that you can hit a pretty good drive by opening the face and swinging forward, hitting the sponge while hitting it and giving it a lot of rotation. I think that it will be difficult to get the taste of this rubber if you hit it with a sheet. I think the way to bring out the taste of the Triple Double Extra is to drive with the sides open as if you were digging into a hard sponge.
Each technical review
Forehand
Light hit I didn’t feel any particular discomfort. I think that Omega VII China Ying has more momentum.
Drive balls and rallies After all, I thought that Omega VII China Ying, which has a harder hardness, would be easier to put out. Also, the sheet was too soft, and when I tried to spin with just a thin sheet, I slipped well. I personally feel it takes some getting used to.
Drive with open face When I open the arc and hit it, I hit the sponge with all my might, but at this time I felt that the sponge was harder than I imagined. I felt a gap because the seat was soft.
Top spin (loop) drive against back spin It’s not bad, but the seat is a little soft, so I felt that it was hard to apply a lot of rotation. V>15 Extra may be higher only in the amount of rotation.
Speed drivae against back spin It was very easy to hit because it was easy to make arcs. Even if the hit point was dropped a little, I felt that I could easily enter the opponent’s court by firmly attracting the ball and hitting it with all my might. This sounds good. It was very good because the speed came out reasonably well.
Curve / shoot drive I don’t recommend curve drive. I think that the shoot drive is good because it opens the side.
Block I felt that the seat was more cushioned than I thought, so it didn’t bounce. Because it is an adhesive rubber, it is said that blocking is difficult, but I did not feel that it was easy to do.
Counter drive I hit with a sheet, so it was difficult.
Stop & push It stopped well, cut well and was my favorite rubber.
Serve I can cut it. However, since the seat is soft, it was necessary to make it bite with all one’s might.
バックハンド系
Light hit It was a rubber that can be used even in the back. The seat was soft, so it was better than I thought.
Drive balls and rallies Since the seat is soft, it was easy to give a sense of stability anyway. Personally, I felt that I wanted to use it for the backhand. However, in my case, it was difficult to make a habit that I could put out in the foreground because of the lack of impact in the back.
Top spin (loop) drive against back spin The sheet is soft, so it was easy to just put it in.
Speed drive against back spin It was easier than I thought. However, if the impact is not strong, it will not be stable.
Block There were more network mistakes than I expected. I think that it is good to settle down as much as it does not bounce.
Counter drive It was difficult with my own hands.
Stop & push Like the fore, it stopped well and cut well.
Chiquita Easy to do! It was great!
Comparison with other rubbers (personal impressions only)
Max Spin Dignics 09C ＞ Triple Double Extra ≧ Rakza Z
Speed Rakza Z Extra Hard ＞ Triple Double Extra ＞ Hurricane
You tuberのごぶりんずさんも動画でコメントしていますが、Rasanter R53 (ラザンターR53)は上回転の打ち合いに強い分、やや下回転打ちが難しいラバーになっています。特に対下回転スピードドライブが難しくて、しっかりくい込ませつつインパクト時にしっかり回転をかけないとボールが沈まないのでオーバーするかネットミスしやすいんですよね。一方、このC53はかなり弧線を強く描くのとドライブ時にボールがめちゃめちゃ上がるので非常に下回転打ちがしやすいラバーでした。これはラザンターの中で新しい、そして今までにない選択肢になると思います！下回転打ちのためにC53を使うのはありではないでしょうか。
This review will be a review of adhesive rubber from a Chinese manufacturer. When it comes to China, Double Happiness Shanghai (DHS) is famous, but this time we will review Jupiter II Blue Sponge (YINHE, Miky Way, Galaxy)! Everyone knows WRM’s rubber. I lightly googled the information of the manufacturer galaxy, but I could not get much, so I will omit it. Ginga is a manufacturer that names celestial bodies in rubber names, and there are other names such as Apollo, Moon, Venus, and Sun. I’ve reviewed Moon Blue in the past. It’s a little heavy, but I personally felt it was similar to VICTAS’s Triple Double Extra with good cost performance adhesive rubber. Push cuts well, the sheet is soft and the ball is good. Following such moon blue, I would like to review Jupiter II Blue Sponge.
