I have tried the Dignics 09C on several rather different blades: an XVT inner-fiber ZLC, an XVT Hinoki ZL Carbon, a Butterfly Viscaria, and a Butterfly Amultart. In my opinion, this rubber represents one of the more meaningful developments in the European/Japanese approach to table tennis rubbers.
The idea behind it is simple enough: bring the linearity, grip, and short-game control of a Chinese-style forehand rubber closer to players accustomed to European tensors. To someone raised on lively European rubbers, a traditional unboosted Chinese forehand rubber can feel almost dead. It has little free catapult, and you have to generate most of the pace yourself. Dignics 09C offers a more accessible middle ground without completely abandoning that Chinese philosophy.
It combines a very hard Spring Sponge X with a somewhat softer-feeling, highly grippy and tacky topsheet. The topsheet takes some of the harshness out of the impact, but this is still a demanding rubber. On delicate shots, you mainly feel the surface working. Once you put more energy into the stroke, the sponge starts contributing properly. What impressed me is how smoothly that transition happens. It does not suddenly switch into a wildly different gear; its response remains relatively linear and predictable.
This also helps avoid the feeling of bottoming out that I have experienced with some softer European rubbers. With those, there can be a point where hitting harder stops producing a useful increase in performance. The 09C gives you more room to accelerate, provided you have the technique and physical input to use it. It certainly does not do the work for you.
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Butterfly Dignics 09C
by Butterfly
· Part of Butterfly Dignics Series
Read our detailed review:
Butterfly Dignics 09C vs Butterfly Tenergy 05
The essence is the combination of Spring Sponge X, the advanced version of Spring Sponge which has more elasticity; the uniquely composed top sheet, with strengthened abrasion, proves great resistance on the surface, providing the feeling of holding the ball at impact.
This is even more true with the newest addition to Butterfly's Dignics line, Dignics 09C. Compatible friction and a high level bounce is realised thanks to the synergy effect between the original top sheet and a rather hard Spring Sponge X (a little harder than Tenergy 05 Hard), to bring out the features of a friction rubber while upgrading the High Tension effect. The pimples code No. 209 delivers topspin and defensive play with high amount of spin as well as ease of over-the-table techniques and counter topspin. Dignics 09C, with the upgraded friction High Tension features, guides a player who expects the unique feeling of a friction rubber to new heights. Dignics 09C, Overpowering Evolution.
Surface: Inverted
Speed: 79
Spin: 96
Arc: 96
Hardness: 44
Made in Japan
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Best rubber for any player performing Chinese Loop!
I have been using Tenergy 05 for more than 20 years and switched over to this rubber and happy with it.
I have been using Tenergy 05 for more than 20 years and switched over to this rubber and happy with it.
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