Butterfly(バタフライ)

Review Rozena

Explanation

We would like to review Rosena, one of Butterfly (Tamasu)’s signature products. To talk about Rosena, I think it starts with Tenergy. The release of the world standard Tenergy 05 dates back to now, about 13 years ago, in April 2008. 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 spin 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 the Tenergy 05, which has the highest usage rate of the top players and has high rotation performance, the Tenergy 64, which has high speed performance due to the difference in the top sheet, and the Tenegy 80, which has a good balance between 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: 1.7 mm grain spacing is narrow. High rotation performance.
No. 25: The height of the 2.65 mm grain is low. Easy to play on the table and counter.
No. 64: 1.7 mm wide grain spacing. High speed performance.
No. 180: The grain spacing of 1.7 mm is in the middle. The rotation and speed are well balanced.
No. 219: 1.5 mm grain spacing 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 “Rotation 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. Tenergy 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. And in March 2021, when the transition from Tenergy to Dignix was beginning to appear, Tenergy 19 was put on the market. To date, there are 10 types of tenergy.

Rosena, reviewed on this page, is, so to speak, a cheaper version of Tenergy. Combined with a soft spring sponge, it becomes an easy-to-use tenergy-like rubber. I think it is a popular rubber as a back rubber for intermediate users or as a rubber equipped with a spring sponge for the first time for beginners. In terms of price range, it is cheaper than the signboard rubber of other manufacturers and cheaper than the best-selling rubber, Fastarc G-1 of Nittaku, and the real selling price is fiercely competitive 4,000 It will be a rubber dropped on the circle! For cheaper and better performance than this price, Yasaka’s Rakza series and Rigan, and XIOM’s Vega X and Vega Tour 3,000. Will it be a round rubber? I would like to make a comparison with this area in the future.
Recently, a review of Rosena was posted on YouTuber, Goblinzu-san, but it was quite badly criticized. I think there are likes and dislikes that do not meet. You may feel that it doesn’t fit when you use hard rubber.

Published performance value

It may be no exaggeration to say that Rosena is Tenergy 05, which has inferior spin performance in a sense. Actually, I tried it again this time, but I have used thick Rosena in the past. In that impression, I had a strong impression that it was a rubber with low rotational performance. On the other hand, I remember that the shot feeling was certainly the shot feeling of the spring sponge, and the feel was not bad.

Rozena weight and paste

Rosena weighed 48 g. Butterfly’s rubber seems to basically correlate with sponge hardness, and the Tenergy FX series has softer sponge hardness and lighter weight. The sponge hardness is 35, which is a little softer than Tenergy, so 48 g is a heavy weight.

Rozena
    High Tension rubber
・Sponge thickness: thick (1.9 mm), extra thickness (2.1 mm)
・Spin: 10.80
・Speed: 13.00
・Sponge stiffness: 35
・5,000 yen + tax (10 to 20% discount available at table tennis stores)
・69 g (before cut) → 48 g (after cut)

Three features of Rozena

Recently, I mainly use Tenergy rubber for the back, so I could use it with a good feeling rather than a very strange feeling. To be honest, I couldn’t deny the lack of power, but I still felt that it was easier to handle than the Tenergy series and Tenergy FX series! It was a level that I was wondering whether to use it in the main. I think it’s a shield-like rubber for sticking rather than using it as a weapon. If you want to attack, it’s like playing a little at the counter or block using the opponent’s ball to meet.
The current candidates for back rubber were Tenergy 05 and Rakza X. Compared to Rakza X, Rakza X tends to be heavier due to individual differences, so it costs around 500 yen, but I felt that I liked Rosena better. Of course, the quality of loop drive and push is higher than that of Rakza X and Tenergy 05, but I think Rosena is better in terms of total balance and ease of handling.

Anyway, various techniques are easy to do!

To be honest, I didn’t expect it so far, but I didn’t have any difficult technology. I felt like I was holding the ball a little too much, but it was very easy to do loop drive, speed drive, block, counter, stop. I personally found it easy to do with blocks, which was pretty easy to do! I felt the flexibility to enter if I hit it. There was a feeling that the entire rubber absorbed the power of the opponent’s ball. The only thing I felt was that when I tried to take the ball with just the seat, it felt like a slip, and I felt that this part was difficult to handle. I felt that it was a rubber that was firmly bitten into the sponge and hit.

The rally of the upper rotation gives you a feeling of spring sponge!

At the time of the rally of the upper rotation, by playing while driving and biting while biting in, it was possible to reapply the upper rotation and it felt like it would fit on the opponent’s court, so it was a good impression. With Tenergy 05, I feel like I’m going over or going to the net unless I drive more. It is Tenergy 05 that makes it easy to feel the hardness, and if you just hit it, it will be difficult to exert power and you can only get a good ball by flying while rotating firmly. On the other hand, Rosena fits well just by playing, and it may be said that there is a part that seems to be Tenergy 64 or Tenergy 80. I don’t have any definite information about the grain shape of the sheet, but I think it’s a sheet that is closer to 64 or 80. Therefore, it was easy to hit a ball that accelerates while drawing an arc with less energy in the upper rotation rally. I think this arc and acceleration are like spring sponges. I think that being able to put out such a ball is a characteristic of Rosena and a good point.

Bring the ball with good bite!

I think the grain shape of the sheet is close to 64 or 80, but the sponge is a little soft and grips the ball very well. I felt that it was close to Tenergy 05. Therefore, it was easy to hit the loop drive. However, I felt the need to hit while considering the flight distance to some extent because it does not sink completely by rotation, not the feeling that anything can be entered by rotating and flying. This area seems to have different tastes, but I am convinced that it is a spring sponge rubber suitable for beginners and intermediates. I think that the good points of Tenergy 05 and Tenergy 80 (because katsuo000 has never used Tenergy 64) and the desired parts coexist in a well-balanced manner. From this Rosena, I felt that it was a rubber that could be changed to each tenergy in order to use my own characteristics and frequently used techniques as weapons. On the other hand, I certainly felt disappointed when I wanted the features of Tenergy 05 and the features of Tenergy 64 as they were. Since it is a balanced type, Tenergy 80 may be the closest. I think it is difficult to obtain sharp performance. It’s a very well-balanced rubber, and I thought it could be recommended for Penholder Drive who have to do anything.

Each technics review

Forehand

Light hit
You have a ball. I felt that it had a lot of spheres compared to Dignics 05.

Drive on long balls and rallies
It’s not particularly difficult to do, but I felt like I was going too far to the foreside because I had a ball. Is this used to it? Since the amount of rotation is the first time when it is bitten in, I felt that it was easy to apply rotation in the upper rotation rally and it could be dropped by rotation. Is this a place like a spring sponge?

Backhand

Light hit
It was very easy to do. It was a good impression to have a ball and the rubber absorbs it even if you push it unreasonably, so even if you push it forcibly, it will enter quite a bit. I think this is the one you can count on in the game.

Drive on long balls and rallies
Since the backhand is not good at my arm and footwork, the hitting point is easy to move back and forth and it is unstable, but Rosena was very nice with the rubber that absorbs the front and back of the hitting point. The quality may be low, but I was happy that I could get it if I tried to put it in anyway. Also, he was very easy to drive in front of the top of the front team and did not feel bad.

Loop (top spin) drive against back spin
Since it has the same ball as Tenergy 05 and Tenergy 05 FX, the ball quality is low, but it feels easy to control. I think that it is a rubber that is easy to make a loop drive of such a connection that connects firmly and attacks the next ball.

Speed drive against back spin
It was easy to drive speed because it was good to bite to some extent. Although I can’t expect the ball to sink as much as the Tenergy 05FX, it was a rubber that made me feel like I was hitting it.

Block
It was the block that I felt was the best compared to Tenergy 05 and Tenergy 05 FX. It was very easy to do and I was impressed. I think that the sponge is hard and the sheet is insensitive to the rotation of the other party in a good way.

Counter drive
I was impressed by the feeling that the counter was stable enough even if I caught the front of the top a little like meat. I think that it is a rubber that is a little difficult to drop by rotation, so on the contrary, I think that it is a rubber that has a meat-like way of hitting. I don’t think that the back is counter-driven by taking the plunge, so I felt that it was a rubber that fits the back in that sense as well.

Stop
The only thing I found difficult was the stop. It’s easy to play, so if you don’t touch the ball in a short time, I feel that it’s easy to receive the rotation of the opponent directly.

Push
Like the stop, it was difficult to rotate. It was a little difficult to bite in too well and overshoot, or slip on the contrary and make a net mistake.

Chiquita
It was easy to give and easy to do. However, I felt that it was not very powerful. If you are looking for power, it will be the Tenergy series.

