Explanation
katsuo000 feels high spin performance in andro rubbers made in Germany, especially Rasanter series. The latest Rasanter rubber is Rasanter R48, which was started to sell in Japan on May 2020. Rasanter R48 is Crimson Rasanter, and is applied sponge with Energy Cell Technology, which is made a difference from other Green Rasanters. The same category with Ranter R48 is Rasanter R53. katsuo000 is now acclaiming Rasanter R53 with amazing spin performance and raging power drive as exceeding rubber than a World Standard Tenergy 05! Therefore, katsuo000 was expecting to buy Rasanter R48. Rasanter R47, which is one of Green Rasanters, has already been sold before 2020. Somebody feels “Why now Rasanter R48“? Actually, a friend of mine, who has used Rasanter R47 before, was not interested in Rasanter R48. And there’s information (from Table Tennis Kingdom, Japanese magazin) that someone feels Rasant series (now end of sale) were better than Rasanter series. However, Rasanter R48 is recommended more than Rasanter R53 as “R48 will be symbolized Rasanter series!” Anyway, emphasizing, Rasanter R48 is not just the minor changed rubber from Rasanter R47 at least.
Akifumi Hamakawa (Best 16 in All Japan Championship in 2019), who is contract player with andro Japan for promotion and public relation activities, is now using Rasanter R48 for both fore and back sides. By the way, Simon Gauzy, who is fantasista from France and a top world player, is now using Rasanter R53 for both fore and back sides. It’s very effective promotion which the fact top players uses the latest rubbers.
Promotion words with Rasanter R48 by andro is “Evolution of Rotational and Acceleration Powers. Super Monster Gear equipper with Energy Cell.” katsuo000 assumed ‘Monster Gear’ means maybe Tenergy 05, thus, imaging that andro wants Rasanter R48 to be said as ‘Super’ with meaning to overcome the Tenergy 05.
Public Properties of Rasanter R48
In fact, Rasanter V47 is the fastest speed property in all Rasanter series. One of Currently trends is high spin performance, which is required because of spin down by stiffer plastic ball (ABS resin). Therefore, Crimson Rasanters possess high spin performance. katsuo000 felt Rasanter R53 with high spin performance and raging drive with strong arc, (not so linearity). Comparing to Rasanter R53, Rasanter V47 is faster because drive by V47 is linearity and time to grip ball by V47 is shorter than time of R53. Rasanter R48 is a rubber to be easy to control from Rasanter R53, but R48 possesses higher spin property than R53.
Paste and Weight of Rasanter R48
Rasanter R48
UM Tension (Tensor Bios UM)
Energy Cell
for 40+ Plastic Ball
・Sponge Thickness：1.7 mm、2.0 mm、ULTRAMAX（UM）
・Speed：119
・Spin：124
・Control：80
・Sponge stiffness：48°
・6,500 yes + tax
・70 g (before cut) → 48 g (after cut paste to Zhang Jike ZLC)Three Points of Rasanter R48
katsuo000 felt R48 was easy to control! One of pro coaches, who was participant to All Japan Championship, now uses R48 on his back side. He also said it’s very easy to control. Before using R48, he used Rasanter R42. katsuo000 also felt about about 45 as sponge stiffness.
Higher Spin Performance than Tenergy 05!
R48 Feeling touch and grip a ball was similar to Tenergy 80. katsuo000 felt time of R48 to grip ball is shorter than time of Tenergy 05. This depended on the sheet shape. Sheet of R48 is maybe narrower pimple and wider distance between pimples than sheet of Tenergy 05. However, spin performance of R48 was amazingly high! R48 is very easy to control, controllability of R48 is similar to Rasanter R42. But, the spin performance of R48 is similar to Tenergy 05! katsuo000 felt the Tenergy 05 era can be end!
Easy to Control as Back Side Rubber!
R48 is easy to control, thus, capable to use in back side rubber! Back hand drive is very good to control even hitting unreasonable posture. Back hand drives are very stable because of high spin performance. Using R48 in fore side, katsuo000 felt high spin performance in drives and services. katsuo000 didn’t feel dissatisfied with fore hand. R48 is easy to control and high spin performance, which is cheat in a sense! R48 possesses contradictory performance!
Rasanter R48 is faster than R53
If you feel to be dissatisfied with speed of R53, katsuo000 recommended R48. katsuo000 felt good speed drive with high sound.
Review of Every Technique
Fore Hand Series
Light hitting
katsuo000 felt soft. Honestly speaking, too soft.
Drive during Rally
katsuo000 felt good to hit a drive. Sponge of R48 is softer than R53, thus easy to control drive. Ballistic of drive by R48 is similar to R53. But the power drive by R48 is not so raging such as R53.
Top Spin Slow Drive against back spin ball
katsuo000 felt time to grip of R48 is short, thus, little a bit difficult.
Speed Drive against back spin ball
Very good! It may be cheat! katsuo000 felt very easy to hit enough for speed drive!
Curve- / Reverse Curve- Driveドライブ
Curve- drive is also good and katsuo000 felt stable. Drive by R48 is no raging and similar to drive by Tenergy 05.
Block
Receivable to spin. Thus, over mistakes against top spin drive may increase. However, very easy to control against smash and knuckled ball (no spin ball).
Counter Drive
Counter drive with Rewriting spin is good.
Stop
Better to stop than Rasanter V47. But, making spin amount higher is difficult.
Push
Good to control low. But spin amount is not so high.
Service
Very good spin amount! No dissatisfied.
Back Hand Series
Light hitting
Very good to control.
Drive during Rally
Both drives with hitting only sheet and through sheet and sponge is good!
Top Spin Slow Drive against back spin ball
Speed Drive against back spin ball
Very good! katsuo000 felt very easy to hit enough for speed drive!
Curve- / Reverse Curve- Driveドライブ
Block
Counter Drive
Receivable to spin.
Stop
Push
Chiquita
Chiquita with R48 is stable to control. But, sponge thickness is UM, katsuo000 felt mistakes increase.
Comparing to other rubbers (Personal Impressions）
Spin Performance
Dignics 05 ＞ Tenergy 05 Hard ＞ R53 ＞ R48 ≧ Tenergy 05
Speed
DIgnics 05 ＞ R48 ＞ R53 ＞ Tenergy 05 ＞ Tenergy 05 Hard
Enabling to make Arc
R53 ≧ R48 ＞ Tenergy 05 ＞ Dignics 05