Đánh giá mặt vợt tenzone ultra năm 2024

Tình hình là dạo này mút bắt đầu tích lũy được nhiều, do (1) không phải để dành mút cho đệ tử, từ giờ cho tới sang năm không còn giải gì nữa, nên bọn nó (và cả mình) cũng sẽ lấy mút cũ ra xài cho tập luyện. (2) không cần để dành cho tuyển trẻ VN như năm ngoái. (3) Thị trường mút Prov và NT đang kéo giá mút H3 lên rất cao nên em tranh thủ bán ra kiếm...xèn, hehe. (4) từ khi xài rơ cắt tới giờ, em chả tốn mút, vì cũng chả có cơ hội cắt thử vợt, chỉ chung thủy 1 cây 1 mút, nên phần mút của em cũng còn dư từ năm ngoái.

Em bán chủ yếu là H3 original, vì loại này rất hợp với Reviver, lại bền gấp đôi Neo. Biết thị trường ở VN chủ yếu thích mút đen, nên em để mút đỏ lại xài, đen...bán ra. Tuy nhiên ai mua đỏ vẫn có nhé (chất lượng thường là cao hơn).

Giá: H3

original

và neo bằng giá nhau: 700k / miếng (chưa tính shipping)

Độ cứng từ 40 đến 41+, hàng sẵn có ở VN. Bác nào mua thì liên hệ trên này, rồi trả tiền cho "thủ quỹ và thủ kho" của em sau đó cung cấp địa chỉ ship hàng. Cửa hàng có bán cả trà Thái Nguyên loại nhất và ấm chén, bác nào thích uống trà xem bóng bàn thì mua ủng hộ luôn!

Hiện em có 2 miếng Ten 05 đen, mới 100% mua từ đại lý BTY, giá 100AUD nhưng hàng vẫn ở Úc, bác nào thích thì đặt em gởi về. \=============

Cập nhật tháng 10-17 Kẹt tiền cho vài việc lớn cuối năm nên em đành bán ra vài thứ mà trước đây ai hỏi e cũng ko bán. Bác nào quan tâm thì inbox nhé. Nhanh tay trước khi em có đủ tiền. Giá đã bao gồm shipping tới VN. Hàng dc kêu bán tại Úc, nên có thể hết trước khi em kịp cập nhật, bác nào đồng ý mua thì gởi tiền trước, gom đủ ký em mới ship về.

- Cốt Petr Kobel FL tem trắng đời cũ, new 100% nguyên original box (trùng seri), nặng 98gr, mua từ Korea. Giá 2.5M (VND) (SOLD)

- Cốt Adolescen FL tem trắng đời cũ, new 100% nguyên original box (trùng seri), nặng 96gr, mua từ BTY Melbourne. Giá 2.0M (VND) -

Cốt Avx P-500 ST chưa dán mút nhưng đã xữ lý tune, nặng 101gr. Mua từ Nam Úc. bán ra giá 2.0M (VND)

Láng:

- Tenergy 05 max, đen, bao bì mới nhưng đời đầu tiên của đợt mới, chất lượng cao nhất (theo số seri). 1.8M (VND). Còn 2 1 miếng .

- Cornilleau Target Utim 50 độ sponge 2.0mm (loại max không tốt bằng). Mua từ Aussiesport, bán ra giá 900k (VND). Còn 2 đỏ 2 đen 1 đỏ 1 đen

- Cornilleau Target Utim 47 độ sponge max đen. Mua từ Pháp, bán ra giá 750k (VND), bao bì đã bị rách bên hông. còn 1 miếng SOLD

- JUIC Driva Smash Ultra (max) sponge mềm, mua từ Nam Úc, giá bán ra 750k (VND). Chất lượng tương đương Bryce đời cũ nhưng rất bền. 1 đen 1 đỏ

- Adidas Tenzone Ultra đỏ 2.0mm (max khá nảy nên thường xài 2.0mm, giống như Target Utim) mua từ đại lý Úc, giá bán 1M (VND), còn 1 miếng SOLD - Adidas Tenzone SF đỏ max, mềm hơn Tenzone, mua từ đại lý Úc, giá bán 1M (VND), còn 1 miếng - Adidas R4 response đỏ max, mềm hơn Tenzone SF, mua từ đại lý Úc, giá bán 1M (VND), còn 1 miếng

