English

Explanation

We would like to review Tenergy 05 FX, one of Butterfly (Tamasu)’s signature rubbers. First of all, I would like to write about Tenergy again. The release of the world standard Tenergy 05 dates back to April 2008, about 13 years ago. Tenergy 05, which still wants the name of the world standard even after more than 10 years have passed due to the prohibition of post-processing with organic solvents, has become an existence that can not be talked about without it when thinking about table tennis. .. Considering the features of this Tenergy series as katsuo000 as of 2021, I think it will be as follows.

Features of the Tenergy series
・ High rotation performance
・ High speed performance
・ Light

I think that the characteristics of the Tenergy series as described above are largely due to Butterfly’s unique sponge. The sponge used in the Tenergy series is an orange sponge called Spring Sponge, and the bubbles in the sponge have a closed cell structure, and it seems that they are able to show high performance. This spring sponge is a technology that differentiates it from other competing table tennis makers with only Butterfly technology. While other competing table tennis makers basically outsource rubber manufacturing, Butterfly, despite being a table tennis maker, owns a sponge manufacturing factory and is trying to differentiate itself. Because of this spring sponge, Tenergy can produce high performance, but due to the fact that it costs research and development in addition to resale and counterfeiting, it has become an open price and it is almost double the price compared to other rubbers. It can be said that it is also a (bad) feature. However, there is no doubt that the usage rate of top players is high and it is the world standard.
In addition to Tenergy 05, which has the highest usage rate of the top players and high rotation performance, Tenergy 64, which has high speed performance due to the difference in the top seat, Tenergy 80, which has a good balance of spin and speed, There are 5 types of seats, including the Tenergy 25, which is strong against counters and front teams, and the Power Tenergy 19, which was released the other day. The explanation of each sheet is as follows.
　No. 05: The grain spacing of 1.7 mm is narrow. High rotation performance.
　No. 25: 2.65 mm grain height is low. Easy to play on the table and counter.
　No. 64: Wide grain spacing of 1.7 mm. High speed performance.
　No. 180: Medium grain spacing of 1.7 mm. The rotation and speed are well balanced.
　No. 219: The grain spacing of 1.5 mm is narrow. It is easy to grab the ball well and put out power.
As mentioned above, the characteristics of each top sheet are reflected, and there are key phrases such as “Spin 05”, “Balance 80”, “Speed 64”, “Front 25”, and “Power 19”. It is crowned.

About 13 years ago, after launching Tenergy 05 in April 2008, Butterfly launched Tenergy 25 in November 2008, Tenergy 64 in April 2009, and Tenergy in July 2010. 05 FX, Tenergy 25 FX in November 2010, Tenergy 64 FX in November 2011, Tenergy 80 in January 2013, 2014 Tenergy 80 FX in April 2017, Rozena in April 2017, Tenergy 05 Hard, which is a harder version of Tenergy 05 in November 2018, in April 2019. Dignics 05 has been released as a rubber that exceeds Tenergy. Then, in March 2021, when the transition from Tenergy to Dignics was beginning to appear, Tenergy 19 was put on the market. So far, there are 10 types of Tenergy. Each of them has been sold as a new product, and the fact that Tenergy 05 is still popular is a manifestation of completion and trust.

And I think that Tenergy 05FX is a world standard Tenergy that is easy to handle by combining the world standard Tenergy 05 with a soft spring sponge. As a back rubber for intermediate users, I think it is a very popular rubber for beginners’ first Tenergy.

Published performance value

Published performance values do not depend on the presence or absence of FX. At competitors’ manufacturers, rubber with a soft sponge has high rotational performance, but I feel like Butterfly’s claim that this is not the case. Actually, the soft sponge is easier to use, but it seems that it is difficult to get the maximum rotation amount and speed, but it may be that it is not impossible to get it. In that sense, Tenergy 05FX can be said to be a high-performance and easy-to-use rubber.

Easy-to-use technics

On Butterfly’s homepage, radar charts are posted about the technologies that are easy to do for each Tenergy. I measured the ease of doing each technology with a measure, and tried to show the numerical values in the figure below. Items
・ Ease of loop drive
・ Ease of hitting speed drive
・ Ease of counter drive
・ Easy to play on the table
・ Ease of blocking
・ Ease of smashing
It will be six. Personally important items are loop drive, speed drive, bench play, block and counter drive. If the smash is not adhesive rubber, you will be accustomed to hitting it.

