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2022.01.10

Review Q3

Explanation

MIZUNO, a major sports equipment brand, is a latecomer in the table tennis world, but in order to differentiate it from other table tennis manufacturers, we have taken on the challenge of co-developing rubber with Sumitomo Riko in the table tennis world. The jointly developed rubber is the Q series. The Q3 was released in 2017, and since its inception, it has been a hot topic as a challenging rubber jointly developed with Sumitomo Riko. Behind this is the fact that German-made rubber has emerged in the table tennis world in recent years, and the number of Japanese-made rubber is decreasing except for the Tenergy series and Dignics series of Butterfly. However, Mizuno searched for a manufacturer that could be jointly developed and developed rubber for top players from scratch. I think it was very challenging and had a stimulating effect on the table tennis world!

Speaking of Mizuno’s rubber before the Q series rubber, I think that the hit product of tension type front soft rubber, Booster series, tension type back soft rubber made in Germany, GF series can be mentioned. The booster series had a strong presence centered on female players, but the GF series did not penetrate much, to say the least. The price range was set to target the intermediate class rather than the top specifications. On the other hand, regarding the racket, Fortius FT, a 7-plywood racket supervised by former Japan national team player Ai Fujinuma, showed a certain presence due to its ease of handling and the power of the 7-plywood. However, once you buy a racket, it is not something that you will buy anew within a year, so it will be difficult to generate profits. Therefore, I think that the development of high-end tension-type back soft rubber that even top players can use has begun.

The rubber that seems to have been used as a reference in the joint development with Sumitomo Riko is probably the Monster Rubber, Tenergy series. Currently, there are three types of Q series sold, Q3, Q4, and Q5, but the Q3, which is reviewed on this page, is the rubber that is said to have the highest speed performance. It’s a rubber that corresponds to Tenergy 64 in the Tenergy series. The focus of this rubber is, after all, the sponges and sheets that are never used by rubber from other manufacturers. Although katsuo000 is not familiar with table tennis rubber manufacturing, basically each table tennis maker does not have a manufacturing factory, and specify the sheet material, sheet grain shape, sponge material, sponge hardness, etc. It seems that they are often outsourced. Therefore, there may be many combinations of sheet material, grain shape, sponge material, and sponge hardness, but the sheet material, grain shape, sponge material, and sponge hardness required for fashionable rubber are inevitably similar, so the same rubber. It will happen that the rubber manufactured in the manufacturing factory will inevitably look similar. However, the Q series is manufactured by Sumitomo Riko, and it seems that Sumitomo Riko does not manufacture other rubbers, so it is different from other table tennis equipment manufacturers. The manufacturer that does the same thing is Butterfly. You have your own factory, and you are trying to make a strong difference that rubber such as Tenergy and Dignix can only be made at the butterfly factory.

Various information is posted on Mizuno’s homepage, so I quoted it.

Q3 has a slightly thinner grain thickness of 1.65 mm and is adjusted to 0.63 mm between grains. The main axes of the Tenergy series, Tenergy 05, Tenergy 80, and Tenergy 64, have a grain thickness of 1.7 mm and the shortest distance between grains is Tenergy 05. , The middle is Tenergy 80, and the farthest is Tenergy 64. Q3 is a 1.65 mm grain that is thinner than 1.7 mm, and seems to be a rubber that is easy to fall down and speed up. In addition, the thickness of the sheet is 0.78 mm and the grain height is 0.99 mm, which is higher than other Q4 and Q5 grains, so you can imagine that it is a rubber that tends to show the characteristics of fine grains.

Published performance value

Published performance values exist in the GF series, but in the Q series, only figures and matrices exist. I quoted it from Mizuno’s homepage.

You can see that the Q series has higher speed and rotation performance than the GF series.

You can see that Q3 has a long flight distance. You can also see that the trajectory is the lowest.

The above figure is a fairly scientific figure, which is interesting for me personally, but difficult to understand. The rubber material used for rubber has viscoelasticity, so it is a diagram that quantifies how it responds to external forces.
This figure seems to be the efficiency of the force that tries to return when the force is applied to the rubber. It seems that if it is hard, the energy loss will increase. Imagine that you probably make a graph like this for each rubber composition. I think we are deriving a rubber that is reasonably hard and properly energy efficient.

It’s easy to understand. It can be said that Q3 has a grain shape equivalent to 64 in tenergy and dignics. However, you can also see that they are not exactly the same. Probably, the Q series seems to have been developed in combination with Mizuno’s signature racket, Fortius FT or Fortius FT ver. D (Fortius FT ver. D), and it seems to be a rubber that goes well with wood-based rackets. The wood racket has a good ball holding and is easy to rotate, but the speed is a little slow and the arch line is high and it is easy to come out. I think that it is a rubber specification that compensates for the slow speed and high arc line.

Q3 pasting and weight

The warp of the rubber is amazing. I think it’s under tension. It is clearly warped compared to other manufacturers. By the way, sweat has a peculiar rubber odor.

Q3
    Tension type XL52/3
    Fine grain shape, narrow space between grains
・Sponge Thickness: middle (1.7 mm), thicke (1.9 mm), extra thick (2.1 mm)
・Sponge stiffness: 47
・6,300 yen + tax
・69 g (before cut) → 47 g (after cut)

I felt it was light. Grain shape close to 64.

Three features of Q3

Hitting feeling like adhesive rubber!

Q3 was a spin-type tension rubber with a very matte shot feeling and just like an adhesive rubber! It feels like a sticky rubber, but the speed is more than enough for a spin-type tension rubber, and I felt that the amount of rotation and weight were at a minimum. Aside from the shot feeling, I felt that the ball I could hit was as good as the previous reputation. As an image, I felt that the sponge grain is a speed-type grain-shaped sheet that easily collapses, but the sponge is a fairly hard and hard rubber.

Push and stop were easy to short!

What surprised me was the Q3’s push and Stop, and it just stopped. The same was true for the other Q series, and it was difficult to float the push and Stop. I think it’s a great feature! It’s not easy to cut, but I was very impressed with how push and the stop stopped. When it became so easy to stop, I felt that I could use it as a normal job!

Easy to do counter drive!

In addition to push and Stop, the counter drive in Q3 was a very good feeling. Anyway, the overwriting type counter drive was a good impression, and there was a sense of versatility that you can usually enter by attracting and overwriting with the drive. I felt this was a very reliable rubber.

Each technics review

Forehand

Light hit
I feel the hardness. It was a feeling of hitting the ball because of its hardness.

Drive on long balls and rallies
It feels like the drive is about to fall due to its hardness. It is difficult to drive with a weak touch, and if you hit the drive, it will fall if you do not hit it. As I felt when I hit the drive, I felt that it would be better to combine it with a wood racket that makes it easy to draw a large arch line. It is exactly Fortius FT or Fortius FT ver. D. However, both are heavy rackets and have a large rubber area, so I think that it will be quite heavy if you attach the Q series.
The speed of the drive was quite good, and the arch line was drawn well. Compared to Rasanter R48, which has the same sponge hardness, it was clearly harder, mad and heavier.

Drive with open face
I expected it because it is a hard rubber, but I felt that it hit the board sooner than I expected. It may be because of Q3. I would like to expect from Q4 or Q5. There is a feeling of hitting the board, so if you let it bite too much, it will not rotate and it will be easy to make mistakes.

Loop (top spin) drive against back spin
Even in Q3, I got a fairly high quality loop drive. I felt that the amount of rotation would drop if I was a little lazy, but it was a loop drive that felt quite good even though it was a speed-type grain-shaped rubber. I would like to expect from Q4 and Q5.

Speed drive against back spin
This should be noted, and the speed drive was stable at about half the speed and half the rotation. It is unstable if it bites too much. I think it’s because it’s easy to hit the board.

Curve / shoot drive
I didn’t hit it very carefully, but it felt pretty good. It was better to get involved a little and drive a little like a curve drive, because the rotation is stronger and the ball is stable because of the lateral rotation.

Block
It was easy to do. I think this is because it is hard and not easily affected by the rotation of the other party.

Counter drive
I’m glad that the overwrite counter drive was easy to do. Also, I felt that the counter drive was easier to get speed than I expected and I didn’t intend to put it out, so it would be a drive that I could aim for no touch.

Stop
I’m glad it was easy to stop the ball. I think it is easier to stop than the hardness of the sponge.

Push
It was good that this was also low. However, it is not cut so much, so I think that good people can type it.

Serve
It was good to be able to cut it firmly. I felt that the minimum rotation was applied.

Backhand

Light hit
　I didn’t feel that hard.

Drive on long balls and rallies
It was surprisingly easy to do, but when I was relaxed, I was late and flowed to the middle and fore. I think it’s a rubber that’s easy to drive.

Loop (top spin) drive against back spin
It was harder than I expected. The ball is released quickly, and if you try to hit it with just your hand, it will fall. I think that if you hit it firmly with your body, it will be stable enough.

Block
It was easy to do because it was hard and not affected by rotation very much. I think it’s difficult to take smashes.

Stop
It was easy to do. There was a net mistake because it stopped a little too much.

Push
It was good that this was also low. But it’s not cut.

Chiquita
It was easy to do. It goes up firmly.

Comparison with other rubbers (personal impressions)

Max spin amount
　Dignics 05 ＞ Q5 ≧ Tenergy 05 Hard ＞ Q4 ≧Tenergy 05 ＞ Q3 ≧ Tenergy 80

Speed
　Dignics 05 ＞ Tenergy 80 ≧ Q3 ≧ Q5 ≧ Q4 ＞ Tenergy 05

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2022.01.04

Review Rakza 7

Explanation

Rakza 7 is one of YASAKA’s high-end rubber series, Rakza series.

Speaking of contract players with YASAKA, Takuya Kami, who won the All Japan Championship second place in 2014, Mattias Falck (Sweden), who won the 2019 World Championship second place, won the World Cup four times as an advisor, and won the Athens Olympics. Ma Lin (Marin, China) is famous. There are also many contract players from Waseda University, including Fumiya Igarashi, who won the Kanto Student Championship, Asuka Sasao, who won the Junior Division of the All Japan Championship, and Yuko Kato, who won the second place in the Kanto Student Championship. Also, there are many sharp contract players with Aida Satoshi who is active in TT Saitama with a different back and forth cut man. Including when he was a student, Kami will be a player who has played an active role using both Rakza 7 and Rakza X of Non Slip Sheet reviewed on this page. Not only top players but also amateur players use Lakza 7 and Lakza X, and I think it is a very famous rubber.

The Rakza series is a very proven series, and in the olden days, the god player mentioned earlier used Rakza 7 when he won the All Japan Student Championship and Rakza X when he won the All Japan Championship runner-up. Also, in recent years, it seems that Kouma Tezuka of Meitoku Gijuku High School, who is a heterogeneous player who makes heavy use of smash, used Rakuza X when he won the championship, and Ryoichi Yoshiyama of Aikodaimeiden used Rakuza 7 when he won the All Japan Junior Championship. It is not a minor rubber, but a rubber series that even top players can get enough results!