Gai: - BTY Raystom đỏ max, mua từ đại lý BTY Úc, bán giá 1.1M (VND), còn 1 miếng

- Yasaka Phantom 0011 đen, sponge 1mm, mua từ Úc, bán giá 900k (VND), SOLD - Yasaka Phantom 009 đỏ, sponge 1mm, mua từ Úc, bán giá 900k (VND), SOLD

- Giant Dragon Metorite soft 1.6mm đen, mua từ Nam Úc, bán giá 300k (VND), đã lột bao bì nhưng chưa cắt.

TenZone Ultra is the latest rubber to be released by Adidas and they were kind enough to send me a sheet to test and review. This is the first time that I have done a full review for a piece of equipment and I know that equipment review posts are usually very popular so I will be trying to do more of these in the future.

Before I get started here is a bit of context that you might find relevant.

• I am an attacking player that largely uses Butterfly equipment. I have been playing with Butterfly’s Timo Boll Spirit blade and Tenergy 05 for the last 3-4 years. I will be making a lot of comparisons between TenZone Ultra and Tenergy 05 as that is what I’m used to playing with.
• Adidas sent me a free sheet of TenZone Ultra and their Avenger Carbon blade to try out and review. I am not working with them financially in any way and have no reason to promote or advertise their products besides to provide value to my readers.
• I have tried the TenZone Ultra rubber on their Avenger Carbon and my Timo Boll Spirit blade and have been using it for about two weeks. I decided that I should use it for a while and let myself get used to it instead of just using it once or twice.
• I am not an expert equipment tester and I’m not usually one for switching equipment regularly (I prefer to find a set-up I like and then stick with it) but I do understand differences in equipment and I’ve played for long enough to be able to compare and contrast different rubbers.

I had hoped to get a video review for the TenZone Ultra rubber and I even wanted to get the opinions of some of the top juniors at the English Schools Finals in Doncaster a few weeks back. Unfortunately that didn’t happen, so this will just be a text based review. I will try to be as detailed and clear as I can be and…

I’m excited to announce that I have just order a full HD Sony camcorder from Amazon this morning and videos will be on their way soon!

On with the review…

First impressions

On first inspection of the rubber I thought the topsheet appeared very similar to Donic Bluefire. It had that same matt look and colour. The sponge was very light with quite large pores. The pimple structure seemed to be very similar to my Tenergy 05 but the sponge was probably slightly softer.

The ‘rubber positioning system’ gave me some amusement. Basically, they have three squares on the rubber that line up with the famous Adidas three stripes on the blade handle. I guess it does make it slightly easier to ensure the rubber is attached completely central but it was just the fact that they called these three squares a ‘rubber positioning system’ that made me laugh.

The first time I used Adidas TenZone Ultra was on their Avenger Carbon blade. I wasn’t used to the rubber or the blade so naturally I didn’t really get on with it. In particular there were three things that stood out;

1. Speed: It was a very fast rubber. In my mind faster that Tenergy 05 and I wasn’t really expecting that.
2. Throw Angle: The throw-angle was definitely lower for TenZone Ultra than Tenergy. This meant that a large number of my topspins were going off the end of the table and I found it hard to adjust.
3. Countering: Every now and again it would feel like I had caught the ball just right on a topspin or counter-topspin and the ball would really ‘fly’ out of the sponge. It was hard to describe but felt pretty good.

I decided to switch the rubber onto my Butterfly blade for the full review.

TenZone Ultra Videos

Before I continue with my review here are a few videos produced by Adidas. I have to say it’s great to see such a big company such as Adidas investing in table tennis. I believe this will definitely be good for our sport in the long run.

My Review

I will breaking my review down into the three characteristics used by Adidas; speed, spin and precision. Actually, they use four with the fourth being ‘tolerance’ but I have no idea what this means!

