Rubber Victas VS > 401

I've been using it for about 6 months, and I love it. It's en extremely spinny rubber.
It's got a firm sponge with a soft, very elastic and mildly tacky topsheet. Although it's meant to be a choppers rubber, it loops very well offering good speed and very high spin.
I've not tried it with that blade, I'm using it on a re-impact blade, which seems a really good match.

I would think it's probably designed for that, but as I said, I've not tried it.

i would lick to try Victas VS > 401 black FH and TSP curl p4 red BH with victas matsushita koji blade
i think that racket well do in chopper and counter attack
what dose you think?

i think the black FH rubber is more tacky and spiny than red one

i think that combination  Victas VS > 401 black rubber FH and TSP curl p4 red BH with victas matsushita koji blade are  good for  chopper and aggressive counter attack

Anyone knows what is the uncut weight? Thx

Ok. Thanks.

very nice and professional effort  haggisv

Thread resurrect! I want to comment on the 401 because I think a lot of non-choppers overlook this beast. Xiom's Vega Def is similar but with more speed. 

Edited by DLC1325 - 03/06/2021 at 11:48pm

I have never found a use for boosting. Chinese rubbers are the perfect speed for me except in passive blocking, so I had to give 401 a try and it's great since there is no tack to slow the block rebound. Best of both worlds. The very first few hits with it I thought "Oh yes! The control!". 

I have used 10+ sheets of 401.  It's an easy transition coming from years of using H3.  I have tried many other high grip ESN rubbers.  Nothing comes close to 401.  The grippiness of 401 allows me to loop close to the table balls with the brush stroke.   Speed wise, it's a OK.  It's by no means a speed monster.  My style is forehand-oriented, playing a high spin game with lots of running around.  On average, each sheet of 401 lasted about 2 months playing two hours per week.  Three months would be pushing it.  It's a very nice rubber often overlooked by loopers!      

I play with 401 without boosting.  I like that way that 401 gives extra oomph with no boost.  The speed is less than H3 with heavy boosting.  Likewise, the spin of 401 is less than a sheet of H3 with heavy boosting.  Without boost, I can produce stronger spin with 401 than H3.  The top sheet of 401 is softer than H3.  Sponge hardness is difficult to compare since H3 has so many variants.  I do not find the 401 sponge overly hard.  There is a noticeable decrease in speed as 401 approaches the end of its life.  I guess there is a breakage of chemical bonding of some sort as it ages.  I am not a chemist.  That's just my wild guess.  Are there any chemists in this forum?  Please shed some light on this.

DLC1325 wrote: Hozuki wrote: Cheers, I'm glad you found your weapon of choice. I see the victas used successfully on mid level allrounders and even high level defenders these days. Vega DEF user here. As you say very similar rubbers, but vega DEF is much faster, especially when boosted.  However, humidity makes the victas unusable and it dies after 3-4 months. My Def seems to last forever on the other hand. I also tried too many rubbers, used mainly Chinese ones, but I have to say, except boosted blue sponges, nothing rivals those two. So if you factor in price, it's a no brainer, less boosting annoyance, initial cost same, longer service life. Is Vega Def's speed as fast as usual ESN/Euro/Jap rubbers? Is the throw similar for Vega Def and 401? I might give Vega Def a try after I use up my 401s.