Customer review for Yasaka Rising Dragon

External Review for Yasaka Rising Dragon on November 24, 2015

Replaced the h3neo on both sides of my dhs pg7 with this rubber today, then later played about 4 hours with it. Initial observations: The red and black sheets were so different, if I didn't know better I would think they were not the same rubbers.

The black side is almost completely non-tacky. It won't lift a ball and protection sheets fall off. It's also about 10-20% faster than the red side. Good for blocking and hitting, not so much for looping.

The red side is medium tacky, with good looping characteristics, good control, and overall tamer.

Because of the differences, I used the black side mainly on bh for quick attacks and receiving serve and the red on fh for looping, and it worked out pretty well. I actually like both sides, in their own way.

My ratings reflect the average between the two sides, with obviously low marks for consistency.

In comparison, the h3neo was identical on both sides of the same blade, was way more spinny, not as controllable (great for looping, not so much for blocking and driving), and considerably slower.

*Update: Weird that no one else seems to be experiencing the differences I have. It's still great rubber though, and I highly recommend it. Even on the black side, the ball goes where you want it and short spinny serves are even better than the h3neo. The gears are really amazing. On a side note, kudos to Megaspin for their outstanding customer service and very speedy shipping.

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