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Banda (1)
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Banda Sigma
Speed  |
9.5 |
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Spin |
9.0 |
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Control |
8.4 |
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Weight |
4.0 |
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Tackiness |
0.0 |
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Throw Angle |
4.0 |
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Review of Banda SigmaI tried out a few loops with this, and it felt great. My loops were rockets!
Jan 09, 2018 |
Butterfly (1)
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Butterfly Yuki
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Speed |
4.5 |
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Spin |
5.0 |
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Control |
9.0 |
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Tackiness |
5.0 |
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Review of Butterfly YukiThis is a very beginner rubber, squarely in the recreational range. It's good only for your first recreational racket, but once you want to play more seriously you'll need much more spin.
Jul 09, 2024 |
Dawei (4)
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Dawei Inspirit Quattro
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Speed |
9.2 |
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Spin |
8.7 |
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Control |
8.5 |
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Weight |
8.0 |
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Gears |
1.0 |
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Tackiness |
2.0 |
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Throw Angle |
2.0 |
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Sponge Hardness |
0.0 |
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Consistency |
5.0 |
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Overall |
9.5 |
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Review of Dawei Inspirit QuattroThis is a very fast rubber (though I'm used to Chinese rubbers only). I find it hard to control so I stick to my trusty 729 Cream Transcend on FH. The topsheet is lightly tacky, moreso than the regular Inspirit which becomes completely non-tacky.
May 04, 2008 |
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Dawei Inspirit
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Speed |
10.0 |
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Spin |
9.0 |
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Control |
5.0 |
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Weight |
2.0 |
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Gears |
1.0 |
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Tackiness |
2.0 |
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Throw Angle |
2.0 |
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Sponge Hardness |
3.0 |
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Consistency |
5.0 |
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Overall |
9.5 |
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Review of Dawei InspiritI like the Inspirit, it's non-tacky, and a great replacement for expensive Japanese/European rubbers.
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Dawei 2008 XP (Super Power)
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Speed |
8.5 |
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Spin |
8.2 |
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Control |
8.5 |
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Weight |
10.0 |
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Gears |
4.0 |
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Tackiness |
5.0 |
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Throw Angle |
6.0 |
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Consistency |
5.0 |
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Overall |
8.7 |
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Review of Dawei 2008 XP (Super Power)This is a great economical rubber. It's lightly tacky and is fairly comparable to most Chinese rubbers. It blocks kind of low, so you have to open your angle a little more I find, which is awkward since I'm used to closing the angle more when blocking loops. This is always what I recommend to people making their first jump up to custom rackets, but purely based on price. Once you refine your stroke, you can still generate mean loops.
Jul 30, 2024 |
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Dawei Sprungfeder G3 A2
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Speed |
8.4 |
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Spin |
9.6 |
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Control |
8.4 |
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Weight |
8.0 |
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Gears |
7.0 |
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Tackiness |
10.0 |
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Review of Dawei Sprungfeder G3 A2This is a very tacky rubber, too tacky for my tastes. On warm-up volley strokes, you can feel the ball peeling off of the surface of the rubber and thus being very slow. But your loops will be loaded with spin.
Mar 01, 2008 |
Friendship/729 (12)
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Friendship/729 804 (Anti-spin)
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Speed |
5.0 |
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Spin |
2.0 |
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Control |
9.5 |
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Tackiness |
0.0 |
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Overall |
7.5 |
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Review of Friendship/729 804 (Anti-spin)You really have to know what you want in an anti-spin rubber. This anti has more grip than others, which to most anti players is a bad thing. It's more controlled if you want to attack with it, but won't be as spin-reversing when blocking loops. You can actually generate decent spin with this on serves and such.
