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 2)

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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

      Henshitsusha (Experience: 4〜5 years) I like it more than Tenergy

      Reviews by user

      I switched from Tenergy 80 because I was low on cash.
      The day I put it on, I overshot on drives constantly and got pretty panicked.
      As I got used to it, I found that my misses against backspin almost disappeared. Being slightly tacky, it lifts the ball up really easily, which is great. When I swing normally, I can still get a fast ball out, and I quite like it.
      I think it suits an outer-ply blade better than an all-wood one.

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      2020/11/26
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      9
      Control
      7
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use Butterfly Hadraw SK

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    • visitor

      Yama (Experience: 11〜20 years) Amazing once it clicks with you!

      Reviews by user

      I wanted the serve-and-receive feel of a tacky rubber, but I'd given up before because of how hard the drives are with them. But when I put this hybrid on my forehand, I was able to switch over from the tension rubber I'd been using without any awkwardness at all.
      1. It flies with a really high arc, so you get a ball that's totally different from a tension rubber. The ball also feels heavy.
      2. Serves are easy to put spin on, and in actual matches, stops and pushes settle down nicely.
      3. Counters are easy. The ball sinks into the opponent's court, so it feels stable, and the topsheet doesn't collapse hard either.
      4. Loop drives are easy to do, with that spin amount unique to tacky rubbers.
      5. Even from a tough position, if you put spin on it, the ball goes in somehow. This is different from traditional tacky rubbers - it carries over the good qualities of tension rubbers.

      Because the ball tends to fly upward, it takes some getting used to for topspin rallies and hitting topspin.
      The speed is a bit less than a tension rubber, but with the right contact and swing speed you can still produce plenty of winning shots.

      Personally, I felt the quirkiness comes out more with a thin all-wood blade.
      It's a genuine tacky rubber that still carries over the good points of tension rubbers.
      Above all, this is a rubber whose strengths you feel more in real matches than in practice.

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      2020/06/10
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      10
      Control
      10
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use INTENSITY NCT

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    • visitor

      Arc ↑↑ (Experience: 4〜5 years) Great spin

      Reviews by user

      The arc is just really high, which lets me compete even with players above my level. I think it suits the forehand more than the backhand. On the forehand, you get powerful shots, and both loop drives and speed drives extend out along an unusual, long, high arc, so the fifth ball feels like a real chance. It bounces quite a lot, so on the backhand it's hard to block, which makes it hard to control. Since it's a 'tacky high-tension inverted rubber,' serves are easy to hit, stops hold well, and it also suits play close to the table. What surprised me most of all was just how high that arc is!!

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      2020/05/03
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      10
      Spin
      10
      Control
      10
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use CLIPPER WOOD

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    • visitor

      Lost in equipment choices (Experience: 11〜20 years) For those who want more distance from tacky rubber

      Reviews by user

      This is more of a genuine tacky rubber than I expected. It's a rubber for people already using tacky rubbers who want more distance.
      It produces a good amount of that quirky spin unique to tacky rubbers - even more quirky than the Hurricane Turbo Orange. Because of that, it's also less forgiving, and it barely tolerates a sloppy stroke.
      I wouldn't recommend it to people coming from tension rubbers who just want more spin.
      But if you're already a tacky-rubber user looking for both distance and that quirky ball, it's worth trying.

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      2020/03/24
      All
      7/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      9
      Control
      7
      Hardness Hard

      Racket recommended use Zhang Jike ALC

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    • Shianosu

      Shianosu Fairly fast

      Reviews by user

      The speed is just a bit below what I got with my previous Rakza X, and when I brushed loop drives with real force, the ball came out with a lot of spin - really good. It was also nice that it can be used just like a regular tension rubber.

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      2020/03/18
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      9
      Control
      6
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use ALNADE

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    • visitor

      KTTC (Experience: 6〜10 years) It's a good rubber

      Reviews by user

      This is a hybrid switch from the MXP.
      I felt like I wasn't getting enough spin anymore, so I decided to try a tacky rubber.

      Like everyone says, I think it's an excellent rubber for a first tacky rubber.
      The feel is similar to a tension rubber - it feels a bit heavy (not much rebound), but you can hit it with pretty much the same sensation.

      The spin is huge, as you'd expect from a tacky rubber.
      I'm a close-to-the-table drive player who mainly uses backspin chop serves and loop drives, and I've been able to score a fair number of points just off my serve and third ball.

      I really want close-to-mid-distance drive players to give this a try.

      My backhand has a tension-type short pips rubber, but I'm thinking of switching to something like the Spectrum that produces knuckle balls more easily, so I can fight using variations in spin.

      The reason I rated it a 9 is
      that I can't always tell whether the ball I just hit actually has spin on it or not...

      It doesn't sink into the rubber as much as the MXP does, so
      I can't tell if I've gotten a good grip on the ball or not.

      If this rubber had more of that sink-in feel, I think it would be an unbeatable rubber on par with Tenergy 25!
      *I used to rely heavily on Tenergy 25, but since the price shot up, I've been a user who keeps searching for a replacement rubber.

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      2020/01/11
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      10
      Control
      10
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use Innerforce Layer ALC

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    • All-Forehand Old Man

      All-Forehand Old Man (Experience: 11〜20 years) Hard to switch from tension rubber

      Reviews by user

      I'd always used Tenergy 05, but I got swept up by a feature on tacky rubbers in Table Tennis Kingdom magazine and bought this. Just like other reviewers said, even as a tension-rubber user I found it easy to use, and I really liked the unique feel of the ball off the rubber. But while it's fun to use, I stopped winning matches entirely. As expected, I couldn't score points at all because I couldn't get drive speed. Also, because my serves got more spin, my opponents' returns got sharper spin back at me too, which made the third ball harder. Like tacky rubbers in general, I don't think you can use this well unless you can generate real impact.
      If you're just an enthusiastic amateur, I think it's better not to touch tacky rubbers. And even if you lose a lot, you need to be prepared to stick with it patiently for a long time. But I really loved the feel of the ball.

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      2019/12/26
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      9
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use HUGO CALDERANO FOCO OFF+

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