Comparison with other rubbers (personal impressions)

Max spin amount
 Tenergy 80 FX > Rozena > Evolution MX-P

Speed
 Tenergy 80 > Rozena > Tenergy 05

Ease of handling
 Rasanter R48 > Rozena> Rakza X

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Review Tenergy 05 FX

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

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Review Tenergy 05

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

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Review Tenergy 05 Hard

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

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Review Tenergy 19

Explanation

We would like to review Butterfly (Tamasu)’s Tenergy 19 which is one of the highlights of the new products in the spring of 2021. Although it is still new, I would like to write about Tenergy 05 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. It has become commonplace for all-Japan championship rankers to have multiple players, regardless of gender, who use Tenergy 05, and it has become commonplace for competitors to catch up with Tenergy 05 and develop new products to overtake. At the moment, katsuo000 thinks that the rubber that is conscious of Tenergy 05 is Evolution MX-P (TIBHAR), Target Pro GT-H47 (cornilleau), and rotation performance with similar shot feeling. I think the Rasanter R48 (andro), which is similar to the Rasanter R48, and the Dynaryz AGC (joola), which has a similar shot feeling and rotation performance. In addition, it is compatible with wood plywood rackets and has similar rotation performance, and the counter performance is Q5 (mizuno) which can be said to exceed Tenergy 05 and Rasanter R53 (andro) which makes you feel the rotation performance higher than Tenergy. Even rubber that makes you feel that it exceeds Tenergy 05 has come to appear.
On the other hand, Butterfly will release Rosena, which is a low-priced version of Tenergy in April 2017, and 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 surpasses. Then, in March 2021, when the transition from tenergy to dignics was beginning to appear, the new tenergy, tenergy 19, was released again. The published performance value of this Tenergy 19 is a rubber with spin and speed performance of Tenergy 05 or higher, so after disseminating information, it became a hot topic on SNS and Youtube at once. What kind of strategy and customer needs did Butterfly, who has released a new product of Tenergy, decide to sell Tenergy 19? I don’t know the true meaning, but all the famous You Tubers are giving a test shot video here because it is a newTenergy. katsuo000 is completely unknown, and I think it will be a latecomer review when I post this review, but I would like to reiterate what katso000 felt, and I hope you enjoy including such content.

Top sheet

The characteristics of each rubber are different depending on the grain shape used for the top sheet. Up to now, there are 4 types of 05, 80, 64, 25 depending on the difference in sheet shape, and 2 types of 4 x 2 types depending on the hardness of the sponge. In addition, there are nine types of Tenergy, including Tenergy 05 Hard, which has a harder sponge to further emphasize the characteristics of Tenergy 05, which is highly used by top players. Each top sheet is sold with a key phrase, which is said to be “Rotation 05”, “Balance 80”, “Speed ​​64”, and “Front 25”. The 10th Tenergy 19 top sheet was released with the key phrase “Power 19”. The top sheet of this Tenergy 19 uses “development code No. 219” with a narrow gap between the tubs, which means that it is a rubber that has both speed and rotation and has a feeling of grasping the ball especially in the Tenergy. I think there will be the following types of Butterfly’s top sheets, including Dignics.

No. 05: 1.7 mm grain spacing is narrow. High rotation performance.
No. 25: The height of 2.65 mm grains is low. Easy to play on the table and counter.
No. 64: 1.7 mm wide grain spacing. High speed performance.
No. 180: 1.7 mm grain spacing is in the middle. The rotation and speed are well-balanced.
No. 209: The height of 1.5 mm grains is low. Achieves both adhesive strength and momentum at a high level.
No. 219: 1.5 mm grain spacing is narrow. It is easy to grab the ball well and put out power.

You can see that the top sheet has already exceeded 200, and we have been studying that much grain shape. Although the above mentions grains, there are three factors in grain shape: grain height, grain thickness, and grain spacing, which are probably 0.01 mm to 3.00 for grain thickness alone. I wonder if it’s about mm (300 types by itself). I don’t know how many combinations of grain height and sensation there are, but it seems that there are about 1000 types. I think that we are developing by aiming rather than sieving in detail and considering mass production technology. I definitely want to do this kind of examination, katsuo000, a science expert. I thought it would be fun.

Published performance value

After all, I think that the point of interest of Tenergy 19 is that it has a numerical value with performance exceeding Tenergy 05. I think that it is an amazing rubber that the rotation and speed are higher than the world standard Tenergy 05.

Easy-to-use technology

Radar charts are posted on Butterfly’s homepage for easy-to-use technologies for each Tenergy. I measured the ease of doing each technology with a measure, and made the numerical values ​​in the figure below.
Top spin slow drive
Speed drive
Counter drive
Play on the table
Block
Smash
Personally important items are loop drive, speed drive, bench play, block and counter drive. If the smash is not adhesive rubber, you will get used to it.

Looking at this chart, Tenergy 19 seems to be more difficult to drive and block than Tenergy 05. While the published performance value is high, it may be inferior to Tenergy 05 in terms of high quality drive.

Recommended blade combination

Combinations recommended by the manufacturer are also posted. I will post this as well. All of the following are quoted from Butterfly’s homepage.

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 19 with a very good ball holding is proposed to be combined with a ZLC racket and Timo Boll ALC with a tip center of gravity, which is easy to exert power among outer ALC. Certainly, the feel is soft, so the combination with the hard outer Super ZLC seems to be balanced. I also think that it will be suitable for outer ZLC, Timo Boll ZLC and Zhang Jike ZLC (Zhang Jike ZLC). I feel like I pushed for a new racket that will be released in 2021.

Pre-trial information from You tube

As for the performance when the information is transmitted on the net, the information of rubber located between Tenergy 05 and Dignics 05 is also transmitted, and it is receiving a lot of attention. As far as I watched the test shot video, I heard some opinions that it was more suitable for the back than the fore, and also that the amount of rotation was lower than that of Tenergy 05. I would like to review that in the words of katsuo000.

From the already available Youtube video Tenergy 19 test shot video, I think that the following is a brief summary of Tenergy 19.
Shot feeling: soft Tenergy 19 < tenergy 05 hard
Arc: strong Tenergy 19 > Tenergy 05 linear
Easy to spin: Tenergy 19 > Tenergy 05
Maximum spin amount: strong Tenergy 05 > Tenergy 19 weak
Based on these points, I would like to review katsuo000 as well.

Tenergy 19 weight and paste

The rubber weight of Tenergy 19 was about 47 g. It’s a little 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 too, it is light and of high quality!

Tenergy 19
 High Tension
・Sponge thickness: Thick (1.9 mm), Extra thick (2.1 mm)
・Spin: 11.7
・Speed: 13.2
・Sponge stiffness: 36
・Open price: 8,900 yen + tax
・70 g (before cut) → 47 g (after cut)

I didn’t notice katsuo000, but the notation of Tenergy has changed. ↓ is Tenergy 05.

Three features of Tenergy 19

To be honest, it was a betrayed rubber in a good way. Especially when I used it in the foreground, the impression was quite good. Even though it was soft, the stop stopped and it was easy to counter, so I felt it was quite cheat. This unique feeling is exactly the Butterfly Quality that leads the world! Certainly I was a little dissatisfied with the amount of rotation, but it was a rubber that I could swing forward with confidence without feeling the anxiety of over-missing that is often felt with speed rubber and the feeling that the ball does not sink due to rotation!

It is easy to power drive the third ball a little forcibly!

It’s very difficult to hit, so it was easy to hit with swing speed and power without worrying about the amount of rotation of the ball. Students may not understand it now, but it feels like you are hitting the third ball with a rubber coated with an organic solvent, and you can use a speed drive (power drive) to forcefully hit the rubber. It was very pleasant to feel that! Also, as mentioned above, there was a sense of security that the speed drive would sink firmly and enter the table because it would rotate! I felt that this feeling did not exist in Tenergy 64 and Dignics 64.

Even though it is soft, the stop is stuck! It’s easy to counter!

Both the stop and the counter were very good. Rubber that feels soft tends to be affected by the rotation of the opponent at the stop and counter, but rather this Tenergy 19 is surprised that the stop is just right and the counter is easy to do! It’s really tenacious!

In top soin rally, the arch line is ugly!

By adopting the No. 219 sheet, which has a good bite, I felt that the trajectory became more aggressive in addition to the ease of handling! After drawing a very strong arc and entering the opponent’s court, I felt the ball jumping up like Dignics 09C and Dignics 05! This sometimes appears in Tenergy 05, but I think it will be difficult if you do not hit the ball in a fairly good position. On the other hand, with Tenergy 19, I was able to get this trajectory quite easily and it felt very good. It’s not just about speed, but I felt that the strong arc and the bouncing trajectory were the third feature of the new Tenergy 19!

Each technical review

Fore hand

Light hit
I didn’t feel any difference with a light hit. After all I feel the softness.

Drive in the rally
I didn’t feel that the speed drive that I hit in the rally was so good. It’s just normal. However, even with smash and meat, it is easy to get a long distance and it feels stable, so I felt that this is the characteristic of Tenergy 19. It feels like you can carry smashes and meat with power. I feel that this feeling has led to inspiration for the ease of hitting the third ball.

Drive with open face
The speed drive with the face open was pretty good as mentioned above. In addition, I’m glad that I felt like I could forcefully drive even if I got involved a little!

Loop (top spin) drive against back spin
I felt that even a difficult half-long ball was easy to make a high-quality loop drive. Rather than just attacking with the amount of rotation, it was easier to screw in with power (feeling that you can create the arc line of your own image with a swing and take it as it is).

Speed drive against back spin
This was the best. Although it is said that the rotation performance is better than Tenergy 05, the amount of rotation that comes from the shot feeling when hit with a seat feels a little weak, and it is undeniable that I feel dissatisfied with the amount of rotation compared to the usual Dignics 05. I didn’t, but I’m wondering if I should use Tenergy 19 for this speed power drive.

Block
It feels like a soft shot, but I didn’t feel that it was easily affected by the rotation of the opponent. In particular, I feel that soft Tenergy like Tenergy 05 FX is very susceptible to the rotation of the opponent, but I felt that it was not the case.

Counter drive
It’s easy to do. There was a feeling that the ball was sinking firmly. I felt that I could counter drive with confidence.

Stop
It’s easy to stop. I just played it more than I thought I would spin it. This area will be an arm.

Push
After all, I felt that Tenergy 05 and Dignics 05 had more rotation.

Flick
Since it is a rubber that is easy to handle, the way of hitting it was stable. Of course, I think it will be stable even when rotating.

