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Review by junbarrz for Yasaka Rakza PO on July 25, 2019

I tried different sp rubber for my BH but this Rakza PO has an extra spin when brushing the ball & my service adds difficulty to my opponent. My previous BH rubber is a Dr Nuebauer pistol 1 & 2 and I really like it. I used Pistol 1 rubber for 5 long years then switch to LP Friendship 755 mystery 3 but I did not like it becoz not my playing style. This Rakza PO is now with me for more than a weak now but I really started liking it.

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External Review for Yasaka Rakza PO on January 6, 2017

I switched from MX-S, Acuda S1 to this Pip. I try another 4-5 pips, but always come back to this. I think people not know this Rakza Po, this is best pip what i try.

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External Review for Yasaka Rakza PO on November 28, 2022

Rakza PO is my second gum with short pips, and including the Chinese long pips I used to play before, it was the third one. It is a rubber that plays quite similar to smooth rubber. To adapt to Rakza PO, it is enough to exercise for 10-15 hours, keep a different angle of the racket and remember to play more with your wrist and push the ball forward. I have her backhand on purpose - to force myself into an offensive game. First things first. Rakza works great in blocks - you have to block and push the racket a little forward - the opponent then gets the ball so fast that it is difficult for him to respond and is pushed to the defensive. The ball gets interesting vibrations during the flight - it flies in a zigzag and relatively low and flat. I do not recommend passive blocks, the ball then falls into the net quite often, there must always be minimal forward movement of the racket. Also, the Rakza PO is pretty good to serve, with a pretty good spin, maybe not like the Rakza 7, but enough to make the pickup difficult. You can also play this rubber topspin with a nice spin, also from the second zone !!! Attacks, flat, kills are very effective. The racket must then be open and the strike must come from the wrist. The speed of such an attack is enormous. As for the control ... it is quite a difficult assessment because a pip will never be as precise as a smooth rubber, but with each training session it gets better and better. Playing short at the table is easy, but also requires different angles and the ball needs to be pushed a little more.Rakza PO is quite sensitive to the upcoming serve spin, but as with other licks, the move cannot be passive. If you move forward you will cancel the rotation. Exercise and beat your opponents. There is no soft game! ?

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External Review for Yasaka Rakza PO on November 22, 2019

Rakza Po.. good for blocks.. inpassive blocks the ball is slow.. but when you counter hit the ball specially if it is in top spin .. the ball is very fast .. Good in receiving services.. specially underspin serves.. also good in open up.. it is much like inverted rubber but slow in blocks.. but fast in counters.. not good for beginners.. Ive just tried this rubber because i want to improve my backhand strokes.. Im using viscaria St.. rakza Po on backhand.. and dhs hurricane neo 3 on forehand ..

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External Review for Yasaka Rakza PO on July 10, 2019

A great high-tension short pip with good spin and a nice low trajectory. I use it on a Butterfly Shamada C-pen. I often find that high-tension short pips have really high throw angles (compared to other pips-out rubbers), which makes certain shots unreliable (like counter smash and passive block close to the table), but Rakza PO solves this problem very well for me! Unfortunately, it is noticeably heavier than most other short pips I have tried. This is one rubber you don't need to buy in max thickness... try it in 1.8 or 2.0, unless you are Mattias Falck :)

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Review by horacionor (Verified Customer) for Yasaka Rakza PO on August 20, 2024

My first PO. I use it on the backhand. Very fast, it resembles an inverted pips rubber. It changes the shot angle to a more straight line. But you can consistently top, and also short blockers, always not far from the table. Difficult for long games away from the table as it loses speed. Good for beginner and intermediate games

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External Review for Yasaka Rakza PO on January 7, 2024

Nice, but require a lot of practice, I use it for forehand n works better for me. Its very fast and for the oponent is annoing when I attack with my forhand. Push is easy if hit the ball early than usual.

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External Review for Yasaka Rakza PO on August 13, 2023

I am trying short pips again after some years, in the same cpen blade (DHS Power G9) with inverted rubber in the BH. And Rakza PO is nothing new to me, I have used it for a long time in the past. but with plastic ball is the first time. RPO is extremely fast, it produces the characteristic sound of tension rubbers. And a good amount of spin for a SP. But speed is what makes it special, it is the fastest SP I have tried, among Raystorm, Impartial XB, Moristo SP, Zava and some others. And it also can be deceptive in some situations, for example, when your opponent hits a fast shot, you can active block and, because of the soft sponge of RPO, the ball easily "reaches the wood", returning to the table with no spin, not to mention like a missile. I can win a lot of points just active blocking. Returning serves is also an easy job, SP in general allows you to push any serve killing the incoming spin. For "active" SP penhold players I say Rakza PO is one of the best in the market. But if you play passively, there are definitely better options.

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External Review for Yasaka Rakza PO on July 1, 2023

I have tried more than 20 short pips rubbers. Many different brands. This is definitely the best! Most stable, more speed, spin, control. Very deceptive as well, with good sinking effect. Lots of power. Also good for looping , blocks and service returning. Great for service too. Overall, a perfect rubber for both attacks and defence.

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External Review for Yasaka Rakza PO on June 19, 2023

A nice rubber. Very forgiveble in defense and receiving services, helping the player to return the ball in the table. Very fast when hitting flat inside the table. Can be used in a very similar way to inverted pips, but generates less spin. When blocking, generates a little deceiving spin and lower bounce on the table. I loved it. A handful mix between inverted and long pips. Very easy to get used to it.

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External Review for Yasaka Rakza PO on September 24, 2020

The best horizontal pips for attack!
I tried many pips: Japan, China, Europe ... but Rakza PO is the best! Victas VO 102 is also well controlled and fast, but I prefer the Rakza PO. I use 2 pips for both BH and FH. FH is usually Rakza PO or Victas 102, BH is Chinese pips (Example: Kokutaku 119, Dawei 388c-1, DHS Dragonow ...). I have a lot of racquets, mostly carbon or carbon fiber. Off, Off +;
Rakza PO has moderate spin but high speed and good control!

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External Review for Yasaka Rakza PO on December 20, 2017

This is one of the best and spinny short pips I ever tried. And I tried many.

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External Review for Yasaka Rakza PO on April 13, 2012

it maybe fast but difficult to control. there are lots of better short pimple out there such as spectol, stiga royal, ritc 802-40 and pistol. yasaka famous with pip in not pip out. so don't waste ur money...

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External Review for Yasaka Rakza PO on June 25, 2018

Good spin but lacks speed

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External Review for Yasaka Rakza PO on April 10, 2012

very fast sp but nothing special.

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