The Jupiter II Blue Sponge has been described as close to the Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for the provincial team by Mr. WRM’s Guccii. I would like to touch on that. Of course, I tried the Jupiter II blue sponge, 39° black.
Public performance value
I tried to look it up but couldn’t find the performance chart. This time, I will only compare the hardness.
As I mentioned in Moon Blue, it is heavy because it is made in China. The Jupiter II blue sponge weighed 52 g, which is the same weight as high-end rubber in recent years. The Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for the ministry team is light and weighs less than 50 g, and the butterfly rubber is also light. Focusing on hardness, the Jupiter II Blue Sponge is hard, resulting in it being harder than Dignics 09C. If you can master hard rubber, you can hit a powerful ball with a large amount of rotation, so this is something to pay attention to. It’s harder than Moon Blue, so it’s easy to imagine that it’s easier to put out more power than Moon Blue!
When focusing on adhesive rubber, what we think is important is the difference in hardness between the sheet and the sponge. It can be seen that the difference in hardness between the sheet and the sponge is very close to 0 for the Hurricane NEO III blue sponge for the provincial team. On the other hand, you can see that the seat of Dignics 05, which has a hard seat and is difficult to bite into, is 2° or more harder. You can see that the moon blue sponge is 4 degrees harder than the sponge, and the Jupiter II blue sponge is about 6 degrees harder. As you can see, rubber with a sponge that is harder than the seat is characterized by being easy to show outstanding ball retention. I think that it will be a rubber that can be used on the back side depending on the person because it is easy to feel the ball holding strongly, so it is easy to make a high quality loop drive. The 36° Jupiter II Blue Sponge is also on sale, so I think it can be used as a bag.
Jupiter II blue sponge paste and weight
I pasted it on the Pro-13S. Jupiter II blue sponge is pasted on the outer carbon side. I pasted Dignics 05 on the inner carbon side.
Jupiter II Blue Sponge
・Sponge Thickness：2.2 mm
・Sponge Stiffness：36°、39°
・3,480 yen + tax
・77 g (before cut) → 52 g (after cut)
It was a sticky adhesive rubber that seems to be made in China. Recent German-made adhesive tension rubbers, such as Rasanter C53 and Omega VII China Ying, do not have a sticky feeling, but Chinese-made adhesive rubbers still have a good stickiness. I think there are different tastes in this area.
Three features of Jupiter II Blue Sponge
Easy to handle and high quality loop drive like a Hurricane blue sponge!
I felt that the Jupiter II Blue Sponge certainly has a shot feeling similar to the Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for the provincial team. The shot feeling is clearly different from the so-called Fukyo NEO3. Jupiter II Blue Sponge is close to the Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for the Ministry Team in a good way, so it is a rubber that I would like to recommend to those who cannot afford the Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for the Ministry Team because it is expensive! Also, the ball holding is outstanding, so it was very easy to do a high-quality loop drive. Other galaxy sticky rubbers such as Venus Blue Sponge and Apollo 5 were stiff and easy to play, so I felt it was difficult to rotate with a speed drive, but Jupiter II Blue The sponge is easy to rotate even with a speed drive, and I think it’s a rubber close to the Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for the Ministry of Teams. I had a pretty good impression of this area. Speaking of greed, 39° is still a little soft, so I personally prefer a little harder one, and the Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for the Ministry of Teams was still better in terms of rotation performance and habits. However, the Hurricane NEOIII Blue Sponge for the provincial team is expensive, so I thought that Jupiter II Blue Sponge was a pretty good rubber if I thought it was a cheap version.
It’s easier to hit a speed drive than Hurricane Blue Sponge!
Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for the Ministry of Teams is still super strong, so if you don’t use a method that suits your needs, you won’t be able to take full advantage of its high performance. Also, Hurricane is a rubber that is difficult to speed up, so I think it is necessary to compensate for the speed according to the outer ALC blade racket. I think this hit is the difficult part of Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for provincial teams. With the Jupiter II blue sponge, the speed drive was more stable than I imagined because it was soft. I think that this area is a rubber that can be driven more easily than leopard. However, its speed performance is also at a level that is better than hurricane-type rubber, and it may be easy to be dissatisfied with its speed performance compared to spin-type tension rubber. I imagine that this is a part where tastes are greatly divided. If possible, I imagine that the overall power can be increased by pasting it on an outer ALC blade racket to supplement the speed. If you still want to use Chinese-made adhesive rubber, the racket should be made of inner carbon (such as Hurricane Long V, which is said to be closer to outer than inner carbon) or so-called ALC type outer carbon (Zhang Jike ALC). ) or Lin Gaoyuan ALC), you may be a little worried about speed performance.
It is easy to put on the table, just an honor student rubber
After all, it is an adhesive rubber, so there is a tremendous sense of security on the table. Although it is not a rubber that specializes in rotation, you can get the same amount of rotation as the top rubber of the spin type tension rubber, and it may pale in comparison to the amount of spin of the Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for the Ministry of Teams. However, it is also a rubber that is easier to handle than the Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for the provincial team, so I think it will be an honor student rubber. An excellent balanced rubber, including the price, will be the Jupiter II Blue Sponge.
Each technical review
Forehand
Light hit A sticky rubber-like hitting feeling was transmitted. I think that it is good for those who want to hit the ball slowly.
Driving long balls and rallies Compared to spin-type tension rubber, the speed is slow because it settles well. Compared to the latest spin type tension rubber Evolution MX-D, the speed is still slow. It’s a stiff sponge, so I think you can hit the drive with a taste if you hit it.
Drive with open face After all, when hitting a speed drive with a Chinese adhesive rubber, I felt that it was easier to hit by opening the surface and applying rotation while flipping.
Top spin (loop) drive against back spin It was easy to hit a very high quality loop drive. I think that the Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge for the provincial team can achieve a higher quality including shallowness and the sinking of the ball, but I think that the Jupiter 2 Blue Sponge can also hit a high-quality loop drive that can score enough points. .
Stop / push Because it grips, it was very easy to stop. nice one!
Serve It was good that the amount of rotation of the lower rotation could be obtained even with the serve that involved because it was an adhesive rubber. However, the serve as a whole is slow, so I think it’s better to check the power of a fast long serve and the quality of missing the opponent’s timing.
Backhand
Light hit I have the ball!
Driving long balls and rallies When you go down, the slowness of the ball stands out. This area may depend on your backhand technique. However, since it is easy to rotate, I thought that there was a great sense of stability.
Block Since the seat is soft, I felt that it was easily affected by the rotation of the other party.
Chiquita It’s really easy to do. Chiquita with a high sense of stability was made. The power (speed and amount of spin) may be a little low.
