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The Curl P4V is a long pips rubber designed for defensive and disruptive play. As a long pips rubber, it prioritizes control and spin reversal over outright speed and spin generation. Players can expect a slow to medium speed, allowing for precise placement and controlled blocking. The long pips excel at absorbing incoming spin and returning the ball with reversed or dead spin, making it difficult for opponents to attack consistently. Control is a key characteristic, enabling players to execute a variety of defensive shots, including chops, blocks, and pushes with varying degrees of spin manipulation.
This rubber is best suited for defensive players who play close to the table or at a mid-distance, focusing on disrupting their opponent’s rhythm and forcing errors. The Curl P4V allows for a wide range of defensive tactics, from deep chops that force opponents to lift the ball, to short blocks that return the ball with unpredictable spin. While the exact sponge hardness is unknown without further information, long pips rubbers typically have softer sponges to enhance control and dwell time, facilitating spin reversal. The “V” in the name might suggest a slightly more versatile version of the Curl P4, possibly offering a bit more attacking potential compared to standard long pips, although its primary function remains defensive.
This is a very good chopping rubber. It has high grip and creates massive amounts of spin when chopping. It’s reasonably easy to attack with it due to the high grip. This is important because when attacking players start to float the ball, they struggle to attack, this shot becomes important. The only downside I would say is service returns. Due to the high grip, it is a bit sensitive to incoming spin when receiving serves, so this must be taken into account as the downside but I am satisfied with this rubber.
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Very hard to control, yet not very spinny.
T-1 is more powerful, and Butterfly Feint Long 2/3 has more control and consistency.
I would not buy this one if I had a chance.
High-quality long pimples rubber with a high grip that can generate heavy backspin from the first chop. The sponge is quite soft (1.5 mm), which offers excellent control for chopping.
The rubber is sensitive to incoming spin, so receiving serves is a bit more difficult compared with P1V.
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