DONIC is a slightly minor manufacturer in Japan, but Swedish genius Jan-Ove Waldner and Jorgen Persson, and until last year Dimitrij Ovtcharov. It will be the manufacturer that the player has contracted. Ovcharov is a close friend and rival of Jun Mizutani! Recently, I imagine that it is a manufacturer that has been picked up by You Tuber “Goblinzu” in Kansai and is receiving a lot of attention. Goblin’s recommendation seems to be this Blue Storm Z1 turbo.
There are many DONIC rubbers named Blue, and there are currently 20 types.
・Blue Grip (Sticky) 5 kinds ・Blue Storm 7 kinds ・Blue Fire 9 kinds ・Acuda Blue 4 kinds
The blue storm I tried this time will be a speed rubber. It seems that the rotating rubber is blue fire.
Performance value
In the performance announced by Mr. DONIC, I converted +1 to 0.25 and-to 0.1 to create a diagram. As expected, the Z1 turbo is the latest rubber, so the spin and speed will be the best performance among DONIC’s rubbers except for the adhesive rubber. This is promising! Basically, all rubbers with a turbo have the same rotational performance, and it seems that the characteristic of the Blue Storm system is that the speed is fast.
Z1 turbo sticking and weight
Blue Storm Z1 Turbo
・Sponge Thickness: 1.8 mm, 2.0 mm, MAX+
・Speed: 11
・Spin: 10+++
・Control: 6-
・Sponge stiffness: 50°
・Open price (about 5,000 yen)
・73 g (before cut) → 50 g (after cut)
Three features of lue Storm Z1 Turbo
In the rally of the upper rotation, it will not fall even if it is delayed!
The feature of the Blue Storm Z1 Turbo that I felt the most is that it does not fall at all even if it is delayed during the rally of the upper rotation. Therefore, it was possible to apply the minimum drive, and it was possible to rally very stably. The hardness of the sponge is 50 ° according to the German standard, but it bites very well and I felt it was about the middle hardness. I think that the power of the rubber will give you a high level of ability to respond even if you are passive and the reaction is delayed during the upper rotation rally!
The lowness of the arc line and speed is No. 1 in blue rubber!
The low arc line of the Brue Storm Z1 turbo, the speed of ball separation, and the high linearity were far higher than other blue rubbers! The first feature is that it is a rubber that bites well so that it will not fall even if it is delayed, so you can hit a drive with a very stable feeling, yet the drive has a low arch line, the ball separates quickly, and the straightness is good. The high price means that this is a back rubber that has the image of a back main battle type! It was a rubber that was very easy to speed up, and if you noticed just by being aware of putting it in, you could overwhelm the opponent in the rally, or you could turn the opponent behind and behind!
The seat is stiff and not easily affected by rotation!
As I felt with Blue Fire, the seat was stiff, so it was less affected by rotation than I expected, and it felt very good! Since it is not easily affected by rotation, it was quite easy to block and counter drive. Probably it is a stiff sheet, but the thickness is Max + and the thickness of the sheet is thin, so I imagine that it is a sheet that is easy to bite but has a core. There was a feeling that the ball was easy for the opponent to take, but it was a rally-oriented rubber that was stable and easy to handle.
Each technical review
Forehand
Light hit I didn’t feel the hardness. The ball draws an arc, but I felt it was very low.
Drive on long balls and rallies When I went down and tried to hit the drive, I strongly felt the low arc line. If it goes down, it feels like it will fall if you don’t hit it on the net a little. I didn’t feel that the ball would sink due to the amount of rotation, and I simply felt that the arch line was low. Also, I was told by those who received that the drive was not taking at all. On the contrary, I received a comment that it is difficult to take. In a sense, it may be difficult for the drive to rotate. By combining the fore and back with an adhesive rubber or a spin-type tension rubber that often rotates, you may be able to expect a synergistic effect aimed at the difference in the amount of rotation of the drive.
Drive with open face Since the arch line is low, it is easy for the ball to enter shallowly if it is a curve drive that involves it, and inevitably the surface is opened and it is often driven with a slight bump. I didn’t feel that it was easy to increase the amount of rotation because the surface was opened, or to rub it while hitting it, which is peculiar to adhesive.
Loop (top spin) drive against back spin It was quite difficult. I had the impression that the number of net mistakes was more likely than I expected because the arch line was low.
