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Topic: [haggisv] Best of Brand series - JUIC

Posted By: haggisv
Subject: [haggisv] Best of Brand series - JUIC
Date Posted: 08/31/2008 at 11:53pm

As the previous threads on the "best of brand series" seemed quite succesful, I'll continue onto the next brand: JUIC.

What we're after here is opinions on what are the best rubbers/blades from this particular brand. It would be great to get as many opinions as possible about which you think are notable/special products from the particular brand, and a brief reason why. It's not about finding out which is THE most popular, but about finding a range of rubbers/blades from that manufacturer which are good and stand out a little.
This can be useful and interesting for anyone to find out a little about a brand, and can be particularly helpful to those that only have access to one or 2 brands, or have a personal preference to a particular brand.

I will also run it at the other major forums, and after a week or 2 I'll compile the list and summarise the comments. Then we can start on the next brand.

Brand of this thread: JUIC

[Brands covered already: Butterfly, Joola, Yasaka]

Cheers!

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Posted By: nicefrog
Date Posted: 09/01/2008 at 1:43am

The only thing I have from Juic right now is a sheet of Juic Driva Smash Ultima and it's pretty faultless as a non tacky rubber. I don't normaly use or like non tacky rubbers but it would surely have to be one of the best around

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Posted By: Speedplay
Date Posted: 09/01/2008 at 4:45am

Blade: Kiso Hinoki
Rubbers: Couga, Nanocannon, Driva smash, 999 Elite Nano, 999 Elite, Spinspiel SV, Kaizaa Supersoft, Neoanti.

All of the above is high quality products. Only doubts goes for the 999 Elite Nano since it seems fragile around the edges, others then that, all of the listed seems to have very high durability.

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Posted By: Wheelie
Date Posted: 09/01/2008 at 9:22am

How does one pronounce JUIC?

Joo ick

or

like Juice?

Posted By: nicefrog
Date Posted: 09/01/2008 at 9:27am

I'd guess uu ick ?

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Posted By: Skyline
Date Posted: 09/01/2008 at 10:09am

Blades: Juic Nebula a very good blade for hitters and blockers. Kalinic All a very nice allround blade.

Posted By: haggisv
Date Posted: 09/06/2008 at 6:58am

I had a feeling this brand would go a little slow, as JUIC is not that well known or distributed. Here is my take on the JUIC range:

Couga is probably their most famous rubber. It's their fastest followed by the Nanocannon and Varites. The JUIC 999 series, particularly on their Ultima sponges are their best controlled offensive rubbers, with the Elite-Nano their latest and faster addition. For defensive style they have the unique Neo Anti and also Leggy which is a slow but grippy choppers long pimple (my current rubber of choice).

JUIC have the largest variety of Balsa blades, their Air Series. They are mostly fast, lightweight and of good quality. Their Air Texa and Air Large (formally named Air Carbon) are probably their most famous, but combined with the others they cover a wider range of requirement. Then there's the 1-ply Kiso hinoki, a good quality blade and not many offer a blade like this blade in shakehand. They also have the Shot Series which offer some woods not used by other manufacturers.

declaration: This is my personal opinion, but I want to mention that I have ties to a shop that sells this stuff, please make up your own mind on how unbiassed my description is. Unhappy

Posted By: Brainstorm69
Date Posted: 09/06/2008 at 11:50am

We trust you, haggisv.

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Posted By: liXiao
Date Posted: 09/06/2008 at 12:40pm

Only 2 players in history have used JUIC. That Scandinavian guy (sorry I forget his name) and Seiko Iseki (Wei QingGuang) Seiko Iseki uses the Juic Texalum, with Juic 999, and Juic Nano Cannon.

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Posted By: Skyline
Date Posted: 09/06/2008 at 12:49pm

liXiao wrote:

Only 2 players in history have used JUIC. That Scandinavian guy (sorry I forget his name) and Seiko Iseki (Wei QingGuang) Seiko Iseki uses the Juic Texalum, with Juic 999, and Juic Nano Cannon.

you mean Zoran Kalinic but he's not scandinavian. Penhold player and a doubles specialist. He is from Yugoslavia.

ooh oops you mean Stellan Bengtsson. He is also sponsored by Juic. But he used Stiga/Yasaka equipment when he was still playing.

Posted By: liXiao
Date Posted: 09/06/2008 at 2:02pm

Sorry^ I forgot where he was from. But Seiko was Juic's best, and has been using it since the 80's.

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Posted By: Boss1703
Date Posted: 09/06/2008 at 2:18pm

i have play with the 999 hardtype...

i believe spinspiel must be a super tacky rubber!

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Posted By: rpbnakata
Date Posted: 09/06/2008 at 2:32pm

JUIC? Hey, time out! I don't really play shakehand style, however I've tried in the past and the BEST shakehand blade I had was a Juic blade: Kiso-Hinoki Shake.

I got it for a very reasonable price ($53), too bad Juic increased its price near 100% this year. But the blade is great, 8.5mm and 88g. Superb confortable handle (ST) and a catapult effect I've never had in any other blade.

Posted By: haggisv
Date Posted: 09/06/2008 at 10:24pm

That's still 2 more players than I was aware off, cheers! LOL

Yes, it all comes down to their advertising and sponsorship budget, which appears to be quite low, at least it seems that way outside Japan... They may be focussing more on their local market...

