says
Usatt: 2214
says
Usatt: 2214
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I only tried it on FH.
1. Is heavy but not as heavy as 05h.
Initial impression: (unboosted)
1. The rubber is alright, the short game feels like h3 but in top spin to top spin rally it lacks both spin and speed. The throw is high and the kick is not strong. It's unimpressive to say. T05h (boosted) or a t05(brand new) is much better in this regard.
2. This rubber is not h3, the dwell/grip is higher compare to any bty rubbers but it's not like h3. What do I mean? Well for example. If my opponent did a good quality spinny slow opening against a spinny backspin. With h3 I can wait the ball to go down and loop it with full strength. Obviously that shot is a big no no in any BTY rubbers. D09c could do it but not as easy as h3.
3. Heavy, i don't like it. It's a heavy rubber, h3 is much lighter. This rubber could easily put your racket above 185g.
Overall I feel like this rubber needs to be boosted.
(after 4 thin layer of falco tempo long)
Impression after the boost:
1. The rubber become much livelier.
2. More control and more speed.
3. One thing that's better than my old rubber (t05/t05h) is I can hit the ball right off the bounce.
Example:
https://youtu.be/irw3h_40jto?t=425
In the above video I was doing a drill that I do every practice. With t05/t05h if I hit with the timing above, sometimes the ball will weirdly go down the net/overshoot. With 09c I can be confident and hit the ball right off the bounce with speed and spin.
With boost the short game is like h3 and the top spin is like t05 trajectory. It's still not h3 though, h3 boosted will have a low throw and an insane amount of kick. D09c doesn't behave like that. That said, d09c boosted is easier to play with compare to h3 boosted which is already a big plus.
Overall:
- The rubber is on the heavy side of things so I have to watch the weight. (I try to keep it below 185g, at my level i'm playing at a higher speed and the racket weight makes a difference in high speed rally).
- This rubber allow me to play more aggressive close to the table.
- It has better short game than d05/t05/t05h of all which i tried on my FH.
- It service is no difference to me, I can generate spin regardless of the rubber so it's a neutral aspect.
- I've boosted dignics before and I can attest that the boosting effect with falco tempo long is forever. It softens the rubber and it will play differently indefinitely. That means you will have a rubber that is stable throughout the lifespan. You can focus on your technique and improve. Tenergies have a performance drop after the topsheet wear out (2~3 weeks) while h3 requires stronger booster and boosting effect doesn't last forever. For this point and this point alone, I decide to play d09c on my FH. It's much more important to have a stable rubber where I can improve my technique upon than to have a better rubber temporarily and always think about how to get the "best" rubber.
Lastly, on price. Yes it's supposingly 93.99 in my country (USA). But if you buy from prott.vip and bundle it up others it will average out around $75/sheet which is within my tolerance for the lifespan of dignics.
*Note the weight makes no difference whether its boosted or not. I weigh it. That is because after boost the rubber expand and you need to cut down the excess rubber anyways, this result in a decrease of weight which cancel out the oil weight.
1. Is heavy but not as heavy as 05h.
Initial impression: (unboosted)
1. The rubber is alright, the short game feels like h3 but in top spin to top spin rally it lacks both spin and speed. The throw is high and the kick is not strong. It's unimpressive to say. T05h (boosted) or a t05(brand new) is much better in this regard.
2. This rubber is not h3, the dwell/grip is higher compare to any bty rubbers but it's not like h3. What do I mean? Well for example. If my opponent did a good quality spinny slow opening against a spinny backspin. With h3 I can wait the ball to go down and loop it with full strength. Obviously that shot is a big no no in any BTY rubbers. D09c could do it but not as easy as h3.
3. Heavy, i don't like it. It's a heavy rubber, h3 is much lighter. This rubber could easily put your racket above 185g.
Overall I feel like this rubber needs to be boosted.
(after 4 thin layer of falco tempo long)
Impression after the boost:
1. The rubber become much livelier.
2. More control and more speed.
3. One thing that's better than my old rubber (t05/t05h) is I can hit the ball right off the bounce.
Example:
https://youtu.be/irw3h_40jto?t=425
In the above video I was doing a drill that I do every practice. With t05/t05h if I hit with the timing above, sometimes the ball will weirdly go down the net/overshoot. With 09c I can be confident and hit the ball right off the bounce with speed and spin.
With boost the short game is like h3 and the top spin is like t05 trajectory. It's still not h3 though, h3 boosted will have a low throw and an insane amount of kick. D09c doesn't behave like that. That said, d09c boosted is easier to play with compare to h3 boosted which is already a big plus.
Overall:
- The rubber is on the heavy side of things so I have to watch the weight. (I try to keep it below 185g, at my level i'm playing at a higher speed and the racket weight makes a difference in high speed rally).
- This rubber allow me to play more aggressive close to the table.
- It has better short game than d05/t05/t05h of all which i tried on my FH.
- It service is no difference to me, I can generate spin regardless of the rubber so it's a neutral aspect.
- I've boosted dignics before and I can attest that the boosting effect with falco tempo long is forever. It softens the rubber and it will play differently indefinitely. That means you will have a rubber that is stable throughout the lifespan. You can focus on your technique and improve. Tenergies have a performance drop after the topsheet wear out (2~3 weeks) while h3 requires stronger booster and boosting effect doesn't last forever. For this point and this point alone, I decide to play d09c on my FH. It's much more important to have a stable rubber where I can improve my technique upon than to have a better rubber temporarily and always think about how to get the "best" rubber.
Lastly, on price. Yes it's supposingly 93.99 in my country (USA). But if you buy from prott.vip and bundle it up others it will average out around $75/sheet which is within my tolerance for the lifespan of dignics.
*Note the weight makes no difference whether its boosted or not. I weigh it. That is because after boost the rubber expand and you need to cut down the excess rubber anyways, this result in a decrease of weight which cancel out the oil weight.
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