Rakza series

The Rakza series is YASAKA’s signature tension rubber series. All Rakuza rubbers are Hybrid Energy type rubbers, which are “combined with the high grip and spin performance of high elasticity and high friction rubber, the high repulsion of tension rubber and the refreshing shot feeling”.
Similar to Butterfly’s Tenergy and Dignics series, the image of the hitting trajectory is posted on the YASAKA homepage and pamphlets. The rubber with the highest arc is the Rakza Z, which was sold in the spring of 2020. This is followed by Rakza X, Rakza 7 and Rakza 9. I think you can think of it as follows when it is compatible with the Dignix series.
　Rakza Z　⇄　Dignics 09C
　Rakza X　⇄　Dignics 05
　Rakza 7　⇄　Dignics 80
　Rakza 9　⇄　Dignics 64
The Rakuza Z, which will be released in the spring of 2020, is an adhesive rubber, and it is in the same classification as the Dignix 09C. Is this a coincidence, isn’t it?

If you explain the Rakuza series in detail, there are four types of Rakuza rubber, each of which is different in detail. There are two types of Rakza Z, Rakza Z and Rakza Z Extra Hard. The Rakuza X uses Non Slip Sheet (NSS) technology and is said to have a high grip that sets it apart from other Rakuza. In terms of performance values, the amount of rotation is higher for Rakuza 7 next to Rakuza Z. And the fastest in the series is Rakuza 9. Soft sponge is sold in two types, Rakuza X and Rakuza 7. The rubber series, which is very popular even though it has different parts in such small parts, is the Rakuza series.
The Rakuza 7 reviewed this time is an 80 series rubber among the butterfly rubbers, so I would like to confirm the balance and balance between rotation and speed.

Published performance values of Rakza 7

YASAKA’s signboard rubber, Mark V (Mark Five) series is also posted. I think Mark V is basically a highly elastic rubber. You can see that many tension rubbers have better rotational performance than speed, compared to high elasticity rubbers. Surprisingly, you can see that Rakuza 7 is the rubber with the highest spin performance next to the adhesive rubber among the rubbers of YASAKA. I would like to have a deep review of this area.

Rakza 7 sticking and weight

Rakza 7
    Top used rubber that stably creates intense spin
    Hybrid Energy
・Speed: 11
・Spin: 14
・Sponge Thickness:  middle thick, thick, extra thick
・Sponge stiffness: 45 - 50°
・5,000 yen + tax
・68 g (before cut) → 49 g (after cut)

I pasted it using YASAKA’s Norisuke, but I think it was considerably heavier than expected due to the weight of the rubber before cutting. Rakuza 7 may be easy to absorb the adhesive.

Three features of Rakza 7

Easy to handle!

It has the same characteristics as Super Ventus, but it was easy to handle as expected! However, I felt that it was similar and different from the ease of handling of Super Ventus and Rasanter R48. Super Ventus and R48 are easy-to-use rubbers that can easily hit high-quality balls and are easy to handle in the sense that the quality of the balls is high on average, while Lakza 7 is easy to put in anyway! It was a rubber that entered the opponent’s coat as much as this one word!
I was able to use it so naturally that I didn’t have to explore the habits of Rakuza 7. I felt that I could drive and meet by catching the ball as I expected without such a strange habit and letting the whole rubber get stuck. However, it was hard to feel that the quality of the ball was so high. In order to improve the quality of the ball, I felt the need to firmly insert each ball into the entire rubber and then fly it while rotating it firmly. Also, even if I intended to rotate it, I felt that the drop of the arc line during driving was a little weaker than that of Dignix 05 and Fastarc G-1. This area may be close to Tenrgy 80.
With outstanding ease of handling, there was no problem with the fore, of course, and I felt that it could be used well in the back! In particular, I felt that Rakuza 7 is the hardness that I feel is quite suitable for me in the sense that I can master the rubber as the hardness of the rubber for the back and that it is moderately hard.
Although it is a rubber that is easy to handle, I felt that it is not a rubber that is easy to handle but can hit a high quality ball, but a rubber that can hit a high quality ball according to the corresponding hitting method. Even if the amount of practice drops, you can apply a certain amount of rotation with the feeling of hitting the ball that you have cultivated so far, and the ball will be very stable. Therefore, at least, rather than the rubber amplifying the quality of the ball, I felt that it is a rubber that can easily express the user’s shot feeling, table tennis history and experience as it is. In other words, for a player like myself who cannot secure the amount of practice, a rubber that requires a sense of stability that will surely put in a ball of a certain quality without the delicate angle and touch cultivated by the amount of practice. I felt it was a piece. I think it’s a very good rubber!
The impression of Rakuza 7 is that the rubber that does not graduate from what I can do, ensures that I can be stable, and responds to some extent even if I swing for more power.

Less susceptible to rotation!

As it is a rubber made in Germany, I felt that it was not easily affected by rotation! I think he is not sensitive to the influence of the opponent’s rotation like the Tenergy series, but rather insensitive. Therefore, it was very easy to do all the techniques (almost all hits) that needed to cancel the opponent’s rotation by overwriting.
Chiquita and backhand drive were also very easy to do. I felt that the sponge bite well and it was easy to feel the ball holding, and it was easy to overwrite from the receive with Chiquita or backhand drive. I didn’t feel that the level of rotation and bending of the ball was so high, but I felt that the sense of stability was the most important weapon.
It was also easy to block! No matter what angle the ball was hit, it was easy to feel and feel how much it would repel, and it was easy to adjust immediately. It was easy to fish and lob.

Easy to hit speed drive!

The bite is good, so it was so easy to hit the speed drive that I could aim for the speed drive if I floated a little! Even if I let it bite in, I didn’t feel any weakness that would reach the shot feeling of the racket board, so I was able to bite in with confidence. I was able to feel the goodness of such a high-end rubber.

Each technics review

Forehand

Light hit
It wasn’t hard to hit. I felt it was easy to bite in and very easy to hit.

Drive on long balls and rallies
It was very good that both the method of rubbing with the sheet and the method of hitting it were stable! However, I think the quality is low. There is a sense of speed and stability of the ball, so I felt that I could put more pressure on the opponent.

Drive with open face
This is something I’ve always felt, but it was a very good impression! That is to say, when I used it lightly by a friend, I felt the strength of the core that I could not lose even if I took the plunge into the Rakuza 7 and the Rakuza X that I plan to try out later. The strength of this core is the image of the strength that can be taken to the drive no matter how hard it is bitten. I found it easy to drive with a very open face. It’s easy to do, so even if you drive a lot, it’s unlikely that it will be a drive beyond your imagination.

Loop (top spin) drive against back spin
This was also good! I strongly felt the grip. I think that the grain shape is easy to grip, the grain is thick and the grain spacing is narrow. However, I felt it was a little repulsive. Still, I felt that it was within the range that could be easily dealt with.

Speed drive against back spin
I wrote in the item of drive with open side, but it was very good. However, I think it’s better to let it bite in considerably, so energy is necessary.

Curve / shoot drive
Since it is not a rubber that can easily generate a large amount of rotation, I did not have the impression that it would bend significantly on curves or shoots.

Block
It was easy to do. It is inconsistent with the previous one, but I thought that it is easy to block because the sponge is hard and hard to deform when blocking, so it is not easily affected by rotation.

Counter drive
I think it’s a rubber that is easy to counter.

Stop
It didn’t spin as much as Dignics 05, but it was very easy to do. It was a pity that the amount of rotation was small, but it was easy to do because I was able to capture it firmly with the sheet.

Push
Like the stop, the amount of rotation was small, but it was not difficult to do.

Serve
It was a good impression that I was able to rotate it firmly. You can cut it! It’s a little easy to bounce, so I was worried about that, but once I got used to it, I felt that I could produce a well-cut serve.

Backhand

Light hit
There was no particular strange feeling.

Drive on long balls and rallies
Even if it was a mess, I was impressed with the drive. It’s easy to rotate. I felt that the impact would be a little insufficient, but even so, it was a rubber that I felt was quite easy to use among rubbers of the same hardness!

Loop (top spin) drive against back spin
This was also very easy to do. I will grip it! Like the Tenergy 80, it felt like it popped out before it was fully gripped, but it still gripped well!

Speed drive against back spin
This was also easy to do. I just felt a little hardness and straightness that did not draw an arc. This time I used it by pasting it on Zhang Jike ZLC, but it may not have been there. As an impression, I felt that there was a racket from YASAKA’s popular series Ma Lin series. The outer ZLC racket was a little too straight. I think that a wood-based or inner carbon-based racket that is easy to draw an arc will draw a better arc.

Curve / shoot drive
Even if you curve it, it won’t bend that much. I think the amount of rotation is weak. I think that a pretty good ball will go if you rotate it by pushing it with your wrist.

Block
It was easy to do. I think it’s because it has a good bite but a good ball holding.

Stop
Similar to the fore stop, the amount of rotation was small, but it was easy to do.

Push
Same as stop.

Chiquita
I think the amount of rotation is small, but I thought it was quite easy to do. I think stability is a weapon.

Comparison with other rubbers (personal impressions)

Spin amount (max amount)
　Dignics 05 ＞ Tenergy 05 ＞ Rakza 7 ＞ Bryce Highspeed

Speed
　Dignics 05 ＞ Rakza 7 ＞ Tenergy 05

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2021.12.27

レビューキョウヒョウ龍V（Hurricane Long V)

説明

　Nittaku（ニッタク）からも販売が開始されたラケット、Hurricane Long V（キョウヒョウ龍5）をレビューさせていただきます。katsuo000が持っているキョウヒョウ龍5はDHS製になりますので、ご注意ください。用具好きの方には釈迦に説法になるかもしれません。「大満貫」＝「オリンピック、世界選手権、ワールドカップ、の3大会全てで優勝」を、2回、あともう少しで3回達成もありえた最強王者、馬龍選手使用のラケットになります。

馬龍選手の主な成績は以下になります。
　・2012年ロンドン五輪団体優勝、ワールドカップシングルス優勝
　・2015年世界選手権シングルス優勝、ワールドカップシングルス優勝
　・2016年リオ五輪シングルス団体優勝
　・2017年世界選手権シングルス優勝
　・2019年世界選手権シングルス優勝
　・2020年ワールドカップ準優勝
　・2021年東京五輪2020シングルス団体優勝

　今回レビューするのは一般販売用のキョウヒョウ龍5でグリップに入っている刻印は「HL5-」になります。キョウヒョウ龍5は他にも、省チーム用の「HL5」、国チーム用の「W968」、上板に黒檀を使用した「W968黒檀」、軽量な「キョウヒョウ龍5Lite」、中心材や上板の厚さが変更になっている「キョウヒョウ龍5X」などがあります。ビスカリアやカーボネード45にゴールデンタイプがあるようなイメージで、やはり最強王者の馬龍選手のモデルは多岐にわたるモデルが販売されていることがわかると思います。今回は一般販売用のキョウヒョウ龍5を、他のインナーラケットと比較しながらレビューしていこうと思います。