Serve
A serve with a high amount of rotation was produced by applying rotation so as to hit it like Dignics 05. I didn’t feel it was difficult to put it out.

Back hand

Light hit
There was no particular discomfort with the light hit.

Drive in the rally
It was easy to drive. However, I felt that the quality of the ball was a little low.

Loop (top spin) drive against back spin
It was easy to do. It’s very grippy so it’s easy to lift. Its quality may be a little low.

Block
It was easy to do. I think it is not easily affected by spin.

Counter drive
It was easier to do counter meet than counter.

Stop
Easy to stop.

Push
I flew a little. I felt that Tenergy 05 was easier to do.

Chiquita
It was easy to get up, so it felt very good. I think it was as easy to do as VICTAS Triple Double Extra.

Comparison with other rubbers (individual impressions)

Spin amount
Tenergy 05 > Tenergy 19 > Tenergy 80

Speed
Tenergy 80 > Tenergy 19 > Tenergy 05

Ease of speed drive when biting
Tenergy 19 > Dignics 09C > Dignics 05

Ease of fore counter drive
Dignics 05 > Tenergy 19 > Tenergy 05

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レビュー Inner Force Layer ZLF(インナーフォースレイヤーZLF)

説明

 Inner Force Layer ZLF(インナーフォースレイヤーZLF)は2016年11月にButterfly(バタフライ)より販売されたラケットです。バタフライはカーボンなしの特殊素材として、過去にArylate(アリレート)をもちいたラケットを販売しており、有名なラケットとしてKey Shot(キーショット)というラケットがあるそうです。katsuo000もそのキーショットの派生と思われるBISIDE(バイサイド)というグリップに赤色のネームプレートの入ったラケットを使っていました。カーボンが入っていないので木材合板のように球持ちを感じやすく、特殊素材のアリレートがある分、安定感、特にバックハンドの安心感の高い名作だと思います。バイサイドもアウターにアリレートを配し、キーショットに近いラケットだと思います。これら木材合板系のラケットよりもスイートスポットが広くて安定感があって、カーボンありほどは飛ばないというラケットは実は昔から需要があるのだと思います。最近の他メーカーで挙げますと、XIOM(エクシオン)のHyper Axylium(ハイパーアクシリウム)などが近いのではないでしょうか。

 上述のとおり、アウターにカーボンなしの特殊素材を配したラケットはいくつかが挙げられますが、今回レビューするのはなんとカーボンなしの特殊素材をインナー位置に配したラケットになります。インナーフォースレイヤーシリーズの一本で、インナーにZLFを配したラケットになりますね。過去にバタフライからはInner Fore AL(インナーフォースAL)というラケットが販売されていたと思いますがその後継機といっても良いと思います。バタフライさんの特徴ともいえる特殊素材をもちいたラケットの一振りと言えるでしょう。

 このラケットは、回転性能が抜群で扱いやすいということで購入してみました。実際、粘着ラバーを貼ってみたところ、中陣が限界で後塵まで下がったらボールが弾まず打ち抜けないことが予想される位弾みません。そのかわり思い切り打っても十分台におさまる安心感と安定感の高い一振りになっています。少々威力不足は感じるかもしれませんが、それ以上に安心感と安定感の高い、まさになんでも入れることができる、というラケットがインナーフォースレイヤーZLFだと思います。

インナーフォースレイヤーZLFの特徴

抜群の操作性!ほとんどどんなラバーも回転をかけることができるようになる!

 ほとんど、どんなハードなラバーの性能も引き出せる非常にラバーを選ばないラケットになります。唯一あわないと結論が出せるのは、ディグニクスシリーズになると思います。バタフライさんの最新のラバーDignics 05(ディグニクス05)は極端に相性が悪いようで、球を持つ前に離れてしまう部分だけが非常に前面に出るように感じ、相性が悪いと感じました。一方でキョウヒョウなどの粘着ラバーをはってもドイツ製のシートの硬いラバーを貼っても扱いやすさのあるラケットだと思います。特に扱いやすいと感じる部分として、回転のかけやすさが挙げられます。思い切り回転をかけるとオーバーしてしまうようなサーブでも、このラケットなら弾まないので台におさまると感じました。このラケットならぜひチキータにも是非挑戦してほしい、と感じるラケットで、抜群の安定感と回転量でした。

弾まないので、サイドを切るコースが狙いやすい!

 アウターカーボンを使用しているとクロスの最も長いコースを狙って入る確率を上げたくなる、という心理があると思います。このインナーフォースレイヤーZLFでは、弾まないので、ボールが浅めに入りやすいんですね。その結果、サイドを切るようなコースを狙いやすくコースによってノータッチを狙えるようなラケットだと思います。クロスの打ち合いでのサイドを切るようなコースやストレートへの返球でも高い安心感と安定感を感じました。フルスイングしてストレートが狙えるのは非常に扱いやすいと思います。

木材合板ほどおされない

 木材合板ラケットと同等以上の扱いやすさ、回転のかけやすさがあるのに、特殊素材がアシストしてくれる分、ボールに負けないという特徴があると感じました。回転をかけやすいということは相手のボールの影響も受けやすい、ということだと思います。特に5枚合板系のラケットでは手に響きすぎるということは往々にしてあると思います。自分は結構苦手な打球感だったりします。相手の強烈なドライブにおされたりはしますが、手には響きすぎない特殊素材ありラケット特有の負けなさがあると感じました。この打球感は好みだとは思いますが個人的には好みの打球感です。逆に木材系で手にもっと響いてほしい、強打時のボールのブレや癖がもっと欲しい、と思うなら木材ラケットのほうが良いかもしれません。

おすすめのラバー組み合わせ(あくまでも個人の感想)

フォアラバー

バックラバー

各技術レビュー

フォアハンド系

軽打

ロングボールやラリーでのドライブ

面を開いたドライブ

対下回転に対するループドライブ

対下回転に対するスピードドライブ

カーブ/シュートドライブ

ブロック

カウンタードライブ

ストップ

ツッツキ

フォアフリック
 

バックハンド系

軽打

ロングボールやラリーでのドライブ

対下回転に対するループドライブ

対下回転に対するスピードドライブ

カーブ/シュートドライブ

ブロック

カウンタードライブ

ストップ

ツッツキ

チキータ

他ラケットとの比較(あくまでも個人の感想)

回転量
 インナーフォースレイヤーZLF > Fortius FT ver. D

回転のかけやすさ
 インナーフォースレイヤーZLF > Fortius FT ver. D

スピード
 Fortius FT ver. D > インナーフォースレイヤーZLF

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Review Dignics 80

Explanation

A rubber secures Mizutani Jun’s V10! (Champion ship in Japan)

Jun Mizutani defeated Liang Jingkun (China) in the December 2018 World Tour Grand Final quarterfinals. At that time, the rubber used by some core table tennis fans became a hot topic. Until then, Mizutani used double-sided Tenergy 80, but Mizutani’s rubber in the game video is not Tenergy but another rubber. And the announcement that the new Butterfly product will be announced was posted on the homepage, and the rumors of rubber for the All Japan Championship have been exhausted. I imagine that taking the plunge into a new rubber for the All Japan Championship is a decision that requires more courage than you can imagine. In fact, the butterfly contract players were divided into two, a new rubber, a player who changed to the rubber of the Dignics series and a player who used the Tenergy series as it is. The decision to challenge the Dyson Cyclone series seems to have been a rite of passage necessary for Mizutani’s unprecedented All Japan Championship V10. This year, Mizutani was overwhelmingly strong and advanced to the final with a 4-1 victory that allowed a straight 4-0 or 1 set, and achieved the 13th consecutive year of advancement to the All Japan Championship final from the third year of high school. Tomokazu Harimoto, who was the No. 1 candidate for the championship in the previous year, lost only two sets in the final with Yuya Oshima, who won with power, but there was no match that was tangled up to the full set, and champion Jun Mizutani. It was an all-Japan championship where the V10 and strength of the players marked a new history.

Supplement 1
It seems that the rubber on the fore side that Mizutani used at the World Tour Grand Final was not Dignics 80, but Dignics 05. After that, he adjusted for the All Japan Championship and seems to have won the double-sided Dignics 80.

Supplement 2
From the above, you may think that the players who did not use the Dignics series and could not use it were just at a disadvantage. However, I would like to add that there were many butterfly contract players who tried using the Dignics series but eventually returned to the Tenergy series. I would like to emphasize that while there are merits if you can master it, there are also disadvantages when you cannot master it.

The previous reputation is Dignics 80, which exceeds Dignics 05!

After that, Dignics 05 was released in April 2019, and half a year later, the long-awaited champion Mizutani released Dignics 80, which is currently used on both sides. Before and after the release, many trial hit reviews and videos were posted at table tennis shops. The evaluation in the review was extremely high, and it was said that it would be the Dignics 80 that will increase the number of sales in the general public compared to the previously released Dignics 05.

Comparison of published performance values

As you can see from the performance, Dignics 80 is a rubber with extremely high performance that has higher spin and speed than Tenergy 05. And you can see that it is inferior in spin but superior in speed compared to Dignics 05.