Speed drive against back spin This also has a low arch line, so I felt the need to lift it up.
Curve / shoot drive I had the impression that I didn’t curve / shoot very much. I may be lacking in my ability, but I felt that the amount of rotation was a little weak.
Block The block was easy to do. It was not easily affected by rotation, and it was easy to take from drive to meat knuckleballs.
Counter drive In the foreground, I felt that the ball was released a little faster and I felt it was difficult, but it was generally easy to do.
Stop It floated quite a bit. Also, I think the amount of rotation is small.
Push The speed push was easy.
Fore flick This was easy to do. It was easier to do it closer to angle hitting than to apply rotation.
Backhand
Light hit Is it really 50 °? I felt soft enough to feel.
Drive on long balls and rallies It was easy to do. There was also a sense of stability because it draws an arc even when it is low.
Loop (top spin) drive against back spin It was a little difficult. The arch line was too low and there were a lot of net mistakes.
Speed drive against back spin It’s easy to do with a floating ball, but it was difficult with my own skill in the back.
Curve / shoot drive I could drive sideways, but it didn’t turn much.
Block It was easy to do. I think that it is quite easy to do because it is less affected by rotation and it bites firmly.
Counter drive It was easy to do because it countered like a back hammeet. However, I imagine that it will be difficult to drop the hitting point.
Stop It was not as easy as the fore, but it was easy to float.
Push I couldn’t lower it, but I found it quite difficult to cut.
Chiquita Chiquita, which is faster than I expected, was easy to do. Against vertical strong back spin chiquita was difficult.
Comparison with other rubbers (individual impressions)
Spin amout Blue Fire M1 Turbo > Tenergy 05 > Blue Fire JP01 Turbo > Blue Storm Z1 Turbo
In the performance table, it was hard to feel that it was a rubber with the same amount of rotation as the Blue Fire M1 Turbo. I think the Blue Fire will take overwhelming rotation.
The Evolution series is a rubber series for top players of German table tennis equipment manufacturer TIBHAR. There are 6 types of Evolution series, 3 types of sponge hardness and 2 types of sheet type, and 3 types of sponge hardness x 2 types of sheet. Flexible (Flexible, FX) with the softest sponge hardness, Elastic (Elastic, EL) with intermediate altitude, Hard Maximum (Maximum, MX), Power type sheet (P) and Spin type slightly adhesive sheet (S) is not it. The Evolution MX-P (Evolution Maximum Power) reviewed this time will be a rubber like Tiver’s flagship rubber, which is also used by many top players.
Evolution MX-P is a rubber used by many top players who contract with Tiver, and is used by the following players.
・ Vladimir Samsonov (Belarus)
・ Paul Drinkhall (England)
・ Tazoe Hibiki (Japan)
Speaking of Belarusian Samsonov, he is a 44-year-old European “giant” who is still active. In his 40s, he is still active and features a very stable backhand and a tall and intense forehand drive, and his play style is centered on blocks and counters. He has been ranked number one in the world rankings many times in the past, and still has the ability to win top prizes in European competitions. In addition, Drinkhall is England’s No. 2 young player, and is characterized by forehand drive and counter drive from Recibuchikita and the middle team. The Japanese team is suffering from England’s Drinkhall player in world groups. In this way, the top European players have signed a contract with TIBHAR and are active on the front lines. TIBHAR is a German manufacturer, and although it is a little less well known in Japan, it can be said that it has a solid presence in Europe to support athletes.
Performance Value
I am sorry that it is very difficult to understand. Since the speed and spin performance of Evolution MX-P and Evolution MX-S are the same, they are plotted in the same place.
As you can see from the performance, you can see that the speed performance is high. Some sites use expressions like “10+”, but we have adopted the ones that are evaluated by three-digit numbers. After all, when reflecting the hardness of the sponge, I felt that I could understand what the performance of rubber corresponds to. In the German notation, if the sponge hardness is soft, the bite is good, so it is often thought that rotation will take place, so I think that it is necessary to be careful when comparing within the manufacturer.
MX-P sticking and weight
I pasted it on Zhang Jike ZLC as usual.
As an aside, the color of the sponge is similar to the Dignics series. If you look from the side, you can’t tell the difference unless you look at the rubber name.