　このキョウヒョウ龍5は、2021年春にNittaku（ニッタク）から販売が開始しました。ニッタクはいままでに馬龍5や馬龍7、馬龍カーボンなど、馬龍と冠したラケットを販売してきましたがそれらは全て馬龍選手監修とはなりつつも、本人使用ラケットではありませんでした。2021年になってようやくJTTA登録された本人使用モデル、「キョウヒョウ龍5」が発売になって喜ぶ声もあったのではないでしょうか。日本トップ選手の中には、ニッタクから販売になる前からキョウヒョウ龍5を使用する選手も複数名いらっしゃり、四天王寺やミキハウス契約のトップ女子選手が使用したり、と性能の高さを伺うことが出来るでしょう。自分も最強王者のラケットは気になりインターネット販売で27,000円で購入させていただきました。ニッタク販売のキョウヒョウ龍5は公式40,000円+税で、ニッタク製品は30％オフ購入できますので28,000円+税と結局ほぼほぼ同じような値段になりますね。ニッタク製を手にしたことはありませんが、おそらく一般販売用とほぼ同じではないかと想像します。

引用

　Nittakuのパンフレットから説明を引用させていただきます。

馬龍選手、使用モデル！
　スピード・回転・台上技術、精密なタッチでボールコントロールする馬龍のギア！
新たな特殊素材「アリールカーボン」が高いスピード性能と球持ちの良さを実現。
自分の力でしっかり伝わり威力が出せる。相手の強い打球にも押し負けない、まさにトップ仕様。
【馬龍選手コメント】
　「キョウヒョウ龍5」は、とにかく安定感がバツグンです。威力のあるボールを打てるだけでなく、しっかりとした弧線を描いてくれるラケットなので、台上技術やドライブなど、様々な場面で正確なボールコントロールを実現してくれます。日本の皆さん、ぜひ使ってみてください。
Nittakuのパンフレット（2021春）より

アリールカーボン

　Nittakuさんは種々のカーボン素材を扱っています。その中でも、アリールカーボンは下から2つ目のやわらかいカーボン素材として紹介されていますね。

Nittakuの特殊素材性能一覧：　https://www.nittaku.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/014e81e041795bf66270a13699eb8bb7.pdf

　おそらく、Butterfly（バタフライ）さんのアリレートカーボン（ALC）にかなり近い素材だと思います。ただし、アリレートカーボンは商標登録され、バタフライさんしか使えないようですね。そこで、アリールカーボンとしているのではないかと想像します。

ブレード情報と比較

　仕様をみれば大体どのようなラケットか、わかる人にはわかると思います。katsuo000が参考にしている「TT BLADES DATABASE」さんを参考にしました。

TT BLADES DATABASE:　 https://stervinou.net/ttbdb/index.php

種々のサイトでブレード構成について議論や情報が出ていて、何を参考にするかは難しいところです。個人的な意見として、重要なことは特殊素材の位置と上板（表面板）の素材であり、他は正直違いがあまりわかりません汗。上述のサイトは英語にはなりますが、各木材についても言及してくれているので非常に参考になると思います。

キョウヒョウ龍5：
　Limba (1+7) /Ayous (2+6) /AC (3+5) /Ayous (4)
　158 × 150 mm、5.9 mm
トルネードキングパワー：
　Koto (1+7) /Ayous (2+6) /KVC (3+5) /Ayous (4)
　157 × 150 mm、5.8 mm
張本智和インナーフォースALC：
　Limba (1+7) /Limba (2+6) /ALC (3+5) /Ayous (4)
　158 × 152 mm、6.0 mm
インナーフォースレイヤーALC：
　Limba (1+7) /Limba (2+6) /ALC (3+5) /Ayous (4)
　157 × 150 mm、6.0 mm
インナーフォースレイヤーALC.S：
　Limba (1+7) /Limba (2+6) /ALC (3+5) /Ayous (4)
　157 × 150 mm、5.5 mm
ヴィルトーソAC：
　Limba (1+7) /Limba (2+6) /KVC (3+5) /Samba (4)
　158 × 150 mm、5.7 mm
アルネイドインナー：
　Koto (1+7) /? (2+6) /KVC (3+5) /? (4)
　157 × 150 mm、5.8 mm

ということで、参考にさせていただいている「TT BLADES DATABASE」によるとキョウヒョウ龍5は上板リンバのインナー特殊素材ラケットです。インナー特殊素材ラケットは上板にリンバを使用しているラケットが多いですね。中国選手は回転量を求めて、上板に硬めの材料を使うものが多い印象ですね。例えばYASAKA（ヤサカ）の馬林シリーズもインナーカーボンですが、上板は硬めですね。そして、先日レビューした銀河のPro-13SのインナーKVC側の上板も染色材で硬めでした。またまだレビューを挙げていませんが、WRMさんで購入した970XX-KLCも上板硬めの染色材ですし、キョウヒョウ301も染色材で硬めですね。粘着ラバーはやはり硬めの上板があうのでしょう。キョウヒョウ龍5は、5.9 mmとブレード厚さは薄く、上板はやや柔らかめのラケット設計になっているようですね。粘着ラバーとあわせることを考慮したラケット設計といえるでしょう。

　キョウヒョウ龍5はインナーカーボンラケットで上板にリンバ材を使用していて、まさに王道的なインナーカーボンラケットになります。最も近いといえそうなラケットはHarimoto Tomokazu Inner Force ALC（張本智和インナーフォースALC）になるでしょう。張本智和インナーフォースシリーズは全てブレード面積が広くスイートスポットが広くて先端重心になりやすいラケットになります。ブレード厚さだけが異なり、張本智和インナーフォースALCは6.0 mmと厚く、キョウヒョウ龍5は5.9 mmと薄くなっています。その他確認できていないのですが、5枚+インナーカーボンの各板の厚さなどが一緒かどうかなどの細かな部分が全く同じかはわかりません。おそらく数字やスペック上はそこまで大きな違いはなく、張本智和選手も馬龍選手を意識して張本智和インナーフォースALCを使っているものと思います。

　キョウヒョウ龍5は中国大手スポーツメーカーDouble Happiness Shanghai（DHS、紅双嬉）製になります。katsuo000は他にキョウヒョウ301というラケットを持っておりますが、DHS製のラケットは全体的に詰まったラケットが多く、粘着ラバーにあうようなラケットになっていると思います。ラケットがつまっている、というのは、木材の密度が高く接着剤も重いのだと思います。デメリットはやはり重量が重いことですが、そのかわり粘着ラバーとの相性が良くなり高い回転量と威力が出せることでしょう。ちなみに、キョウヒョウ龍5国チーム用（N301）というものは上板にコト（Koto）を使用しているようで、W968黒檀では、コトよりもさらに硬くて密度の高い黒檀が上板に使用されています。キョウヒョウ龍5を容易に使いこなせるようなら上板に硬い素材をもちいたN301やW968黒檀などを使用することでさらなるトップオブトップのボールを打てるのではないかと想像します。

　トルネードキングパワーのレビューでも触れましたが回転量を求めると、上板に硬めの材料を使うことになります。WRMさんで販売されている970XX-KLCは上板硬めの染色材で硬めの上板です。またキョウヒョウ301も染色材の上板で硬めです。先述のキョウヒョウ龍5のN301は上板コト、キョウヒョウ龍5黒檀は上板が黒檀と、威力と回転量を求めると自然とラケットは硬く硬くなっていくわけです。上板の硬いラケットと粘着ラバーを組み合わせることで、使いこなせれば、最強の回転量が得られます。

　今回レビューする一般販売のキョウヒョウ龍5は上板は染色材ではなく、おそらくリンバで球持ちに優れたラケットになります。このように書くと一般販売のキョウヒョウ龍5は粘着ラバーにあわない、あるいは性能を引き出しにくいように捉えてしまうかもしれませんが、キョウヒョウ龍5は上板はリンバで球持ちは優れつつも、ラケットはつまっているので、粘着ラバーの性能を強く引き出してくれる優れたラバーになります。極端な言い方をすると、リンバの球持ちとコトの高い回転性能を併せ持ったようなラケットで、矛盾を体現したようなラケットになっていると思います。多くの選手から愛用されている理由がよくわかります。

キョウヒョウ龍5の3つの特徴

　キョウヒョウはドライブのためのラバーでしたが、キョウヒョウ龍5はドライブのためのラケットでした。やはり初心者ではなく中・上級者志向のラケットであると思います。ラバーにもよりますが、特にミート系の技術が難しいので、スピードをどれだけ出したくてもドライブをすることを忘れてはいけないラケットです。それでも安定感と弧線の描きやすさ、重いので相手のボールに負けづらさなどは、非常に秀逸です。是非機会があれば手に取ってその良さを感じてください。

ボールの威力を出しやすい広ブレード面積で先端重心！

　やはり先端重心で威力の出しやすいラケットになります。非常に遠心力を利用しやすく、その高い威力を出しやすいと思います。一方で、弾みが強いわけではないので、極めてバランスのとれたラケットだと感じました。ラケット全体では重くて遠心力を効かせやすい一方でラケットは上板も柔らかく非常に球持ちがあって弾まない仕様になっているわけですね。パワーが有り余っていたり、力が入りすぎる選手には抜群にあうラケットだと感じました。

上板リンバでとにかく球持ちが良くて弧線を出しやすい！

　ものすごく弧線を出しやすいと感じました。バック側にDignics 05（ディグニクス05）を使った場合にその特徴が良く出てくれると感じました。抜群の球持ちとグリップ力と弧線の強さが素晴らしいです。ブロックでもボールを持てるような感じの球持ち感で、慣れてくれば伸ばすブロックやカウンタードライブもしやすいと思います。また打球点を落としてもしっかりドライブをかけて入れることがやりやすいと感じました。ディグニクス05は非常にシートもスポンジも硬いので、インパクトが弱いと粘着ラバーのように落ちることもよくあるのですが、そういったインパクト不足を全く感じず強い弧線でボールを飛ばせる部分は非常に好感触だと感じましたね！

ミートやスマッシュではなくドライブのためのラケット！

　主にバックハンドでの話になりますが、ミート系でボールを捉えると全く安定しませんでした。過去にTenergy 05 Hard（テナジー05ハード）を貼って打った時は全く扱い切れず非常に印象の悪いラケットだったことを覚えています。回転をかけることができていませんでした。ミート系の技術が非常にやりにくくて、ミートしようとしても回転をかけてしまうようなラケットと言えると思います。従ってバックハンドでもしっかり回転をかけるような打ち方が良くて、ぶつけるような打ち方をすると回転がかからず、弾まないので安定もしないということになるラケットでした。これはフォアハンドでも見られてサーブが効いてボールが浮いたときにスマッシュまたはミートをしようとするとかなり難しいと感じました。浮いたときこそ、ドライブをしにいかないといけないラケットでした。面をしっかり下に向けてぶつけながら回転をかけるように打ってやることでボールが安定すると思います。