Spring Sponge X and Dignics series seats

I think Spring Sponge X is an evolved version of Spring Sponge used in the Tenergy series. It seems that the spring sponge is a closed cell sponge that cannot be manufactured by other rubber manufacturers. It seems that Spring Sponge X is made by making the closed cells of the spring sponge finer while maintaining independence. As a result, Spring Sponge X is 14% easier to deform than Spring Sponge, and the repulsive force is improved by 3%.
Speaking of the Tenergy series spring sponge, the orange sponge is characteristic, but the Dignics series spring sponge X is characterized by the crimson red color, and you can tell at a glance that it is the Dignics series.
It is also introduced that the surface strength and ball holding have been improved. Regarding ball holding, it is introduced that the counter and Chiquita caught on the seat are more stable. In addition, although it is strong, Mizutani also mentioned that it took longer to replace the rubber. Certainly, it takes longer for the sheet to turn white than the Tenergy series, and if the storage conditions are good, the sheet will not deteriorate for nearly a year. Considering the rubber as a whole, the tension of Spring Sponge X seems to loosen, so I feel that the state changes from moment to moment.
The seats of the Dignics series have a stronger transparency, but it seems that they use strong seats that are close to the cloudy seats made in Germany, so I feel that Chiquita and counters are extremely easy to do.

Other

I think Mizutani had commented on Dignics on the Butterfly homepage or on Twitter, but I couldn’t find it. I think the content was that “you can counter the Chinese player’s drive without losing.” I think that the drive of Chinese players is characterized by the amount of rotation and speed using Hurricane adhesive rubber and the power of the habit ball. I think that it is a rubber called Dignics that can counter drive without losing to the drive peculiar to this adhesive rubber.

Dignics 80 weight and stick

I pasted it on Zhang Jike ZLC as usual.

Dignics 80
 High Tension Rubber
・Sponge thickness:thick(1.9 mm)、extra thick(2.1 mm)
・Spin:11.75
・Speed:13.75
・Sponge stiffness:40
・Open price(9,800 yen + tax)
・7x g (before cut) → 48 g (after cut)

Three features of Dignix 80

Easy to hit counter drive and Chiquita!

I wrote it in the review of Dignics 05. The counter drive is very easy to hit because the seat is stronger. You can easily determine the counter drive by deciding the angle and swinging through. Chiquita is also easy to do. The seat will lift the ball on its own. This ease of use and the strength of the seat are like rubber made in Germany. This manageability is great. I think there are merits to using Dignics 80 just for these points.

Easier to handle than Dignics 05! Rubber with improved performance with a shot feeling close to Tenergy 05

What is noteworthy about Dignics 80 is that it is easier to handle than Dignics 05. The hardness is the same, but the 05 sheet is characterized by a narrow grain spacing. Due to this grain shape, Dignics 05 has the impression that it is hard to bite and the ball separates quickly. Dignics 05 has a strong habit and it takes time to get used to it. I think there is a possibility that the FX series with soft hardness will be sold in the Dignics series as well as the Tenergy series in the future, but at present the Dignics 05 is difficult to handle and the number of sales may not increase. On the other hand, Dignics 80 is extremely easy to handle. I think this is because the grain spacing of the sheet in Dignics 80 is a little wider than that in Dignics 05, so it is easier to bite into it. The ball holding is also outstandingly good, and I feel that Chiquita, who needs to bite himself, is quite easy to do.
The first impression I had was “a rubber that evolved Tenergy 05”. I think Tenergy 05 is easy to handle and rotate, but I feel that Dignix 80 is a rubber that has improved speed performance and rotation performance while maintaining that ease of handling. For those who use Tenergy 05, I would recommend Dignics 80.
I haven’t been able to compare the numbers, but the image is as follows.
Speed: If Tenergy 05 is 10, Dignics 80 is 12
Spin: If Tenergy 05 is 10, Dignics 80 is 11 to 10.5

Lightweight and high performance rubber

The rubber weight of the Dignics 80 when I tried it was 48 g, which was the same as the Dignics 05. Despite being a rubber weighing less than 50 g, it has rotational performance, speed performance, and ease of hitting the counter, and has the characteristics of a butterfly rubber. I think there are rubbers with similar performance in high-end rubbers from other manufacturers, but I think it’s normal to easily exceed 50 g. Light weight and high performance are just synonymous with butterfly.
I will supplement it in a little more detail. Tenergy 05, which is overwhelmingly used in the world, is characterized by its high rotational performance. Due to its high rotational performance, the amount of rotation of the ball may be comparable to that of adhesive rubber. And since Tenergy 05 is a spin type tension rubber, it has higher speed performance than adhesive rubber if there is no post-processing. It is this rubber called Dignics 80 that has higher rotation performance and higher speed performance than the Tenergy 05.

Each technical review

Forehand

Light hit
It was hard to feel the difference from Dignics 05.

Drive on long balls and rallies
I felt a difference from around here. The biggest difference was the depth of the ball, and I felt that Dignics 05 was deeper and Dignics 80 was shallower. Shallow may be a disadvantage, but when you want to hit a ball that cuts the side, it may be easier for the shallower to enter, so I think it is a way of thinking.
I felt that the ball had a better hold than the Tenergy 80. Personally, I felt that it was a change that went in the direction I liked more than Tenergy 80. I think that some people prefer faster ball release.

Loop (top spin) drive against back spin
I was surprised that it took more rotation than I expected. I didn’t mean to go that far, but I can get the same amount of rotation as Tenergy 05 and Tenergy 05 Hard. I felt that the amount of rotation of Max when I took the plunge was inferior to Tenergy 05 Hard and Dignics 05, but since the amount of rotation of the casual drive was more than I imagined, the quality of the connection and Chiquita is high. I felt it intuitively.

Counter drive
It was as easy to do as Dignics 05. I felt that Dignics 05 was easier to counter with a large amount of rotation, but it was not that it was easier to get an arc. Rather, I felt that the Dignics 80 was less susceptible to rotation.

Stop
Like Dignics 05, I felt it was easy to cut with a sheet. If you get used to it, obviously the rubber of the Dignics series will be easy to do on the table. If you don’t get used to it, it will fly away, so please be careful.

Serve
It’s not as good as Dignics 05, but I felt that it was easier to rotate when it was bitten.

Backhand

Comparison with other rubbers (individual impressions)

Spin amount
 Dignics 05 > Dignics 80 ≧ Tenergy 05 Hard ≧ Tenergy 05 > Tenergy 80

Speed
 Bryce Highspeed > Dignics 80 > Dignics 05

Ease of drawing an arc when biting into it (easiness of sinking the ball)
 Dignics 09C > Dignics 05 > Dgincis 80 > Tenegy 05 Hard

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Review Dignics 05

Explanation

Dignics 05 is a rubber that Butterfly started selling in April 2019. Until now, it was sold as a rubber that surpasses the Butterfly’s world standard rubber, Tenergy. Tenergy is the world standard rubber because Tenergy used by more than half of the top players. Dignics can be said to be the next generation world standard. Its performance is more than Tenergy, and top players who contract with Butterfly use Dignics, and immediately, they obtained successful results. This fact showed a high advertising effect. Dignics showed focus of attention. It’s a top-of-top rubber.

The encounter with this rubber was actually not very good. At that time, I used adhesive rubber for the fore, and at first I bought it because I wanted to use it for the backhand. I actually tried using it in the backhand, but I couldn’t use it continuously due to lack of backhand technology. After that, I had the opportunity to participate in the national tournament of the group, and I saw several butterfly contract players practicing with Dignics 05. I used to use adhesive rubber for the fore, but I remember being surprised at the speed of the ball, which I couldn’t get even with Tenergy 05, let alone the adhesive rubber. I want to fight on the stage of the whole country! I decided to change to Dignics 05 because I wanted to review the equipment.

Published performance value

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As you can see from the comparison of tool performance values, Dignics 05 has higher rotational performance and speed performance than Tenergy 05. Tenergy 05 also has high rotation performance, and the quality of the loop drive and the rotation amount of the serve are comparable to the adhesive rubber. Dignics 05 is a rubber that has been announced as a rubber that has rotational performance and speed performance that exceeds that of Tenergy 05. I used to use adhesive rubber, but I am currently using Dignics 05, and I am not dissatisfied with the amount of rotation.

Spring Sponge X and Dignics series seats

I think Spring Sponge X is an evolved version of Spring Sponge used in the Tenergy series. It seems that the spring sponge is a closed cell sponge that cannot be manufactured by other rubber manufacturers. It seems that Spring Sponge X is made by making the closed cells of the spring sponge finer while maintaining independence. As a result, Spring Sponge X is 14% easier to deform than Spring Sponge, and the repulsive force is improved by 3%. Speaking of the Tenergy series spring sponge, the orange sponge is characteristic, but the Dignics series spring sponge X is characterized by the crimson red color, and you can tell at a glance that it is the Dignics series.

It is also introduced that the surface strength and ball holding have been improved. Regarding ball holding, it is introduced that the counter and Chiquita caught on the seat are more stable. In addition, although it is strong, Mizutani Jun also mentioned that it took longer to replace the rubber. Certainly, it takes longer for the sheet to turn white than the Tenergy series, and if the storage conditions are good, the sheet will not deteriorate for nearly a year. Considering the rubber as a whole, the tension of Spring Sponge X seems to loosen, so I feel that the state changes from moment to moment. The Dignics series seats have a stronger transparency, but it seems that they use strong seats that are close to the cloudy seats made in Germany, so I feel that Chiquita and counters are outstandingly easy to do.

Dignics 05 weight and paste

I put it on the main racket Zhang Jike ZLC.

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The adhesive used is Free Chack II. I pasted Dignics 05 with Free Chuck 2 many times, but it was about 48 g. Free Chuck 2 tends to be heavy if it is applied too much, so you should be careful. Dignics 05 is a hard rubber, but we do not recommend it because if you apply it too thick, the spin performance will drop.