Evolution MX-P
Spin tension OFF+
・Sponge Thickness：1.7/1.9/2.1 mm
・Speed：125
・Spin：120
・Control：80
・Sponge stiffness：45.7-47.7°
・6,000 yen + tax
・71 g (before cut) → 48 g (after cut)
In the past, when I put it on a racket with a large racket blade area, I remembered that it weighed about 50 g, which was surprisingly lighter than I expected. You may have a light individual with a standard weight. A hard type called MX-P 50 ° has also been released for MX-P, so if you want to use something heavy and hard, you can use MX-P 50 °.
Three features of Evolution MX-P
The ball holding and shot feeling is very similar to Tenergy 05!
It is easy to feel the ball holding when driving downwards or in a rally, and the shot feeling is exactly Tenergy 05! I felt that. It’s very easy to handle and I think many people like it. In addition, it is easy to rotate, and I felt that the response when hitting the ball and the amount of rotation are linked. Of course, the amount of rotation is still alive, and I think it will take a firm rotation.
Easy to play and meet, just rubber for the back!
I felt that the biggest difference from Tenergy 05 was the ease of playing. I felt that the Evolution MX-P 50 ° was also easy to play. After all, the MX-P sponge is not Tenergy’s Spring Sponge, so I feel that there will be a difference when it is applied thickly. It is MX-P that I felt that it was easy to reach the racket board when I hit it thickly. Therefore, I felt that it was a good feeling to use it for a bag that uses a lot of meat. I think the difficult part of Tenergy 05 is that it is difficult to meet, but MX-P is easy to meet and if you want to use both well, MX-P is recommended.
The sheet is stiff! It is not easily affected by rotation and has a long life!
MX-P is similar to Tenergy 05, but I felt the seat was a little stiff. Therefore, I felt that the MX-P is less susceptible to rotation than the Tenergy 05, and has a long life that bothers me with the Tenergy series. Although it is similar to Tenergy 05, it can be said that it is a part that can be said to be more advantageous than Tenergy 05.
Each technical review
Forehand
Light hit I thought that there was no performance that would automatically rotate like Tenergy 05.
Drive on long balls and rallies I felt that it was quite easy to hit the board when I let it bite into it. I don’t hate it, but I felt that the amount of rotation of the speed drive was a little insufficient.
Drive with open face There is a feeling that it bites into the ball and wraps it tightly, so I felt that it was spinning to some extent.
Loop (top spin) drive against back spin I felt it was very easy to do. I especially liked the feeling that it was easy to control the height and depth of the ball. Also, I think that the amount of rotation is not as much as Tenergy 05, but I felt that it was taking.
Speed drive against back spin I felt that the speed drive itself would fit in, but I felt that the amount of rotation was a little insufficient.
Curve / shoot drive Since it takes rotation, it bends firmly. I think the arch line is a little low.
Block It was easy to do. It was my favorite shot feeling. It’s a little hard, so I think people who are not good at it are not good at it.
Counter drive This was also easy to do. It was difficult to catch the counter drive during the ascending period, but I felt that it was easy to control when making the arc line by myself.
Stop It stopped and felt better than I expected.
Push This is also low. However, it may not be very sharp.
Service Spin is good.
Backhand
Light hit I didn’t feel that hard.
Drive on long balls and rallies There was a feeling that it would enter stably even if it was driven with a slight speed drive.
Loop (top spin) drive against back spin This was also easy to do. I felt that the amount of rotation was not that much, but it was good that there was a sense of stability.
Speed drive against back spin This was also pretty easy to do. I think it’s because the bite is good.
Block It was easy to stop.
Counter drive I could hardly try it, but since I entered with the first ball, it is not difficult to do.
Stop This also stops.
Push It is low and easy to control.
Chiquita It was easy to do. Since I have the ball, it was easy to spin firmly and prevent the next ball from being smashed.
Comparison with other rubbers (individual impressions)
Korean table tennis maker XIOM is an up-and-coming maker, and it is famous for two types of rubber series, the Vega series with good cost performance and the Omega series of high-end models. In particular, Vega Europe is a rubber that has the three beats of cost performance, ease of handling, and performance, and has penetrated the beginner-intermediate class! Recently, Brazilian hard hitter Hugo Calderano has signed a contract with XIOM, and even after changing the equipment, the world tour ranking has been steadily raised to a single digit. The Hugo Hyper Axylium and Omega VII Tour used by Calderano will also be on the rise.
