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Setup​

• Rubber: Tenergy 19 – red – 2.1 mm
• Blade: DHS Golden Hurricane Long V
• Construction: 5+2 inner ALC
  (Limba / Ayous / ALC / Ayous / Limba)
• Used on: Backhand

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Feel / Touch​

The rubber is clearly softer than Rakza Z.
At first, I was a bit worried it might be too soft. I was afraid that on harder shots, especially compared to Rakza Z, the rubber might bottom out.


It doesn’t.


You can apply a lot of power, and it almost feels like the rubber changes hardness depending on impact. On small impacts, it feels soft and forgiving. The harder you hit, the more solid and stable it becomes.
This gives a lot of confidence in your shots.

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Spin​

Coming from a hybrid tacky rubber, I expected less spin and more speed-oriented behavior. In reality, I was pleasantly surprised.


I still generate a lot of spin, and opponents often comment on it. The absolute maximum spin is probably lower than a true tacky rubber, but you can reach a very high level of spin with relatively little effort.


I also expected the rubber to be more spin-sensitive, but it’s actually quite manageable.
Blocking — which is not my strongest shot — feels easy and controlled.
Chop blocks still require some adaptation, but they work well once you adjust.

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Speed​

Speed is always tricky to evaluate because my blade is OFF+ / OFF++, and a lot of the speed clearly comes from the blade itself.


That said, even though the setup is fast, it’s very controllable. The rubber is not overly bouncy. I don’t feel like I need to artificially slow down my strokes to keep the ball on the table.


When I miss long, I usually know why — and it doesn’t feel like the rubber is the main issue.


One important point: this combo allows me to play BH-to-BH rallies away from the table with surprisingly little effort.

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Throw Angle​

This is always hard for me to judge on my backhand, but I’d say the throw angle is medium to high.


Compared to Rakza Z, it feels higher, especially when opening up against backspin. It’s easier to create arc and lift the ball safely.

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Short Game​

The short game feels very solid.
The rubber is not too bouncy, which allows me to keep the ball short and low, even with a fast blade.


Flicks were fine, but here I’m clearly the limiting factor. I haven’t practiced them much recently.
I used to flick a lot, but my tactics evolved, and now I often prefer long pushes to set up a chop block or counter-topspin.


That said, the flicks I did attempt worked well. The rubber + blade combo felt quick — maybe even too quick — but only in this specific area.

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Serves​

As a backhand rubber, I mostly use it for backhand serves.
Serves felt spinny, short, and low, which is exactly what I want. Nothing negative to report here.

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Overall Impression​

My goal for a backhand rubber was something:

• easy to open up with
• spinny
• controlled
• reliable in rallies

Tenergy 19 delivered exactly that.


I have slightly less control than with a fully tacky rubber, but in exchange I can dictate play much more easily with my backhand. Rallies feel easier, less physically demanding, and my body stays more relaxed. I’m less tense, and my strokes feel more natural.

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After a 3 month battery of tests, I definitively replaced the rubber that i used on my forehand side. Now, my is Zyre03. The reasons were: type of action sponge, high quality of flat hits, hight quality active blocks and very furious counter drives from medium distance.

Good for backhand.

very good for deveoloping players but maybe not starting the sort as its too slow and demands good technqiue.

Description & Background Before getting into the details, I want to share a bit about my experince. I’ve been playing table tennis for about 7 years now, currently competing around Division 4-3 here in Thailand. Over the years, I’ve been a bit of an equipment junkie. I’ve tried so many blades ALC, ZLC, Super ALC, and plenty of all-wood blades from various brands. I’ve also gone through tons of rubbers, from Tenergy 05 and 80 to Rakza Z ,7 , DHS Hurricane3 National/province , and more.
For the past six months, my main setup has been the Fan Zhendong (FZD) ALC paired with Dignics 09c (2.1mm) on my forehand and Dignics 05 (2.1mm) on my backhand (i will call D09c and D05) .

The FZD ALC has a very famous 5+2 structure: Koto, ALC, Limba, Kiri, Limba, ALC, and Koto. Yes, this is the exact same composition as the Viscaria. A lot of people online claim that the FZD ALC feels totally different from the Viscaria, but in my experience, that "different feeling" mostly comes down to the weight.

