Yasaka · Mark V

Mark V HPS Soft

Inverted · Standard ball · 35–40° hardness

ActiveEU & Japan

Also listed as: Mark V HPS S

TTDNA ratings

Speed72

Spin70

Control85

Power66

Grip54

Tackiness5

Arc55

Catapult52

Throw angle58

Elastic62

Spin sensitivity56

Short game68

Blocking73

Backhand flip71

Counterloop73

Opening loop69

Chop62

Serve64

Service receive77

Difficulty52

Beginner friendly56

Durability75

Specifications

Category: Inverted
Series: Mark V
Ball type: Standard ball
Hardness: 35–40°
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	35–40°	10.0	10.0	10.0
Standard	red	Thick	Sponged	35–40°	10.0	10.0	10.0
Standard	red	Medium thick	Sponged	35–40°	10.0	10.0	10.0
Standard	black	Extra thick	Sponged	35–40°	10.0	10.0	10.0
Standard	black	Thick	Sponged	35–40°	10.0	10.0	10.0
Standard	black	Medium thick	Sponged	35–40°	10.0	10.0	10.0

red · Extra thick

Standard · Sponged · 35–40°