The rubber reviewed on this page is XIOM’s Vega X. The Vega X commemorates the 10th anniversary of the sale of Vega in 2009 and is touted as the greatest rubber in Vega history. The rubber design follows the sponge of Vega PRO, but it seems to match the top sheet that adopted the same cycloid system as the Omega VII series. A rubber that stands between Omega and Vega has a low price of 4,200 yen + tax, but according to the World Table Tennis Kingdom, the performance is in the 6,000 yen range (Fastarc G-1, Rakza X, Evolution MX-P, etc.) It is said that they can compete with each other. Actually, he wanted to make it higher than 4,200 yen, but he probably decided to lower the price further to 4,200 yen + tax in anticipation of YASAKA’s Rigan (3,700 yen + tax)! I think that the high performance of the table tennis kingdom was also oozing out in the review. I am reviewing what kind of rubber it is actually
Performance value
As mentioned in the explanation, although the speed and spin performance are inferior to the Omega series, it stands out in the Vega series and you can see that it is outstanding. On the other hand, the Vega Tour sold in the past has a higher published performance value than the Vega X, and the Vega Tour has a higher published performance value than the Omega V series. To be honest, I felt very good about the Vega X test hit this time, so I’m thinking of trying the Vega Tour again with the current equipment! I hope you can expect that review as well.
Vega X sticking and weight
I pasted it on Zhang Jike ZLC as usual.
Vega X
Dynamic Friction
Cycloid
Carbo Sponge
・Sponge Thickness：1.8/2.0/max mm
・Speed：9.5
・Spin：11.0
・Sponge stiffness：47.5°
・4,200 yen + tax
・72 g (before cut) → 52 g (after cut)
After all, after all, XIOM’s rubber is heavy. However, with a ball or hitting a curtain, the rotation performance was very high and it felt very good!
3 features of Vega X
Even though it is easy to play, it has an outstanding ball holding and spin performance!
What I felt most when hitting a ball or hitting a curtain was the ball holding and the amount of rotation! This good hit feeling is also reproduced even if you hit it on the table, and when you think that you held the ball firmly and rotated it, you felt that you could hit the ball with the amount of rotation you expected, and it was a very pleasant test hit. !! Since I hold the ball firmly, I can control the ball firmly if I put up with it, but when I tried to play it as much as I wanted, I felt that the meat system would run as straight as I wanted! I felt it was very easy to use! The rotation performance is very high, and if you can use it properly, it will take about the same as Tenergy 05. However, I also felt that it was difficult to achieve rotation performance higher than Tenergy 05. Especially when used in the foreground, it was too soft and I felt a strong energy loss. However, it was easy to rotate, and it was very easy to serve and loop drive. I felt that this area was like Vega!
The balance between the hard sheet and the soft sponge is exquisite and easy to handle!
Obviously, the sheet was hard and the sponge was soft rubber, and it was a light feeling that did not remind me of 52 g. It is very easy to handle, and the direction of ease of handling is a good combination of rubber that makes it easy to put out high quality balls like Rasanter R48 and Rakza type that is easy to put on the table anyway. I felt like I was doing it. I’m not good at backhand, but Vega X matched the backhand outstandingly! I intuitively felt that the factor was the perfect balance of hardness between the seat and the sponge. I have the impression that rubber with a hard sheet takes a lot of rotation, but I feel that it is difficult because it needs to be firmly inserted. In order to handle V> 15 Extra and Fastarc G-1 (Fastarc G-1) etc., it is necessary to hit it once and then rotate it with the image of rotating it. I felt that I couldn’t hit it like that and needed to get used to it. However, Vega X does not need such a way of hitting, and I felt that a good enough ball would come out with the image of hitting while rubbing with a Rakza type or Tenergy type sheet! This part feels very good and makes me feel the ease of handling and the sharpness that I can not think of as the first hit!
Convinced masterpiece! Is it the weight that is missed !?
