Yasaka · Mark V

Mark V XS

Inverted · Standard ball · 40–45° hardness

ActiveEU & Japan

Also listed as: Mark V Extra Spin

TTDNA ratings

Speed63

Spin74

Control86

Power60

Grip59

Tackiness12

Arc56

Catapult47

Throw angle59

Elastic55

Spin sensitivity61

Short game71

Blocking73

Backhand flip73

Counterloop70

Opening loop72

Chop66

Serve68

Service receive79

Difficulty47

Beginner friendly60

Durability76

Specifications

Category: Inverted
Series: Mark V
Ball type: Standard ball
Hardness: 40–45°
Thickness: Extra thick · Thick · Medium thick · Medium · Thin
Made in: Japan
Colours: red · black
Technologies: Micro-tacky topsheet

Availability

Market: EU & Japan
Status: Active
Official scale: Yasaka Japan · Mark V = 10 scale
EU list price: €36.90
Data checked: 31 July 2026

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

Variants and configurations

10 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	red	Medium	Sponged	40–45°	10.0	10.0	10.0
Standard	red	Thin	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
Standard	black	Medium	Sponged	40–45°	10.0	10.0	10.0
Standard	black	Thin	Sponged	40–45°	10.0	10.0	10.0

red · Extra thick

Standard · Sponged · 40–45°