DHS Goldarc 5 47.5

DHS Gold Arc 5 47.5° – is an inverted (pips-in) table tennis rubber designed for offense, combining the experience of DHS research and development center with German rubber experts and consulting world champions Wang Liqin and Ma Long. This rubber, featuring a highly elastic, non-sticky surface, integrates a dense pips structure and the latest BIOS technology, ensuring exceptional stability feeling and excellent control. DHS Gold Arc 5 47.5° is ideal for players aiming to continuously improve their level, as the rubber reveals its full potential with increasing stroke power, significantly enhancing performance in looping and drive strokes. Suitable for an OF (offensive) strategy emphasizing spin, speed, and control. The rubber is offered in red and black versions, with a 47.5° hardness sponge providing an optimal balance of speed, spin, and control. ITTF approved, DHS Gold Arc 5 47.5° is a high-quality choice for professional and advanced players striving to improve.

Main features:

• Rubber type: Pips inside (inverted), high tension

• Speed: 112

• Spin: 96

• Control: 99

• Tackiness: No

• Strategy: OF

• Surface: Non-sticky

• Sponge hardness: Medium hard+ (47.5°)

• Sponge thickness: Max (2.2 mm)

• Colors: Red, black

• Country of origin: China/Germany

• Approvals: ITTF approved

DHS Gold Arc 5 47.5° stands out with its advanced construction optimized for offense and improvement:

• Sponge (medium hard+): The 47.5° hardness sponge (about 50–55° on ESN scale) is medium hard+, very elastic, giving the rubber explosive rebound and excellent feel. Compared to the softer DHS Gold Arc 5 42.5° sponge, the 47.5° version is harder, ensuring shorter dwell time on the ball, which enhances speed and power for looping and drive strokes. This feature is especially suitable for aggressive topspin shots and counterattacks from mid-distance, allowing dominance in rallies. The sponge also helps generate strong spin, especially with increased stroke power, making the rubber ideal for players improving their technique.

• Surface: The surface is non-tacky, highly elastic, with high friction due to the dense pips structure and BIOS technology. This technology ensures strong grip on the ball, generating high spin in topspin strokes, serves, and short pushes. Compared to tacky Chinese rubbers like DHS G888, Gold Arc 5 47.5° surface is easier to control, less sensitive to incoming spin, thus suitable for players seeking a European style rubber with Chinese quality. The surface is durable but requires regular cleaning to maintain its properties.

• Dense pips structure: Intensive pip geometry under the rubber surface is designed for maximum spin and stability. This structure, combined with BIOS technology, provides the rubber with exceptional stability feel, allowing precise ball control even in intense rallies. The pips are optimized for elasticity and friction, ensuring spin on looping strokes and control in drive strokes or blocks.

• BIOS technology: DHS Gold Arc 5 47.5° uses the latest BIOS technology balancing friction and tension, allowing control of the rubber with minimal effort. This technology enhances rubber elasticity, ensuring consistent rebound and stability, especially with increasing stroke power. BIOS technology lets the rubber reveal its full potential as the player improves technique, making it ideal for developing players.

• High tension technology: The rubber uses high tension technology which tensions the surface in the factory, increasing elasticity and speed. This technology, combined with the 47.5° sponge, provides explosive rebound suitable for aggressive looping and drive strokes. Although the rubber is not a tensor type, it exhibits tensor-like properties such as elasticity and control.

• No anti-spin properties: DHS Gold Arc 5 47.5° is not an anti-spin rubber, so it is somewhat more sensitive to incoming spin than long pips rubbers like DHS C8 OX. However, its elastic surface and BIOS technology allow effective spin control, especially on looping strokes and blocking.

The rubber is offered with maximum sponge thickness (about 2.2 mm), weighs about 65–71 g (uncut), is lighter than heavier Chinese rubbers like DHS Hurricane 3 NEO (~75 g), making it suitable for players seeking a lighter racket. Colors – red and black – comply with ITTF requirements. DHS recommends using water-based glues such as DHS No.15 when mounting the rubber on the blade. The rubber often comes with a protective film that helps preserve the surface properties.

