Recommended Combinations

Zhang Jike ZLC

Dignics 64

Develop the power

Play in higher level without weak point

Combing a rubber well-balanced between speed and rotation, Dignics 80, and Super ZL Carbon-equipped racket Zhang Jike Super ZLC guides your play to not only a powerful but also a stable higher level.

SK7

Dignics 64

Stable topspin-against-topspin play

Dignics 64 which has good spin offers power and stability by combing with all-wood blade SK7 Classic.

Innerforce Layer ALC

Dignics 64

All-round play in a wider area

The combination is recommended for blocking and counter topspin close to the table. The racket also offers a good experience of topspin against topspin play in the mid/mid-long distance. Innerforce Layer ALC.S which has less bounce is also recommended if you seek more stability.

Timo Boll CAF

Dignics 80

Develop the power

A wide range of players can benefit from Dignics series although its main intended use is for players at intermediate to a high level. The rubber will widen your options by making a powerful stroke possible even though the player is not confident in his/her power play if the stroke movement is short and slow. We recommend the combination with easy-to-use blade Timo Boll CAF to develop your play.

Timo Boll ZLF

Dignics 80

Stable and powerful counter topspin play

The combination of Dignics 80 and Timo Boll ZLF has both good bounce and control and offers reliability thanks to the holding the ball well. This is recommended for an aggressive well-balanced playing style focused on stability.

Mizutani Jun ZLC

Dignics 80

Smart play at variable distance

Jun Mizutani chooses the combination of Dignics 80 and the desirable bounce blade Mizutani Jun ZLC. As Dignics 80 has an excellent balance between speed and spin, you can easily decide whether to block or counter depending on the speed of the opponent’s ball. This is the combination enabling an offensive counter topspin away from the table, recommended for the player who plays smart at variable distance.

Zhang Jike Super ZLC

Dignics 80

Play in higher level without weak point

Combing a rubber well-balanced between speed and rotation, Dignics 80, and Super ZL Carbon-equipped racket Zhang Jike Super ZLC guides your play to not only a powerful but also a stable higher level.

Cypress G-MAX

Dignics 05

Powerful play generated by Japanese penhold

Combined with Dignics 05 and Cypress G-MAX, generates more power, the blend is recommended for Japanese penhold players who seek powerful forehand topspin. Dignics 80 for more balance and Dignics 64 for more speed are also recommended.

Hadraw VR

Dignics 05

Powerful play with a feeling of all-wood

Combing Hadraw VR with Dignics 05 realizes both powerful offensive play and rich rotation of the ball generated from all-wood feeling.

Lin Gaoyuan ALC

Dignics 05

High-level all-round play

This is a combination with a comparably soft and easy-to-handle blade using Arylate-Carbon, like Lin Gaoyuan ALC, Timo Boll ALC or Viscaria. The blend is suited to players who aspire to use aggressive all-round play from all parts of the playing area.

Innerforce Layer ZLC

Dignics 05

Powerful play close to the table and from mid-distance

The combination of Innerforce Layer ZLC and Apolonia ZLC is recommended for the player who seeks powerful play close to the table or at a mid-distance. It enables the player to return the opponent’s service using the banana-flick before executing powerful topspin strokes. Both blades possess the sense of holding the ball and releasing the power in a balanced manner.

Harimoto Tomokazu Innerforce ALC

Dignics 05

Counter topspin play close to the table

Dignics 05 will provide a better sense of holding the ball and adding power if combined with Harimoto Tomokazu Innerforce ALC and Innerforce Layer ALC. The combination will enhance the accuracy of topspin against backspin and counter topspin play close to the table.

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