I've been using it on my fh for about 2 months. At the beginning, the rubber was medium tacky and slightly sticky. It could barely lift the ball. The sponge is very hard and dense, but the topsheet feels soft. It felt softer than the J&H Z52.5 when pressing with my fingers. This combination has a lot of advantages in my opinion. It offers great feeling and you can do slow loops without needing to engage the sponge every time, making it more forgiving compared to other very hard chinese or hybrid rubbers. Drives have medium trajectory, with a very loud clicking sound, which means it come heavily boosted. Topspins have a medium-low arc with a lot of spin and a strong kick once the ball lands on the table. It behaves very similar to H3, but much faster and longer trajectory. You need to perform full strokes and use your legs. Serves feel amazing and are loaded with spin. I can place my serves wherever I want on the table easily. Receive is also great, as you can keep the ball short, however you need to be a little aware about your angle when you push backspin serves as they can go into the net. I assume it is because of the medium-low arc, but overall, the control is amazing. FH flicks clear the net quite easily and feel really good, even without proper technique(I suck at this) or engaging the sponge. Blocks are easy to perform and have ok speed. I recommend active blocking because it absorbs a lot of energy. Durability wise, I am a bit disappointed, as the topsheet seems to be worn out already because it has huge white spots and I can see the pimples through it after only 2 months. I clean my racket after I play and I use protective films. Overall, this is a great and intuitive fh rubber for fairly advanced and fit players(you can't be lazy), with similar characteristics as Chinese rubbers, only much faster.I will give it another try because I really enjoy it. It feels very natural to play with it. The blade I am using is a Nittaku Septear Feel Inner.
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I've been using it on my fh for about 2 months. At the beginning, the rubber was medium tacky and slightly sticky. It could barely lift the ball. The sponge is very hard and dense, but the topsheet feels soft. It felt softer than the J&H Z52.5 when pressing with my fingers. This combination has a lot of advantages in my opinion. It offers great feeling and you can do slow loops without needing to engage the sponge every time, making it more forgiving compared to other very hard chinese or hybrid rubbers. Drives have medium trajectory, with a very loud clicking sound, which means it come heavily boosted. Topspins have a medium-low arc with a lot of spin and a strong kick once the ball lands on the table. It behaves very similar to H3, but much faster and longer trajectory. You need to perform full strokes and use your legs. Serves feel amazing and are loaded with spin. I can place my serves wherever I want on the table easily. Receive is also great, as you can keep the ball short, however you need to be a little aware about your angle when you push backspin serves as they can go into the net. I assume it is because of the medium-low arc, but overall, the control is amazing. FH flicks clear the net quite easily and feel really good, even without proper technique(I suck at this) or engaging the sponge. Blocks are easy to perform and have ok speed. I recommend active blocking because it absorbs a lot of energy. Durability wise, I am a bit disappointed, as the topsheet seems to be worn out already because it has huge white spots and I can see the pimples through it after only 2 months. I clean my racket after I play and I use protective films. Overall, this is a great and intuitive fh rubber for fairly advanced and fit players(you can't be lazy), with similar characteristics as Chinese rubbers, only much faster.I will give it another try because I really enjoy it. It feels very natural to play with it. The blade I am using is a Nittaku Septear Feel Inner.
I have done three training sessions with this rubber, this rubber is impressive. Suitable for my level of play, enough speed, great control! It is good to pull topspin, it is good to play counter-balls and blocking is also great with this rubber!
One of the best rubbers. Before that I played Nittaku Fastarc G1.
My personal opinion is that Xiom Jekyll & Hyde C55.0 is even higher than Fastarc G1.
The artificial intelligence AI has done a pretty decent job.
One of the best rubbers. Before that I played Nittaku Fastarc G1.
My personal opinion is that Xiom Jekyll & Hyde C55.0 is even higher than Fastarc G1.
The artificial intelligence AI has done a pretty decent job.
This rubber for me is better than Dignics09c and easier to use than blue sponge national hurricane neo.
You need to have good fundamentals to combat the relativly low throw angle and get a lot of speed out of this rubber (chinese hit brush technique is perfect for this rubber). If you hit hard it has excellent power and arc and light brushes are also better than on a lot of hybrid rubbers. The feeling of the rubber goes more towards tacky chinese rubbers, although it has less tackiness. Maybe you can even play it on your forehand and backhand, if you are a high level player. For blade combinations, I would choose a flexible blade, that is not to hard and not to slow.
You need to have good fundamentals to combat the relativly low throw angle and get a lot of speed out of this rubber (chinese hit brush technique is perfect for this rubber). If you hit hard it has excellent power and arc and light brushes are also better than on a lot of hybrid rubbers. The feeling of the rubber goes more towards tacky chinese rubbers, although it has less tackiness. Maybe you can even play it on your forehand and backhand, if you are a high level player. For blade combinations, I would choose a flexible blade, that is not to hard and not to slow.
Good hybrid rubber that requires good technique. When you do the right thing, the ball quality is insane, but if you play lazy the ball just dies on the bat because of the tacky topsheet + hard rubber. It is also very spin-reactive, especially on incoming topspins you have to close your bat more or go more towards the net when hitting.
It has very good control in active blocks, it's very direct and has very low throw (which sometimes makes it a bit harder to lift backspin). It feels like a hurricane 3 sometimes, but a lot faster when you go into the sponge.
Because of the hardness and spin sensitivty, this rubber should be used by advanced players.
It has very good control in active blocks, it's very direct and has very low throw (which sometimes makes it a bit harder to lift backspin). It feels like a hurricane 3 sometimes, but a lot faster when you go into the sponge.
Because of the hardness and spin sensitivty, this rubber should be used by advanced players.
I don't know what these reviewers are smoking but this rubber is unusable if it's not boosted. After boosting it's fantastic. Without boosting, throw it in the garbage. If you are into boosting then you know what I'm talking about. By the way, every pro boosts the rubbers.
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