I quoted from Butterfly’s homepage.

https://www.butterfly.co.jp/product/tenergy/

If you look at this chart, you can see that Tenergy 05FX is really at the center. There are few technologies that are difficult to do. It can be said that it is a rubber that can be recommended from beginners to intermediates if you do not consider the cost.

Recommended racket combination

Combinations recommended by the manufacturer are also posted. I will also post this. All of the following are quoted from Butterfly’s homepage. First, I tried arranging the Tenergy FX system.

Tenergy 05 FX
    ・Timo Boll ZLF
        For players seeking stable play
    ・Inner Force Layer ALC
        For learning various techniques
    ・Maze Advance
        For players who are not confident in their strength

Tenergy 80 FX
    ・Marcos Freitas ALC
        For playing in a well-balanced and wide area
    ・Timo Boll CAF
        For all-round play in pursuit of power

Tenergy 25 FX
    ・Timo Boll ZLC
        To players who want to use the opponent's play

Tenergy 64 FX
    ・Timo Boll TJ
        To junior players aiming for the top
    ・Maze Advance
        To players who use Tenergy for the first time

Basically, I felt that there were many phrases for beginners and intermediate users. Only the Tenergy 25FX has been proposed to be combined with the Timo Boll ZLC, and it seems that there are many combinations with a racket that is basically very easy to handle. Personally, I feel the intention of the manufacturer to feel the ease of handling and the fun of table tennis rather than the power. However, as a beginner, Tenergy makes the household account book cry. If my daughter wants to do that, I’ll cooperate. .. ..
It’s almost April, and if you want to step up or take on the challenge of Tenergy in a new environment, it is recommended to combine it with the Tenergy FX system as described above.

Tenergy 05 Hard
    ・Viscaria
        For all-round power play
    ・Inner Force Layer ALC
        For playing in the front middle team with an emphasis on rotation
    ・SK7 Classic
        To power hitters who prefer wood plywood rackets

Tenergy 05
    ・Zhang Jike ALC
        For all-round play without blind spots
    ・Harimoto Tomokazu Inner Force ZLC
        For aggressive play that emphasizes the rotation of the hit ball
    ・Inner Force Layer ALC
        For players who want the rotation and stability of the hit ball

Tenergy 19
    ・Lin Yun-Ju Super ZLC
        Pursuing both speed and spin
    ・Inner Force Layer ZLC
        Powerful play with an emphasis on rotation
    ・Timo Boll ALC
        For all-round play in pursuit of power

Tenergy 80
    ・Mizutani Jun ZLC
        For players aiming for technical play
    ・Tiago Apolonia ZLC
        To players aiming for solid play
    ・Inner Shield Layer ZLF
        For all-round cut play

Tenergy 25
    ・Mizutani Jun Super ZLC
        To players who want to use the opponent's play
    ・Inner Force Layer ALC.S
        To the players who make full use of rotation in the front team

Tenergy 64
    ・Matsudaira Kenta ALC
        For speedy play in the front team
    ・Inner Force Layer ZLF
        For players who use a lot of flat striking methods
    ・Petr Korbel
        For players who want to acquire the feeling of spinning

　Looking at Tenergy as a whole, Tenergy 64 is recommended for beginners and intermediates, Tenergy 25 is recommended for intermediate and advanced players in combination with the bouncing outer Super ZLC, and Tenergy 05 Hard and Tenergy 19 are recommended for advanced players and top players. It is an impression. The combination of Tenergy 25 and Jun Mizutani Super ZLC is not a story that started in 2021, but it is an impression that Butterfly has been proposing for a long time. It’s a pretty interesting combination.

Tenergy 05 FX Weight and Paste

The rubber weight of the Tenergy 05FX was about 46 g. It’s lighter than Tenergy 05 (48 g). Butterfly’s characteristic is that there are many high-performance and lightweight rubbers as a whole, and you can see that this time as well, it is light and of high quality.

Tenergy 05 FX
    High Tension
・Sponge thickness: thick (1.9 mm), extra thick (2.1 mm)
・Spin: 11.5
・Speed: 13.0
・Sponge stiffness: 32
・Open price (8,900 yen + tax)
・66 g (before cut) → 46 g (after cut)

Three features of Tenergy 05 FX

Bring it to your backhand!

It’s soft, so I brought it to my backhand anyway! The backhand speed drive of the third ball was very easy to hit! I felt that I could swing with great peace of mind because I could draw an arch line firmly by rotating. In addition, I felt that I could make a table tennis that would not lose even if I went down to the middle team or the apse because I could spin with the ball firmly even with a backhand that tends to have insufficient impact.