Comparison with other rubbers (personal impressions only)
Max Spin amount Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge ＞ Jupiter II Blue Sponge ≧ Tenergy 05
Speed Tenergy 05 ＞ Jupiter II Blue Sponge ＞ Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge
発売時は人気でしたが丹羽選手が用具変更後にあまり結果を出せず、東京五輪2020ではV>15 Extra (V>15エキストラ)へ戻して参戦したこともあり、その後の人気はやや下がった印象です。一方で卓球You Tuberで全日本選手権にも出場した神戸TCの吉田和也コーチは、バック面に本ページでレビューするTriple Double Extra (トリプルダブルエキストラ)を使用されていますね。技術動画にも挙がっている2トンツッツキはトリプルダブルエキストラを使うことでさらに切れるようになったようですし、チキータやラリーでのバックボレーと、トリプルダブルエキストラの特徴を活かして得点していることを試合動画などで説明されています。
VICTAS (ヴィクタス)さんの性能表はややわかりにくかったですが、2022年のパンフレットから、スピードとシートの強さ (スピン)を軸にとった図が掲載されるようになりました。このような図を作成すると、右上にあるラバーが最も性能の高いラバーというイメージになります。図の中では、V>15 Stiff (V>15スティフ)やV>11 Extra (V>11エキストラ)が性能の高いラバーのように見えてきますね。実際の試打比較を今後してみたいところです。もちろん、2022年話題のV>20 Double Extra (V>20ダブルエキストラ)やV>22 Double Extra (V>22ダブルエキストラ)は高い性能値になっていますね。一方で本ページでレビューするTriple Double Extra (トリプルダブルエキストラ)は強粘着のためかスピード性能はかなり低く、シートも柔らかいのでスピン (シートの強さ)性能もそこまで高くない値となっていますね。
Triple Double Extra (トリプルダブルエキストラ)について注目すべきはVICTAS (ヴィクタス)ラバーの中で「弧線の高さ」が9.4と最も高い値になっていますね！VICTAS (ヴィクタス)のラバーは直線的なラバーが多いので、トリプルダブルエキストラは、その中でも弧線の強さが特徴のラバーといえるでしょう。続いて硬度計で測定した値比較です。
粘着ラバー自体、面を開いてスイングすることで良さが出るラバーだと思いますが、このTriple Double Extra (トリプルダブルエキストラ)も同様でした。あまりシートだけで打とうとするとシートが柔らかいので、味が出づらいです。むしろ面を開いて前へスイングし、弾くようにぶつけながらスポンジにくい込ませて回転をグイとかけてあげるとかなりいいドライブが打てると思います。シートで打つような打ち方はこのラバーの味が出づらくなるかと思います。硬いスポンジにガンガンくい込ませるように面を開いてドライブをするのが、トリプルダブルエキストラの味の出し方だと思います。
今回のレビューは、中国メーカーの粘着ラバーのレビューになります。中国というと、紅双喜（Double Happiness Shanghai、DHS）が有名ですが、今回レビューするのは、銀河 (YINHE、Miky Way、Galaxy) のJupiter II Blue Sponge (木星2ブルースポンジ）になります！みなさんご存知WRMさんののラバーですね。メーカー銀河の情報は、軽くググってみましたがあまり得られなかったので割愛させていただきます。銀河は、ラバーの名前に天体の名前を付けるメーカーで他にもアポロや月、金星、太陽などがあります。過去には月ブルーをレビューしています。やや重たいですが、コスパの良い粘着ラバーで個人的には、VICTAS (ヴィクタス)のTriple Double Extra (トリプルダブルエキストラ)に近いものを感じました。ツッツキはよく切れるし、シートは柔らかめで球持ちもいい。そんな月ブルーに続き、木星2ブルスポをレビューしていきたいと思います。
Jupiter II Blue Sponge (木星2ブルースポンジ)
・Sponge Thickness：2.2 mm
・Sponge Stiffness：36°、39°
・3,480円 + 税
・77 g (切断前) → 52 g (Pro-13Sに貼って)
中国製らしいベタツキのある粘着ラバーでした。最近のドイツ製の粘着テンションラバー、例えばRasanter C53 (ラザンターC53)やOmega VII China Ying (オメガVIIチャイナ影)は、粘着感がないですが、中国製の粘着ラバーはやはりこのベタつきがいいですよね。この辺りは好みが分かれると思いますね。
・Blue Grip (tacky tension) 5 kinds ・Blue Storm 7 kinds ・Blue Fire 9 kinds ・Acuda Blue 4 kinds
There are 25 types of blue rubber! Among them, we will review DONIC’s new rubber, Blue Storm PRO, which was released in January 2022. Speaking of DONIC rubber, there are many rubbers that are blue. It also features a large lineup of the Blue Fire series with high spin performance, the Blue Storm series with speed performance and low trajectory, and the Blue Grip series with adhesive tension system for ease of handling and further rotation performance and habit. I think this brings the merit of being able to finely change the hardness and seat according to the skill of the player. The 2022 pamphlet does not include the Blue Fire JP series, but it does appear on the DONIC website in Japan. It may be out of print, but it seems that it is currently available. As a manufacturer, I think that it is a strategy that costs a lot for the company because it handles a lot of inventory, but I think that DONIC’s stance, which has a large lineup of hardness and sponge thickness in each series, is a user-first manufacturer. Let’s check out the hottest rubber, Blue Storm PRO, in DONIC’s latest work.