With this high performance, 4,200 yen + tax is too cheap! It’s odd! I was a little worried that it was a little heavy at 52 g and that it was slippery with Tsuttsuki, but I really liked this ease of handling, high performance, and cost performance! The meaning of the word “masterpiece”, katsuo000, is convincing. I don’t think the weight is so important for a racket with a grip center of gravity like the Zhang Jike model, and it slips, but I felt it was within the permissible range. Also of interest is the comparison with the Vega Tour. I haven’t used the Vega Tour in Zhang Jike ZLC, so I can’t make a simple comparison, but in the current image, the Vega X often slips a little, but it has a better ball holding than the Vega Tour and it doesn’t fly too much, so I’ll take the plunge. It’s an image that can be rotated. The Vega Tour was very similar to the Omega VII series and was a rubber that felt faster than holding and spinning. The published performance value is just the published value, and I feel that how much rotation is easy to apply on the table and how much it is applied are still different things.
Each technical review
Forehand
Light hit It doesn’t feel like flying and is very easy to do. I also felt that it was too soft.
Drive on long balls and rallies After all, the ball is shallow, and I felt that the ball would fall easily if I didn’t hit it a little. Especially in the case of inquiries, I also felt that the ball could not be flown unless it was attracted considerably. I think this area is a characteristic of soft and easy-to-use rubber. The rubber that felt the same softness was Rasanter R48, but R48 had a softer seat, I didn’t feel much power loss, and I think I didn’t feel that I couldn’t fly or fall. It may be said that R48 is the rubber that top players like.
Drive with open face Sounds good! Since it is spinning, it fell firmly and the ball entered deep.
Loop (top spin) drive against back spin I felt very good because I had a ball firmly. Even though it’s so easy to speed drive and meet, I honestly think that this ball holder is not another rubber! I felt that the drive had enough rotation!
Speed drive against back spin Normally, it is often difficult to do speed drive when loop drive is easy, but as mentioned above, I did not feel this Vega X. This was a surprise!
Curve / shoot drive
Block It was a good impression that the sheet was hard and I should block it with the image that I would go to overwrite the rotation from myself. I think it’s better to block in the front team so that it stretches a little at a high pitch.
Counter drive It was easy to do because the seat was hard and it had a ball. Since the seat is hard, it is not easily affected by rotation, and even if you drop the hitting point firmly, it is easy to counter firmly and there is also the ease of doing that is peculiar to rubber with a ball!
Stop It was slippery, but I was able to stop it. However, I think it is more stable if you do not slide it.
Push I felt that push was sharp because it also took a turn. It is an impression that it is stable by rotation. It was a very good rubber with good bite but no push!
Service I’m glad I was able to cut it firmly. It was a good feeling!
Backhand
Light hit It was a little easy, but once I got used to it, there was no problem.
Drive on long balls and rallies In the backhand, it was very easy to do with just the right hardness. It’s been a while since I’ve decided on such a backhand drive, and it’s been very pleasant!
Loop (top spin) drive against back spin It was easy to do! This ball holding is irresistible! There was a sense of security!
Speed drive against back spin Speed drive is also included! Rubber with a ball is often too hard to hit speed drive, but I don’t know of any other rubber that can hit speed drive so comfortably. It’s odd!
Block It was easy to put in, but it slipped a little.
Counter drive It wasn’t as easy as the fore. This is an ant that needs to hone his arms, isn’t it.
Stop It was good. It didn’t even pop out.
Push It was easy to cut and make a chance. It felt very good.
Chiquita It was easy to make an arc line and it was easy to do!
Comparison with other rubbers (individual impressions)
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This time it will be the rubber weight. It seems that you have seen it a lot, and it will be one of the popular pages of this blog. Rubber is a rubber product, and it is said that individual differences occur even with rubber of the same thickness and color. It does not take the mean or standard deviation. I’m not sure because it’s just a note of the weight of the rubber that katsuo000 purchased. Even if there are individual differences, I think that it will be a certain index, so I would appreciate it if you could refer to it. m (_ _) m
By Brand
The standard high-end rubber from each manufacturer basically weighs around 48 g. Except for the front soft rubber, if the back soft rubber is lighter than 48 g, it will be easier to feel the rotation performance and energy loss. The heavier the rubber, the harder it is and the more likely it is to get a mad shot feeling! It doesn’t mean that it should be heavy, but I would like to comment on the rubber that attracts attention in each weight range, and the rubber that is easy to handle for its weight and has high performance!
