[Review Experience] Victor TK30

Jayce September 6, 2024 1 0

When did this veteran manufacturer’s understanding of the offensive racket start to go astray? Perhaps Victor’s attainments in speed rackets were really too deep, directly affecting or squeezing the design concepts and resources of offensive rackets. But it is obvious to all that the last decade was a period of great expansion of Victor’s product line, and as a result of poor quality control, the product power of the TK series was also affected and criticized, and its four-digit high-end racket is not as classic as the MX80 in the consumer market. Now, the whole Korean team used the bright sword/hx series, Li Zijia switched from boxer and THRUSTER RYUGA to ASTROX, Indonesia women’s doubles used harness, Indonesia men’s doubles and Andersen used god speed, and the real flow is left with Dai Ziyin’s sharp claw and falcon.

And in the amateurs, the three ONIGIRI brothers have stuck around to hold up the facade for the TK series for a long time, while retaining Victor’s old-fashioned offensive design philosophy like a fossil.

Parameters: 3UG5, 6.6mm flash center bar (m40j/m46 material), 210mm long, moderate stiffness, go to bottom line on towel rubber balance point 305mm, medium racket frame size, 7-5 point line slot, full weight 94.0g, 28lbs warranty, pulling line 25-27lbs vbs70p.

The heft feels quite solid and is relatively comfortable despite the head weight. You obviously can’t ask for much more in terms of swing speed, the box frame plus the head weight doesn’t feel very flexible when swinging, but the box frame is made relatively rounded, so there’s no noticeable slowness, so it’s the best I could do.

The version on hand is green, the new color sticker design on the entire frame has a strong street graffiti style, and the center bar font is hard, so it’s clear that in the year it was introduced it was intended to be a bit more hipster-feeling, and it’s still quite eye-catching to look at now.

This center stick is still worth mentioning even now and is quite user friendly. The moderately stiff, elongated center is very driveable, and you can feel its deformation even when pulling against the baseline at 30% or 40% power. This, coupled with a pronounced head weight and a large, regular sweet spot, lends itself very well to active play and a sense of power, and I believe it can be very energy-efficient in down-tempo multi-tap holds. The control of the ball is also excellent, the feel is stable and solid, coupled with the 70p moderate hardness of the cables bed brings a slight sense of holding, ONIGIRI in the rubbing and release of the net have a good performance, to avoid the tk-15 although light and fast but also relatively float the problem, the overall has a strong sense of control. I can’t say that ONIGIRI’s directionality is excellent, but the stability of the feel and the good degree of feedback is that it will make people want to do the ball, want to mobilize, want to control the desire to stay overnight, like the object of the temporary stay in the shower after the fragrant wearing a wide shirt lent to her, laying on her side, resting her head on your thigh, skin like gelatin, fingers ruffling your clothes, eyes moved elsewhere, a slight anger and said “Won’t you put your arm around me?”.

The offensive end really outperforms the tk15 and is worth the price difference between the two. The high balance point and the moderately stiff long center stick make for a great whippy feel, and the power on heavy kills is much improved. However, the downward pressure is a little too strong, and you need to get used to the timing and location of the ball, but I was able to kill a few balls before I got used to it. The 6.6mm center stick was very luxurious when it was introduced, and it did perform well, but the rapid improvement in materials in recent years has made this performance a little less torsional and explosive compared to the center sticks made of top materials today. However, the high explosive power of the center stick also often requires the user to have a better power technique, and ONIGIRI now this kind of sugar water state I think it is reasonable.

When it comes to the flat draw block bar, the tempo really isn’t fast enough. The deformation of the center stick, and the obvious head weight are pretty big drag factors, but this is always the case in doubles as well. The flattening of the tapered side of the cover gives the backhand a more comfortable landing spot, but it’s better to get rid of it with a quick flick to the back of the court when you’re being dragged into their rhythm. The kill reception is rather good, with just the right amount of release to switch to near- and far-net control, and with good elasticity to support it, it’s also better to split the side or go back to the top of the court.

Honestly, I am afraid to play 3U racket, especially in this physical state of the recent tennis elbow, fifty shoulder and meniscus wear at any time will probe, if not the unit suddenly have to hold a tournament, I was supposed to be practicing the recuperation and adjustment as described in the previous article. Recovered from the idle fish when I saw the message on the cone cover heart shocked, but also can not be helped. Pulled the line on the towel rubber, the total weight of 94 grams, but also hard to breathe a sigh of relief, despite this super 300 balance point still makes me worry. But this trial down, but the feeling is very comfortable.

So far, there are quite a few 3U offensive rackets that can make me feel good, including the zsp, Windforce X, Infinity 2, dzs in excellent condition, etc. However, the only ones that make me feel unburdened and enjoyable are the Windforce 3 and ONIGIRI. It’s a racket with a low threshold and as high a ceiling as possible, with a large window of application, and although it still requires more or less power to drive, ONIGIRI is indeed a classic and very long-lived favorite for those who don’t require high swing speeds and have already mastered the introductory techniques. The Falcon, which favors fast and consistent offense, may slowly take ONIGIRI’s place, but when I look at the used racket with the paint and stickers on the frame, I will think of the TK15 and the girl who accompanied me through the period of the TK15.

I still like this offensive racket.