HAMMOND FA
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[Hardness] Medium hardness [Performance] Control and Speed to have excellent |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed:7.12
- Spin:6.18
- Control:8.29
- The pimples out version of Hammond.
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IE technology enables to increase the energy e_ciency that ensures maximum speed with amazing ball control.
- Short pimples
- Excellent control performance and ease of use
- Knuckles are easy to produce and confuse opponents
- Spin is easy to apply despite being a pimpled rubber
- Ideal for transitioning from inverted soft rubber
- Affordable price with good durability
Reviews by user
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God of the net in (Experience: １１〜２０ years) Nasty (in a good way)
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2015/11/29
The number one feature of this rubber is
that it produces knuckle balls, no question about it. When you play against someone using this rubber, you'll want to give up on the match halfway through...
that's how unpleasant an impression it can leave with your opponent.
Also, since the pips aren't all that small, it grips the ball fairly well for a pips-out rubber on loop drives and serves against backspin.
I think this is a rubber that makes it easy to win matches, whether you use it on the backhand or the forehand.All Speed Spin Control
Racket recommended use RUTIS J
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The Battle of Minoshima! Not enough bounce
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2026/04/04
I hit with it expecting something close to a tension rubber, but the bounce turned out to be weak.
I'd say it's more suited to technical players. It might be good for beginners using short pips.
The spin is plenty for a pips-out rubber, and beyond that you just fine-tune with the thickness.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Soft
Racket recommended use WFS mid-SR (Rounded type)
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Poor cutter (Experience: ４〜５ years) Recommended for choppers using short pips on backhand
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2026/02/10
I'm a chopper.
I use the thin version on my backhand.
I think it's quite good.Chopping slow, loose balls takes some care.
Powerful shots are handled without any trouble.
When you chop a loop, it cuts pretty well.Since the trajectory is flat, it seems hard for opponents to tell a knuckle ball apart from a heavily-cut chop.
Attacking is flawless too.
I make a point of closing the angle slightly for backhand smashes.I used Spectrum S1 for a long time, but I switched to this.
It's weak against humidity.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use Def play Senzo
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Wanta (Experience: ６〜１０ years) All-round
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2025/12/06
It flies more than a high-tension-free rubber, but less than a tension rubber.
Knuckle balls are about average - sometimes you get them with the same swing, sometimes you don't.
For a vertical-pip rubber, the spin is quite good.
There isn't much sensation of the ball sinking into the sponge, and the feel is more like hitting a fairly stiff board.
It doesn't have any standout strengths, but it's really easy to use, and it's cheap. I like it a lot, so I think I'll keep using it for a while.
Honestly, I don't think pips-out rubber needs tension technology.
I'd rank its performance somewhere between Moristo SP and Spectrum.
In order: Spectrum → Spectrum Blue → Spectrum Red → Spectrum → Moristo SP → 388C-1 → Booster SA → Hammond FA.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use Acoustic Carbon
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Masaya0909 A bit lacking
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2025/10/25
I bought this because I wanted to stay within budget.
I used it as a penhold pips-out rubber, but combined with my 5-ply all-wood blade, it didn't have much bounce.
It was stable when hitting at an angle, and it was easy to produce knuckle balls on blocks and short shots.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Soft
Racket recommended use prospipe5off
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Facing over there (Experience: More than ２０ years) Cheap, easy to use, and long-lasting
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2021/06/04
First off, it's easy to use!
Flat hits, drives, blocks, counters, the short game over the table — all relatively easy to do.
For penhold short pips, what really matters isn't the ball speed of the rubber itself, but whether you can hit a fast, well-timed ball compactly and from a high contact point!
For serves, the penhold-pips-style knuckle long serve — holding the blade upright and scooping the ball forward — was really easy to produce!
Surprisingly few rubbers let you produce this serve cleanly.
Backspin serves and pushes tend to slip and lose their bite if you don't get the technique right. You need to get used to sinking the ball properly into the edges of the pips.
Compared to other rubbers, it felt more slippery on rainy days. When you hit it, the ball would just drop weakly. You need to be careful, like keeping a desiccant packed in the case.
The price is reasonable too — practicing only 4-5 times a month like I do, one sheet lasts me a whole year.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Racket recommended use AQUA BLADE FAST
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Kawama-kun (Experience: ４〜５ years)
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2020/01/13
I think this rubber strikes a good balance between the knuckle effect that's typical of short pips and overall ease of use.
Personally, I found it easier to use than Spectr. Unlike Spectr, I think you can hit it solidly even with a looser, inverted-rubber-style swing.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
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