http://www.tabletennis11.com/other_eng/victas-v-15-extra
Its been two kids and about two years since i last tried a different equipment, and the only reason i even tried this is because i got it for free. MAX thickness, Black Color.
Speed and Spin are right there with all the tensors like Rhyzm, Bluefire, Evolution families. Total waste of time to argue which of them is a little spinier or faster, when all of them are pretty fast and pretty spiny, and we have no objective ways to measure that.
Hardness. Big difference here. This particular version has pretty hard sponge. Not quite DHS hard, but significantly harder than those abovementioned tensors. I actually like hard sponges , and I am not saying this as a negative (or positive) - in my personal opinion, a hard sponge is a MUST for the forehand for any good player.
Elasticity. Bid difference as well. Tenergy can be made hard but it will still be elastic. This sponge is noticeably less elastic than the tensors, and not even comparable to Tenergy. It is probably in the middle between Tensors and DHS Hurricanes. Even this is not a bad thing in my book. My personal opinion again - FH stroke should be direct and forward with no messing around and not much catapult that complicates trajectory calculation.
Summary PROs. These will be a function from the physical characteristics above. Hard and not-too-elastic = Predictable and easy looping and really good blocking. Blocking... may have been the easier of anything i've tried in recent memory. The rubber had good grip and is SO DIRECT that blocking becomes a little too enjoyable. But without a doubt, the biggest advantage of this rubber is $price$. It can be shipped to your door for under $30. And all of a sudden, all of the average properties above, become impressive, because they can be obtained at a price much lower than tensors. If you are on a budget and need a FH rubber and have a direct FH, this is a great option in my opinion.
Summary CONs. I need a little more catapult on my BH. Because trajectory is predictable and intuitive, my loops land easily, but unfortunately get blocked easily as well. Have to prepare for a rally, not a kill.
Final thoughts: if you are in love with Tenergy, don't even try this, you will hate it, you will not agree with my review and assessment that this is a good FH rubber and you will probably just say its dead.I myself tested another Victas here on this forum and remember i had different opinion. Not sure if it was a different version or it had so many layers of glue by the time it reached me that I wasn't really reviewing the real thing. But this one was purchased new and played pretty good with it for a month and have high degree of confidence in my description.
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