Dignics 05
 High Tension Rubber
・Sponge thickness:thick(1.9 mm)、extra thick(2.1 mm)
・Spin:12.0
・Speed:13.5
・Sponge Stiffness:40
・Open price(9,800 yen + tax)
・70 g (before cut) → 48 g (after cut)

Three features of Dignics 05

Highest performance of both spin and speed

After all, it has extremely high rotational performance. Loop drive is at a level where even all-Japan championship contestants can invite over-misses at first sight. The trajectory is high unlike adhesive rubber, but the amount of rotation clearly demonstrates high performance comparable to adhesive rubber. In addition, the speed of the ball is clearly faster than Tenergy 05. It can be said that it is one of the strongest rubbers that has both rotational performance and speed performance. It is a high-end rubber that can obtain rotation and speed as if using an organic solvent, even though it is not coated with an organic solvent.

Easy to do counter drive!

Furthermore, what is amazing is the ease of counter drive. To be honest, it doesn’t matter what the angle is, and if you hit the speed drive by catching the ball directly above the opponent’s drive as if crushing the ball, it has amazing counter drive performance that you can almost enter. I felt it was no exaggeration to say that it was quite strong against the opponent’s drive. The ease of use of this counter drive is also a reason for using this rubber as a professional rubber. Probably the reason why Dignics 05 has high counter drive performance is because the seat is strong. I think it is stronger against the opponent’s drive because the seat is stronger and harder than Tenergy 05.
Even if you can’t counter drive, I think the delicacy of the block angle has become dull. I think this is also because the seat has become stronger. I feel that rubber with high rotation performance is generally delicate for balls with a large amount of rotation such as the opponent’s drive and serve. Personally, I feel that Tenergy 05 is more difficult to adjust to the opponent’s drive at an angle. On the other hand, Dignics 05 has the impression that it can be inserted even if you do not know the angle if you just insert it against the opponent’s drive. In some games, I actually felt that I was able to win because of this rubber. I think that rubber that can demonstrate its strength against the opponent’s aggressive drive ball is one of the performances required for modern table tennis!
As I mentioned earlier, I think it should be noted that it has the characteristics of being light while having this high spin performance and speed performance. You may be worried that the ball will be lighter because it is lighter, but I think that you can control it with the side balancer, so I think that lightness is a merit. No other rubber weighs less than 50 g with this much rotational and speed performance. I don’t think the Dignics 05 ball is light, as the people I often practice with say that the ball is heavy. There may be occasions when it is better to hit a drive with a low trajectory, as it is the only one that tends to have a high trajectory.

Each technical review

Forehand

Light hit
There is no feeling that it takes a lot of rotation from a light hit. I felt that the grain shape of the sheet was probably similar to or similar to Tenergy 05. There is an image that the speed of Tenergy 05 is considerably slower than that of Tenergy 80, but the seat grips the ball firmly, so it feels like it takes a lot of rotation. In Dignics 05, if you catch it on the seat a little, the ball will stretch to the extent that it will be very difficult for the opponent to pick it up. When you hit it with a slight meat, it feels like the ball is flying in a straight line, but as you use it, you feel that it draws an arc. I felt that it was similar to adhesive rubber in drawing an arc even with meat.

Drive in the rally
It takes a lot of rotation. In particular, when you use the opponent’s ball to bite into the sponge and hit it, it may show an aggressive trajectory that makes it dive to the opponent’s platform. It doesn’t have the quirkyness of sinking like a sticky rubber habit ball, but the trajectory that jumps onto the table with a strong rotation, hops and jumps up is exactly the trajectory peculiar to Dignix 05, which goes over Tenergy 05. This trajectory peculiar to Dignics 05 is a point I like very much. Also, the speed is of course faster than Tenergy 05. I feel that it is equal to or better than Tenergy 80. As an image, it has a mysterious sense of speed that the speed is higher than the Tenergy 80 even though it draws an arch line, and although it is as fast as the Tenergy 80, the ball stands with a mysterious rhythm that has a long anti-aircraft time due to the drawing of the arc line. Sprint.
I felt that the characteristics of this rubber would not be utilized if I just played it like a spin-type tension rubber when hitting it down. When the hitting point drops, you can get a terrible trajectory and rotation amount by firmly biting into the rubber. It is good to be able to drive with emphasis on rotation just like adhesive rubber. I also like the fact that you can hit it even if the speed drive is slower than you can hit with adhesive rubber. I feel that it is very good to be able to aim at one shot even if it goes down with the momentum as if you are applying an organic solvent.
For both curve drive and shoot drive, if you drop the hitting point and apply a firm rotation, you will get a smooth bend. Good! If anything, it is easy to over-miss or slow down the trajectory in a curve drive, so it is easier to hit a wonderful drive if you hit it with a shot drive or open side.

Drive with open face
In order to hit the speed drive with adhesive rubber, there is a way to hit the drive with the surface open. I think that my arm is bad, but some spin tension rubbers are hard to rotate when driving with the surface open. Even if you hit with the side open with Dignics 05, it will rotate firmly, so speed drive is also very easy to hit. However, I felt that it would be difficult to put it on the opponent’s court because it is not an adhesive rubber to the stone if the hitting point is dropped too much. I think that spin type tension rubber has sufficient performance.

Loop (top spin) drive against back spin
I mainly use the loop drive that rotates with the seat, but it is quite good. Since I am still lacking in skill, I will hit a loop drive by raising the arch line a lot to make sure that I can put it on the opponent’s court, but even if it becomes a fairly high ball, it is spinning more than it looks. As a result, it becomes a weapon that can be scored only with this loop drive. Even when you just jump in and let it bite in, it feels like it will rotate more than you imagined, and you can invite mistakes. If you can hit a loop drive with a low arc line, I think that it will be a fairly good quality loop drive.
I’ve written only good things, so I’ll describe the points that I felt needed to get used to. It is a wonderful Dignics 05 against the upper rotation without any enemy, but because of its high rotation performance, it is easily affected by the rotation of the lower rotation system remaining on the ball. Also, the ball is released quite quickly. I imagine that many people find it difficult to handle because of these two points. When driving downwards, including loop drive, I became more stable by hitting the ball not only with my arms but also with my body and hips. I think that the grip is very poor, so I think many people find it difficult around here.

Speed drive against back spin
The speed drive is also pretty good. You can go both a speed drive that emphasizes speed that you bring with impact, which seems to be a spin type tension, and a heavy speed drive that opens the surface and takes a lot of rotation. Since the speed is faster than Tenergy 05, it is good to be able to stabilize with the amount of rotation even though you can aim for no-touch ace. When the ball quality is complete, the counter will be targeted, so I would like to improve my technical capabilities so that I will not focus on speed drive.

Block
Blocks are clearly better than Tenergy 05. Tenergy 05 was easily affected by the rotation of the opponent and was light, so I felt like it was being played. However, the block of Dignics 05 is quite stable, probably because the sponge is hard and the sheet is strong. It’s easy to insert blocks even if you make a rough angle. I felt that it was very easy to guess and put it in. There are even games that I won thanks to this rubber block. I have a pretty strong impression on the ball that spins up!

Counter drive
this! Dignics 05 has a pretty good counter drive. Once you know the course, all you have to do is grab the opponent’s ball and give it rotation and speed, and you can hit a strong counter drive. It was a rubber that was quite easy to counter drive. The ease of hitting this counter drive is also a favorite of Dignics 05.

Stop
At first I played it and it was quite difficult. However, by hooking it with the seat, it became possible to apply considerable rotation even on the table, and it became stable. The sponge is also hard, so it fits nicely. Perhaps Dignics 05 is easier to stop than other Dignics.

Push
It also suffers from a stop, but it is easy to rotate. Compared to Spin Art, it is inferior to Spin Art, but I think that Dignics 05 is also a rubber that can be used as a weapon. Personally, I think it’s easier to use as a weapon than the push of Dignics 09C.

Flick
I felt that the flick to adjust the angle was not very stable. I think it’s better to take the plunge and aim for a bang because it gives you more momentum. I think that it will be stable if the racket hits the ball and then swings further upward so that it will rotate naturally. If you want to swing parallel to the table, I think the knuckle flick type is better.

Serve
Since I changed to Dignics 05, the amount of rotation has increased, of course, but more than that, the Young Generation (YG) serve has come to be cut off. It cuts sharply. It is very useful to be able to put out a downward rotation serve in the reverse horizontal rotation system because it is possible to put out variations in the serve. Also, it is useful because it is easy to cut it with a bumping serve or make it into a knuckle. I feel that it is easy to serve the lower rotation system with a fast ball foot in addition to the forward horizontal lower rotation system serve of the scooping system to secure the amount of rotation. However, it took me a long time to get used to it.

Backhand

Light hit
As I felt in the forehand, I can get a ball that stretches like an active block just by hooking it on the seat a little. It’s good that it’s easy to speed up! Moreover, the ball, which looks like a straight trajectory close to the meat from the opponent’s point of view, is very stable. It was very reliable because the meat type or speed type drive was automatically stabilized.

Drive in the rally
When I used it a year ago, it wasn’t stable at all, but it seems that the impact of the backhand has improved considerably in a year, which is quite good. Also, I prefer to hit the backhand drive after letting it bite into it, but I think that it is Dignics 05 that it can rotate enough and give power even with that way of hitting. As an aside, both Tenergy 05 and Dignics 05 can hit a powerful ball even if they hit the rubber made in Germany. I feel again that it is a high-performance rubber. Personally, it was more stable and comfortable to hit with the rotation priority, such as hitting with only the sheet, because the amount of rotation increased. I felt that the high performance that does not choose such a way of hitting is like a butterfly rubber.
Also, with Tenergy 05 and Tenergy 05 Hard, if the surface is turned down too much, such as when hitting lightly, it may fall off, but with Dignics 05, the seat is caught more strongly, probably because it is stronger. I felt that it was quite stable even when the surface was turned down considerably.

