Yasaka Bold Dragon - Review

[MsBonky]

Are you sure? In Gan's videos I find reviews just for the Yasaka Hovering Dragon and Thunder Dragon.

I Saw a video in chinese from him on bilibili

 

[Conehead]

I Saw a video in chinese from him on bilibili

Ah okay, thanks.

I was checking on his YT channel.

 

[chiefvevo]

Review: This is Med-Hard version (3 layers of haifu nat blk), used with Nittaku Gyo-en. The sponge broken in period is faster than typical H3 bs. Top sheet is quite soft to the touch which is nice , my topsheet also isn't as tacky as other vids Ive seen but still tacky and hold the ball 2-3s. Quite an amazing rubber I would say I felt very comfortable looping this, the ball has a short flight with a med high arc ty to the soft topsheet. the sponge is pretty average and it has a softer feeling compared to H3. I do prefer the crisp feeling of the h3 bs but my balls are more quality with the Ysa Bold dragon. Very good short game and serve, I had trouble blocking very spinny loop and it is quite sensitive to incoming spin. Any question ask me.
Speed: 7/10
Spin: 10/10
Control: 10/10
Hardness: Med soft (after boosted)
Tackiness: 7/10
Fishiness: 9/10 (still smells like fish after 1 month of playing)
OVERALL:9/10
I quite enjoy this rubber, I also like the deep violet sponge color

 

[andzejgolot]

Very empty rubber.
As FH is one of the worst.
Good for backhand, the low throw gives you chance to put a lot of rotation without loosing speed. For me its variation of friendship battle 3

 

[jkugin]

I bought this rubber on AliExpress. My rubber has almost no stickiness; it barely lifts the ball off the table. Judging by the reviews, mine has some kind of defect. It produces little spin. Serves have become much easier for my opponent.

 

[longle]

Review: This is Med-Hard version (3 layers of haifu nat blk), used with Nittaku Gyo-en. The sponge broken in period is faster than typical H3 bs. Top sheet is quite soft to the touch which is nice , my topsheet also isn't as tacky as other vids Ive seen but still tacky and hold the ball 2-3s. Quite an amazing rubber I would say I felt very comfortable looping this, the ball has a short flight with a med high arc ty to the soft topsheet. the sponge is pretty average and it has a softer feeling compared to H3. I do prefer the crisp feeling of the h3 bs but my balls are more quality with the Ysa Bold dragon. Very good short game and serve, I had trouble blocking very spinny loop and it is quite sensitive to incoming spin. Any question ask me.
Speed: 7/10
Spin: 10/10
Control: 10/10
Hardness: Med soft (after boosted)
Tackiness: 7/10
Fishiness: 9/10 (still smells like fish after 1 month of playing)
OVERALL:9/10
I quite enjoy this rubber, I also like the deep violet sponge color
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I love the rubbers with deep violet sponge! Battle 2 Golden used to be my most favorite FH rubber

 

[Table10Ice]

Does anyone know how the Yasaka rubbers in the "dragon" series for the chinese market relates to the Yasaka Shining and Rising Dragon 2 here in Europe?

Bolo Dragon
Thunder Dragon
Psych Dragon
Hovering Dragon Dynamic edition

Out of those, which one is most similar to the typical euro hybrid, aka it has at least some "trampoline effect"?

 

[jkugin]

I bought the Yasaka Bolo Dragon on AliExpress again—this time from a different seller. Once again, the rubber sheet arrived with very low tackiness. It lifts the ball slightly off the table, but it doesn't hold it for even a second. It seems they struggle with consistency in their product characteristics.