The performance of German-made rubber has improved considerably these days, and I expect that it will have the same or higher performance as the evolved Tenergy rubber. The Blue Storm PRO this time probably uses the same technology, and it seems that it has high rotation performance comparable to Tenergy.
It seems that Suzuki of Aikodai Meiden, who is a contract player of DONIC and one of the candidates for the Inter-High championship triple crown this year, also used Blue Storm PRO for a while, but now he is returning to Blue Storm Z1 Turbo. It has been done. It seems that he used blue grip rubber for a while, but he seems to be using the Blue Storm Z1 turbo in search of a habit ball that is drawn out by technology, not a habit of relying on rubber.
The information on DONIC’s homepage and pamphlets is as follows.
Professional select version.
The top sheet has been renewed, and the touch feeling, response, and spin of the ball have been greatly improved. Dynamic rubber with extraordinary ball popping out.
https://www.donic.jp/
In addition, Suzuki’s comment posted on “Table Tennis Goods 2022” is as follows.
In 2022, “Blue Storm PRO” was used for the back in all Japan. Personally, the shot feeling is soft and the bite is good, and I have the impression that it is a rubber that emphasizes rotation rather than speed. Fore uses “Blue Storm Z1 Turbo”, but “PRO” takes rotation even if hit lightly, and it was easier to use the opponent’s ball in blocks etc. I also tried “PRO” in the foreground, but I found it a little difficult to control with my feeling and how to hit. The image of “Z1 Turbo” is that you can make a strong rotation with your own swing, and “PRO” is that you can rotate naturally without being aware of it. I think “PRO” is suitable for players who play in the front team and players who are not good at spinning themselves.
From “Table Tennis Goods 2022”
In this blog, I will review the Blue Storm PRO and compare it with the Blue Storm Z1 Turbo.
Public performance value
Let’s compare the published performance values.
It is the default that it is difficult to refer to the rubber published value of DONIC. You can see that the latest Blue Storm PRO is well-balanced, but there is also an image that the Blue Storm Z1 turbo is better in speed performance, so it is still a little difficult to refer to. Next is the comparison of katsuo000 hardness testers.
When comparing the hardness, I feel that the characteristics of rubber come out. Among DONIC’s rubbers owned by katsuo000, it is lighter than the Blue Fire M1 Turbo and weighs almost the same as the Blue Storm Z1 Turbo. The Z1 turbo was a rubber that bites in very well and feels soft, but the PRO is a little harder, isn’t it? I think it will be about the same hardness as Tenergy 05. As mentioned in the previous reputation, PRO is a rubber with great expectations if it has the same spin performance as Tenergy 05
Blue Storm PRO sticking and weight
Recently, I put it on YASAKA’s Reinforce AC because it’s an inner.
Personally, it was not too hard, not too light, and it was a rubber that could be used by a wide range of players.
Blue Storm PRO
・Sponge Thickness: 2.0 mm, MAX
・Speed： 11+
・Spin：11
・Control：5+
・Sponge stiffness: 50.0°
・7,800 yen + tax
・72 g (before cut) → 50 g (after cut)
Three features of Blue Storm PRO
High spin performance! This is fantastic!
I felt the outstanding rotation performance among the blue rubbers so far. Blue rubber with high rotation performance is Blue Fire M1 Turbo (Blue Fire M1 Turbo) and Blue Grip C1 (Blue Grip C1), but the overwhelming difference is the good biting. While other rubbers rotate with the hardness of the sponge, Blue Storm PRO is a rubber that makes it very easy to feel that it is rotating with a strong twitch while gripping the ball with the good bite of the sponge. did. I think that strong rotation performance is a condition of good rubber, so it is highly recommended.
Although the spin performance is high, the trajectory is low!