Loop (top spin) drive against back spin
I felt that the amount of rotation was a little inferior when compared to the forehand drive, but I was still able to put it in stably. A year ago, I couldn’t feel the stability because I hit it only by hand. Now that I’m trying to put my waist and body in, I was able to put it in fairly stably. Moreover, it was a good impression that I could hit a fairly aggressive drive.

Speed drive against back spin
This was also pretty good! Personally, I was able to easily hit the speed drive by hitting with the core in mind so as not to lose to the ball. I was able to stably hit a speed drive at a level that could force the opponent to block if used in a match. It was really difficult to pull out the speed drive with one shot, but it felt quite good to hit a stable and powerful drive rather than going around and forehand driving.

Block
I felt it in the foreground, but of course the back is also good. It was possible to block without difficulty even in the loop of Dignics 09C. I think it’s because the seat has become stronger.

Counter drive
As you can imagine, it’s pretty good. If you hit it so that it catches the top of the ball, the counter drive is completed without permission. If you aim for more power and hit hard, you can hit a ball like a rising counter. It’s terrible.

Stop
You can stop it without any problems. It felt good.

Push
I felt it in push practice, but it is easier to cut with push than I imagined. I’m not good at it and I mainly use Zhang Jike ZLC of the outer ZLC, so I felt that it was difficult to get rid of it even with Tenergy 05, but I felt that it was easier to get rid of it with this Dignics 05. It bounces, so I think the trick is to hit it with just the sheet.

Chiquita
Since the rubber is light, it is easy to respond to sudden changes in the ball, and I felt that it was easy to Chiquita. However, I haven’t been able to keep up with my arm yet, and it’s not as stable as a backhand drive. In the future, I would like to practice to stabilize Chiquita as an extension of the backhand drive.

Comparison with other rubbers (individual impressions)

Spin amount
 Dignics 09C Dignics 05 > Diginics 80 > Tenergy 05

Speed
 Dignics 80 ≧ Dignics 05 > Dignics 09C

Ease of drawing an arc when biting into it (easiness of sinking the ball)
 Dignics 09C > Dignics 05 > Tenergy 05

Life span
 Dignics 05 > Tenergy 05

Review Zhang Jike ZLC

Explanation

Zhang Jike ZLC is one of the four rackets of Gold Medalist Zhang Jike, a Chinese player model sold by Butterfly in April 2013. In fact, Zhang Jike uses VISCARIA, a racket that uses Arylate Carbon. It will be a little long to start writing the explanation about Viscaria, so please let me write it in another article in the future. What I will touch on here is mainly about the Zhang Jike player model.
The four rackets of the Zhang Jike model use different special materials, Super Zylon Carbon (Super Zylon Carbon, SZLC), Zylon Carbon (Zylon Carbon, ZLC), Arylate Carbon (Arylate Carbon, ALC). , Tamca 5000 (T5000). Butterfly racket is easy to understand because the racket name is basically written on the grip, but this Zhang Jike model is difficult to understand because special material is not described on grip. The difference is the color of the pattern that crosses at the center of the grip.

The color of the crossed pattern on the grip
SZLC: Gold
ZLC: Gray
ALC: Blue
T5000: Purple

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It is said that Zhang Jike ALC is almost the same as Viscaria and only the grip design is changed. It seems that the remaining three types have changed special materials with a concept similar to Zhang Jike ALC.

The image is quoted from Butterfly’s homepage.

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I haven’t been able to try out each racket, but I think the following three features are common to the Zhang Jike model racket.

Features of Zhang Jike model racket

1. Outer special carbon racket using Koto material for the upper plate

Probably, I think that all four types of Zhang Jike model rackets use hard wood called Koto wood for the upper plate. And it will be a racket with special material carbon arranged at the position just inside the upper plate and the outer position. All special materials The special materials used for the Zhang Jike model are carbon, light, hard and bouncy special materials. Therefore, due to the combination of the hard material of the upper plate and carbon of the special material, it is a series that can be called an outer special material racket with a fairly hard shot feeling.
This upper plate material + outer special material carbon has a feeling of hitting with different tastes, and in the past katsuo000 was not good at it, but rather it was a feeling of hitting that I felt weak. katsuo000 is a carbon racket made of top plate material + outer special material, and the racket that feels hard is Timo Boll Spirit. Timo Boll Spirit, the royal road racket of thin outer carbon racket, is a racket of upper plate Koto material + outer ALC, but the upper plate is still hard, it is hard to feel the ball holding, although there are individual differences, the ball separation I felt that the wood was fast and easy to feel. However, I’m getting used to it to some extent now, and I feel that Timo Boll Spirit is a softer racket than Zhang Jike ZLC.
And from Zhang Jike ZLC, I imagine that this racket series will be as follows. It is not easily affected by the rotation of the opponent, the amount of rotation is high, and the power of the aggressive ball (speed and amount of rotation) is high. It has changed to a harder plastic ball, and the amount of rotation of the ball drops further from 40 mm, and even with a loop drive that emphasizes the amount of rotation, such as applying rotation only with the seat, the amount of rotation drops with the soft racket on the upper plate. , Now easily blocks and eats counters. Nowadays, if it is not a racket made of upper plate material with a thin blade, the amount of rotation is too small and I feel that it is likely to be targeted when hitting a loop drive. The thin blade upper plate material + outer special material carbon racket certainly feels difficult to touch on the table, but it is less affected by the rotation of the opponent, and the rotation of the opponent is overwritten by the rotation of the opponent. I think that the power to cancel is strong and it is easy to obtain a stable amount of rotation.

2. Good compatibility with adhesive rubber

Adhesive rubber, especially Hurricane rubber, is easier to handle if you want ease of handling, such as a soft racket that makes it easy to hold the ball, for example, a wood racket. However, when pursuing the amount of rotation, speed, power, etc., the upper plate is hard, and in order to compensate for the lack of speed of the adhesive rubber, it will be combined with a racket with a special material with high momentum and speed performance. Depending on the racket, there are special material rackets that are incompatible with adhesive rubber, but it seems that the racket bearing the name of Zhang Jike is generally a racket series that can be combined with adhesive rubber. In fact, I’ve played against Zhang Jike ZLC and Kyohyo, but I felt that I was able to score with just a loop drive about 1.5 times as much as usual. Certainly there are some difficulties, but if you can master it, the compatibility was excellent. I think that the reason is probably that all the racket series of Zhang Jike model are thin and easy to bend.

If you turn the above over, I think that the racket of the Zhang Jike player model is not a racket that everyone receives, but a racket that assumes players who are intermediate and advanced players and have a certain sense of hitting. It can be said that the racket series is easy to achieve both the high rotation performance of the adhesive rubber and the high speed performance of the racket when it becomes possible to apply stable rotation using a certain amount of impact and the flexibility of the racket.

3. The center of gravity is on the grip

The racket itself has a center of gravity on the grip side, partly because Zhang Jike is a back-main battle type player. On the contrary, the racket of the fore main battle type players such as Ma Long and Yuya Oshima becomes the racket of the tip center of gravity. Compared to a racket that tends to exert power due to centrifugal force as the center of gravity of the tip by slightly increasing the blade size, the racket of the Zhang Jike player model has a center of gravity on the grip side. I think one of the features of the Zhang Jike player model racket is that it is very easy to hit the backhand and it is easy to turn back. Certainly, the backhand is easier to swing than the fore. Backhand is becoming more important in modern table tennis. If you put weight on the backhand or feel that you are not good at backhand, I think that using the Zhang Jike model racket is one option.

I would also like to mention that katsuo000 has not been verified as of April 2020. Butterfly rackets are sometimes ridiculed as having the same plywood composition but different grips, but in fact katsuo000, for example, says that the only difference between Timo Boll ALC and Zhang Jike ALC is the grip. I’m imagining. In the racket series bearing the name of Bol player such as Timo Boll ALC, I have heard that the center of gravity of the tip is probably hollowed out inside the grip and that it has a square grip shape. Bol is also a fore-main battle type player when comparing the fore and back, and the racket with the tip center of gravity tends to be preferred by the fore-main battle type player, so it is a convincing grip design. I think it’s probably just this difference in grip shape, but in reality you can’t tell without comparison. If I can afford it in the future, I would like to get Timo Boll ZLC and Zhang Jike ALC and compare them.

The Zhang Jike model racket is a popular series of rackets and is still used by top players as of 2020! For example, the following is known.

Zhang Jike ALC: Shunsuke Togami, Kenta Matsudaira, Wong Chun Ting player
Zhang Jike SZLC: Lin Yun-Ju, Chuang Chih Yuan player

Two features of Zhang Jike ZLC

Next, let me mention the characteristics of Zhang Jike ZLC. As of April 2020, Zhang Jike ZLC is used as the main racket, and we own all three types of grips: straight (ST), flare (FL), and anatomical (AN) for the purpose of rubber comparison. All the grips are round, so I feel it’s very easy to grip.

4. Super spin due to hard upper wood and thin blade

As I mentioned earlier, the upper plate is made of Koto material, so the upper plate is stiff, and not only the Zhang Jike player model, but also the special material of the butterfly, the racket that uses the thinnest blade among the rackets is Zhang Jike ZLC. Become. 5.5 mm! Roughly speaking, the thinner the plate, the easier it is to rotate and the higher the Max value of the amount of rotation. As a demerit, it is difficult to get a long distance and a powerful ball. I feel that the amount of rotation has increased since I made this Zhang Jike ZLC, and the loop drive is especially good. The number of people who say that the rotation is not edgy has increased.