Even though it’s soft, it stops and it’s easy to counter!

Both the stop and the counter were very good. I was surprised that the counter drive was easy to do. I think it’s because of the ball holding due to the shape of the seat. With this performance, I think it’s easy to play sticky table tennis!

It’s FX, but it’s surprisingly hard!

I feel the softness because it is FX, but I felt the hardness more than I expected due to the influence of the shape of the sheet. It’s easy to handle, but I also feel the hardness, so I thought it was easy to drive. I felt that this hardness was a performance that matched modern table tennis.

Each technics review

Fore hand

Counter drive
It’s easy to do. I felt that I could overwrite it before it was affected by the rotation of the other party. This is high performance.

Stop
Easy to stop. I just played it when I tried to rotate it.

Push
It is a little harder to rotate than Tenergy 05.

Back hand

Light hit
I didn’t feel much difference from Tenergy 05 with a light hit.

Rally drive
It was easy to drive. The balls were easy to align and I felt very stable. I don’t think the power is that high.

Loop (top spin) drive against back spin
It was easy to do. There was a feeling that it came off a little, and I felt that the amount of rotation was low compared to Tenergy 05, but anyway, it was easy to lift, so I felt that I could drive at once.

Speed drive against back spin
This was pretty good. I didn’t need that much impact, and it was difficult for the opponent to predict the speed drive from the front backhand, so I felt it was quite easy to get points.

Block
I felt that it was affected by the rotation. Especially for katsuo000, I felt that it was a little difficult because I felt that the backhand was easier to block with a stiffer rubber. It is an impression that it is affected by heavy balls.

Counter drive
If anything, meat was easier to do.

Stop
It was easy to do.

Push
Because it is soft, it is easy to repel, so it is easier to rotate with Tenergy 05.

Chiquita
It was easy to get up, so it felt very good. The power may be small, but I think that the opponent does not like it if you put a horizontal rotation in the front team.

Comparison with other rubbers (personal impressions)

Spin amount
　Tenergy 80 ＞ Tenergy 05 FX ＞ Evolution MX-P

Speed
　Evolution MX-P > Tenergy 05 FX > Fastarc G-1

Ease of handling
　Rasanter R48 ≧ Tenergy 05 FX ＞ Tenergy 19

Explanation

World Standard for all rubbers: Tenegy 05. Even now that the Dignics series has been sold by Butterfly as a rubber that exceeds Tenergy 05, the presence of Tenergy 05 is certain. One reason is that top players and players who contract with Butterfly are still using this rubber. Now that the rubber of the Dignics series has appeared, I would like to review the Tenergy series and what kind of rubber is the representative rubber in the Tenergy series, Tenergy 05.
Tenergy 05 was released in 2008, more than 10 years ago. At that time, the big rule change of completely banning speed glue had a strong impact. Tenergy 05 became a monster rubber by running up to the world standard in the tremor. Tenergy 05 and “spin tension” rubber have emerged under the rule that speed glue can no longer be used and the speed performance and spin performance of highly elastic rubber due to post-processing can no longer be drawn out. Even now, the ban on speed glue and the problem of using auxiliary agents for some players (rubber post-processing, which is prohibited by the rules) have not been solved, but even if speed glue cannot be used, high speed With its performance and spin performance, Tenergy 05 can be said to be a savior in the table tennis world. Coupled with the support of such an era, Monster Rubber was born.

Published performance value

What you can see from this performance diagram is that Tenergy 05 is one of the rubbers that has high performance in both rotation performance and speed performance. You can also see that there are only two rubbers, Dignics 05 and Dignics 80, that are superior to Tenergy 05 in terms of rotation performance and speed performance. Both rubbers have a harder sponge hardness than Tenergy 05, so it can be said that they are more difficult to handle than Tenergy 05. I think that this high-balanced performance is a feature of Tenergy 05.

As you can see from the figure that reflects the sponge hardness, the rubber with the highest spin performance when the sum of rotation and sponge hardness is 50 or less is Tenergy 05. It can be said that it is a rubber with excellent rotation performance while the sponge hardness is low.

Next, we will compare Tenergy 05 with other Tenergy. It is a quantification of the ease of use of the six technologies announced by Mr. Butterfly.
Speed drive x loop drive
Smash x counter drive
Block x tabletop

I’m a little closer to rotating technology, but you’ll find that all technologies are very easy to do. I’ve heard that the rubber conditions required by top players include the perspective that any technique can be performed without annoyance. Top players have all the options, so you don’t want to choose a tool that has any drawbacks or challenges. Also, you cannot overlook the fact that it can supplement the amount of rotation that is important in modern table tennis. In summary, it can be said that Tenergy 05 is a rubber with high rotational performance that can surely get above the average score with any technology.