各技術レビュー

フォアハンド系

軽打
　他のインナーカーボンラケットと比較するとキョウヒョウ龍5はやはりかなり先端重心です。ブレードが卵上で先端が他のレギュラーグリップと比較してもな158 mmと長くなっています。このような先端が長くなっているラケットは、張本智和インナーフォースシリーズや、ミズノのフォルティウスFTシリーズが該当しますが、フォアハンドドライブの回転量や威力が非常に出しやすいと感じると思います。一方で、軽打などでとっさのボールへの対応や切り返しの時に時間を要しやすくなるイメージがあります。少なくともグリップ側に重心がきやすい張継科モデルなどのラケットと比較すると、違和感を感じるかもしれません。普段ティモボル系のラケットを使用している人でもグリップが空洞になって先端重心になっているのではなく、ブレード面積が広くなって先端重心になっているので、違和感を感じるかもしれません。katsuo000は身体で打つようにすることで安定感を得られると感じました。
　ラケットが重いこともあって、打球感は柔らかいのですが、ぶつけると結構スピードが出てくれます。このあたりも人気の理由だと思われます。つまりインナーカーボンラケットで球持ちがあるのに、結構スピードが出て、人によってはアウターカーボンと同等くらいと評価する人もいるほどです。木材ではなく明らかにカーボンのスピードは得られると表現できるでしょう。キョウヒョウ龍5よりも大人しくてブレード面積が広いラケットがヴィルトーソACになってくると思います。逆に同じかそれ以上弾むラケットが張本智和インナーフォースALCなどになるでしょう。

ロングボールやラリーでのドライブ
　Omega VII China Ying（オメガVIIチャイナ影）を貼っていることもあって、弾くと安定感が皆無でした。しっかりぶつけてもいいんですが、ドライブをかけるように打つことで、このラケットの真価が得られるように感じました。キョウヒョウを貼る場合も同じだと思います。つまり、ラリーでも馬龍選手のようにバックスイングを後ろではなく、下からとるようにして上方向へ打つようにして、ドライブ回転をかけるように打つことで、回転量と、ボールに対してぶつけて直線的なボールを打っても、しっかりと弧線を描いて相手のコートに沈んでくれるボールが打てると思います。逆にスピン系テンションラバーの打ち方でボールの頂点を捉えて後ろから前へ振ってしまうと味が出せないかもしれません。どちらかというとわざとボールの打球点を落としてもいいので、弧線を描くように描くように打ってあげることで安定感とボールの変化、回転量が得られて相手が嫌がるかと思います。

面を開いたドライブ
　面を開いた方が、しっかり回転がかかって安定してボールが沈みますね。粘着ラバーにあった打ち方は面を開いた捉え方だと思います。スピン系テンションラバーの打ち方はあまり向いていないと思います。

対下回転に対するループドライブ
　めちゃめちゃ回転がかかって得点源になりますね。コーチの方もボールが変化して、カウンターをミスしてくれることもありました。ボールが一球一球微妙に変化するので、気を遣うようでした。同レベルの人も、ボールを浮かしてくれてオーバーミスを誘うことができて良かったです。少しオメガVIIチャイナ影が飛び出しの良いラバーですので、低くループドライブするのが難しいと感じる部分はあるのですが、キョウヒョウ龍5は球持ちも抜群にあるので、コントロールをしやすくしてくれて回転量も出て非常に満足できるループドライブが打てると思います。ループドライブを大切な技術とする方は試してみてもいいかもしれません。逆にループドライブやドライブを打たないのであれば、オススメしません。またヴィルトーソACとオメガVIIチャイナ影の組み合わせも試しましたが、思ったより回転量が低いようにも感じました。やはりキョウヒョウ龍5は粘着を意識して設計されているのでしょう、粘着ラバーを最大限に引き出してくれる、という点では、ヴィルトーソACよりもキョウヒョウ龍5の方が良いと感じました。

対下回転に対するスピードドライブ
　オメガVIIチャイナ影がスピードも出しやすいラバーで粘着ということもあり、非常に打ちやすいです。さらにキョウヒョウ龍5が強く弧線を作ってくれるので、かなり難しいボールでもスピードドライブが打てると思います。結構下から上で持ち上げるように打ってもその後しっかり弧線を描いてくれるので、慣れると安心してスピードドライブが打てるのではないかと思います。打球点を落としてそこからスピードドライブを打つことが可能です。質の高いツッツキに対しても自分から攻めに行ける用具だと思います。スピン系テンションの感覚で頂点をドライブしに行こうとすると打点がくるったり回転量が不足したりして、ミスにつながりやすいと感じました。ラケットと粘着ラバーを信じて面を開きぶつけながら引っ張って回転をかけてあげれば強打といえるスピードドライブが安定感をもってしっかり沈んで相手のコートの深いところに入ってくれる感じがありました。さすが最強王者のラケットだなーと思います。この感覚がわかってくると少し浮いた台上のボールも強打しやすく、馬龍選手のように台上から先手や一発ドライブを決めることができるようになるかもしれません。

カーブ/シュートドライブ
　粘着ラバーは全体的に面を開いてぶつけるようにして回転をかける方がかかります。従ってシュートドライブの方が全体的に安定すると思います。またしっかり横をとらえることで、想像以上に曲がることを体感できると思います。

ブロック
　ブレード面積も広いので、非常にブロックがしやすいラケットだと思いました。ラケット全体の重さもありますし、相手のボールに弾かれることは少ないと思います。あとは相手の回転に合わせられるかだと思います。ボールを持ってくれるので、特にバックハンド側でのブロックが安心感があるのとまだまだ実戦では難しいのですが、伸ばすようなブロックもしやすいと感じています。再三述べているようにこのキョウヒョウ龍5はミートしてもダメで、ブロックも回転をかけていくべきと教えてくれると思います。

カウンタードライブ
　弧線を描いてくれるのと、フォアにオメガVIIチャイナ影をつかっていることもあり、やりやすいです。スピードドライブに対してもループドライブに対しても狙えると思います。キョウヒョウ龍5が上に飛び出しやすいので、やはり打点は落とした方が安心して回転をかけるために下から上へスイングできて安定感が出ると思います。この感じが苦手なら他のラケットの方が、ドライブをかける感じがすきならやはりキョウヒョウ龍5がいいでしょう。

ストップ
　かなり止めやすかったです。試合でも狙えると思います。

ツッツキ
　切れます。ブチッと切れます。フォアもバックもかなり切れて試合の得点源や相手にループドライブを強要できると思います。また相手のサーブがナックルでもしっかり打点を落として切ってあげることで低くて質の高いツッツキモやりやすかったです。ラケットも重く、先端重心で手だけでいこうとすると球離れが速くなることもあるので、しっかり足もつかって一球一球丁寧に打球してあげると安定感と質が得られると思います。

サーブ
　先端重心なので、遠心力が乗ってしまうと思ったより弾んでしまうのですが、グリップに近いラバーの中心に当てるように意識して出すと、極めてサーブのおさまりが良いです。また回転もめちゃめちゃかかるので、ツーバウンドするようなサーブでは相手のコートで変化（横上なら伸びたり、横下や下回転ではボールが沈んだり）も感じられるようなサーブが出せると思います。ロングサーブはもちろんアウターカーボンなみに速く出せるし、ナックルや上や切れたものも出せます。相手に余裕を持たせずにボールに触らせることも可能だと思います。巻き込みサーブもしっかり切れるようになりました。特に粘着ラバーの方が巻き込みサーブは下が出しやすくて最近試合でも多用しています。

バックハンド系

軽打
　上板リンバ材で非常にボールを掴んでくれます。この掴みはバックハンドの威力は出せないのですが、非常に安定感が得られると感じました。ディグニクス05は硬くてぶつけるようにしてくい込ませないと回転もかからないのですが、ぶつけなくてもこするようにしてしっかりイメージ通りの軌道で弧線を描いて相手のコートに沈んでくれる感じがあり良かったです。バックハンドでもフォアハンドと同様でぶつけてミートしてしまうと変におちたり、角度を調整しようとして上を向けるとオーバーしたりすると感じました。結論としてバックハンドでもドライブを極力かけるような選手に向いたラケットです。

ロングボールやラリーでのドライブ
　非常に安心してドライブをかけることができるので、ラリーでも心配なく打球できると思います。ただしスピードを求めると、ラケットが重くて振りにくく、ミートも難しいラケットですので、一発で決めるようなバックハンドは難しいかもしれません。あくまでドライブをすることが重要です。

対下回転に対するループドライブ
　ヴィルトーソACと同じかそれ以上に、やりやすかったです。球持ちがあり、しっかり回転をかけることができるので、身体を使うことでドライブが安定しました。回転量もあり、相手のコートでキックするような感じもあってディグニクスらしさも感じられました。ヴィルトーソACも悪くはなかったのですが、キョウヒョウ龍5もかなり良かったです。あとは、重心が先端よりなので、それによる飛距離の出やすさが気に入るか嫌か、といったところでしょうか。嫌なら、インナーフォースレイヤーALCなどのラケットの方がグリップ側に重心をもってくることができると思います。

対下回転に対するスピードドライブ
　かなり難しいと感じました。それは自分のバックハンドにおけるパワー不足だと思います。弧線は描けるので、しっかり貯めて身体で打てれば、いいドライブが行くと思います。ただしスピードはアウターカーボンほどではなく、弧線の強いボールになりやすいです。とにかく手だけで打ってはダメで、手で打つと安定感が皆無だと思います。このあたりはかなり好みが分かれそうなイメージで身体でバックハンドを打つタイプは良いと思いますが、手首やひじを中心にして手や腕だけの力で打とうとすると、ラケットの重さに振り回されてしまうかもしれません。馬龍選手のようにしっかり腰と足を使って身体全体で回転をかけることが大切だと思います。

チキータ
　自分はどちらかというと、台上ドライブが多いのですが、かなりやりやすかったです。その理由は上板リンバによる球持ちだと思います。このやりやすさはヴィルトーソACをしのぐと感じました。相手のサーブがあまければ先手が取りやすいと思います。また横をとらえることを意識すると想像以上に曲がりやすくて好印象でした。回転量の強さを感じられると思います。

レシーブ
　ツッツキとストップがとても安定してでき、それでいて自分からバックハンドドライブやストップで攻めやすいと感じました。バックハンドドライブがしやすいのは、球持ちが抜群に良いためで、その球持ちのおかげで、打球点を落とすことでツッツキやストップも自分の回転をかけることができるので、ミスもしづらくなるように感じました。特にバックハンドの安定感は好印象でした。

台上技術
　ディグニクスのおかげもあり、打球点を落としても台上ドライブやチキータがめちゃめちゃ安定しました。意外に得点源になるのが、ツッツキやストップでよく切れます。ディグニクス05の回転量はえげつないですね。打点は高いとぶっ飛ぶときもあるので、落とした方が安定感と切りやすさがあると思います。回転をかけやすい一方で、水谷隼選手が多用するようなフォアでのナックルプッシュは難しいかもしれません。少し横回転をかけるようなイメージでツッツキの延長としてプッシュするか、回転をかけるように打つことで安定すると思います。

他ラケットとの比較（あくまでも個人の感想）

回転量
　キョウヒョウ龍5　>　トルネードキングパワー　>　ヴィルトーソAC　>　リーンフォースAC

回転のかけやすさ
　Virtuoso AC　>　キョウヒョウ龍5　>　トルネードキングパワー

スピード
　トルネードキングパワー　>　リーンフォースAC　>　ヴィルトーソAC　>　キョウヒョウ龍5

飛距離
　トルネードキングパワー　>　リーンフォースAC　>　キョウヒョウ龍5　>　ヴィルトーソAC

2021.12.25

Review V>15 Extra

Explanation

V> 15 Extra in VICTAS

As a high-end manufacturer of TSP, VICTAS is a manufacturer with a strong presence in Japan, next to Butterfly with its stylish apparel and unified rubber and racket design! It will be a trial hit of V> 15 Extra of the flagship rubber of VICTAS.
As of 2020, I have briefly listed the top players who have contracted with VICTAS and are using V> 15 Extra.