Overall Impression If you're going to buy this blade, I highly recommend finding one that weighs 90+ grams. The heavier ones just feel much more solid upon impact compared to the lighter batches. To me, the biggest actual difference between the FZD ALC and the Viscaria is the handle. The FZD handle is noticeably thicker and fuller. If you have bigger hands or just never liked the somewhat thin Viscaria grip, the FZD ALC is a massive upgrade in terms of comfort.

Key Strengths & Weaknesses So, how does it play? As I mentioned, I use D09c and D05, and I found that the FZD ALC pairs perfectly with medium-hard to hard sticky rubbers. It’s fast, but what really impressed me is how controllable it is. Looping and blocking feel very great . When I use my footwork to step around and commit to a full-power forehand stroke, the ball still lands safely on the table with heavy spin. It just gives you this great sense of safety. I actually tried the Viscaria Super ALC with the exact same rubbers. While the Super ALC gives you crazy power and a bigger sweet spot, I honestly felt I couldn't control the ball as well. The standard ALC in the FZD is much safer when you want to swing at 100% power without fear of overshooting.

It’s not completely perfect, though. The biggest weakness is the physical finish of the blade neck. Out of the box, the edges near the handle are way too sharp. You will absolutely need to use some sandpaper to sand down the wings; otherwise, it will hurt your fingers during long practice sessions. Also, if your game relies mostly on passive blocking, you might prefer an inner-carbon blade.

Clear Recommendation To wrap this up, the Fan Zhendong ALC is the most well-balanced blade I have ever used when it comes to speed, spin, and control. I highly recommend it to intermediate and advanced players who love an aggressive, topspin-heavy game. It's a fantastic, reliable blade that lets you play your shots with pure confidence.
P.S. In this picture I use Victas V15 sticky but I feel it's lack of durability so I change to D09c and it feels much better

I waited to write a review until playing with it for a few months (around 3 times a week 6h total).
The first weeks/month it felt horrible, hard but not in a good way hard, just hard with the unpredictable extreme speed when you least expected it. In the beginning I also felt that it if I was just slightly off with my footwork I would get heavily punished by the rubber and not getting any engagement from it at all and a lot of ball slippage.
But as time passes the rubber softens up a little and am pleased to say that in my opinion this rubber plays very nice after having been broken in.
It has a much softer feeling while still being hard (I am a long time D09c player so used to the hardness) and I kind of like that, don’t know if that is the topsheet playing its part here and the pimples getting broken in as well?
It is now much more predictable and open ups against heavy backspin feels like a breeze to perform with power. There is the occasional ball slippage still but I guess that has to to with not engaging the top sheet as much as needed. Since coming from D09c and H3 before that I am a heavy brusher and I feel Zyre 03 requires a lot of brushing but a bit more direct engaging in the same time so a combination. Weirdly I find it not particularly spin sensitive but in the same time able to generate tons of spin, but it is hard to generate lots of spin without engaging sponge so passive shots don’t carry much spin and for serving you need to have good technique if you wanna serve short with lots of spin so it doesn’t travel long. I tested it on my stiga pure blade and the hardness of the rubber together with the characteristics of that 7-ply blade I think was a great combo.
Also after using it for a couple of months it really looks brand new still, durability seems to be top notch (if I remember I will get back and update here after a while more).

probably the best balls i've ever used. great durability, i like how it sounds when i hit it, everything about this is near perfect.

I use rakza 7 on the backhand, and after I tested Zyre 03 boosted I find a lot of appreciation for Rakza 7 once again so decided to write a review.

Th is rubber brings everything a improving player needs, it forgives when you are out of position and can produce a high quality shot with a lot of spin. This is because of the grip of the top sheet which is made with a lot of natural rubber which also gives it good durability.

Basicly this rubber is quite jack of all trades, blocking and receiving is very safe with this rubber and provides ample spin and speed for most players up to high amateur. You get to fully commit and improve every aspect of tabletennis easily with this rubber insted of buying too fast rubbers to start with and having lack of control and as result being stuck on the same level.
I've gained +500 elo while using this rubber and coming to break into the top 100 of my country.