Why Tenergy 05 instead of Dignics 05

As you can see from the performance table and figure, Tenergy 05 has a very balanced speed performance and spin performance. There are certainly rubbers with higher speed performance and spin performance than Tenergy 05, but it can be said that they are basically rubbers that have a harder sponge hardness than Tenergy 05 and that are easier to handle. In other words, even if it was released more than 10 years ago, Tenergy 05 is still favored by top players because of its comprehensive balance of high speed performance, high spin performance, high control performance, and ease of handling. It can be said that it is.
The Dignics series is also a very addictive rubber, and it cannot be said that the way of hitting that was in Tenergy 05 does not necessarily match the rubber of the Dignics series. On the contrary, Tenergy 05 has a part where you can feel the adaptability that you can take advantage of the characteristics of any swing. As an impression of katsuo000’s curtain test hitting, Tenergy 05 was able to feel a certain amount of rotation and speed even in the hitting method of opening the surface that matches the adhesive rubber and applying rotation while playing. I feel that this is largely due to the spring sponge. Compared to rubber from other manufacturers, which are said to have similar shot feelings, I feel that the feature of this Tenergy 05 that it can rotate and speed up with any hitting method is amazing. It is understandable that some of the top Chinese players used it.

Paste and weight of Tenergy 05

Tenergy 05
    High Tension
・Sponge thickness: middle (1.7 mm), thick (1.9 mm), extra thick (2.1 mm)
・Spin: 11.5
・Speed: 13
・Sponge stiffness: 36
・Open price (8,900 yen + tax)
・72 g (before cut) → 47 g (after cut)

I think Tenergy 05 is the heaviest of the butterfly rubbers, but it’s still a lightweight rubber that fits in the late 40g.

Three features of Tenergy 05

Drive rotation takes place without permission! Automatic performance!

It is said that there is an automatic performance that automatically rotates the drive as a point that seems to be Tenergy of Monster Rubber and Tenergy. In fact, I lent a racket with Tenergy to those who do not even have their own racket and can not hit the foreground. Those who don’t know how to drive or feel, remember that the ball grew strangely even though they were just pushing behind the ball. I felt, “Is this the automatic performance !?” I don’t really feel this benefit because the plastic ball is also hard and hard to rotate, but I think the word “automatic performance” is a word that shows that it is a rubber that is easy to rotate.

High spin performance!

As if you were driving with adhesive rubber, you can invite the opponent’s block over mistake with loop drive! The loop drive of Tenergy 05 is difficult to block, so I think it is necessary to check it firmly when exchanging the racket before the game. You can fly a pretty unpleasant ball. With high grip, it is easy to hit a low and shallow high quality loop drive, and it is difficult to take a counter for the hit loop drive. If I was using Tenergy 05, I would like to aggressively use the loop drive a lot to invite the opponent’s mistakes, or even after the loop drive, I would like to hit the speed drive etc. repeatedly to develop the subsequent rally in an advantageous way.
Of course, compared to Tenergy 05 Hard, it feels like it will fly a little, so I feel that the quality of the loop drive will deteriorate a little, but even with Tenergy 05, a sufficient amount of rotation can be obtained.

Light, easy to handle and high performance!

Of particular note is the light weight of less than 50 g with this rotational performance. I think there are many other rubbers that can produce heavy balls with the amount of rotation, but the rubber with excellent total balance such as ease of handling and lightness of less than 50 g, Tenergy 05 is still a unique rubber and the world standard. It can be said that it is a rubber of. Light rubber has the impression that the amount of rotation is insufficient and the ball tends to be light, but I think that it is rare to feel the lightness of the ball with Tenergy 05. It seems that the performance of Tenergy 05, which is light but takes rotation, can only be manufactured at a butterfly factory in Japan.

Each technics review

Fore hand

Light hit
It feels like the ball is lively from a light hit. Especially when it is freshly pasted, it gives an impression that a lively ball is easy to come out. I think it’s easy to feel that the arc of the ball is slightly out even with a light hit.

Drive on long balls and rallies
The drive is very easy to hit. The harder you hit, the easier it is for the ball to rise, so you’ll want to lay the racket down and hit a strong speed drive. You can hit the right drive just by lying down the racket surface and the rubber surface facing down. Compared to the Tenergy 05, the Tenergy 80 has a weaker grip, the ball separates faster, and the ball does not rise up, so it seems that the 80 is more likely to make a net mistake with the same swing. If you use 05, I think it is better to open the racket surface and hit the speed drive with the rubber facing down.