・KoKi Niwa (Japan)
・Kenji Matsudaira (Japan)
・Ryotaro Ogata (Japan)
・Jang Woo Jin (Korea)
・Liam Pitchford (UK)
・Benedikt Duda (Germany)

In the April 2020 world ranking, you can see that it is used by the world’s top players, including Koki Niwa, who is ranked second in the Japanese. VICTAS contract players basically use V> 15 Extra or completely different rubber (for example, Korean Jang Woo Jin player has a lot of Chinese table tennis elements, Double Happiness Shanghai on the racket and fore side, We use Hurricane Long V (Inner Arylate Carbon (Inner ALC)) and Hurricane NEO III (blue sponge) made by DHS. In other words, it is no exaggeration to say that the rubber that top players want to use in VICTAS products is almost V> 15 Extra! I think it’s easy to understand that there aren’t many types of Tenergy alone like Butterfly.

Published performance value of V> 15 Extra

V> 15 Extra is said to be “a gear that emphasizes the power to produce a decisive hit, a gear that overwrites the opponent’s ball with intense rotation and speed and returns it. A gear that emphasizes the power to punch out the opponent”. VICTAS’s rubber performance table is easy to see, but on the other hand, there is no performance value called spin, and it is items such as arc line height, drive accuracy, seat strength, repulsion. Let’s take a closer look.

Arc line height: Angle change of incoming reflection with respect to the rotated ball
Speed: Speed change rate before and after collision with the rotated ball
Drive accuracy: Operability when driving the drive by yourself
Control: Accuracy of returning the ball to the specified location for the rotated ball
Seat strength: Difficult to slip against rotated balls
Repulsion: The height at which the ball bounces when dropped from a certain height
(Sprinkle potato starch on the rubber surface to eliminate the effect of adhesive)

You should find such an explanation when you look for VICTAS information. I found it difficult to imagine even after reading the above, but I think it is very easy to imagine the repulsion. It’s a little disappointing that there is no information that leads to rotation even if you look at these performance values, but this seems to be the strategy that VICTAS chose. In addition, TSP has posted spin and speed performance like a butterfly.

Depending on the way of thinking, the items that can be considered to be connected to rotation are the numerical values of the height of the arc line and the strength of the seat. Certainly, V> 15 Extra has a fairly high arc height and seat strength. I think that the item of sheet strength is a little worrisome, but I think that the slip resistance is evaluated, but the spin tension is V> 15 rather than the adhesive rubber VJC> 07 Sticky Extra and VS> 402 Double Extra. Extra is more expensive, isn’t it? If it is not slippery, I feel that the adhesive rubber is overwhelmingly less slippery, but I feel that it reflects the strength of the sheet tension and the thickness of the sheet.

When I read the explanation of other VICTAS rubber, I was worried about the V> 01 series, but I felt that the rotation performance may be low in terms of performance value (I do not understand because I have not tried it). Even considering various situations, I imagine that you can get a complete picture of VICTAS rubber by trying out V> 15 Extra, the rubber used most by contract players.

V> 15 Extra rubberized and weight

As usual, I pasted V> 15 Extra on Zhang Jike ZLC made by Butterfly.

V＞15Extra
    High Energy Tension
・Sponge thickness: 2.0 mm, MAX
・Arc height: 6.7
・Speed: 8.4
・Drive accuracy: 7.1
・Seat strength: 9.2
・Repulsion: 8.8
・Sponge stiffness：47.5±3°
・6,000 yen + tax
・71 g (before cut)　→　50 g (after cut)

I was surprised that it was heavier than I imagined. You may have applied a little too much solvent. But it is also one of the features that it is heavy.

Three features of V> 15 Extra

The counter performance is amazing!

The first thing I felt when using this rubber was the high counter performance due to the strength and hardness of the seat! Since the seat is very hard and strong, I felt that it was a rubber that was not easily affected by the rotation of the opponent’s ball and was very easy to counter. It may be no exaggeration to say that it is the rubber that supports the counter drive of Koki Niwa, who is called the rising counter! The counter was easy to do, whether you were aiming for a drive or a bit of a meet. I think it is ants to change to this rubber for counter performance!

The drive when you let it bite in is amazing!

The hardness of the sponge is 47.5 ± 3 °, but it is a rubber that is as hard and heavy as 50 °. Therefore, the amount of rotation of the drive when it bites into the entire rubber firmly, and above all, the drive that accelerates like a spring had a stronger impact than it looks! When I tried to rotate this rubber with the sheet, it did not rotate so much, I felt that it would be difficult to rotate unless I firmly bite into the entire rubber once and then rotate it by the friction of the sheet from there. However, as I got used to it, it was such a characteristic rubber that I became addicted to a ball with a strong rotation that I could not hit unless V> 15 Extra.
I don’t think it is suitable for loop drive because it is difficult to rotate unless it bites into it. Even if you drop the hitting point, you need to catch it as if it hits the ball and let it bite into the rubber before applying rotation. Therefore, I think it takes a lot of practice and getting used to hitting a low, short, shallow loop drive that catches the ball with just the seat. Rather, I think that it is better to think of it as hitting a place with a high hitting point, and then add rotation from there and bring it to speed drive or power drive. It’s a very quirky rubber, but I think it’s also an interesting rubber.

Chiquita is easy to do!

As with all German rubber, Chiquita was pretty easy to do. It bounces quite a bit, and this V> 15 Extra has a part that is quite insensitive to the rotation of the opponent, so I felt like I could enter even if I went to flick it. Maybe you can use it for Chiquita! It was a rubber that surprised me because Chiquita was so easy to do. I think this is because the seat is strong and not easily affected by rotation.

Each technics review

Fore hand

Light hit
Although it was heavy, it digged in quite a bit. The hardness of the sponge is 47.5 °, so it is natural, but the bite is quite good. If it’s the fore, I personally like the sponge even if it’s a little harder.

Drive on long balls and rallies
I could only use it twice in practice, so I could hardly hit a good drive. I think I could say that I didn’t know how to hit the drive that was in this rubber. The impression I felt was that the trajectory was shallower than usual and the ball was not stretched. I guess I haven’t been able to bite into it.

Drive with open face
The drive that bites in is quite good. It’s a rubber that you can’t easily understand unless you get used to this feeling. However, I didn’t have enough skill and often played it, so I didn’t feel stable.

Loop (top spin) drive against back spin
This was pretty difficult. It lifts up, but when I try to hit it with just the sheet, it’s quite easy to become a baseball ball. I felt that it was difficult to touch because it was better to hit it firmly even with a loop drive.

Speed drive against back spin
It is easy to do speed drive of the system that makes you bite. There were times when I ended up hitting a little meat. I don’t have enough technical skills.

Curve / shoot drive
It seemed like I could make a curve, but shooting is difficult unless I get used to it.

Block
The block that just hits is softer than I expected, so I felt it was affected by the rotation. But it was pretty easy to smash. The seat is strong and won’t lose, so it’s better to take a little rotation by taking it firmly on the ball for a more stable impression.

Counter drive
I think it is the true value of this rubber. It’s pretty easy to do. I felt that the counter performance was higher than Tenergy. Actually, those who use V> 15 Extra have the impression that the counter is good, but I felt that this rubber also played a role.

Stop
It was a rubber with a good bite, so it was easy to fly. If you hit it with a sheet, it will stop.

Push
It’s hard to cut. If you let it bite in, you will be over because you are the outer ZLC. It may be better to push it slightly without being conscious of rotation.

Fore flick
Since the seat is hard, it was easy to do because it was not easily affected by rotation.

Serve
At first, it didn’t take a turn, so I wondered what to do. Even if you serve, it will not rotate at all unless you bite it firmly. I think that it is easier to rotate if you let it bite in like a bump.

Back hand

Light hit
There is momentum, so it was quite easy to put in.

Drive on long balls and rallies
I could only hit it closer to meat than to drive. There was no sense of stability.

Loop (top spin) drive against back spin
I have a habit of driving while pushing, so I was able to hit a good drive several times. Rather than a loop drive, it felt like a drive with a large amount of rotation that dropped the hitting point, but I felt that I was able to hit a drive with sharp growth and a feeling of intimidation.

Speed drive against back spin
Speed drive was difficult. It has become a meat hit. It would be nice if we could speed up while rubbing it up like a loop drive, but this is also lacking in technical skills.

Block
It was a pretty good feeling. It was especially easy to take a German rubber drive or speed drive. I’m glad that it repels firmly, or that there is a part that is not easily affected by rotation.

Counter drive
It was easy to do even in the back. Rather, the faster ball bites into the rubber, so I felt that it was easier to spin by taking advantage of the bite into the sponge. I think it’s a good idea to hit it with a bit of meat and counter it with the image of spinning from there. I felt like I could enter even if I became a meat, and it was a very good feeling.

Stop
Since the sponge is soft, I had the impression that it would float when the sponge bites into it.

Push
Like the stop, I felt that the ball was floating.

Chiquita
It was very easy to do. It was easy to flick, but it wasn’t easily affected by the rotation, so it was easy to drop it where I wanted. However, it wasn’t very powerful.