A rubber secures Mizutani Jun’s V10! (Champion ship in Japan)
Jun Mizutani defeated Liang Jingkun (China) in the December 2018 World Tour Grand Final quarterfinals. At that time, the rubber used by some core table tennis fans became a hot topic. Until then, Mizutani used double-sided Tenergy 80, but Mizutani’s rubber in the game video is not Tenergy but another rubber. And the announcement that the new Butterfly product will be announced was posted on the homepage, and the rumors of rubber for the All Japan Championship have been exhausted. I imagine that taking the plunge into a new rubber for the All Japan Championship is a decision that requires more courage than you can imagine. In fact, the butterfly contract players were divided into two, a new rubber, a player who changed to the rubber of the Dignics series and a player who used the Tenergy series as it is. The decision to challenge the Dyson Cyclone series seems to have been a rite of passage necessary for Mizutani’s unprecedented All Japan Championship V10. This year, Mizutani was overwhelmingly strong and advanced to the final with a 4-1 victory that allowed a straight 4-0 or 1 set, and achieved the 13th consecutive year of advancement to the All Japan Championship final from the third year of high school. Tomokazu Harimoto, who was the No. 1 candidate for the championship in the previous year, lost only two sets in the final with Yuya Oshima, who won with power, but there was no match that was tangled up to the full set, and champion Jun Mizutani. It was an all-Japan championship where the V10 and strength of the players marked a new history.
Supplement 1 It seems that the rubber on the fore side that Mizutani used at the World Tour Grand Final was not Dignics 80, but Dignics 05. After that, he adjusted for the All Japan Championship and seems to have won the double-sided Dignics 80.
Supplement 2 From the above, you may think that the players who did not use the Dignics series and could not use it were just at a disadvantage. However, I would like to add that there were many butterfly contract players who tried using the Dignics series but eventually returned to the Tenergy series. I would like to emphasize that while there are merits if you can master it, there are also disadvantages when you cannot master it.
The previous reputation is Dignics 80, which exceeds Dignics 05!
After that, Dignics 05 was released in April 2019, and half a year later, the long-awaited champion Mizutani released Dignics 80, which is currently used on both sides. Before and after the release, many trial hit reviews and videos were posted at table tennis shops. The evaluation in the review was extremely high, and it was said that it would be the Dignics 80 that will increase the number of sales in the general public compared to the previously released Dignics 05.
Comparison of published performance values
As you can see from the performance, Dignics 80 is a rubber with extremely high performance that has higher spin and speed than Tenergy 05. And you can see that it is inferior in spin but superior in speed compared to Dignics 05.
Spring Sponge X and Dignics series seats
I think Spring Sponge X is an evolved version of Spring Sponge used in the Tenergy series. It seems that the spring sponge is a closed cell sponge that cannot be manufactured by other rubber manufacturers. It seems that Spring Sponge X is made by making the closed cells of the spring sponge finer while maintaining independence. As a result, Spring Sponge X is 14% easier to deform than Spring Sponge, and the repulsive force is improved by 3%. Speaking of the Tenergy series spring sponge, the orange sponge is characteristic, but the Dignics series spring sponge X is characterized by the crimson red color, and you can tell at a glance that it is the Dignics series. It is also introduced that the surface strength and ball holding have been improved. Regarding ball holding, it is introduced that the counter and Chiquita caught on the seat are more stable. In addition, although it is strong, Mizutani also mentioned that it took longer to replace the rubber. Certainly, it takes longer for the sheet to turn white than the Tenergy series, and if the storage conditions are good, the sheet will not deteriorate for nearly a year. Considering the rubber as a whole, the tension of Spring Sponge X seems to loosen, so I feel that the state changes from moment to moment. The seats of the Dignics series have a stronger transparency, but it seems that they use strong seats that are close to the cloudy seats made in Germany, so I feel that Chiquita and counters are extremely easy to do.
Other
I think Mizutani had commented on Dignics on the Butterfly homepage or on Twitter, but I couldn’t find it. I think the content was that “you can counter the Chinese player’s drive without losing.” I think that the drive of Chinese players is characterized by the amount of rotation and speed using Hurricane adhesive rubber and the power of the habit ball. I think that it is a rubber called Dignics that can counter drive without losing to the drive peculiar to this adhesive rubber.
Dignics 80 weight and stick
I pasted it on Zhang Jike ZLC as usual.
Dignics 80
High Tension Rubber
・Sponge thickness：thick（1.9 mm）、extra thick（2.1 mm）
・Spin：11.75
・Speed：13.75
・Sponge stiffness：40
・Open price（9,800 yen + tax）
・7x g (before cut) → 48 g (after cut)
Three features of Dignix 80
Easy to hit counter drive and Chiquita!
