Yasaka · Mark V

Mark V HPS

Inverted · Standard ball · 40–45° hardness

ActiveEU & Japan

Also listed as: Mark V High Power Sponge

TTDNA ratings

Speed76

Spin66

Control80

Power69

Grip51

Tackiness5

Arc50

Catapult54

Throw angle54

Elastic65

Spin sensitivity53

Short game63

Blocking70

Backhand flip67

Counterloop73

Opening loop65

Chop58

Serve60

Service receive72

Difficulty55

Beginner friendly53

Durability75

Specifications

Category: Inverted
Series: Mark V
Ball type: Standard ball
Hardness: 40–45°
Thickness: Extra thick · Thick · Medium thick
Made in: Japan
Colours: red · black
Technologies: HPS — Hybrid Power Sponge

Availability

Market: EU & Japan
Status: Active
Official scale: Yasaka Japan · Mark V = 10 scale
EU list price: €39.90
Data checked: 31 July 2026

Yasaka prints these thicknesses as retail labels rather than millimetres: Extra thick, Thick, Medium thick.

Variants and configurations

6 variants

Colour, thickness and configuration are variants of one model — never separate products. Colour never changes a rating, MAX and OX stay qualitative labels, and OX carries no sponge hardness.

Configuration	Colour	Thickness	Sponge	Hardness	Speed	Spin	Control
Standard	red	Extra thick	Sponged	40–45°	10.0	10.0	10.0
Standard	red	Thick	Sponged	40–45°	10.0	10.0	10.0
Standard	red	Medium thick	Sponged	40–45°	10.0	10.0	10.0
Standard	black	Extra thick	Sponged	40–45°	10.0	10.0	10.0
Standard	black	Thick	Sponged	40–45°	10.0	10.0	10.0
Standard	black	Medium thick	Sponged	40–45°	10.0	10.0	10.0

red · Extra thick

Standard · Sponged · 40–45°