The only downside is it becomes too soft for this ball, I also can not boost this rubber for this same reason.

Luckily Rakza 7 hard is coming out, you already know what I am doing

I used this a while back and it's tacky nature made my forehand more spinny and stable. However, as the rubber is so tacky, it makes it slower than other rubbers like European tensors and hybrids, which makes this rubber more physically demanding to use.

I'm an intermediate player with 2 years of table tennis experience and while most people might say that the blade will be too fast for me, it will slow down my learning etc, I find this blade to be very controlled but can generate just the right amount of power for me with less physical effort compared to my older rackets. I wouldn't recommend this blade to most people with less than 3 years of experience tho because this blade needs you to absolutely master the basics first and can be quite hard to control if you've never used a carbon blade before(although the inner carbon structure does help).
I'd recommend this to intermediate players who are wishing to enhance their offensive game and enjoy looping as this blade can only be used to it's full potential by doing so.

I have a D09c, and I also tested out my friend's one. What can I say? It is just how people described. Incredible spin, but it retains the bouciness of a tensor. One of the best rubbers of all time period. Community loves it, pros use it, whats not to love? If you want a cheaper version tho, (it is quite pricey) get the Hurricane 8-80. It is basically the same but more chinese. It does punish bad technique, but not that much, but it does reward you lots for good technique. It is a lso incredibly versatile, it is arguably the best BH rubber OAT, but it is also top 10 FH rubber in my opinion. If you don't know what to go for, this rubber is a classic, and is also quite all- round, I would say! It was quite durable, lasted like quite a long time, but apparently now there are QC issues but you should probably be OK! So enjoy this brilliant rubber!

This rubber is perfect for offensive players who prefer fast play without losing spin and control. At first, it will probably seem too fast, especially if you are used to slower or allround rubbers, but it is not too difficult to adapt to. I have been using it on my forehand for a short time and find it very comfortable both when attacking quickly and lifting backspin balls. On the serve, it is also easy to produce spin and to make your serves deceptive. I used to use Vega Europe, and although it is true that the Evolution MX-P has less control, it is more comfortable when making aggressive shots and playing an offensive game.

I’ve been playing Dignics 09C on a Viscaria for a while now and it’s the setups I have felt most confident with. My game is clearly offensive. I like to go forward, play with power and put pressure on the opponent, not just brush for spin. It’s a mix of spin and direct acceleration, and this rubber fits that balance really well.

Serve & Receive​

The grip is very noticeable on serves. It’s easy to generate heavy spin, but also to vary between spinny and more direct serves. At the same time, the rubber feels controlled in the short game. There’s not too much built-in catapult, so keeping the ball short on pushes and receives is very manageable. Flicks feel solid when you go forward confidently, and I feel comfortable being aggressive over the table when the chance is there.

Opening Against Backspin​

Opening is very reliable. The topsheet gives you enough grip to lift backspin safely, even if the contact isn’t perfect. What I like most is that you’re not forced to play ultra-thin spin. You can open with good rotation, but you can also go more forward and powerful. The rubber supports boht styles without feeling unstable.

Counter Topspin & Rallies​

In open rallies, especially from mid distance, this setup really shows its strength. When you commit and accelerate, the ball comes off heavy and direct. It doesn’t feel mushy and it doesn’t bottom out. On the Viscaria, you get that extra kick and speed, while the 09C keeps the trajectory controlled. Countering against strong topspin feels very stable.

Blocking​

For a harder rubber, blocking is surprisingly easy. Passive blocks stay low and predictable, and active blocks feel even better. You can punch the ball and keep pressure without worrying about it flying long.

Overall Impression​

Dignics 09C on Viscaria is a strong combination for aggressive players who like to mix spin with real forward power. It rewards active strokes and good timing. It’s not the easiest rubber out there, but if your game is built around pressure, quality topspin and finishing points with power, this setup makes a lot of sense.

Note: This is actually my first review ever, so I hope everything makes sense and is helpful. Just sharing my honest experience with the setup.

It's an incredible rubber. In terms of putting spin on the ball, both on serves and in rallies, it's wonderful and easy to handle, and playing with it feels very safe due to its great control. I started competing with this rubber and it has brought me very good results.