I wrote it in the review of Dignics 05. The counter drive is very easy to hit because the seat is stronger. You can easily determine the counter drive by deciding the angle and swinging through. Chiquita is also easy to do. The seat will lift the ball on its own. This ease of use and the strength of the seat are like rubber made in Germany. This manageability is great. I think there are merits to using Dignics 80 just for these points.
Easier to handle than Dignics 05! Rubber with improved performance with a shot feeling close to Tenergy 05
What is noteworthy about Dignics 80 is that it is easier to handle than Dignics 05. The hardness is the same, but the 05 sheet is characterized by a narrow grain spacing. Due to this grain shape, Dignics 05 has the impression that it is hard to bite and the ball separates quickly. Dignics 05 has a strong habit and it takes time to get used to it. I think there is a possibility that the FX series with soft hardness will be sold in the Dignics series as well as the Tenergy series in the future, but at present the Dignics 05 is difficult to handle and the number of sales may not increase. On the other hand, Dignics 80 is extremely easy to handle. I think this is because the grain spacing of the sheet in Dignics 80 is a little wider than that in Dignics 05, so it is easier to bite into it. The ball holding is also outstandingly good, and I feel that Chiquita, who needs to bite himself, is quite easy to do. The first impression I had was “a rubber that evolved Tenergy 05”. I think Tenergy 05 is easy to handle and rotate, but I feel that Dignix 80 is a rubber that has improved speed performance and rotation performance while maintaining that ease of handling. For those who use Tenergy 05, I would recommend Dignics 80. I haven’t been able to compare the numbers, but the image is as follows. Speed: If Tenergy 05 is 10, Dignics 80 is 12 Spin: If Tenergy 05 is 10, Dignics 80 is 11 to 10.5
Lightweight and high performance rubber
The rubber weight of the Dignics 80 when I tried it was 48 g, which was the same as the Dignics 05. Despite being a rubber weighing less than 50 g, it has rotational performance, speed performance, and ease of hitting the counter, and has the characteristics of a butterfly rubber. I think there are rubbers with similar performance in high-end rubbers from other manufacturers, but I think it’s normal to easily exceed 50 g. Light weight and high performance are just synonymous with butterfly. I will supplement it in a little more detail. Tenergy 05, which is overwhelmingly used in the world, is characterized by its high rotational performance. Due to its high rotational performance, the amount of rotation of the ball may be comparable to that of adhesive rubber. And since Tenergy 05 is a spin type tension rubber, it has higher speed performance than adhesive rubber if there is no post-processing. It is this rubber called Dignics 80 that has higher rotation performance and higher speed performance than the Tenergy 05.
Each technical review
Forehand
Light hit It was hard to feel the difference from Dignics 05.
Drive on long balls and rallies I felt a difference from around here. The biggest difference was the depth of the ball, and I felt that Dignics 05 was deeper and Dignics 80 was shallower. Shallow may be a disadvantage, but when you want to hit a ball that cuts the side, it may be easier for the shallower to enter, so I think it is a way of thinking. I felt that the ball had a better hold than the Tenergy 80. Personally, I felt that it was a change that went in the direction I liked more than Tenergy 80. I think that some people prefer faster ball release.
Loop (top spin) drive against back spin I was surprised that it took more rotation than I expected. I didn’t mean to go that far, but I can get the same amount of rotation as Tenergy 05 and Tenergy 05 Hard. I felt that the amount of rotation of Max when I took the plunge was inferior to Tenergy 05 Hard and Dignics 05, but since the amount of rotation of the casual drive was more than I imagined, the quality of the connection and Chiquita is high. I felt it intuitively.
Counter drive It was as easy to do as Dignics 05. I felt that Dignics 05 was easier to counter with a large amount of rotation, but it was not that it was easier to get an arc. Rather, I felt that the Dignics 80 was less susceptible to rotation.
Stop Like Dignics 05, I felt it was easy to cut with a sheet. If you get used to it, obviously the rubber of the Dignics series will be easy to do on the table. If you don’t get used to it, it will fly away, so please be careful.
Serve It’s not as good as Dignics 05, but I felt that it was easier to rotate when it was bitten.
Backhand
Comparison with other rubbers (individual impressions)