Mar 03, 2008 |
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Friendship/729 Cream on Magic Red Sponge (MRS)
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Speed |
8.0 |
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Spin |
8.6 |
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Control |
8.7 |
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Weight |
4.0 |
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Gears |
7.0 |
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Tackiness |
5.0 |
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Throw Angle |
2.0 |
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Sponge Hardness |
3.0 |
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Consistency |
5.0 |
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Overall |
8.4 |
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Review of Friendship/729 Cream on Magic Red Sponge (MRS)This is a good well-rounded rubber. Not incredibly tacky, medium throw angle (low for a Chinese rubber), with medium soft sponge. I often recommend it to people who don't have a defined style yet, since this is neither here nor there. All in all you can't go wrong with this rubber.
Mar 03, 2008 |
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Friendship/729 FX EL Super Soft
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Speed |
7.0 |
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Spin |
9.2 |
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Control |
9.0 |
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Weight |
2.0 |
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Gears |
4.0 |
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Tackiness |
8.0 |
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Throw Angle |
8.0 |
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Sponge Hardness |
0.0 |
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Overall |
7.4 |
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Review of Friendship/729 FX EL Super SoftI've only tried this without speed glue, but it's definitely slow with a very soft sponge.
Mar 03, 2008 |
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Friendship/729 Super FX
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Speed |
8.0 |
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Spin |
8.4 |
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Control |
8.5 |
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Tackiness |
8.0 |
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Throw Angle |
4.0 |
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Sponge Hardness |
5.0 |
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Overall |
8.0 |
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Review of Friendship/729 Super FXIt's a good allround rubber, definitely for the price.
Mar 03, 2008 |
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Friendship/729 Focus 3
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Speed |
7.5 |
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Spin |
8.0 |
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Control |
8.7 |
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Weight |
4.0 |
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Gears |
4.0 |
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Tackiness |
0.0 |
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Throw Angle |
2.0 |
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Sponge Hardness |
0.0 |
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Overall |
8.0 |
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Review of Friendship/729 Focus 3This was surprisingly slow, especially for a non-tacky rubber. It's probably more suitable for controlled blocking (though I haven't tried it with speed glue).
Mar 03, 2008 |
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Friendship/729 Cream Transcend
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Speed |
8.6 |
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Spin |
8.6 |
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Control |
8.4 |
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Weight |
4.0 |
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Gears |
7.0 |
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Tackiness |
5.0 |
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Throw Angle |
4.0 |
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Sponge Hardness |
5.0 |
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Overall |
9.0 |
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Review of Friendship/729 Cream TranscendI'm a big fan of this rubber. I was previously using the Cream MRS, and then tried this and it added another gear to my loops! I use it on forehand and backhand now, without speed glue.
Jun 24, 2009 |
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Friendship/729 SP Transcend
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Speed |
7.3 |
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Spin |
8.9 |
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Control |
8.5 |
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Weight |
8.0 |
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Gears |
4.0 |
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Tackiness |
10.0 |
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Throw Angle |
6.0 |
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Sponge Hardness |
7.0 |
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Overall |
8.6 |
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Review of Friendship/729 SP TranscendThis is a tacky rubber on a medium-hard Transcend sponge. It's not very fast on flat hitting contact, but you can load up the spin on loops.
Nov 15, 2008 |
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Friendship/729 729-5
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Speed |
9.0 |
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Spin |
8.5 |
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Control |
8.5 |
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Tackiness |
2.0 |
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Throw Angle |
8.0 |
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Overall |
9.5 |
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Review of Friendship/729 729-5I found this faster than the 729-08. Comparing it side-by-side the 729-5 had a higher throw and was definitely faster on flat hitting; loop speed was probably about the same.
May 20, 2009 |
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Friendship/729 729-08
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Speed |
8.5 |
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Spin |
8.5 |
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Control |
8.5 |
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Tackiness |
2.0 |
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Overall |
8.5 |
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Review of Friendship/729 729-08My sheet didn't seem fast, and wasn't very tacky either, seemed only lightly tacky. Even my Cream MRS was clearly tackier.