Drive with open face
Although I have already touched on it a little, it was very easy to hit the drive with the open side. I think this is a hidden feature of Tenergy 05. With rubber made in Germany, which is said to have a similar shot feeling to some Tenergy 05, I felt that it would fall if it was a drive with an open surface. I felt like I would just play it without gripping it. I think it’s easier to use with the backhand, but I like Tenergy 05 for the foreground!

Loop (top spin) drive against back spin
It is easy to hit a very strong loop drive. I think it is a technology that can demonstrate the high spin performance that is also a feature of 05! Since it is a rubber with a very rich grip, even if the swing speed is slow, by dropping the hitting point and swinging up while firmly biting into the sponge, I think that you can hit a low quality loop drive with a large amount of rotation. increase! Tenergy 05 is a rubber that has a high grip and feels like holding a ball, so if you get caught too much, it will be easier to aim at the counter drive using horizontal rotation, so it is also possible to firmly apply vertical rotation to a flat feeling. I think it’s a nice place for 05.

Speed drive against back spin
It was easier to hit the speed drive with the face open. It will be stable if you hit it with the image of spinning while hitting it. It may be said that the feature of Tenergy 05 is that you can apply a strong and strong rotation with this way of hitting.

Curve / shoot drive
In a curve drive, I think you hit it like getting involved, but then the ball is a little difficult to run. I had the impression that the shoot drive was easier to speed up.

Block
Personally, the block was a little difficult to do. Since the rubber is soft, it is easy to take balls such as smashes, but balls with rotation such as loop drive are easily affected by rotation and it was easy to over-miss. I think this is common with rubber with high rotational performance. Therefore, I think that it will be stable by making it a block that actively rotates by itself like an active block. I think that it is more stable to actively perform side spin block and active block that applies drive rotation

Counter drive
The rubber as a whole is soft, so I personally felt that it was difficult to counter drive in the front team. I think that you can hit a stable counter drive by stepping back a little and counter driving so as to overwrite the rotation firmly before and after the apex.

Stop
It’s quite soft, so it’s surprisingly bouncy. Also, it was easily affected by rotation, so I had the impression that I was careful.

Push
It was an impression that over mistakes would increase if you cut it because it bites unexpectedly.

Fore flick
It’s soft, so it was easy to flick on top.

Back hand

Light hit
I feel like I have a ball. However, there is also momentum, so it was easy for me to make many over mistakes with my swing.

Drive on long balls and rallies
A stable drive is easy to hit. I felt that a stable impact was necessary to hit the speed drive system.

Loop (top spin) drive against back spin
It’s very easy to hit. I think it’s easy to put in even if the swing is a little slow because there is a ball holding. I felt that it was better to be careful there because it tends to be insufficient in power.

Speed drive against back spin
Sometimes I hit it flat and hit it, and a surprising speed drive came in. Either way, I felt that a certain amount of solid impact was necessary to hit a stable drive. I don’t think I had the skill to use it in the backhand.

Curve / shoot drive
There were some people who disliked the backhand curve drive, and it became a scoring ability. Even so, I only entered several times in one game.

Block
Like the fore block, I felt it was susceptible to rotation. It was easy to suppress the power of the ball and block it by making sure to catch the top of the drive type ball. Actually, I think that the score rate will increase if you can make an active block, but I didn’t have that skill.

Counter drive
I didn’t have enough skill, and when I tried to counter drive, I made many over mistakes. I felt that a slightly harder rubber was easier to do.

Stop
It was easier to do because the back has a feeling. I couldn’t make a stop or push that I cut with a Tenagy rubber with a good sense of stability. I don’t have enough skill around here either.

Push
It was easy to squeeze at a certain level. It was difficult for me to cut firmly like Harimoto. I think it’s workmanship. Zhang Jike ZLC has a thin plate thickness of 5.5 mm, so it doesn’t bounce unexpectedly on the table. Since the shot feeling is hard, the ball can be released quickly, but it may be cut off with a minimum bite with the image that you can catch on the sheet.

Chiquita
Because you have a ball, it’s easier to over-miss than you think. I think it’s better to aim below than you think. Also, if you are in good shape and try to speed up, you will make a net mistake this time, so please be careful. Please be careful when you rotate firmly or when you play a speed type chiquita, as it will fall if you do not rotate it firmly at a considerable swing speed.