I’m not using it now, but it goes well with the leopard, and when I hit the loop drive, the opponent made a mistake once. I like Zhang Jike ZLC because it shows very high rotation performance like this. Among the outer carbon rackets, I think that the racket in the standing position from 5 plywood is Zhang Jike ZLC.

5. High speed peculiar to outer ZL carbon

As mentioned in the section on thinness, it is not without the fact that the thinness of the board makes it difficult for the ball to have a short flight distance or become a powerful ball. However, I feel that Zhang Jike ZLC has both high speed performance and rotational performance by compensating for its lack of flight distance and power with ZLC, which is a special material. ZLC has the characteristic that the ball easily enters the deep part of the opponent’s court, so it is a rough expression, but it is a racket that has both rotation performance like 5 plywood and speed and power like a special material. I think it will be. Also, compared to the ALC type outer racket, it certainly has an impression that the ball holding is slightly inferior, but since the upper plate is hard and thin, the maximum value of the amount of rotation is higher in Zhang Jingka ZLC, and also in the ball. The speed is fast, the trajectory is very aggressive, and it draws an arc line that is easy to feel straight.

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Recommended rubber combination (personal impression only)

Fore rubber

I felt that there are both Dignics and Hurricane. Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that almost all rubbers are suitable. I think there are an infinite number of combinations. Personally, I feel uncomfortable when I combine this racket with soft rubber, so basically I prefer to combine it with hard rubber.

Dignics 05

Currently it is mainly used. The maximum rotation performance of Dignics 05 and the high rotation performance of Zhang Jike ZLC make it possible to produce a very high quality rotating ball. Even with a loop drive, you can get a high amount of rotation that is comparable to that of adhesive rubber, so you can use it as a weapon. In addition, both Dignics 05 and Zhang Jike ZLC have high speed performance, so you can hit a powerful drive even from the apse. I think that it is a unique combination of Zhang Jike ZLC and Dignics 05 that gives you the power of applying an organic solvent. Dignics 05 is hard to feel the bite, but if you bite it well, you can hit a speed drive with a strong amount of rotation, so I really like it. In addition, it has a much longer lifespan, and if you manage it properly, you can use it for three months to half a year with table tennis once a week. I’m glad that it has a long life compared to Tenergy.

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Hurricane NEO III Blue Sponge

In the past, I used Hurricane NEO3 Blue Sponge for the provincial team on the foreground. I didn’t find it particularly difficult to use, and the loop drive with a large amount of rotation became an obvious weapon. It goes great with the leopard. I felt that my arm was not enough and the amount of rotation of the speed drive dropped a little. It’s the best combination, so I’m not good at it. The tabletop is a combination that you can handle without graduation, and the drive is invincible. The only thing is that the apse tends to run out of power, so that may have been the bottleneck.

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Tenergy 05 Hard

This was also a good match. Since it is hard and hard, the shot feeling is very clear, so I think that you can understand your taste, but it was a good feeling in the foreground. In the same way, I felt that it goes well with the hard high-end rubber, the Rasanter series such as andro’s Rasanter R53, and Joola’s Rhyzer Pro 50.

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Dignics 09C

I mentioned Dignics 09C. This rubber is listed because I feel that the outer carbon rubber is more compatible. In fact, with the inner carbon racket, I felt that the speed performance would drop a little too much. I don’t think it needs to be ZLC, so I recommend matching it with an ALC outer carbon racket!

Back rubber

The back is still a combination of hard and hard, so I think that mistakes will be reduced if you choose it firmly. I found German rubber to be very easy to do, so I would like to introduce it.

Omega VII Tour

It’s XIOM rubber. I wasn’t good enough, so the other person told me that the amount of rotation was a little inferior, but it was easy to handle. The tour was a little stiff and heavy, so I think it would be even better to use the Omega VII Euro or Pro. I was particularly impressed with the Chiquita and backhand drive systems, which fit well. The Omega VII Tour gave the impression of heavier tenacity, and even if it was hooked on the seat, it would rotate firmly, so the loop drive could be used normally and practically. The Omega VII Hyper was also easy to use, but it was a little over-engineered and the ball became shallower. That’s why Chiquita was very easy to do.

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V>15 Extra

VICTAS high-end rubber V> 15 Extra. After all, it was the easiest to put in Chiquita. It was a little chiquita, or it was easy to flick backhand, but it was a rubber that was not easily affected by rotation and was easy to flick. I thought push was easy to float, but I was able to hit enough from the middle team, and I felt that the counter was easy because the seat was strong. It’s easy to do in parts other than the amount of rotation. Also, when using Hurricane or Dignics for the fore, the difference in the amount of rotation is apparent, so I felt that it was possible to invite mistakes due to the difference in the amount of rotation. On the other hand, V> 15 Extra was very good because there was a part where you could hit a habit ball that would make the trajectory go wild when you let it bite. If you want a synergistic effect with the fore rubber, which has a high maximum amount of rotation, I felt that the combination of V> 15 Extra will bring out the taste.

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Rasanter V47

The Rasanter series was also very impressive. Especially good was the V47! It was easy to handle! The V47 has a strong image of speed rubber, but it is a rubber with spin tension at all, it can also be used for loop drive with a lot of rotation, and because it is a soft sheet, it was relatively easy to insert blocks. Even in a rally, just by driving with an emphasis on the amount of rotation, there was a feeling that an aggressive and speedy drive would enter stably, and it was good that the hardness matched my arm. Even with V47, I could hit a ball with a sufficient amount of rotation and felt a sense of stability and speed. I think that the feature of Rasanter is that it takes a firm rotation because the sheet is thin even among the rubber made in Germany. I think Rasanter is a rubber that can rotate and get the feeling of German rubber.

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Dignics 05

When I used it for the first time, I found it difficult to use, but when I used it recently, it was rather excellent. The features are that push can be cut by the seat and it is easy to stop, it is easy to hit the counter drive, the backhand drive in the rally is very straight but stable, and the downward rotation drive is also powerful and stable. However, it is difficult to use the butterfly rubber as the back because I cannot hit it in a proper position and there are many mistakes. It is a rubber that requires a lot of practice.

Each technical review

Forehand

Light hit
Compared to Mizutani Jun ZLC, it is clearly harder and does not have a long flight distance. Compared to a wood racket, the shot feeling is still hard, but it takes some getting used to here.

Drive on long balls and rallies
It’s easy to get power! It’s hard, but if you can rotate your arms and wrists firmly, you can hit a ball with speed and rotation! You can hit a very powerful drive with adhesive rubber, but it is spin tension rubber that makes it easier to drive faster than rotation. On the contrary, adhesive rubber is easier to put out for a drive that has speed and rotates faster than speed!

Drive with open face
Since the racket is easy to bend, it was easy to hit a very powerful drive! Whether it was adhesive rubber, tenergy or dignics, it took a lot of rotation and I was able to draw a solid arc and sink it even with speed drive.

Loop top spin drive for back spin
This is also easy to do! Since the blade is thin, it is very easy to rotate. Adhesive rubber made it easier to control loop drives with lower arcs. Dignics 05 tends to be a little expensive ball, but if you get used to it, you can drive low.

Speed ​​drive for back spin
You need to step firmly so that your body does not flow, but once you decide, it is easy to do a very good speed drive.

Curve / shoot drive
Since the trajectory is straight, there is little impression that it bends.

Block
It’s surprisingly easy to do. I felt it was easier to do than Timo Boll Spirit. I think it’s because the grip is clogged. On the contrary, Timo Boll Spirit seems to have a semi-hollow grip, so I felt that it was easy to be pushed by the opponent’s drive.

Counter drive
The speed counter drive is easy to do anyway. Since the shot feeling is hard, it is easy to hit it if you hit it like crushing it, so I think that it is more stable if you firmly grasp the top of the ball or diagonally sideways.

Stop
It feels like a hard shot, but once you get used to it, it stops quite firmly. If you use Dignics 05 or Hurricane NEO3, you can cut it firmly, so I think it’s easy to seal the third ball bang.

Push
You can cut it as well. Is good.

Fore flick
I don’t use it much, but I think it’s more stable to hit it like playing it than to put it on because the ball separates quickly. It’s important to take the plunge.

