Giant Dragon Karate Soft

Giant Dragon Karate Soft reviews and ratings on this inverted table tennis rubber.

Approx. $ 18 USD

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From manufacturer:

Speed	13.0 /
Spin	10.0 /
Tensor $<b>Tensor Rubber</b> - Tensor rubbers have a pre-tensioned rubber topsheet, already pulled tighter so it has some built in catapult effect to increase speed and spin. Normal rubbers don\'t have extra tension.$	No

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Speed	8.5
Spin $<b>Spin</b> is the amount of ball rotation generated by the rubber. This is affected by the rubber\'s tackiness, sponge thickness, sponge hardness as well as the blade\'s flexibility.$	8.6
Control	8.2
Tackiness $<b>Tackiness</b> refers to the level of stickiness of the rubber surface. Traditional Chinese rubbers are usually tacky enough to lift a ball off the table by pressing the rubber on top of the ball, whereas traditional European and Japanese rubbers do not.<br><table class=\'smalldata\'><tr class=\'head\'><td>Rating</td><td>Description</td></tr><tr><td>8+</td><td>Very tacky</td></tr><tr><td>6 - 8</td><td>Tacky</td></tr><tr><td>4 - 6</td><td>Medium tacky</td></tr><tr><td>2 - 4</td><td>Slightly tacky</td></tr><tr><td>Under 2</td><td>Completely non-tacky</td></tr></table>$	4.4 - Medium tacky
Throw Angle $<b>Throw Angle</b> is the angle that the ball is projected from strokes like the loop. Assuming the loop stroke is the same, a high throw angle will lift the ball higher. Tacky rubbers often have a higher throw angle.<br><table class=\'smalldata\'><tr class=\'head\'><td>Rating</td><td>Description</td></tr><tr><td>9+</td><td>Very high</td></tr><tr><td>7 - 9</td><td>High</td></tr><tr><td>5.5 - 7</td><td>Medium-high</td></tr><tr><td>3.5 - 5.5</td><td>Medium</td></tr><tr><td>1.5 - 3.5</td><td>Medium-low</td></tr><tr><td>Under 1.5</td><td>Low</td></tr></table>$	6.0 - Medium-high
Weight	4.6 - Average
Sponge Hardness $<b>Sponge Hardness</b> refers to the density of the sponge. This is measured in degrees:<table class=\'smalldata\'><tr class=\'head\'><td>Rating</td><td>Description</td><td>Degrees</td></tr><tr><td>8+</td><td>Hard</td><td>45+ degrees</td></tr><tr><td>6 - 8</td><td>Medium Hard</td><td>43-44 degrees</td></tr><tr><td>4 - 6</td><td>Medium</td><td>41-42 degrees</td></tr><tr><td>2 - 4</td><td>Medium Soft</td><td>38-40 degrees</td></tr><tr><td>Under 2</td><td>Soft</td><td>under 37 degrees</td></tr></table>$	5.0 - Medium
Gears $<b>Gears</b> refers to a rubber\'s ability to produce a wide range of speeds. A rubber with a wide range of speeds (many gears) can produce slow speeds (on gentle strokes) and high speeds (on hard strokes). With few gears, you may always produce fairly slow balls, or always produce fairly fast balls on lighter and harder strokes.$	5.2 - Above average gears
Durability	7.2 - Lasts longer than average
Consistency	6.3
Overall	8.7 4.4

Description of Giant Dragon Karate Soft

This new rubber is specially designed for VOC-free glue. Thanks to the technology of Trampoline Tension and Gecko Adsorption invented by Giant Dragon. With an appreciable improvement of speed and spin, it's not only suitable for the top players in the world, but also feasible for enhancing the skill of the beginners and secondary players.

Reviews of the Giant Dragon Karate Soft

Manuel casas said this on August 5, 2010:

Very good relation you price and quality. For average player.

destodave said this on September 16, 2010:

Just played with this on Stiga Tube Lite and was pleasantly surprised. Let another 2000 looper hit with it for ~ 20 mins and he liked it as well. Nice throw angle, not too tacky, not too slow, good control. If you don't want to pay for Tenergy, but want to have something decent to play with this is pretty good.

mitre said this on April 4, 2011:

speed and spin are better as tenergy

nukii said this on May 14, 2011:

I play with Karate Soft without having it changed already 8 months and i would say that the rubber is very good for its price. Speed is very good, it plays good on my forehand and last for long time.

kubelo said this on October 9, 2011:

muy parecidas a las taichi, es una buena opcion de gomas tipo tensor baratas.

Mesiento86 said this on November 22, 2012:

Excellent ratio quality/cost.
It's a med-hard rubber, very good spin, good control, speed: medium.

Good spin but not tacky at all. Good for beginners and player who plays close to the table.

I played with short pimples for a lot of years and my team mates said: "your backhand stroke it's like a non inverted rubber! Leave short pimples now!".

Well, in my opinion GD Karate Soft it's a good rubber if you want to leave the "dark side of table tennis".
It's the best rubber to play with if you hit the ball like you did with short pimples (any problem) and you want to play lopping. I did it and in two months I change my BH stroke from a Short pimple to a non inverted rubber stroke (hitting to looping) .

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