Customer review for DHS Gold Arc 5 - 42.5 Degrees

External Review for DHS Gold Arc 5 - 42.5 Degrees on August 2, 2023

A few days ago I happened to play this rubber again. -and its really NOT sticky !!! ... but available with 42.5 and 47.5 degree sponge !!! UPDATED ! Before I played with Dignics 09 c and Nittaku Fastarc G-1, I had, for half a year, on my Stuor Nobilis ZLC Hinoki blade the 47.5 degree version in max. (96 g packed, uncut 71 g. and 51 g. by 157 x 150 mm.) The 47,5 degree version generates significantly more spin than the 42.5 degree version. She is a bit faster, but has the same excellent control !!! (- on the same wood, same thickness.) - both versions are not particularly bouncy and in this respect are reminiscent a bit of a Dignics 09 c !!! ( - especially in the short game.) To generate spin is very easy and incoming spin is not a problem. Flat hitting is the parade discipline of this rubber. My ratings for the 47.5 degree version: Speed: 9,0, Spin 9,4 and control 9.5 . - in my opinion, the ratings in the table refer to the 42.5 degree version !!! ( ... just like mine from 2019.) For comparison: the Nittaku FastArc G-1 (also 47.5 degrees in max.) has a little less speed, more spin, less control and less weight. - and a softer touch! Btfy. Dignics 09 c has more spin, less speed, but he has more catapult on balls hit frontally!!! ... the control is also excellent, the weight like G-1.
In 2019 I reviewed the 42.5 degree versions: black, med. thick, packed 89 g.,uncutted 62 g. Additionally: black and red, max., both 91 g. packed and 64 g. uncut. - Attention: the red top sheet is softer !!! This version is too not the fastest but has good spin properties. It has never been so easy for me, to hit with a rubber!!! Conclusion: Excellent rubber with the absolutely best price-performance ratio that I have ever experienced with a rubber. Buy, test, ... and love him !!

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