DHS Gold Arc 5 47.5° features these technical indicators, suited for aggressive offense:

• Speed: 112. The rubber is very fast, suitable for looping, drive strokes, and counterattacks both at the table and from mid-distance. The 47.5° hardness sponge and high tension technology provide explosive rebound, enabling dominance in fast rallies, especially with aggressive topspin strokes.

• Spin: 96. Due to the non-tacky but highly friction-generating surface and dense pips structure, the rubber generates high spin, especially for looping strokes, serves, and short pushes. The spin potential is strong, suitable for spin play and deceptive strokes like flick and short push.

• Control: 99. The rubber offers exceptional control, especially on looping strokes, drive strokes, and blocking. BIOS technology and elastic sponge ensure stability, allowing precise ball trajectory control even under intense opponent strokes. Control is higher than faster rubbers like DHS Gold Arc 8, making it suitable for improving players.

Trajectory: DHS Gold Arc 5 47.5° has a medium-high, arched trajectory suitable for looping and drive strokes from mid-distance. The trajectory is more stable than long pips rubbers like DHS Cloud & Fog 3, thus very effective for topspin and looping strokes, though blocking at the table requires good technique. Users emphasize the rubber’s “spin potential,” “control,” and “stability,” especially in looping play.

DHS Gold Arc 5 47.5° fits various blades, especially those emphasizing speed and spin:

• DHS Power G7: Maximizes speed, suitable for aggressive looping strokes.

• Yinhe T-11+: Lightweight carbon blade emphasizing speed and elasticity.

• Stiga Infinity VPS V: Provides feel, suitable for looping and counterattacks.

• Yasaka Ma Lin Extra Offensive: Ensures stability, ideal for spin play.

• Nittaku Acoustic Carbon: Maximizes speed, suitable for aggressive attacks.

The rubber works best with offensive or carbon blades, as the 47.5° sponge and BIOS technology utilize the blade’s properties, emphasizing speed and spin. Users recommend DHS Gold Arc 5 47.5° for both forehand and backhand sides, targeting looping, drive strokes, and counterattacks, though it is especially suited for forehand due to its speed and spin characteristics.

DHS Gold Arc 5 47.5° is designed for players seeking speed, spin, and control in offense:

• Medium and advanced level attackers, mastering looping, drive, flick, and short play.

• Spin play, seeking rubber generating high spin and stability from mid-distance.

• Developing players, seeking rubber revealing potential with increasing stroke power.

• Mid-distance play: Effective for looping, topspin, and counterattacks.

• At-the-table play: Suitable for short pushes, flicks, and blocking but requires technique due to speed.

• Serves and returns: Due to strong spin potential, the rubber is effective for generating spin serves, especially short spin serves. Active returns (flick, topspin) are very effective, and passive returns neutralize opponent’s spin thanks to high control.

The rubber is very effective in looping strokes (9.7/10) due to strong spin and speed. In drive strokes (9.5/10) it offers speed and accuracy. In short game (9.0/10) it is effective, especially in flick and short push strokes. In serves (8.8/10) it generates strong spin, especially for short serves. In blocking (8.7/10) it requires technique due to speed but is effective with the right blade. Users praise the rubber’s “spin potential,” “control,” and “stability,” especially in looping play.

DHS Gold Arc 5 47.5° is designed for players seeking speed, spin, and control in offensive play:

• For intermediate and advanced-level attackers who can execute looping strokes, drive strokes, and counter-attacks with precision, the rubber provides a powerful weapon for dominating rallies.

• For players refining their technique, DHS Gold Arc 5 47.5° offers excellent feedback and control, enabling steady improvement while maintaining high performance.

• For offensive strategies that require a balance of speed, spin, and precision, this rubber is an ideal choice—especially for those transitioning from tacky Chinese rubbers to more elastic European-style rubbers without sacrificing quality.

Thanks to its modern construction, advanced sponge technology, and friction-optimized topsheet, DHS Gold Arc 5 47.5° stands out as a reliable, high-performing rubber suited to the demands of modern offensive table tennis.

Whether used on the forehand or backhand, this rubber helps players unlock their full potential and elevate their game.