The interesting thing about this Blue Storm PRO is that it has a high trajectory but a low trajectory! A ball with a low trajectory that is close to the grain shape of 80 or 64 series will come out! The Blue Storm Z1 Turbo was also aggressive with a similar low trajectory arc, but the Blue Storm PRO has even higher rotational performance, and I felt that it was a rubber with unprecedented characteristics! I think that it is an interesting rubber that it is aggressive but has high rotation performance. Dignix 64 and Dignix 80 also show aggressive and high rotation performance, but I think that it is also a rubber that is a little difficult to rotate because the seat is hard. I felt that this Blue Storm PRO could be described as a rubber like the Tenergy 64 with the rotational performance of the Tenergy 05. Or is it Tenergy 19 that feels similar? Of course, it bears the name of Blue Storm, so I think PRO is more aggressive than Tenergy 19.
It’s not as sticky, but it’s easy to do on the table!
Since the rotation performance is high, it is easy to do on the table! Of course, it is not as easy to stop as adhesive rubber, but I felt that I was able to stop the ball by rotating it. The seat of the Blue Storm Z1 Turbo is hard, but I also felt that it was a little easy to float, so I felt that it was ant to use PRO for ease of use on the table. The price is a little high, but I think it’s a highly recommended rubber!
Each technical review
Forehand
Light hit It’s a 50 ° rubber, but I didn’t feel its hardness.
Drive on long balls and rallies It was very nice to be able to hit a drive that can be applied when you want to apply rotation, and when you want to apply speed, you can apply pressure due to speed with a low trajectory. This slowness may be exactly the difference from the Blue Storm Z1 turbo. With Blue Storm PRO, I think it’s very easy to shoot a chance ball by shaking it with the amount of rotation of the drive!
Top spin (loop) drive against back spin Even though I could hit such an aggressive drive, I was able to hit a fairly satisfying loop drive. This is highly rated!
Speed drive against back spin The weight of the ball may be reduced, but a good ball was hit. It was good to feel the stretch like a spin tension rubber.
Curve / shoot drive Since it has high rotation performance, it will bend considerably if you take the plunge. You will be able to hit a characteristic curve and shoot drive compared to the rubber with high speed performance so far.
Block Compared to the Blue Storm Z1 Turbo, it is the PRO who feels that the entire rubber is soft. Therefore, PRO is a little more susceptible to the influence of the opponent’s rotation. However, because the arc line is low, there were more net mistakes than I expected. PRO is recommended if you want to rotate and stabilize the block!
Counter drive The arc line is lower than I expected, so it was surprisingly easy to do counter drive! This was surprising!
Stop & Push I think it can be stopped enough. I felt that it was possible to attack aggressively with a deep push.
Serve Since the spin performance is high, I was able to give a satisfactory serve!
Backhand
Light hit It feels soft enough so I felt it could be used in the back.
Drive on long balls and rallies It’s very good. I felt that I could aim for the course with grip power even if I was late for swinging because I could wait for my pocket with confidence because the bite was good.
Top spin (loop) drive against back spin It was easy to do and the rotation performance was sufficient!
Speed drive against back spin It’s easy to bite in, so it’s easy to do! I want to use it if I don’t have Dignics!
Block I was surprised that there were more net mistakes than I expected. It may be due to the grain shape.
Stop & push It was easier to do than the Z1 turbo.
Chiquita The bite is good, so I felt like I could go to Chiquita after waiting for the ball to the very limit. This is due to the good bite.
Comparison with other rubbers (personal impressions)
Max spin amount Dignics05 ＞ Q5 ≧ DNA Platinum XH ≧ Target Pro XD-52.5 ≧ Rasanter R53 ＞ Blue Storm PRO ＞ Fastarc G-1 max ＞ Rasanter R48 ≧ Evolution MX-D > Tenergy 05
Speed Dignics 05 ≧ Evolution MX-D ＞ Blue Stom PRO ＞Rasanter R53 ≧ Q5 ≧ Rasanter R48 ＞ Target Pro XD-52.5 ＞ DNA Platinum XH ＞ Fastarc G-1 Max
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