Speed

As I’ve said already, I was initially surprised by the speed of TenZone Ultra. I was sure it was faster than my Tenergy 05 (but then again my T05 is a fair few months old now). After using it a few times I got used to the speed and was struggling to notice a huge amount of difference between my red TenZone Ultra and my black Tenergy 05. I either got used to it or it started to lose some of it’s ‘zip’ after a couple of weeks.

I did notice the extra speed every now and again on certain ‘off-the-bounce’ or counter-loop shots. I think this is due to the slightly softer sponge. Tenergy 05 has a hard sponge which means that it doesn’t really absorb the ball and then shoot it out again. Adidas’ TenZone Ultra does this and it does it well. It feels great when you get the timing right and feel the ball fly off your bat! It seems that Matt Hetherington noticed this too because in his review he wrote;

“The TenZone Ultra is a third ball rubber I felt, it’s great for making a snappy a fast paced third ball opening attack and can be used to hit some thundering attacking balls. It has a very crisp sound to it, much like a flat ball shot.”

I tried TenZone Ultra on my backhand and forehand and thought it was perfectly acceptable on both. The extra speed and less spin makes it ideal for punching on the backhand. Switch it onto the forehand and it performs well for your topspin-topspin rallies away from the table.

Spin

I have to admit I was a little disappointed by the lack of spin this rubber produced. As far as I’m concerned this is it’s major weakness. I feel that the topsheet of the Tenergy rubbers is better suited to creating spin. I haven’t used many other rubbers recently. I guess the spin is better than the Stiga Calibra rubbers I used a while back. Calibra was even more suited to fast flat hitting (neglecting spin). Tenergy, I feel, does a good job at balancing speed and spin, while TenZone Ultra is probably somewhere in the middle.

As I mentioned earlier, the throw angle of TenZone Ultra is slightly lower than Tenergy 05 and this meant that the rubber struggled when ‘picking up’ ball low backspin balls that are just dropping off the edge of the table. I also found that it performed slightly better if I took a step away from the table, as I was finding it hard to get the ball ‘up and down’ quick enough when up to the table.

If you like to play slow, spinny open-ups I think you will get on with TenZone Ultra. I tend to go for more powerful and flatter open-ups and therefore the throw angle didn’t really help!

Precision

TenZone Ultra is great for precision (aka control) largely due to the fact that it’s not that spinny. I found it great for blocking and was impressed by its accuracy. This is definitely a big strength as many of the newer rubbers can be difficult to use, especially for developing players. I think that most players will be able to use TenZone Ultra easily and effectively.

I used it for some blocking exercises with a practice partner and really enjoyed it. I was also able to use a bit of wrist and play a ‘kicky’ off-the-bounce counter-topspin to great effect. It seems that the rubber is great off-the-bounce and great away from the table but not so good for mid-distance or picking up any ball that’s dropping.

Short play was comfortable and very similar to Tenergy 05 when touching, pushing and flicking. I don’t have much else to say about it. It did exactly what I expected it to do.

Conclusion

To sum up TenZone Ultra I would say that it’s “an easy-to-use Tenergy alternative that performs well in all areas but lacks some of the spin and high throw angle of its overpriced competitor”.

It may be a little bit faster than Tenergy 05 (but not much), it may be a little bit softer than Tenergy 05 (but not much), it may be a little easier to control than Tenergy 05 (but not much), it may be a little bit less spinny than Tenergy 05 (but not much, actually it is a fair bit less spinny).

I wrote a post looking at some alternatives to Tenergy 05 before and I now feel that TenZone Ultra must be up there as one of the best. The slightly softer sponge might make it most similar to an FX equivalent. Not quite as good but I bet it’ll be a tad cheaper.

Personally, I do like Adidas TenZone Ultra. I like it quite a lot! But being a hardcore Tenergy user for the past few years I doubt it’s done enough to change my buying habits. It’s not even a question of price. Right now I feel that Tenergy 05 is the best rubber for my game so I’m going to continue to use that even if it does bankrupt me!

To find out more about Adidas TenZone Ultra, and to buy it for $64.95 per sheet, head on over to Megaspin.