HYBRID K1J

Everyone's rating [Hardness] Little hard
[Performance] Spin and Control to have excellent
HYBRID K1J

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Averages reviews points

  • Rating: 8.38 / 10
  • 21 reviews
    • Speed:7.67
    • Spin:9
    • Control:8.48

    Reviews of HYBRID K1J. Players who use Rubber evaluate various points such as hardness of the sponge, speed, control, spin, and feel at impact thoroughly.(Page 3)

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    Specifications

    Price
    5,400 Yen(Include tax 5,940 Yen)
    Producer
    TIBHAR
    Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary
    Highly evaluated as a micro-adhesive rubber excellent for transitioning from tension rubbers, featuring high arc and rotation. However, opinions are divided due to its strong characteristics requiring proper impact technique from users.
    ■ Frequently Mentioned Points
    • High arc, heavy ball, strong rotation compared to tension rubber
    • Excellent performance in serve, tsuttsuki, and stop techniques
    • High response to backspin, easy to lift
    • Strong grip force from adhesive properties provides stability
    • Hard sheet requires proper impact technique
    ■ Representative Voices
    ▲ PositiveCombines adhesive rotation with tension usability. Enables quality play from serve reception through third ball. Easy to lift against backspin, and sufficient power for finishing shots through speed control. A genuine adhesive rubber with practical handling.
    ▽ CriticalTension-accustomed users cannot generate enough drive speed and lose matches. Its strong inherent spin characteristics do not forgive casual technique, making it unsuitable for intermediate players. Weak swings produce no distance, not recommended for beginners.

    Reviews by user

    • visitor

      Hatchan (Experience: 6〜10 years) Just as I hoped

      Reviews by user

      Switched from Acoustic/Super Ventus to Zexgear Fiber/K1J.
      First, on forehand hitting: when I hit it lightly, I was surprised at how little it flies. I'd heard in other reviews that it's on par with tension rubbers, but it bounces less than the Ligan I have on my backhand, so I thought, yeah, this really is a tacky rubber. But when I drive with a stronger impact, it flies really well. The topsheet is quite soft - a light touch that doesn't reach the sponge doesn't fly much, but if you really catch the sponge, you get a good shot.
      What really stands out is the backspin drive and the block-counter - even my weak drives lift the ball up easily, so I don't feel like I'm going to miss.
      Counters also go in easily as long as you just make contact, so it really suits me.
      It flies when you want it to fly, and it holds back when you want control - I think it's a really good rubber.
      I imagine more skilled players would get even more power out of it with a carbon blade.

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      2019/12/23
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      7
      Control
      10
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use ZX-GEAR FIBER

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    • visitor

      Flies (Experience: 6〜10 years) This is hard!

      Reviews by user

      This rubber isn't suited for drive-oriented players - it's for people who build their game around smashing.
      Serves and pushes get quite a lot of spin, enough to score points on their own, and it also weakens the opponent's receive, making it easy to finish on the third ball.
      And above all, it's rock hard, so you can pretty much win points with smashes and angle shots alone.
      Flicks are great too!
      Aside from serves and pushes, the spin isn't anything special, so the pattern is: connect with loops, then finish with a smash.

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      2019/12/17
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      9
      Control
      8
      Hardness Hard

      Racket recommended use Forutiusu FT

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    • visitor

      Toro (Experience: 4〜5 years) Easy to use

      Reviews by user

      My first impression was that it flies a lot more than I expected. I even overshot during forehand hitting practice.
      It has less spin than the Hurricane, but this one has better balance overall. Wouldn't this be a good recommendation for people switching from tension rubber to tacky rubber? Just don't forget that it's still a tacky rubber, though!

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      2019/10/22
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      8
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use LIBERTA SYNERGY PLUS

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    • visitor

      Sugie (Experience: More than 20 years) A rubber that's easy to use for short game, counters, and backspin attacks

      Reviews by user

      Honestly, I think this is a tough rubber for Chinese-rubber users.
      The ball leaves quickly on loops, and the spin level is average across the board.
      This is basically a hard tension rubber.
      Looking at overall play, the same company's Evolution line is definitely better.
      What's good about this rubber is its stability on hitting backspin, on counters, and in the short game close to the table. (I'm not saying the spin amount is high.)
      Against topspin, because of how the rubber behaves, if you swing out in front of the ball you need to catch it on top or your stability suffers - it takes practice.

      It seems better suited to tension-rubber users who want stability and plan to use it as a tension rubber.
      Diehard Chinese-rubber users should be careful.

      Even Butterfly hasn't been able to perfect a tensioned tacky rubber yet, so I have high hopes for the Dignics 09C when it comes to future tensioned-tacky rubber development.

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      2019/10/21
      All
      7/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      7
      Control
      8
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use Innerforce Layer ZLC

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    • ball crusher

      ball crusher (Experience: 11〜20 years) Between Shoryu and Golden Tango

      Reviews by user

      Serves are easy to put spin on, and the short game is quite easy to handle too. Stops in particular hold really well.
      Speed drives get decent speed and extend somewhat like the Golden Tango, though not quite as much as the Xianglong, and the ball feels a bit lighter.
      Loop drives go in consistently, with plenty of spin.
      Maybe thanks to the sponge, flat hits are remarkably stable.
      That said, I can't deny that hard smashes feel a little lacking.
      I'd recommend this to players who build points with an all-wood blade.

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      2019/09/25
      All
      7/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      9
      Control
      8
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use VISCARIA

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    • Bob@S

      Bob@S (Experience: 11〜20 years) New-generation tacky rubber.

      Reviews by user

      I was curious after seeing reviews online and in Table Tennis Kingdom magazine, so I bought it. I switched over from Super Ventus. My first impression hitting with it was that, for a tacky rubber, it bounces quite a bit - just a bit less than a spin-tension rubber, I'd say. The spin is excellent, as expected. Both my serves and drives got praised as having strong, characteristically tacky spin on them. My drives apparently curve naturally and are hard for opponents to read. Short-game shots stop well, and flicks are easy to do too. The downside is that it's quite heavy - the package said 112g, but after cutting it down it weighed around 53g. I guess that's about right for a 52-degree rubber. Intermediate players and above should be able to handle the full range of attacking techniques with it. If you can get past the weight risk, it's a great rubber that lets you send your opponent balls that are hard to handle. I also posted a comparison with the Blue Grip V1 afterward, so please check that out too if you're interested.

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      2019/08/25
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      10
      Control
      8
      Hardness Hard

      Racket recommended use Forutiusu FT

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    • visitor

      Penhold driver at 60 (Experience: More than 20 years) A rubber with strong all-around ability

      Reviews by user

      Switched over from the Hurricane Pro 3 Turbo Orange. I'm using max thickness.
      The maximum spin on drives doesn't quite match the Hurricane Orange, but for connecting shots, the K1J actually has more spin.
      Speed drives are easier to produce with the K1J, making it easier to mix up pace between speed drives and loop drives. It also has plenty of distance, so I don't feel stressed even when I have to back up.
      The bite on serves is just as good as the Hurricane Orange.
      While keeping the tacky-rubber characteristics, it's also easy to use - I'd call it a well-rounded, high-performing rubber overall.

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      2019/08/01
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      10
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use EXCELLENT-A

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