Backhand

Light hit

Drive on long balls and rallies

Loop top spin drive for back spin

Speed ​​drive for back spin

Curve / shoot drive

Block

Counter drive

Stop

Push

Chiquita

Comparison with other rackets (only personal impressions)

Spin Amount
 Zhang Jike ZLC > Inner Force Layer ZLC  > Mizutani Jun ZLC

Easy to spin
 Inner Force Layer ZLC > Zhang Jike ZLC  ≧ Mizutani Jun ZLC

Speed
 Zhang Jike ZLC ≧ Mizutani Jun ZLC > Inner Force Layer ZLC

Flying Distance
 Mizutani Jun ZLC > Zhang Jike ZLC > Inner Force Layer ZLC

「進化が圧倒する。」ってこういうこと!ディグニクスとテナジーの違い

ディグニクスシリーズ ~進化が圧倒する~

 2019年4月1日にDignics 05(ディグニクス05)が発売され、多くのトップ選手が使用するディグニクスシリーズ。世界標準であるTenergy(テナジー)シリーズを超えるラバーとして発売されたディグニクスシリーズは、東京オリンピック2020の男子シングルスのベスト4の4人の選手のうち3人が使用しています。明らかにテナジーを超える存在であるディグニクスシリーズは今後世界標準となっていくのでしょう。

ディグニクスの公表性能値と硬度比較からわかる特徴

公表性能値&公表スポンジ硬度

・Dignics 09C(ディグニクス09C)
 Spin:13.00、 Speed:13.00、 スポンジ硬度:44(Butterfly基準)、ラバー重量:50 g
・Dignics 05(ディグニクス05)
 Spin:12.00、 Speed:13.50、 スポンジ硬度:40(Butterfly基準)、ラバー重量:48 g
・Dignics 80(ディグニクス80)
 Spin:11.75、 Speed:13.75、 スポンジ硬度:40(Butterfly基準)、ラバー重量:48 g
・Dignics 64(ディグニクス64)
 Spin:11.00、 Speed:14.00、 スポンジ硬度:40(Butterfly基準)、ラバー重量:45 g
・Tenergy 05(テナジー05)
 Spin:11.50、 Speed:13.00、 スポンジ硬度:36(Butterfly基準)、ラバー重量:47 g

 公表性能値からわかることは、ディグニクスシリーズはテナジーを上回るラバーであることですね。テナジー05と比較してスピード性能の劣るディグニクスはありません。回転性能も、ディグニクス64のみややテナジー05に劣るだけで、テナジー05と比較して、ディグニクスシリーズの極めて高い回転性能がよくわかります。スピード性能も回転性能も上回るということは、ディグニクスシリーズがテナジーを超えるラバーであることを示しています。
 一方で、スポンジ硬度はディグニクスシリーズよりもテナジー05の方が柔らかいこともわかります。硬度が硬いラバーほど扱うことが難しくなります。つまりこれは、テナジー05よりもディグニクスシリーズの方が使いこなすことが難しいことを示しますね。

硬度計比較

・Dignics 09C(ディグニクス09C)
 硬度計評価 shore a (sheet):33.4、 shore a (sponge):31.8
       shore c (shhet):50.8、 shore c (sponge):49.1
       shore a (sheet) – shore a (sponge) = 1.6
・Dignics 05(ディグニクス05)
 硬度計評価 shore a (sheet):34.3、 shore a (sponge):31.3
       shore c (shhet):50.0、 shore c (sponge):48.2
       shore a (sheet) – shore a (sponge) = 3.0
・Dignics 80(ディグニクス80)
 硬度計評価 shore a (sheet):33.1、 shore a (sponge):29.5
       shore c (shhet):48.6、 shore c (sponge):47.7
       shore a (sheet) – shore a (sponge) = 3.6
・Dignics 64(ディグニクス64)
 硬度計評価 shore a (sheet):32.3、 shore a (sponge):28.4
       shore c (shhet):48.0、 shore c (sponge):46.7
       shore a (sheet) – shore a (sponge) = 3.9
・Tenergy 05(テナジー05)
 硬度計評価 shore a (sheet):32.2、 shore a (sponge):26.8
       shore c (shhet):44.6、 shore c (sponge):43.3
       shore a (sheet) – shore a (sponge) = 5.4

1つ目の図は横軸に重量、縦軸にshore cの硬度をプロットしています。ディグニクスシリーズはやはり、テナジー05と比較しても明らかに硬いことがわかりますね。公表スポンジ硬度と同じ結果となります。ただし、スポンジ硬度だけでなく、シート形状に由来する硬さの影響も加味した結果でもありますので、同じスポンジ硬度でもディグニクス64が最も柔らかく、回転性能の高いディグニクス05はディグニクスの中でも硬いことがよくわかります。

 2つ目はshore aのシート側の硬度とスポンジ側の硬度の差を縦軸にプロットしています。このshore aのシート側とスポンジ側からの硬度の差は、扱いやすさ、ラバー全体へのくい込みやすさを客観比較できる数字である、とkatsuo000は考察しています。あるいは、shore cの値が同じくらいのラバーがあった場合、shore aのシート側とスポンジ側の差を比較し、その差が大きいラバーほど、くい込みの良さやシートの柔らかさを感じる、と考察しています。そのようにラバー全体へのくい込みやすさと考えた時、ディグニクスシリーズよりもテナジー05の方がボールがくい込みやすいことを示唆していると考えます。同じ硬度のスポンジを使用していても、ディグニクス64はくい込みやすく、ディグニクス05はくい込みにくいことも示唆します。テナジーを超えるために、ディグニクスシリーズは、くい込みの良さを諦め、ラバー全体を硬くしてスピード性能とスピン性能を高めたラバーといえるでしょう。

ディグニクスとテナジーの違い

 実際にディグニクスとテナジーを比較試打した場合に以下のことが言えると思います。またディグニクス09Cと対応するテナジーが存在しないため、 ディグニクス09Cは何をテナジーと比較するのか難しいです。逆にディグニクス09Cを除くディグニクスとテナジーとの比較では当てはまると思います。

ディグニクスシリーズ
 メリット
 ・テナジーとほぼ同じ重量で、テナジーよりも明らかに回転量もスピードも上回るラバー。
 ・テナジーシリーズよりも相手の回転の影響を受けにくいラバー。
 ・テナジーよりもシートの寿命が長い。

 デメリット
 ・テナジーシリーズよりも扱いが難しい暴れ馬。特にディグニクス05は難しい。
 ・ラケットとの相性がある。
 ・価格もテナジーより高い。
テナジーシリーズ
 メリット
 ・世界標準。世界中の選手が使用するラバーであり、常に比較の対象であった。
 ・ディグニクスシリーズよりも扱いやすい。
  台上から中・後陣、サーブレシーブなど総合的なバランスが取れたラバー。
 ・球持ちをしっかり感じやすく、緩急をつけやすい。
 ・ラケットを選ばず、どんなラケットにあわせても高い性能を示す。

 デメリット
 ・ディグニクスよりも寿命が短い。使っていなくてもシートの劣化が顕著に表れる。
 ・回転性能が高い分、相手の回転の影響もうけやすい。
 ・自分の力をしっかり伝えやすいので、当てるだけのボールは、棒球になりやすい。

 上述がkatsuo000の考えるディグニクスシリーズのメリットとデメリット、テナジーシリーズのメリット・デメリットになります。日本のトップ選手はディグニクスへ移行する選手も多い一方で、海外の契約選手はテナジーを継続する選手も多い印象があります。ヨーロッパの選手はラリー主体でダイナミックな卓球をする選手が多く、その際にくい込みの良さを求めるためだと思います。日本のトップ選手はダイナミックな卓球をしないわけではないですが、身長や体格に恵まれた選手は多くはないので、自然と台から離れると不利になりやすく、カウンターや前陣での強打時におさまるディグニクスを選択する方が多いのだと考察してます。使いこなせるのであれば、ディグニクスは良い選択となるでしょう。

 またディグニクスシリーズには、ディグニクス09Cという、粘着テンションラバーも存在します。ディグニクス09Cはテナジーシリーズにはなかったラバーであり、スピード性能はどうしても低いですが、その分、相手のボールを上書きする性能の高さが高いラバーと言えるでしょう。カウンタードライブや相手の回転を利用する技術は現代卓球において重要な技術であり、カウンタードライブや相手の回転を利用する技術がやりやすいディグニクス09Cは異質な存在でありながら認知度や人気の高いラバーとなっています。シートの粒と粒の間がやや広い形状になっていて、硬度の割には扱いやすくくい込みの良さも感じられるラバーだと思います。スピード性能を補うためにアウターカーボンやブレード厚さの厚いラケットとの組み合わせがオススメになります。

・Dignics 09C(ディグニクス09C)
 https://katsuo000.com/review_dignics_09c/

https://amzn.to/3yU6KVg

 ディグニクス05はテナジー05が進化したラバーであり、テナジー05の高いスピン性能を継承しつつ、ディグニクス系ラバーの中でシートにだけくい込ませるイメージで打球した際に最も球持ちとグリップと高い回転性能が得られるラバーだと思います。扱いも難しく、ディグニクスシリーズの中でも扱いにくさはトップレベルになります。その分、ツッツキやストップは粘着ラバーなみに切れますし、浮きにくく、ドライブはスピードも回転量も極めて高いです。テナジーと比較するとやや直線的になりやすいラバーです。弧線を補うためにアリレートカーボン(ALCやアラミドカーボン、ケプラーカーボンもOK)系のアウターラケットまたはインナーラケット、および最新技術セルロースナノファイバーを採用したラケットと組み合わせることがオススメになります。

・Dignics 05(ディグニクス05)
 https://katsuo000.com/review_dignics_05/ 

https://amzn.to/3yWRbMI

 ディグニクス80は、ディグニクスシリーズの中で最も人気のあるテンション系ラバーだと思います。その理由はテナジーを超えるスピード性能と回転性能、およびディグニクス05よりも扱いやすいと3拍子が揃っているためだと思われます。打球感はテナジー80ではなくて、ディグニクス05とテナジー05を足して2で割ったものに近く、球持ちを感じやすいラバーになります。テナジー05をバックサイドに使っていた人には、テナジー05の進化版として、ディグニクス80の使用をオススメします。

・Dignics 80(ディグニクス80)
 https://katsuo000.com/review_dignics_80/

https://amzn.to/2VZZN6N

 ディグニクス64は、ディグニクスシリーズの中で最もスピード性能の高いラバーになります。ディグニクスシリーズの中で最もくい込ませやすく、扱いもしやすいラバーになります。その分、スピン性能やボールの威力は落ちる印象はありますが、高い安定感とスピードで、相手を圧倒できるラバーといえるでしょう。スピード性能は高いですが、ツッツキやストップも思ったよりやりやすいと感じるラバーでした。弧線を補うために木材やインナー系ラケットとの使用をオススメします。

・Dignics 64(ディグニクス64)
 https://katsuo000.com/review_dignics_64/

https://amzn.to/37K9n04