Glayzer is a great rubber, it feels like a Dignics 05 but a little softer and more controllable. The feeling on touch feels quite similar to Dignics 05 but I feel I have more confidence to put full power into the ball. Though this isn't exactly my type of rubber because I like a fast rubber

I tried D09c a couple years ago on my forehand side while playing penhold with an offensive hardwood blade. Coming from Hurricane 3, I found it very difficult to control because of the high throw angle. My loops often went long. I could not touch the ball softly, which is a big part of my game with H3. For a penholder, not being able to touch the ball softly negates a big part of the advantage of playing penhold.

Recently I have been experimenting with a shakehand chopping style using an extremely defensive blade (Zebrawood Oversize 3-ply). I like to twiddle to attack on the backhand, and Hurricane 3 on a defensive blade was simply not powerful enough to make dangerous attacks or lift heavy backspin. Even on forehand it left something to be desired. So I decided to try D09c again.

On this defensive blade the difference between H3 and D09c is immense. I can create fast balls with relatively little effort. Instead of feeling uncontrollable, the catapult effect gives a very comfortable increase in speed. This is exactly what I need to upgrade my hybrid-defense style.

When playing defense with Hurricane, I was mostly chopping on both wings, with the occasional topspin attack. These attacks were never fast or powerful enough to overwhelm my opponents, so I would only win points with good placement. Playing heavy sidespin loops far from the table was another main tactic of mine -- trying to imitate Hou Yingchao.

Switching to D09c makes my attacks much more potent. Instead of playing pure defense, I can attack when the ball comes to my forehand. My opponents are hitting the ball out because my loops are so powerful -- something which never happened with Hurricane. The backhand attack is also really nice, allowing me to kill the ball easily and get the ball safely over the net.

Aside from power, the other main thing I like about D09c is the high arc. When playing with an offensive blade I found the high arc to be annoying, but on a defensive blade it is quite nice. Particularly for lifting backspin, I don't have to exert nearly as much effort as with Hurricane. The motion for lifting backspin with D09c is quite similar to a normal loop with Hurricane. This can give me precious time during points to reposition and get ready for the next ball.

With Hurricane 3, blocking flat balls is a nuisance. You have to make sure to brush the ball to add your own spin, or the shot will be unstable. With D09c, I found that it can convert some of the speed of a smash into spin. It was possible to block smashes from short pips and antispin rubbers, and when the ball digs into the sponge it will generate some topspin on the return. Thus, I feel comfortable staying closer to the table and fast-blocking with my forehand.

Another big pro is how easy it is to generate spin, compared to Hurricane. With a small wrist motion, I can create 80% of the high end spin. This makes it easier to be deceptive about my spin and how much spin I am making. Needless to say, the high end spin is not as good as Hurricane's.

Certainly I think D09c improves my chopper playing style, transforming it from a pure defense style to a more hybrid defense-offense style. I am much more likely to attack and counterattack on the forehand, and much more likely to twiddle for a backhand smash. However, D09c still has some cons which I would like to list.

1. It is bad at chopping. I think this has to do with the throw angle and the catapult effect. Chopping on forehand with this rubber just isn't as stable as chopping with Hurricane 3. I am somewhat forced to attack balls that come to my forehand, because chopping might not be an option.

2. You cannot play passively or gently with D09c, you must play actively and touch the ball sharply. Touching the ball softly is a recipe for shooting the ball in a random direction. Therefore it is harder to carefully manipulate spin compared to H3 -- especially sidespin. For this reason I still think it would be a bad decision for a penhold player to choose D09c over H3, because H3 allows a much better short game and (side)spin manipulation.

3. Sidespin loops far away from the table are not as good. The quality of the spin is less, and they are harder to aim. Hurricane 3 allows low-to-ground scooping sidespin shots, but these are much harder to do with D09c. Side-downspin chops and snakes are also harder to execute. Best to just not let the ball drop so low, and just play pure topspin. I will certainly miss this aspect of H3, but I will keep trying to imitate it with D09c.

All in all this rubber feels amazing and after only one playing session I was already seeing improvements. I'm excited to continue using it. Hurricane 3 is nice and has a special place in my heart, but for a modern defender I think D09c is clearly a better option.

