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Donacle Long-1
A long-pips rubber whose tall pimple sheet creates a wide range of variation, recommended for choppers who want sharp chops and attacking play together.
Performance
Nittaku official (scale maximum not published)The manufacturer does not publish a maximum for these figures. This chart therefore uses the actual range of its own published values across the same family as the ends of each axis. It shows relative position within that family, not an absolute score, and because the origin is not zero the differences look larger than they are. See the manufacturer figures below for the exact numbers.
About this product
Spin and speed both 5.5 — among the lowest figures of any rubber here, and typical of a long pimple.
Reading low figures as poor performance misses the point entirely. A long pimple is not there to generate spin or speed; it is there to return the opponent’s spin to them. Push back their loop and the rotation goes home with it. Nothing in a spin figure expresses that.
At 45 degrees the sponge is firm for the category. Long pimples usually run soft sponges or none at all (OX); 45 means the pips bend less, which allows more aggressive use.
It only makes sense if you are committed to a defensive game. Attaching a long pimple to one side of an attacking setup means doing two things halfway, and that rarely ends well.
What the numbers say
Long pips, 45° sponge. Its variation of 10.0 ranks 1 of 9 rubbers, among the very highest. Its speed, by contrast, is 3.3 — among the lowest. Based on the manufacturer’s published figures.
This paragraph is not a copied review — it is generated from the figures and rankings collected on this site, and changes when they do.
Full specifications
| Surface type | Long pips |
| Sponge hardness | 45° |
| Thickness options | Thin (1.2-1.4mm) / Extra thin (0.9-1.2mm) |
| Colours | Red / Black |
| Made in | Japan |
Blades that pair with this rubber
Real player setups and level-based recommendations come first.
Innershield Layer ZLF
5-ply + 2 ZL-Fiber plies
Any level · Defensive (chopping)
Used by world champion Ma LongHurricane Long 5
5-ply + 2 Arylate-Carbon plies
A slower blade — easier-handling rubbers suit it
Hurricane Long 5A Outer (Ma Long)
5-ply + 2 A-fiber carbon plies (outer)
A slower blade — easier-handling rubbers suit it
Fang Bo's model · yellow-black AC innerFang Bo 2 (B2)
5-ply + 2 yellow-black AC carbon plies
A slower blade — easier-handling rubbers suit it