Customer review for Yasaka Rakza Z

External Review for Yasaka Rakza Z on October 24, 2023

I've been playing with Rakza Z on fh for about 2-3 weeks and I find this rubber pretty interesting. The rubber is fairly heavy with a medium tacky topsheet and a pretty hard sponge(50 degrees according to Yasaka). From the first passive shots when warming up, the rubber seems pretty slow and "dead" with a very high arc. Even the coach has told me to keep the ball lower. However, when I've started looping, the grip or "bite" on the ball from the topsheet is instant and the amount of spin is very noticeable while maintaining good control. Picking up low balls is pretty easy due to the high trajectory.

On serves I can generate a lot of spin while keeping my serves pretty short. One thing that I've struggled with a little in the beginning is that I can't do short movements when serving because the rubber doesn't have that catapult effect so I have to do full swings. On the receive/short game, the rubber has great control and it's very easy to place the ball close to the net.

The speed on this rubber is pretty subjective because on passive shots/blocking the ball bounces pretty slow and high, but when you start looping and using your force, the rubber can generate good speed along with some exceptional spin. I've played before with Rakza 7 and I will say that with Rakza Z I can generate more speed, but overall Rakza 7 has better speed. This is not necessarily a bad thing. I find that it fits my game because I like put my own power into the shots.

It's my first hybrid rubber and I am very pleased with it. The rubber has exceptional grip, spin and control which gives me the consistency that I need in my fh shots. As for the price/quality ratio this is definitely a 10/10.

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