Comparison with other rubbers (personal impressions)

Spin amount
　Dignics 05 > Tenergy 05 > V>15 Extra > Tenergy 80

Speed
　Dignics 05 > V>15 Extra > Tenergy 05

Drive power
　Hurricane NEO III（DHS） > V>15 Extra ≧ Tenergy 05 Hard

https://amzn.to/318Vk0f

2021.12.23

レビューブルーグリップC1（Blue Grip C1）

説明

　DONIC（ドニック）の2021年の粘着テンションラバー、Blue Grip C1（ブルーグリップC1）をレビューします。DONICのラバーといえば、ブルーとつくラバーが多いです。スピンのブルーファイヤシリーズ、スピードのブルーストームシリーズ、粘着テンションのブルーグリップシリーズとラインナップが多いのも特徴です。これは選手の技量にあわせて細かく硬度やシートを変更できるメリットをもたらしてくれるものだと思います。この2021年秋-冬の注目はBlue Storm PRO（ブルーストームPRO）で、ブルーストームシリーズ最新作のラバーになります。ブルーストームPROについては今後レビューしたいと思い発注済みなのですが、昨今ドイツ製ラバーの性能はかなりあがってきていて、進化型テナジーラバーとして、テナジーと同等かそれ以上の高い性能を持っているのではないかと期待しています。日本の選手の中では、愛工大名電の鈴木楓選手がDONICの用具を使用しているので有名だと思います。一時期ブルーグリップ系のラバーも使用していたようなのですが、ラバーに頼った癖ではなく、技術で繰り出す癖球を求めてブルーストーム系のラバーを使用されているそうですね。おそらく最新のブルーストームPROあたりを使用しているのではないかと思われます。2022年１月の全日本選手権での活躍が楽しみですね。

　そんなDONICのラバーの中でも異色を放つラバーとして発売されたのが本ページでレビューするBlue Grip C1（ブルーグリップC1）になります。このブルーグリップC1はXIOM（エクシオン）のOmega VII China Ying（オメガVIIチャイナ影）と同時期に販売されたラバーでスポンジ硬度は60度の超ハードラバーになります。先に発売されたオメガVIIチャイナ影のコンセプトが「中国ラバーキョウヒョウを超えるラバー」であったため、このブルーグリップC1も同様に超ハードなドイツ製粘着テンションラバーとしてのイメージが強いラバーだと思います。実際ドイツ基準の硬度で比較した際にここまで硬いラバーは他にはオメガVIIチャイナ影しか存在せず、意欲的なラバーの1枚だと思います。既にレビューされているものを拝見すると、オメガVIIチャイナ影と比較すると使いにくさが丸くなって、スピードと扱いやすさの上がったラバーというものが多い印象でした。実際のところどうなのでしょうか。

　メーカーの日本語における説明は以下のようになります。

パワー派も納得のスピンラバー。
　かなり硬めに作られた60度の気泡系ブルースピードスポンジと、最高の回転性能としっかり掴むグリップ感を持つ粘着のトツプシートが、大きなカタパルト効果を生み出します。強粘着ラバーでフォアドライブの威力を武器とする選手におすすめです。
https://www.donic.jp/

性能値

　公表性能値を比較してみましょう。

　ブルーグリップC1が最も高いスピン性能で11+++になっています。バランスがとれているのは最新のブルーストームPROであることも、公表性能値からわかりますね。続いてkatsuo000の硬度計比較になります。

　やはり、硬度比較をするとラバーの特徴が出ますね。katsuo000が所有しているDONICさんのラバーの中でも重量級でかつ、硬いのがブルーグリップC1になりました。一方、かなり上に上がって回転がかけやすいと感じたブルーファイヤJP01ターボはテナジー05と同じ重さで少し柔らかめですね。shore a硬度のシート側とスポンジ側の差をとると、JP01ターボとテナジー05の値がかなり近くなりました。これは偶然ではなく、JP01というネーミングにもあるようにかなりテナジー05を意識して当時作られたのがJP01なのでしょう。Z1ターボやM1ターボはやはり、JP01ターボよりも差が小さく、ディグニクス05よりは差が大きいので、ドイツ製スピン系テンションの中では、扱いやすいラバーと言えるのかもしれません。ブルーグリップC1は明らかに差が小さく、くい込みにくさを物語っていると思います。ブルーグリップC1はかなりくい込みにくいので、あとはどれだけ癖球が出しやすいかが一つの評価軸になるなーと思います。

ブルーグリップC1の貼りと重量

　今回はキョウヒョウ龍5に貼りました！

　強粘着というフレコミですが、昨今のドイツ製粘着テンションらしく、粘着感は低くほぼ微粘着系のラバーだと思いました。キョウヒョウ龍5がブレード面積の広いラケットということで、かなり重たくなったのも特徴的かと思います。重量は57 gで、オメガVIIチャイナ影と比較すると若干軽いかな～くらいで、明らかな超ヘビー級です。Nittaku（ニッタク）さんのHurricane Pro III Turbo Blue（キョウヒョウプロ3ターボブルー）の65 gと比べると、あそこまではいかないものの、というラバーだと思います。

Blue Grip C1（ブルーグリップC1）
　粘着テンション
　Made in Germany
・Sponge Thickness： 2.0 mm、Max
・Speed：11
・Spin：11++
・Sponge硬度：60
・オープンプライス (4,363円)
・82 g（切断前）　→　57 g（キョウヒョウ龍5、158 × 150 mmに貼って）

ブルーグリップC1の3つの特徴

　正直、オメガVIIチャイナ影に慣れつつあるので、扱いやすさの正確な比較ができているか怪しいのですが、癖球というよりもラバーの硬さと回転量が目立ったラバーだと感じました。

オメガVIIチャイナ影と比較すると硬度60度のスピン系テンションよりのラバー

　同じ硬度のオメガVIIチャイナ影との比較が多くなりますが、オメガVIIチャイナ影がモチモチ感のあるラバーであったのに対し、このブルーグリップC1は架橋密度の高いカチコチのラバーでした。くい込みにくさがある一方でオメガVIIチャイナ影よりもミート系の技術がやりやすいようなラバーになっていると感じました。ドライブのしやすさが売りのキョウヒョウ龍5に対しては、かなり相性が悪いようなラバーとも感じましたね汗。オメガVIIチャイナ影のように粘着の癖を求めて使用するラバーと比べるとスピン系テンションラバーよりの粘着ラバーであり、より圧倒的な回転量を求めるようなラバーだと感じました。

粘着ラバーなのにめちゃめちゃ弾む！

　オメガVIIチャイナ影と同じく、粘着ラバーではありますが、驚いたのがそのスピード性能です。広めの体育館だったので遅さは感じましたが、それでもキョウヒョウと比べると抜群に高いスピード性能でした。同じくオメガVIIチャイナ影でも感じたことですが、ここまでスピードが出てしまうと回転をかける前に飛び出してしまうので、自ずとあわせるべきラケットはインナーカーボンか木材合板系ラケットになるとも感じました。どんなに飛ばしたくても、インナー系にとどめないと弾み過ぎて回転量を乗せたドライブがしづらくなり、ドライブの質が下がると思います。あわせるべきラケットは木材合板系やインナーカーボンラケットとなるといって間違いないでしょう。

下回転打ちがしやすい！

　オメガVIIチャイナ影に慣れてきて感じることですが、対下回転スピードドライブの打ちやすさをこのブルーグリップC1でも感じました。ただし、オメガVIIチャイナ影のようにモチモチ感を感じにくいので、スマッシュのようなスピードドライブになりやすいとも感じました。このあたりは技量や感覚に依存する部分だと思います。

各技術レビュー

フォアハンド系

軽打
　ボールを受けた印象としては、キョウヒョウのような弾まない、という感じはなく、普通にスピン系テンションラバーのように感じました。　

ロングボールやラリーでのドライブ
　自分の腕による部分もあると思うのですが、モチモチしたラバーではなく、コチコチなラバーなのでくい込みが悪くついつい弾いてしまう感じがありました。それでしっかり弾むのでキョウヒョウ龍5に貼っていてもミートがしやすいラバーでもあると思いました。しかしドライブの味や癖がその分出にくいとも感じました。スピン系テンションラバーのように使おうという意味でありかもしれませんが、重いしスピン系テンションラバーほどスピードが出るわけではないので、やはりドライブしたいところだと思います。

面を開いたドライブ
　このラバーの良いところは、結構雑に打ってもドライブが入ってしまうことだと感じました。回転をかけれている感じはあまりなかったのですが、インパクトでスピードドライブが入ってしまう感じがあるかもしれません。

対下回転に対するループドライブ
　キョウヒョウ龍5とハードなラバーの組み合わせなので粘着ラバーでなくても強回転の強烈なループドライブが打ちやすかったです。ラバー全体が硬いので、シートはそこまで硬くはないのですが、飛び出しが良いと感じました。最近のドイツ製粘着テンションラバーは飛び出しが良いので、ネットを狙う位で低いループドライブになるかと思います。　

対下回転に対するスピードドライブ
　打ちやすかったですね。ただ、回転量が低い気もしました。スピン系テンションラバーよりも粘着および粘着テンションラバーの方が、打点を落としてもスピードドライブにできる位ボールが沈むので急いで動く必要がないのは楽だなーと感じました。自分は癖で、スピードドライブを打とうとするとスマッシュ気味に身体を使ってしまうので、もう少し重心を固定して胴の旋回で打つようにしたいところですが、雑でも入るところは楽でよかったです。　

カーブ/シュートドライブ
　おそらくキョウヒョウ龍5のおかげで、かなり曲がると感じました。アウターカーボンだとここまで曲がらないと思います。

ブロック
　ブロックはしやすかったです。ボールが落ちないんですよね。ここが最近のドイツ製粘着テンションの良いところかもしれません。キョウヒョウなどは落ちると思います。キョウヒョウの場合は上にあげるように打つことになると思います。　

カウンタードライブ
　やりやすかったです。ここまで重いと相手のドライブの回転を食らわないので強引に持っていける感じがありますね。　

ストップ
　しっかり止まります。粘着ラバーなので止まらないと困りますが。　

ツッツキ
　フォアは切るのが下手なので切れているようには感じませんでした。　

フォアフリック

サーブ
　しっかり切れました。

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

他ラバーとの比較（あくまでも個人の感想）

回転量
　Hurricane（キョウヒョウ）系＞ Dignics 09C ≧ Blue Grip C1 ＞ Dignics 05

スピード
　Dignics 05 ＞ Blue Grip C1 ＞ Omega VII China Ying ＞ Rhyzen ZGR ＞ Hurricane（キョウヒョウ）系

2021.12.17

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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2021.12.15

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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2021.12.13

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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2021.12.12

Review Rakza X

Explanation

Rakza X is one of YASAKA’s high-end rubber series, Rakza series.

Speaking of contract players with YASAKA, Takuya Kami, who won the All Japan Championship second place in 2014, Mattias Falck (Sweden), who won the 2019 World Championship second place, won the World Cup four times as an advisor, and won the Athens Olympics. Ma Lin (China) is famous. There are also many contract players from Waseda University, including Fumiya Igarashi, who won the Kanto Student Championship, Asuka Sasao, who won the Junior Division of the All Japan Championship, and Yuko Kato, who won the second place in the Kanto Student Championship. Also, there are many sharp contract players with Aida Satoshi who is active in TT Saitama with a different back and forth cut man. It seems that Kami is currently using YASAKA’s adhesive rubber Shoryu. When he was a student, he used both Rakza 7 and Rakza X, the Non Slip Sheet reviewed on this page. You will be a player who has experience playing an active role.