My setup: 85.06g + SuperKaiser Ninja-300 National(FH) + Butterfly Dignics 80(BH)

Overall feel is very similar to DHS w968-8 or S968, however it provides a crisp feeling, commenly seen on butterfly blades.

This blade combines excellent ball dwell, crisp and catapult effect, enabling a highly controllable game. I would have to say, at first the catapult effect takes some to time to get used to, especially if you're switching from w968 or other relatively slower blades.

Beweare of the weight issue, as different weigh blades have vastly different sound and feel. I have 3 of this blade all in FL handle. One from Japan(with JTTAA on the handle), 2 from Taiwan. The Japanese blade is 91.60g while the other two are 84-85g. I suppose the heigher weight was caused by the increase wood density, as the heavier blade had less pores and a harder sound.
#1: 84.63g 1250hz, 312hz
#2: 91.60g 1350hz, 350hz
#3: currently has rubber and I couldn't be bothered measuring

I played with 388D-1 0.5mm as penhold forehand rubber. This is where the rubber shines for high-level players. Amazing for attacking with wobbly deceptive balls, and gives great spin reversal. Best suited for a hardwood blade, like ebony or rosewood. 388D-2 is also quite good, but suits a more defensive style.

If someone is interested in changing to long pips, 388D-1 with 0.5mm sponge is the rubber I would recommend without hesitation. For penholders it is a godly rubber, you will never need to change. For shakehand players it is a jack of all trades, but master of none -- good for a new pips player who has not developed their style yet. Shakehanders should use an allround or defensive blade.

The topsheet is mildly grippy. Blocking gives a lot of spin reversal, especially with OX. Pretty fast, as far as long pips goes.

The rest of my review is devoted to the shakehand grip, where I have experimented with 388D-1 in OX, 0.5mm, and 1mm sponge.

My impression is that this rubber can play a decent chopping style, a decent blocking style, and a good attacking style, but it is not exceptional at any of them. I would not recommend this rubber to an advanced shakehand pips player unless they are a "chameleon" who likes to change their playing style based on the opponent.

OX is wonderful for attacking. If you put it on a Viscaria, you can play flat smashes as fast as short pips. Hitting through backspin, if you can land it on the table, is almost impossible to return. A bit hard to control, though. Defense is ok, but not great.

0.5mm is my favorite, and the most flexible. Much more controllable than OX for chopping and blocking. It can't create much spin on its own, but it can create enough spin for a deceptive serve, and enough spin to make the chop consistently land on the table. This is a rubber which will allow a newbie to decide whether they want to play a far-distance chopping style, or a close-distance blocking-attacking style. Chopping works best when your opponent gives heavy topspin -- dead balls are harder to return.

I do not recommend 1mm, since it is too sensitive to incoming spin and does not have the chopping capability to justify such sensitivity. The extra sponge does not increase the spin generation (in my opinion), it just makes the pips more bouncy. I thought that 1mm was worse at chopping than 0.5mm, because of the increased bounciness. Attacking is worse and less deceptive than 0.5mm because of the spin sensitivity. No idea why they make this rubber in 1mm honestly.

This blade has a very good control with a great sweet spot. This is reflected in excellent blocking and loops. It is not a very big blade 157x150 this is for me a small draw back. I like long blades. However, it overall performs really great and gives me great confidence when using. It is also rather good in the near field with also good control of under spin short game. Sweet spot is also really good. I that a huge nice wood feeling with a very deep hold. Handle is great for large hands but my hands are sized so that I prefer to sand the wings. The wings are normal sized but I like the increased control and also fit when I have sanded the wings 2-4mm. Build quality was good with nicely sanded edges. I put some varnish for protection as always do on any blade. I used Stiga DNA Hybrid H which give a rather low, not too low, arch (it is the rubber) otherwise I expect a nice arch from this blade. The only potentially weak spot might be smashed which are OK but could be a bit slow but this can be remediated by a fast rubber.

It is not a hard blade but rather have the nice dig in feeling and control.
Durability is also so far, played for more than a year, good. How durable in the long term it is I cannot say having not played with it the whole time.

The blade overall is an Off blade. it is slower than an outer carbon blade but go es more than enough power.