Comparison with other rubbers (personal impressions)

Spin amount
　Dignics 05 > Tenergy 05 Hard ≧ Tenergy 05 > Omega VII Tour

Speed
　Dignics 05 > Omega VII Tour > Tenergy 05

Explanation

Tenegy 05, the world standard for all rubbers. Tenergy 05, which reigns over the world standard, was sold in 2008 and has been around for more than 10 years. The ball has changed from celluloid to plastic ball, and top players have come to demand the power and performance of the ball and demand hard rubber within the range that can be handled. The published hardness of Tenergy 05 is 36 ° according to the Butterfly standard. Even with the high manufacturing technology and quality control of the butterfly, it seems that there are differences in weight and hardness due to individual differences in rubber. I hear that the top players are choosing the rubber of the weight and hardness that suits them from the manufactured rubber. Apparently, in recent years, there have been many requests from top players to use the hard Tenergy 05. I think that the talk has progressed from the desire of top players to use it to commercialization. Therefore, in 2018, 10 years after the sale of Tenergy 05, Tenergy 05 Hard, which literally has a harder sponge hardness than Tenergy 05, was sold. It uses a 43 ° sponge that is 7 ° harder than the 36 ° that was not found in other Tenergy series (Tenegy 25, Tenergy 64, Tenergy 80). It will be a rubber that the number of users of top players is increasing.

Published performance value

Unlike other companies, Butterfly does not announce the change in speed performance and spin performance even if the sponge hardness is changed. I imagine that the easy-to-use technology and the potential of rubber are different. For the rubber potential, look at the published performance values, not the sponge hardness. In other words, the potential speed performance and rotation performance are the same with Tenergy 05 FX, which uses Tenergy 05 hard and soft sponge. Depending on the manufacturer, it may be stated that the softer the sponge hardness, the higher the speed performance of the published value and the easier it is to control, but Mr. Butterfly has the impression that he is sticking to a different stance.

↓ The horizontal axis has sponge hardness + spin performance.

Easy-to-use technics

Butterfly’s pamphlet shows a chart of “ease of doing” in various technologies of each “Tenergy” under the title “Let’s find your” Tenergy “”. You can also check it on the “Tenergy” special page on the homepage. Looking at the pamphlet, I measured the ease of doing each technology with a measure, and tried to show the numerical values ​​in the figure below. Items
・ Ease of loop drive
・ Ease of hitting speed drive
・ Ease of counter drive
・ Easy to play on the table
・ Ease of blocking
・ Ease of smashing
It will be six. There are four personally important items: loop drive, speed drive, bench play, and block. It’s hard to hit the counter drive, and if the smash isn’t adhesive rubber, you’ll be used to it.

Looking at this chart, I think that Tenergy 05 hardware is good for drive technology. Blocking may still be difficult.

You can also see that Tenergy 64 is easy to use for smashes and blocks. I think the balanced rubber will end up being Tenergy 05 FX or Tenergy 80. I would like to actually try using Tenergy 05 hardware and review whether this chart applies, the shot feeling, whether it can be mastered, whether there is a difficult technique, etc.

Tenergy 05 Hard with rubber and weight

 Tenergy 05 Hard
    High Tension
    Spring Sponge
・Speed: 13
・Spin: 11.5
・Sponge stiffness: 43°
・Open price (8,900 yen + tax)
・76 g (before cut) → 52g (after cut)

Three features of Tenergy 05 Hard

05 Hard can be summarized in one word as “spin tension rubber close to adhesive rubber (Hurricane)”. And the rubber that supplements the speed that makes you feel dissatisfied with adhesive rubber becomes 05 hard. Then there are three features.

Adhesive rubber High quality loop drive that is as good as it is!

After all, 05 hardware is a loop drive! It will be a little longer, but let’s compare Tenergy 05 Hard with other rubbers.