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Posted By: doraemon
Date Posted: 09/07/2008 at 9:16am

Hey, I've been hearing about this Juic Texalium All+. I heard that Stellan is using it right now. I heard that it's a blade with excellent control and you can pair it with different rubbers to play any styles you prefer, given the correct rubbers to match with that style.

But I guess with the Texalium stuff, it must be pretty stiff, am I right?

I am not familiar with Juic, but few people I know are using the 999 Elite Ultima and Couga.

Posted By: hafawaz
Date Posted: 09/07/2008 at 9:18am

good post haggisv - i'm waiting for the Juic Single Ply Hinok - after which I'll add some impressions. i'm hoping some will step up and tell of their experiences - not as much info out there.

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Posted By: Skyline
Date Posted: 09/07/2008 at 9:19am

doraemon wrote:

Hey, I've been hearing about this Juic Texalium All+. I heard that Stellan is using it right now. I heard that it's a blade with excellent control and you can pair it with different rubbers to play any styles you prefer, given the correct rubbers to match with that style.

But I guess with the Texalium stuff, it must be pretty stiff, am I right?

I am not familiar with Juic, but few people I know are using the 999 Elite Ultima and Couga.

yes it's quite stiff.

Posted By: haggisv
Date Posted: 09/07/2008 at 8:17pm

Yes the texalium would make the blade a little stiffer, but it enlarges the sweetspot and gives it a little more oomph...

Posted By: haggisv
Date Posted: 09/07/2008 at 8:19pm

hafawaz wrote:

good post haggisv - i'm waiting for the Juic Single Ply Hinok - after which I'll add some impressions. i'm hoping some will step up and tell of their experiences - not as much info out there.

I've tried if briefly, and thought it was a very nice blade. Soft feel, fairly slow in the short game, but good power when you start looping. Does not suit me personally with my LPs on the BH...

Posted By: Ginko Tai Kim
Date Posted: 09/08/2008 at 7:27am

The first thing that comes to mind when it comes to JUIC are there balsa blades, I have tried there Texa and air carbon, both nice blades.

Also tried the Kiso Hinoki and really enjoyed it's feeling and speed.

as for rubbers I suppose the neo anti is one of the best anti spn rubbers around.

Ginko

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Posted By: haggisv
Date Posted: 09/10/2008 at 1:59am

Thanks for all the replies!

Any more comments on JUIC rubbers and blades before I summarise? Cheers!

Posted By: tuco
Date Posted: 09/10/2008 at 2:45am

Haggisv, can you give a brief comparison between 999 Elite Ultima SV and 999 Elite Nano?

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Posted By: haggisv
Date Posted: 09/10/2008 at 2:57am

I'm afraid I have not tried the 999 Elite Ultima SV so I can't compare.

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Posted By: rokphish
Date Posted: 09/10/2008 at 3:10am

Ditto. Will be waiting for you review...

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Posted By: melarimsa
Date Posted: 09/21/2008 at 11:20pm

Ready to order Juic Nebula for try !

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Posted By: sbd1
Date Posted: 09/22/2008 at 12:54pm

melarimsa wrote:

Ready to order Juic Nebula for try !

Hi Melarisma,
Juic Nebula dimensions are 154 mm wide x161 mm long x6,5 mm thick
Let me know if you need some I got some unused in the Boxes.
Juic Kailnic dimensions are 153,5 mm wd. X160,5 mm long x 6,5 mm thick
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Posted By: haggisv
Date Posted: 09/30/2008 at 9:53am

Any more comments on JUIC rubbers and blades before I summarise? I think a lot of people have not tried JUIC stuff, so there's not as much feedback...

PS Any suggestions on what brand shall I do next?

Cheers!

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Posted By: hafawaz
Date Posted: 09/30/2008 at 12:29pm

i have a review for the Juic Hinoki. I'll post sometime tonight.

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Posted By: haggisv
Date Posted: 09/30/2008 at 4:38pm

That would be great, thank you!

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Posted By: melarimsa
Date Posted: 09/30/2008 at 5:20pm

I may do JUIC NanoCannon rubber ... plus Nebula blade but in a week at least !

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Posted By: haggisv
Date Posted: 10/01/2008 at 4:52am

That would great! Cheers!

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Posted By: melarimsa
Date Posted: 11/06/2008 at 1:51pm

What a blade. It is stated, like it is: Hitting and driving is at best. Very nice handle. I am straight handle user but this only comes in flared and what a feeling. Loops are nice but it is not my strong hit so I cant say more on that. Blocks are just perfect. Very nice blade to have ...

Juic Nebula all the way ...

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Posted By: tdragon
Date Posted: 11/06/2008 at 2:03pm

melarimsa wrote:

What a blade. It is stated, like it is: Hitting and driving is at best. Very nice handle. I am straight handle user but this only comes in flared and what a feeling. Loops are nice but it is not my strong hit so I cant say more on that. Blocks are just perfect. Very nice blade to have ...

Just wonder what blade it it?

Posted By: rokphish
Date Posted: 11/06/2008 at 10:26pm

Juic Nebula.

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Posted By: ryanp
Date Posted: 11/07/2008 at 8:05am

Juic Spinspiel was spin machine in mid 80s.

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Date Posted: 11/07/2008 at 11:23am

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