This is a great rubber for those who like the spin and playstyle of Hurricane or Skyline rubbers but want more control and variation or safety in the short game. Although it has a hard sponge, it isn't as powerful as Hurricane rubbers, it also lacks in spin, but not by much. Placement is easier and durability is longer than Hurricane. It is better suited as a forehand rubber. It doesn't allow great feedback, but it isn't terrible either. Overall, it's a good rubber worth trying if you like hybrid rubbers that lean closer towards Chinese rubber. It allows greater variety of play compaired to Hurricane or Skyline rubbers, but it has lower maxed levels.
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→ Offensive Rubber → Nittaku Sieger PK50
→ Nittaku Rubber → Nittaku Sieger PK50
Nittaku Sieger PK50
by Nittaku
Sieger means "winner" in German, and the Nittaku Sieger PK50 rubber will help elevate your game! You can be confident with this rubber because of the high arc. Even if you lose your position or delay, you can still attack! The secret is "S touch sheet" with high spin performance & grab and fly PK50 sponge. Rubber Type: Smooth
Speed: 92
Spin: 97
Control: 69
Hardness: Hard
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Reviews of Nittaku Sieger PK50 (28)
I recently changed my backhand rubber to a Nittaku Sieger PK 50, red 2.0mm. My previous BH rubber was a Tibhar MX-S. Sieger is an improvement over MX-S in all aspects: control, spin, ease of use, gears and final speed. The feature I liked most was its gears. Slow when slow looping, but very fast when engaging a full motion halfway from the table. It does not show big catapult effect. The ease of use is also a highlight of this rubber. It has a big dwell time, and combined with my blade, Xiom Zetro Quad, which has also a big dwell, the whole setup gives superb feeling and you have a sensation every shot lands on the table. Overall characteristics: semi-hard sponge, medium-heavy (cut to a 157x150 blade), slightly tacky topsheet, medium-high throw angle. I can not say about durability yet. Ow, and a tip: it collects dust easily, must be cleaned every 10 minutes.
These reviews are spot on if you take the time to read em all. Here's my take: Advances in rubber tech since the celluloid ball and the numerous plastic ball changes had me chasing a Chinese inspired forehand rubber that was good at serve, push, flick and brush or drive. Ideally, it would also be fast enough for passive blocking and stable enough to flat hit with. With celluloid I was happy with Stiga Genesis or DHS Tinarc, as Chinese Hybrids, both did everything well enough and had just enough "sauce" to let you know that they were better than Euro rubbers when playing inside the table. Fast forward a decade and I have used things like K1 and K3 for the past few years. K1 was a bit too soft and slow, but otherwise did everything well enough. K3 was a monster as long as driving and was even great when out of position, but it flat hit poorly/erratically, with strange sponge disengagement. A thin sheet (1.6, called Mid thick?) Pk50 does everything well enough, on a Virtuoso Carbon AC blade, with no glaring weaknesses. I really feel like this rubber fits how I play now, and how I want to play going further (a little further back from table, using spin, angles and drives to apply pressure).
High spin but cannot be compared to 09c, arc is similar to 09c. The arc is not that good, quite high. Serve receive is not as good. I suggest you use rakza z extra hard instead of this rubber. It's a fun rubber to try, but not something you should use in the long term. The rubber sits at a very awkward price. If it was around $25 then I would consider. I suggest you find other rubbers instead of this. There are many other better forehand rubber such as battle2 provincial/national for half the price and offers higher speed and higher control with similar spin and much much better arc. This rubber is fine for backhand, not bad at all.
USATT 1500 level intermediate. 2 wing looping, close/mid distance, OFF- game.
Fantastic, balanced rubber. Truly on par with 09c. This is the first I've encountered that matches that unique feeling rubber. I have an IF ALC w/ a black sheet of pk 50 and a black sheet of 09C (a red sheet of pk 50 is in the mail to make me legal), and I struggle to tell the difference when I do a blind test.
I'm coming from Vega Euro on my BH, which I replaced with pk50. Though very different animals, the speed is pretty similar. However, I get much more depth, penetration, and spin with pk 50. The contrast is most stark with serves, where the pk 50 cuts nasty underspin with ease (and my VE often gets flicked and eatenfor lunch). I've never had a piece of equipment make such a difference with a particular stroke.
VE is a safer, more controlled rubber, but not by a whole lot. I would say that the relatively high throw of pk50 has been the only thing that has been a (minor, doable) challenge. This rubber feels perfect for someone like me who is trying to move beyond intermediate status. It is very stable and linear, and I can hit full strokes with confidence. Unlike say T05, it is slow enough to force me to learn proper stroke technique on what are (for me anyways) harder shots on which to add pace (e.g. BH loops from greater than 1 meter off the table). At the same time, it has every gear I need when I add some muscle to shots or slow thjngs down for more a more spin oriented strategy.
I read another review that this rubber is a jack of all trades but a master of none. This is spot on IMO. PK 50 may not be the absolute best in any particular category (though the spin is up there in my view); however, it has no weaknesses. I love that while it suits my needs already, I can grow into it for a long time. The "thick" 1.8 version is perfect for me even though I normally go for 1.9-2.1mm.
Bravo Nittaku. At nearly the half the cost of 09c, they have created an equal rubber
Fantastic, balanced rubber. Truly on par with 09c. This is the first I've encountered that matches that unique feeling rubber. I have an IF ALC w/ a black sheet of pk 50 and a black sheet of 09C (a red sheet of pk 50 is in the mail to make me legal), and I struggle to tell the difference when I do a blind test.
I'm coming from Vega Euro on my BH, which I replaced with pk50. Though very different animals, the speed is pretty similar. However, I get much more depth, penetration, and spin with pk 50. The contrast is most stark with serves, where the pk 50 cuts nasty underspin with ease (and my VE often gets flicked and eatenfor lunch). I've never had a piece of equipment make such a difference with a particular stroke.
VE is a safer, more controlled rubber, but not by a whole lot. I would say that the relatively high throw of pk50 has been the only thing that has been a (minor, doable) challenge. This rubber feels perfect for someone like me who is trying to move beyond intermediate status. It is very stable and linear, and I can hit full strokes with confidence. Unlike say T05, it is slow enough to force me to learn proper stroke technique on what are (for me anyways) harder shots on which to add pace (e.g. BH loops from greater than 1 meter off the table). At the same time, it has every gear I need when I add some muscle to shots or slow thjngs down for more a more spin oriented strategy.
I read another review that this rubber is a jack of all trades but a master of none. This is spot on IMO. PK 50 may not be the absolute best in any particular category (though the spin is up there in my view); however, it has no weaknesses. I love that while it suits my needs already, I can grow into it for a long time. The "thick" 1.8 version is perfect for me even though I normally go for 1.9-2.1mm.
Bravo Nittaku. At nearly the half the cost of 09c, they have created an equal rubber
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