vs Tenergy 05 & Dignics 05 & Dignics 09C

First, compare it with the same Butterfly rubber, Tenergy 05, Dignics 05, and Dignics 09C. Comparing Tenergy 05 Hard and Tenergy 05, I think that Tenergy 05 also has a strong enough rotation. However, compared to Tenergy 05, I think that 05 hardware can hit a loop drive with the same or more rotation amount, ball weight, and pressure. The weight and pressure of the ball and the expression become abstract. With Tenergy 05, over-misses occur depending on the amount of rotation, but with 05 Hard, in addition to over-misses due to the amount of rotation, net mistakes due to the difference in the amount of rotation of each ball, a stronger impact than Tenergy 05. I felt that the ball was clearly sharper than Tenergy 05, with a simple hitting mistake (such as hitting the racket corner or hitting my finger or arm) due to the pressure from the hitting sound that I could tell that I hit with. Next, I think that the Dignics series has a larger amount of rotation than the Dignics, but the 05 hard has a harder sponge, so I think it is easier to produce a low arc trajectory. Therefore, compared to Dignics 05 and Dignics 09C, I felt that the quality of the total loop drive of 05 hardware is higher in the total amount of rotation + low trajectory and shallowness. Also, because the sponge hardness is hard, compared to Tenergy 05, Dignics 05, and Dignics 09C, the 05 Hard has a slight change in the amount of rotation of the loop drive of each ball, and it looks like a habit ball. It should be noted that it is easy. I imagine that there are many users even among top players because of these characteristics.

vs Hurricane NEO III

Compared to Hurricane NEO III of Double Happiness Shanghai (DHS), which is a typical adhesive rubber, the sinking habit ball that seems to be a sticky rubber has a part in Hurricane NEO3. However, I felt that 05 hardware can be loop driven with a feeling that is quite close to adhesive rubber. In addition, Hurricane NEO3 will rotate and stabilize the speed drive by driving while opening the surface and hitting it. Even if I hit it in the same way as the Hurricane NEO3, I felt that it would rotate firmly on the 05 Hard (although the arc line was straight). Also, as described in the third feature, the speed drive from the middle team clearly had a part on the 05 Hard side. In conclusion, it can be said that 05 Hard is a rubber that can perform loop drive and downward rotation drive with a feeling quite similar to adhesive rubber, but can also drive from the middle team, which is disadvantageous with adhesive rubber.

vs V>15 Extra

Compared to VICTAS’V> 15 Extra, V> 15 Extra will rotate if you don’t rotate it so that it bites into the sponge even in a loop drive rather than driving with only the seat in the first place. It will be a difficult rubber. Therefore, using V> 15 Extra makes it a little harder to control the loop drive. I think that V> 15 Extra makes it easier to get speed and habit ball-likeness by rubbing while hitting even if you drop the hitting point, rather than doing a loop drive controlled shallowly and low. Therefore, it can be said that the types of drives that are easy to do are different. I think that the control of the loop drive and the amount of spin are outstandingly higher in 05 Hard.

vs Omega VII Tour & Omega VII Hyper

Compare with XIOM’s high-end rubbers, Omega VII Tour and Omega VII Hyper. The Omega 7 series is a rubber made in Germany, and it is a rubber that is easy to bite and handle for its heavy weight. Compared to 05 hardware, I think that Omega 7 Tour and Omega 7 Hyper have better overall ease of handling and speed during rallying. On the other hand, I think that the Max value of the rotation amount of the loop drive that draws out the potential of rubber is higher in 05 Hard.

vs Rasanter R53

Compare with andro’s red Rasanter R53. This R53 is a fairly high-performance rubber, and when compared only by the amount of rotation, it is the R53 that can draw out the amount of rotation equal to or more than 05 Hard. However, I felt that 05 Hard is easier to control the low and shallow trajectory required for loop drive. R53 has a slightly narrow grain shape and looks like a clogged shape, so it is a rubber that makes it easy to feel the ball coming off a little faster. It was a very high-performance rubber that was easy to make an arc even if the hitting point was dropped, and it was easy to put out a habit ball like R53, but it was a little difficult to loop drive with a slow, low and shallow trajectory.

vs Rhyzer Pro

Compare with Joola’s slightly older rubber, Rhyzer Pro. The riser pro had the feeling that it was possible to perform a loop drive with a feeling that was quite close to that of the 05 Hard. If you feel that the price of 05 Hard is high, I think there are quite a few riser pros. However, Riser Pro is shallow and easy to control when it bites only into the seat, but as soon as it bites into the sponge, it felt like it bounced more than I imagined. I felt that this area was different from 05 hardware. Also, I felt that the 05 Hard was better in terms of the amount of rotation and the ease of putting out.

Easy-to-stop tabletop Push & Stop

Push is very easy to do! There was a feeling of bitterness on the table that I could easily stop even if I slowed down the RBI or struck after the top. Thanks to this rubber, I often prevented the opponent from driving and took the initiative. If you are looking for a low and short tabletop like an adhesive rubber with a spin type tension rubber, I think it is 05 Hard.

