Customer review for Yasaka Mark V HPS

External Review for Yasaka Mark V HPS on August 31, 2025

It's a very consistent rubber, gives enough touch to play almost any kind of shot. However it doesn't have the grip of more modern rubbers - if you brush too finely it can slip and you will get a poor quality shot (compared to something like Rakza 7 for example), and I also did not find it to be great at looping against heavy long pushes. You need to hit through the ball to get good quality and I agree with the review that said it is suited for players who like to hit a flatter/smash etc. It gives you probably about 70% of the performance of modern high-end tensors, but with a much easier learning curve. It also has a low cost and fantastic durability, so I definitely recommend this rubber for beginner to low-intermediate players, as playing with this for a while will certainly help develop fundamentals before you progress to faster/spinnier rubbers. By the time the rubber wears out, you will be in a good spot to upgrade to something with higher performance.

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