It had a low throw and a hard sponge, not suited for me.
May 20, 2009 |
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Friendship/729 40S
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Speed |
6.0 |
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Spin |
6.0 |
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Control |
8.5 |
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Tackiness |
8.0 |
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Sponge Hardness |
3.0 |
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Overall |
8.0 |
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Review of Friendship/729 40SI tried the self-stick version (Quick-Stick) self-adhesion. It's a full-on tacky rubber with a medium soft sponge
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Friendship/729 FX Lightening (Lightning)
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Speed |
8.0 |
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Spin |
8.7 |
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Control |
7.8 |
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Weight |
4.0 |
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Tackiness |
5.0 |
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Throw Angle |
8.0 |
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Sponge Hardness |
5.0 |
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Overall |
9.0 |
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Review of Friendship/729 FX Lightening (Lightning)It starts out slow and tacky, but then it loses its tackiness and speeds up noticeably. It's a surprisingly fast rubber after this point. So make sure to break it in before you start using it in tournament play.
The weight of my sheet was 44g when cut, so it's about average weight, not light.
Jan 31, 2010 |
Gambler (2)
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Gambler Aces
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Speed |
7.8 |
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Spin |
8.7 |
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Control |
8.7 |
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Tackiness |
8.0 |
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Throw Angle |
8.0 |
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Sponge Hardness |
3.0 |
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Overall |
7.8 |
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Review of Gambler AcesThis seemed pretty slow to me, especially on flat contact. It's pretty spinny though.
Mar 03, 2008 |
KTL (LKT - Li Kuang Tsu) (6)
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KTL (LKT) Pro XP
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Speed |
7.9 |
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Spin |
9.1 |
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Control |
8.8 |
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Weight |
2.0 |
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Tackiness |
8.0 |
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Throw Angle |
10.0 |
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Sponge Hardness |
0.0 |
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Overall |
8.0 |
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Review of KTL (LKT) Pro XPI've only tried this without speed glue, and it's pretty slow. The sponge is butter soft (the softest I've seen) but is very light. The topsheet is very soft as well. I've tried this topsheet on harder sponges and it feels much better. This might be pretty good with speed glue though.
Mar 03, 2008 |
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KTL (LKT) Pro XT
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Speed |
7.8 |
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Spin |
9.2 |
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Control |
8.8 |
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Weight |
2.0 |
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Tackiness |
8.0 |
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Throw Angle |
10.0 |
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Sponge Hardness |
0.0 |
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Overall |
8.0 |
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Review of KTL (LKT) Pro XTI've only tried this without speed glue, and it's pretty slow. The sponge is butter soft (the softest I've seen) but is very light. The topsheet is very soft as well. I've tried this topsheet on harder sponges and it feels much better. This might be pretty good with speed glue though.
Mar 03, 2008 |
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KTL (LKT) Rapid Power
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Speed |
9.0 |
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Spin |
8.2 |
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Control |
8.0 |
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Tackiness |
2.0 |
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Throw Angle |
2.0 |
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Sponge Hardness |
7.0 |
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Overall |
9.0 |
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Review of KTL (LKT) Rapid PowerThis has a surprisingly low throw angle. The sponge feels kinda hard, but it has some good speed. It wouldn't be bad for drives, though you might want to hard a softer or flexier blade with this. The loop arc is quite flat.
May 20, 2009 |
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KTL (LKT) Rapid Speed
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Speed |
9.0 |
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Spin |
8.8 |
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Control |
8.5 |
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Tackiness |
0.0 |
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Throw Angle |
6.0 |
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Overall |
9.5 |
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Review of KTL (LKT) Rapid SpeedThis would make a great looping rubber. It has a comfortable throw angle medium to medium high. It's a completely non-tacky rubber so it will feel like a Euro/Japanese product.
Another great alternative for your Sriver or Mark V.
May 20, 2009 |
Tibhar (1)