Speed drive, which is difficult with adhesive rubber, is also Good

It was a drive from the middle team that made me feel like using 05 Hard as the main! At that time, I used Hurricane NEO3 for the fore, but I felt that it was difficult for the middle team drive to speed up due to the adhesive rubber, and it was often swung around. 05 I felt that I knew that if it was hard, I could rewind it from behind.

Each technics review

Fore hand

Light hit
I didn’t feel any discomfort when using it in the foreground.

Drive on long balls and rallies
It is easy to hit a sharp drive. Since the sponge is hard, it takes power to drive from the middle team, but 05 Hard has a feeling that it conveys that power firmly. I think there is little power loss.

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Drive with open face
It was surprising, but even if you open the surface, it will take a firm drive. I thought it was peculiar to adhesive rubber and leopard, but even with 05 Hard, it had a pretty good rotation and it felt good. Because of this spin performance, I think that top Chinese players also use Butterfly’s rubber on the back side.

Loop (top spin) drive against back spin
I’ve already mentioned the details in the features section, but it feels pretty good. 05 Hard I think it is one of the merits. I think it is possible to aim for a score with a loop drive, and I think you can hit a high quality loop drive.

Speed drive against back spin
I felt it was not easy. After all, the sponge is hard, so it was difficult to bite into it, and it was difficult to apply drive rotation. In the chart table, speed drive was easy to get rid of, but it can be said that some technical skill or impact is required. By opening the surface and hitting the ball so as to make an arc at the time of impact, I think that speed drive will be easier.

Curve / shoot drive
Although it is a hard spring sponge compared to other high-end and hard rubber, it has a good bite, so it was easy to hit a curve / shoot drive with a curved trajectory. By using the opponent’s ball rather than going to spin from myself, when I spin while biting strongly into the sponge, the spin is stronger than I imagined and it felt good.

Block
It was better to hit the ball with an active block rather than hitting it flat. It is difficult to speed up because it depends on how you bite into it, but the stability of the arc line is truly tenacious. I think that it was evaluated that blocking is difficult in the chart table, but if you hit the ball so that you can catch it firmly on the ball, it will be stable and the sponge is hard so it is not easily affected by rotation and it was easy to do.

Counter drive
If anything, it was easier to do a counter drive that dropped the hitting point and applied my own rotation firmly. Since the bite is good, it was difficult to control the bite with a counter drive with a fast hitting point. If anything, Dignics was easier to counter.

Stop
It is as easy to do as mentioned in the features. It can be said that it is also a merit of using 05 Hard. Very low and shallow stops are possible.

Push
It’s low and shallow, and it’s easy to get rid of. I’m glad that it was easy to make a half-long push that just barely came out of the table. However, it is quite difficult to cut, and it is easier to rotate it by letting it bite into the sponge, but it was difficult to control.

Fore flick
I flick to put it on, but it was quite difficult to use 05 Hard because the ball was released quickly.

Serve
It was very easy to put out. I was impressed with the fast, back spin and top spin system serve. I think it’s easy to make a pattern by taking a long serve with a fast ball that you have to lift firmly, and counter-driving it in the back of the opponent or in the middle.

Back hand

Light hit
Because it is reasonably hard, it feels like it is easy to drop off as soon as the ball leaves. You need to get used to this feeling.

Drive on long balls and rallies
When I dropped the hitting point, it felt like it would take a lot of rotation, but I couldn’t keep up with my arm, and I mainly used a drive that was like playing. I think the good thing about Tenergy is that it still gets in.

Loop (top spin) drive against back spin
The loop drive in the backhand requires a lot of power. If you get used to it, you can hit a good drive, but if you don’t feel it in the first place, it may be tough.

Speed drive against back spin
Honestly, I didn’t feel like I could hit it properly. The backhand skill is insufficient.

Curve / shoot drive
When the hitting point was dropped, it was easier to hit a drive that bends more than I imagined.

Block
It was good that the ball stretched when I actively blocked. There was a sense of stability and it felt very good. This area is different for each person, and I think it is a part that cannot be imagined from the chart table. However, it may be a little difficult to hit flat.

stop
It is good because it is low and shallow. Sometimes push intention was a stop.

Push
As mentioned above. It was very good.

Chiquita
It was more difficult than I expected. If you let it bite into the sponge, it is easy to get a long distance, so there were quite a lot of over mistakes.

Comparison with other rubbers (personal impressions)

Spin amount
　Dignics 09C ≧ Dignics 05 > Tenergy 05 Hard ≧ Tenergy 05

Speed
　Dignics 05 > Dignics 09C ≧ Tenergy 05 Hard ≧ Tenergy 05