Customer review for Yasaka Rising Dragon

External Review for Yasaka Rising Dragon on March 4, 2016

I was curious to try this on my forehand. I play penhold, and I switched from DHS H3 Neo on DHS PG7 blade to this Yasaka Rising Dragon on the Yasaka Extra Offensive. I got the black top sheet on MAX sponge.

So, the first thing I noticed is it's definitely not as tacky as the H3 Neo, but it's tacky enough for good touch play. For looping, I had to adjust my stroke a bit - at first the trajectory was much flatter (throw angle not as high, weaker rebound off paddle), but also much faster than the H3 Neo. After some adjustment, I became very comfortable looping and driving on this rubber. It produces as much if not more spin than the H3 Neo and is faster. Medium to long distance looping/counter looping rallies required some more effort and power, but I found control at that range to be superior to H3 Neo. Serving is excellent due to the high spin, though it needs a different touch. Playing close to table was also very good due to the control and decent speed in returning with block/drive.

This setup has much not only more speed than H3 Neo + PG7 but also much more control - big points for any offensive style player. I could feel the ball much better in my hand and arm during each hit, and this helped increase my control. The sound of PG7 + H3 Neo was much deeper and thicker, and the touch was not there - it just had a very slow, heavy feel. Just note neither of these rubbers is particularly fast on their own - they should be played on at least an OFF blade.

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