The Rakza series is a very proven series, and in the olden days, the god player mentioned earlier used Rakza 7 when he won the All Japan Student Championship and Rakza X when he won the All Japan Championship runner-up. Also, in recent years, it seems that Ryoma Tezuka of Meitoku Gijuku High School, who is a heterogeneous player who makes heavy use of smash, used Rakuza X when he won the championship, and Ryoichi Yoshiyama of Aikodai Meiden used Rakuza 7 when he won the All Japan Junior Championship. It is not a minor rubber, but a rubber series that even top players can get enough results!

Rakza series

The Rakza series is YASAKA’s signature tension rubber series. All Rakza rubbers are Hybrid Energy type rubbers, which are “combined with the high grip and spin performance of high elasticity and high friction rubber, the high repulsion of tension rubber and the refreshing shot feeling”.
Similar to Butterfly’s Tenergy and Dignics series, the image of the hitting trajectory is posted on the YASAKA homepage and pamphlets. The rubber with the highest arc is the Rakza Z, which was sold in the spring of 2020. This is followed by Rakza X, Rakza 7 and Rakza 9. I think you can think of it as follows when it is compatible with the Dignics series.
　Rakza Z ⇄ Dignics 09C
　Rakza X ⇄ Dignics 05
　Rakza 7 ⇄ Dignics 80
　Rakza 9 ⇄ Dignics 64
The Rakza Z, which will be released in the spring of 2020, is an adhesive rubber, and it is in the same classification as the Dignics 09C. Is this a coincidence, isn’t it?

If you explain the Rakza series in detail, there are four types of Rakza rubber, each of which is different in detail. There are two types of Rakza Z, Rakza Z and Rakza Z Extra Hard. The Rakza X uses Non Slip Sheet (NSS) technology and is said to have a high grip that sets it apart from other Rakza. In terms of performance values, the amount of rotation is higher for Rakza 7 next to Rakza Z. And the fastest in the series is Rakza 9. Soft sponge is sold in two types, Rakza X and Rakza 7. The rubber series, which is very popular even though it has different parts in such small parts, is the Rakza series.
The Rakza X to be reviewed this time is a 05 series rubber among the butterfly rubbers, so I would like to check the amount of rotation and loop drive. It’s a rubber that seems to be close to my taste, so I’m really looking forward to it!

Published performance value

YASAKA’s signboard rubber, Mark V (Mark Five) series is also posted. It can be seen that Rakza X is content with spin performance and speed performance of No. 2 or less among YASAKA’s rubber. Rakza X has no sharp points in terms of performance, and it seems that it is more suitable to describe it as a well-balanced rubber. Nittaku’s Fastarc G-1 is also characterized by high grip, and the Hurricane series, which Nittaku also handles, is superior in terms of rotational performance, and speed performance. If so, Fastarc P-1 is higher. Like the Fastarc G-1, the Rakza X can be said to be a grip-oriented spin and speed balanced rubber.

Rakza X paste and weight

Rakza X
    "NSS-equipped rubber that does not lose to the rotation of the opponent"
    Hybrid Energy
・Speed: 11
・Spin: 13+
・Sponge Thickness: middle thick, thick, extra thick
・Sponge stiffness: 45-50°
・5,200 yen + tax
・71 g (before cut) → 50 g (after cut)

I pasted it using YASAKA’s Norisuke. At the time of hitting the curtain, it was a good impression rubber with a shot feeling that I seemed to like quite a lot, and it also took rotation easily! If it has a high grip, a good amount of rotation, and is as easy to use as the Rakza 7, I felt that it was quite possible and started the trial hit. As a result, it was a trial hit that did not make a big difference from the impression of hitting the curtain.

Three features of Rakza X

I decided to use the rubber on the back side of my main job! I will give you some features, but it was similar to Rakza 7 and easy to use. The shot feeling, grip power, and arch line are closer to Tenergy 05 and Dignics 05 than Rakza 7, so even if you unconsciously bang or rub it, it will fit on the table! I feel that the offensive and defensive powers are very well balanced. I am very happy to meet a satisfying rubber!

Easy to handle!

It has the same features as Ventus Extra (super Ventus) and Rakza 7, but it was easy to handle as expected! Of course, the direction of ease of handling is better than Rakza 7, and it will be a rubber that is easy to put on the opponent’s coat anyway! Comparing Rakza 7 and Rakza X, I felt that Rakza 7 is a rubber in the direction of Tenergy, and Rakza X is a rubber that feels hard and easy to feel like a German rubber! Also, as a point I like the most, compared to Rakza 7, Rakza X has a better impression that the ball sinks and the way the arc line comes out is closer to Butterfly’s Tenergy 05 and Dignics 05, so it can be used very comfortably. It was! Like Rakza 7, Rakza X was a rubber that was so easy to use that I thought I would use it in tomorrow’s game at a level where I didn’t have to search for habits. It’s a little hard, so I felt that the block was easy to fall off, but I think that if you get used to it, you can master it.
Also, like Rakza 7, it was hard to feel that the quality of the ball was so high. In order to improve the quality of the ball, I felt that it was necessary to firmly insert each ball into the entire rubber and then fly it while rotating it firmly. However, it was fun to be able to hit the chiquita, drive, and rally with a high degree of freedom that I wouldn’t expect to use for the first time!

Strong grip!

As a feature compared to Rakza 7, I felt that Rakza X had a very high grip. Of course, I felt that I had a ball with Rakza 7, but I felt that the ball was easy to fly, probably because the seat was quite soft. In the future, I’d like to somehow compare the grain-to-grain of the sheet, but apparently there was no big difference in thickness and spacing between Rakza 7 and Rakza X. The shape of the sheet is similar, but the transparency of the sheet is different, and I felt that Rakza 7 is transparent and soft, and Rakza X is a turbid and hard sheet. I felt that the hardness of the seat of Rakza X is just right, and I can grip and fly the ball to the last minute like Tenergy 05. Therefore, by using Rakza X, it is easy to hit a very high quality loop drive and Chiquita, and Chiquita also bends firmly! According to YASAKA’s announced performance value, Rakza 7 has better spin performance, but I felt that Rakza X was easier to hit with a spinning ball than Rakza 7! Rakza X responded firmly to the swing that I tried to rotate, and I felt that it was easy to hit a ball with a sharp rotation amount.

Easy to handle even in rallies!

Even in the exchange of fastballs in blocks and rallies, it was a good impression that it was easy to hit back firmly without losing the rotation of the opponent’s ball. I think this is also because the sheet is hard. Anyway, I felt that swinging is easier to stabilize, and trying to block only at an angle is more susceptible to the rotation of the opponent. I think that it will be stable if you raise it by applying some kind of rotation instead of just hitting it. I think it can be said that it is a rubber that is easy to make your own ball even with a weak force!

Each technics review

Fore hand

Light hit
It wasn’t hard to hit.

Drive on long balls and rallies
It was very good that both the method of rubbing with the sheet and the method of hitting it were stable! Personally, I felt that it was easier to hit a high-quality ball than Rakza 7.

Drive with open face
I felt the strength of the core that I could not lose even if I let Rakza X dig into it as well as Rakza 7. The strength of this core is the image of the strength that can be taken to the drive no matter how hard it is bitten. I found it easy to drive with a very open face. On the other hand, I think it is a characteristic of rubber, but I felt that the ball was not running as much as Rakza 7 in Rakza X. The speed performance is the same for both Rakza X and Rakza 7, but I felt that the ball stretched better with Rakza 7. This part is a part where tastes are quite different, and if you focus on growth, I think that Rakza 7 will grow more than Rakza X!

Loop (top spin) drive against back spin
Rakza 7 was good, but Rakza X was pretty good! I strongly felt the grip. I felt that it was hard to repel and it was easy to control the low and shallow loop drive. It was your favorite shot feeling!

Speed drive against back spin
I wrote in the item of drive with the face open, but it was very good. It was more stable than Rakza 7! However, I also felt that the ball was not growing. I think it’s a rubber that seems to have different likes and dislikes.

Curve / shoot drive
It is a rubber that can easily generate the amount of rotation if you hit it firmly and carefully, and I think that it will bend firmly on curves and shoots. Personally, I was impressed by the fact that the ball does not stretch as much as the Rakza 7, so the Rakza X bends more firmly on curves and shots. I think it’s easy to use as a weapon because it became a plastic ball and the ball became easier to bend sideways.

Block
I felt that it would drop a little compared to Rakza 7. However, I also felt that it was not easily affected by the rotation of the other party. I want a grip even in the block, but I felt the grip in the Fastarc G-1.

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Counter drive
The counter turned around and was easy to do.

stop
I felt it was hard to float and easy to do. However, I feel that the amount of spin is a little low.

Push
Like the stop, the amount of rotation was small, but it was not difficult to do.

Serve
It was a good impression to be able to rotate firmly. You can cut it! It was harder to bounce and easier to control than Rakza 7.

Back hand

Light hit
There was no strange feeling of strangeness of the other party.

Drive on long balls and rallies
It was a good impression with the drive. It was good that it was hard to overshoot even if I hit it hard. It’s also easy to rotate. It was a rubber that I felt was quite easy to use! I felt that this ease of handling would live in a rally!

Loop (top spin) drive against back spin
This was also very easy to do! Since it grips firmly, the sense of stability was level regardless of the amount of rotation!

Speed drive against back spin
This was also easy to do. It draws an arch line firmly, so it was easy to hit a drive that pierces the deep part of the opponent’s court! This will be a weapon!

Curve / shoot drive
You bent it by turning it sideways and raising it! As I wrote in the section on forehand technology, it bends well. I think this rubber is very good if you put in horizontal rotation to stabilize it!

Block
I felt it was a little easier to fall off.

Counter drive
It was a good impression that I entered quite a bit even if I touched it immediately. There was a feeling of being helped by the rubber.

Stop
Like the fore stop, the amount of rotation was small, but it was easy to do.

Push
Same as stop.

Chiquita
It was very good that it was stable by adding horizontal spin. Also, it is easy to rotate, so it was good to get a certain amount of rotation even if you hit it with just your wrist.

Comparison with other rubbers (personal impressions)

Spin amount
　Dignics 05 ＞ Tenergy 05 ＞ Rakza X ＞ Rakza 7

Speed
　Dignics 05 ＞ Rakza 7 ≧ Tenergy 80 ＞ Rakza X ≧ Tenergy 05

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2021.12.10

Review Rhyzen ZGR

Explanation

The Rhyzen series is Joola’s latest adhesive tension rubber, which will be released in the spring-summer 2021. Joola is located in the latest high-end adhesive rubber. Joola is rather a famous manufacturer of large ball table tennis in Japan, and I think many of you know that. Joola, who is not so much noticed, recognizes that the German-made rubber, Dynalyz AGR, which can be called the evolutionary post-Tenergy rubber of recent years, has been released relatively early. It may have been lost due to promotion etc., but it will be a noteworthy manufacturer. The evolutionary post-Tenergy rubber and its release date that katsuo000 thinks are shown below.

