Butterfly Dignics 64

I always struggled to generate speed with FH, no problem with BH. So, after reading reviews and rubber charts, I decided to get the fastest of the Dignics line. And if I was looking for a rubber to shoot fast balls with low throw, I could not have chosen a better one. ------ Dignics 64 as a forehand rubber pressures your opponent with speed and little time to react. It is totally different from Tenergy 05, which shoots spinny and high balls when you attack. D64 shoots a ball much nearer the net and much faster. A more risky game, of course, but offensive like no other. Another great feature of D64 is the ball carrying. Away 1 or 2 meters from the table, shooting balls is effortless. Just making the stroke forward, the rubber does the job for you. Those are the thumbs up for D64, but there are weaknesses, of course, and here are my thoughts: ------ There is no looping game with D64 on the FH side. Exchanges must be hit with speed, otherwise it becomes hard to control. Lifting backspin is another weakness; the ball goes with little spin, the same with serves. And finally, you cannot engage full power with D64. Because the rubber is so fast and soft, full-powering the stroke bottoms out and the ball usually goes long. Instead, I must hit with a more closed bat angle with forward motion, and the rubber generates speed on its own, and I mean very high speed.------ So, for which type of player can I recommend Dignics 64 on the forehand? For the one who does not have a quick reaction to take the ball on the rise, and prefers to step back 1 or 2 meters to gain more time to stroke, but does not want to lose the fast ball. Another type is the player who has a backhand-oriented game and struggles to generate speed with the forehand. Both are my case, and for me, D64 came not only to give more speed but also to turn my overall game much more offensive. BTW, I use a hinoki single-ply blade with Dignics 05 on the BH.

What a versatile backhand rubber! If you like to accelerate with your wrist without catching the ball at the top of the ball’s highest position like D05 or D80 who need to be in place on every shot, D64 is for you.

Block, push, drop are easy to, very easy. I was looking for a rubber in place of my old rookie DteC-S speed glueing time, then I played with T64fx and it was not as good as I expected. However, T64fx was good, but D64 is better in all aspects. I play with a ZJK ALC and the control is amazing. A real nice combination.

Comparing to Tenergy 64, this D64 is an upgrade from every aspect of T64. Better durability, better quality, harder sponge at 40d, better speed and spin. Comparing to other Dignics series, D64 feels the softest, easy control, easy to loop near table. Best pairing with allwood looping blade because D64 already got the speed while the flex blade will easy generate spin on it, meaning you got easy speed and easy spin. I believe it will suit most beginner to intermediate players.