1. Rasanter: 2019 Autumn-Winter
2. Dynaryz AGR: 2020 Spring-Summer
3. Target Pro XD 52.5: 2020 Autumn-Winter
4. Evolution MX-D: 2021 Spring-Summer
5. Rhyzen ZGR: 2021 Spring-Summer
6. DNA Platinum XH: 2021 Summer-Autumn
7. DNA Dragon Grip: 2021 Summer-Autumn

There are some parts that are blurred by advertisements and promotions, and there are things that did not have an impact because Mr. Table Tennis Kingdom did not pick up, but when you check the release time, Joola feels that the release time is very early. Also, the DNA Platinum Dragon Grip has been released, but I think it is also noteworthy that it is the earliest adhesive tension rubber among the latest German rubber! What kind of rubber is Reisen ZGR?
The rubber Rhyzen ZGR that I tried this time is one of the two Ryzen series, and it is the harder one. The soft Rhyzen CMD is cheap and seems to be a rubber targeting a wide range of people. On the other hand, Rhyzen ZGR on this page has a sponge that is hard + and hard, spin performance is equivalent to Yola’s signature adhesive rubber, Golden Tango, and speed performance is Rhyzer Pro 45. It will be a very high performance rubber equivalent to. By the way, the golden tango has not been tried out yet, but it is a rubber that was taken up by Table Tennis Kingdom and WRM, and it is an image that it is a rubber that bounces while being sticky. I’m looking forward to the same rotation as the golden tango and faster speed. Also, when I read the pamphlet, I could expect that the Ryzen series would use the same new technology as the Dynaryz sponge and sheet, and would have high performance. The Dynaryz AGR is a rubber that looks like a Tenergy, and I think it is a rubber that can be classified as an evolutionary post-Tenergy, but it means that it uses the same technology as that rubber. There was almost no information about what kind of rubber it was, but I bought it with the expectation that it was not a bad rubber because of its performance value and price range.

Published performance value

Rhyzen ZGR is a professional rubber in the rubber category of Yola, and the price is 6,300 yen + tax. Will it be discounted to around 5,000 yen? It’s cheaper than Dynaryz! This is quite a point. The higher rotation performance and speed performance than the signboard rubber and golden tango are still noteworthy! At present, you can think of Joola’s rubber, which has the highest performance among adhesive rubbers, as Reisen ZGR!

It will be a hardness tester comparison. You can see that it is a harder rubber than Dynaryz AGR. Also, the difference between the seat side and the sponge side of shore a suggests that it is easier to handle than Dignics, though not as much as Tenergy. It also suggested that it is harder and more difficult to handle than the Dynaryz AGR. Compared with adhesive rubber, it seems to be a rubber that is considerably easier to handle than Dignics 09C.

Rhyzen ZGR pasting and weight

↑This white sheet is quite similar to the DNA Dragon Grip of Table Tennis Kingdom. Both are made in Germany and are probably manufactured in a nearby location (factory?).

It’s an adhesive tension rubber, so it’s a little heavy. Virtoso AC has a slightly larger blade area than the standard, so it tends to be heavy. However, when I followed the ball, it bounced quite a bit, and the adhesive strength of the sheet was only slightly adhesive, so I felt that it was not an adhesive rubber with a trowel, but rather a rubber closer to Dignics 09C.

Rhyzen ZGR
    Tacky tension
    Hard Balance Sponge
    Hyper Traction Surface (HS Traction)
    Made in Germany
・Sponge Thickness: 2.0 mm, Max
・Speed: 8.5
・Spin: 11
・Category: Professional
・Sponge stiffness: Hard+
・6,300 yen + tax
・73 g (before cut) → 53 g (after cut)

By the way, Joola’s package has been renewed and the sheet shape has been digitized. Below is the numerical value of the sheet shape of Dynaryz AGR. I compared it with Reisen ZGR.

The black one is the Rhyzen ZGR.
Rhyzen ZGR: HS Traction　Balance Sponge　hard+
grain thickness 1.5 mm, grain spacing 0.8 mm, grain height 0.7 mm
Dynaryz AGR: AS Traction　Hyper Bounce Sponge　hard
grain thickness 1.7 mm, grain spacing 0.6 mm, grain height 0.9 mm
The thicker the grains, the narrower the grain spacing, and the lower the grain height, the higher the rotation performance and the more sticky the sheet. I think that the Rhyzen ZGR has finer grains and wider grain spacing to improve speed performance, while lowering the grain height to make it more sticky.

Three features of Rhyzen ZGR

Bouncing adhesive tension!

The first thing I felt when I used it was, “Oh, this is a very bouncy adhesive rubber!” It’s not sticky at all. Looking at the seat shape, it has a tension-type shape. The hitting sound was high and it was a narrow table tennis field, so I thought that it was a tension rubber with a sense of speed comparable to Dignics 05. The rubber that I thought was close to me was Dignics 09C! Even considering the release date, I felt that Yola was conscious of the dig 09C when it was released.

However, although it bounces, I was able to do something that seems to be an adhesive rubber. This was very good. I felt that the lower rotation hit is easy to lift and hit, and the amount of rotation is also firmly applied. You said that it’s harder to get the balls together and it’s harder to block than Dignics 05. Since Virtoso AC is a thin inner carbon, I felt that it was a combination that was easy to handle and did not impair the rotational performance. Generally, adhesive rubber is good! It was a trial hit that I felt.

If you go this far, you can imagine a person who is good at guessing, but there is no such thing as a genuine habit ball like a leopard. Don’t buy it in the hope of stickiness. Instead, it is an adhesive tension rubber with higher speed performance than spin tension. I think you should recognize it as such an adhesive tension rubber and purchase it.

Can be used in the back if combined with a carbon racket!

It bounces a lot, so I felt that it could be used even in the back! In particular, it has a grip like adhesive rubber, and Chiquita and backhand drive may have been easier to do than Honestly Dignics 05. It may be because Dignics 05 is a strange rubber that is a little difficult to handle. I tried to block it, but I didn’t feel that it would fall even if I hit it flat, and that it would be too affected by the rotation of the opponent. I put it on the inner carbon racket this time, but I imagine that even the outer carbon racket can be handled if it can overcome the hardness and weight.

Counter drive is easy to do in spite of the good bite

I also changed the racket, and the ease of handling the equipment as a whole has moved in the direction of being easy to handle, and although it is a little difficult to make an objective comparison, the counter drive has entered more than I expected. It was a rubber with a good bite, so I thought it would be difficult, but it was a practice game because it settled down like an adhesive rubber, but I was happy that it became one of the scoring sources. It was an image that it was more stable to counter drive by removing the rotation axis than to overwrite the rotation of the other party directly.

Each technics review

Fore hand

Light hit
The shot feeling and momentum were comparable to those of spin-type tension rubber.

Drive on long balls and rallies
When the hitting point was dropped, it was easy to drive with a large amount of rotation due to the good biting.

Drive with open face
It seems to be an adhesive rubber, it was easier to speed drive by opening the surface for downward rotation hitting etc. The amount of rotation may not be a little.

Loop (top spin) drive against back spin
It popped out quite well, and I felt that it was easy to make a loop with a high trajectory like Dignics 05. Instead, the amount of rotation was also high.

Speed drive against back spin
I think it’s easier to open the face. I think it’s difficult to bring it if you get involved too much. However, it’s pretty good to bite in, so if you have the power, you can take it with you.

Curve / shoot drive
The speed was fast and the ball didn’t sink, so I didn’t get the impression that it would bend much.

Block
It was easy to do. Since the bite is good, there are many over mistakes, and I thought that it was not like an adhesive rubber.

Counter drive
At first, there were many over-misses, but it became stable by catching it a little.

Stop
The bite is better than I expected, so it may come to mind if you just hit it. Trying to cut will lower the trajectory, but it may be a little longer.

Push
It was good that the swing had a lower trajectory. I didn’t feel it would cut too much, probably because Dignics 05 was cut too much.

Fore flick
I could only play it, but I couldn’t play it. I think it will be more stable if it is rotated.

Back hand

Light hit
Even in the back, I didn’t feel any discomfort. It may be said that it is a slightly heavy spin type tension rubber.

Drive on long balls and rallies
It wasn’t bad, but when it went down, the speed slowed down a little because there was no power.

Loop (top spin) drive against back spin
It was easier than I expected. It may be in the back.

Speed drive against back spin
The back was easier to open, so it was easier to do because of the angle.

Block
I didn’t feel any discomfort. I think it’s because of the weight and hardness.

Push
I don’t have the impression that it will cut that much, but it was easy to do.

Chiquita
It was easy to do. Since it grips the ball, it was good that the overwrite system was especially easy to do.

Comparison with other rubbers (personal impressions)

Spin amount
　Dignics 09C ≧ Rhyzen ZGR ≧ Dignics 05 ＞ Dynaryz AGR

Speed
　Dignics 05 ＞ Dynaryz AGR ＞ Rhyzen ZGR ＞ Tenergy 05

9 10 11 121314 15 16 17

Explanation

Published performance value

Q3 pasting and weight

Three features of Q3

Hitting feeling like adhesive rubber!

Push and stop were easy to short!

Easy to do counter drive!

Each technics review

Forehand

Backhand

Comparison with other rubbers (personal impressions)

Explanation

Rakza series

Published performance values of Rakza 7

Rakza 7 sticking and weight

Three features of Rakza 7

Easy to handle!

Less susceptible to rotation!

Easy to hit speed drive!

Each technics review

Forehand

Backhand

Comparison with other rubbers (personal impressions)

説明

引用

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ブレード情報と比較

キョウヒョウ龍5の3つの特徴

ボールの威力を出しやすい広ブレード面積で先端重心！

上板リンバでとにかく球持ちが良くて弧線を出しやすい！

ミートやスマッシュではなくドライブのためのラケット！

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

バックハンド系

他ラケットとの比較（あくまでも個人の感想）

Explanation

V> 15 Extra in VICTAS

Published performance value of V> 15 Extra

V> 15 Extra rubberized and weight

Three features of V> 15 Extra

The counter performance is amazing!

The drive when you let it bite in is amazing!

Chiquita is easy to do!

Each technics review

Fore hand

Back hand

Comparison with other rubbers (personal impressions)

説明

性能値

ブルーグリップC1の貼りと重量

ブルーグリップC1の3つの特徴

オメガVIIチャイナ影と比較すると硬度60度のスピン系テンションよりのラバー

粘着ラバーなのにめちゃめちゃ弾む！

下回転打ちがしやすい！

各技術レビュー

フォアハンド系

バックハンド系

他ラバーとの比較（あくまでも個人の感想）

Explanation

Published performance value

Easy-to-use technics

Recommended racket combination

Tenergy 05 FX Weight and Paste

Three features of Tenergy 05 FX

Bring it to your backhand!

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

It’s FX, but it’s surprisingly hard!

Each technics review

Fore hand

Back hand

Comparison with other rubbers (personal impressions)

Explanation

Published performance value

Why Tenergy 05 instead of Dignics 05

Paste and weight of Tenergy 05

Three features of Tenergy 05

Drive rotation takes place without permission! Automatic performance!