JEKYLL&HYDE H52.5

Everyone's rating [Hardness] Hard
[Performance] Spin and Speed to have excellent
JEKYLL&HYDE H52.5

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Averages reviews points

  • Rating: 9.17 / 10
  • 12 reviews
    • Speed:8.5
    • Spin:8.83
    • Control:8.33

    Reviews of JEKYLL&HYDE H52.5. Players who use Rubber evaluate various points such as hardness of the sponge, speed, control, spin, and feel at impact thoroughly.

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    Specifications

    Price
    7,700 Yen(Include tax 8,470 Yen)
    Producer
    XIOM
    Product code
    11111
    Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary
    This micro-sticky tension-type rubber is praised for balancing speed and spin, but its effectiveness varies significantly depending on playing style and skill level. It's suited for intermediate to advanced players who favor aggressive drives and can produce tricky shots that opponents find difficult to handle.
    ■ Frequently Mentioned Points
    • Excels with aggressive, powerful striking techniques
    • Combines speed and spin as a sticky-tension hybrid
    • Weak scraping strokes cause net catches and unstable ball behavior
    • Produces tricky balls difficult for opponents to handle
    • Long durability and excellent cost performance
    ■ Representative Voices
    ▲ PositiveIt can fly as much as tension rubber on the forehand while also producing sticky-rubber trick shots. Despite being hard, it retains the ball well, generates good spin, and stays on the table. Even high loop shots don't overshoot easily.
    ▽ CriticalFlat striking and weak scraping strokes result in net catches or weak spin, requiring accuracy in technique, making it challenging for beginners to master.

    Reviews by user

    • Soil digging man

      Soil digging man (Experience: 11〜20 years) Tension rubber Verified Purchase

      Reviews by user

      You don't feel much tackiness on the surface, and the spin is about average, I'd say. If you're used to tacky rubbers, you'll probably find it lacking. In the short game it stays on the table nicely, true to being a slightly tacky rubber. Reviews often say it's similar to the 09C, but to me it feels like a different animal.
      I'd say it leans quite far toward tension with just a hint of tack, so I'd recommend it for people who normally use tension rubbers.

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      2022/05/21
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      6
      Control
      7
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use LIBERTA SOLID Pro

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    • Hide SEED

      Hide SEED (Experience: More than 20 years) A rubber opponents hate to face

      Reviews by user

      Used on the forehand at an intermediate-to-advanced level
      Comparing to the 09C
      Good points
      The ball comes out rougher than with the 09C (there's a big difference between shots that grab and ones that don't, which makes it hard for opponents to read)
      Serve bounce is lower than the 09C
      It's the type of rubber that lifts the ball up, so you can swing hard through low balls and still get a good shot in
      The topsheet is a bit soft, which makes it easy to handle
      The bounce is just right - not too dead, not too lively
      No issues in the short game
      Bad points
      It doesn't produce a consistently well-spun ball the way the 09C does (there's a bit of variation in how well the surface grabs the ball, leading to misses depending on the rubber's condition)
      Overall
      The Jekyll & Hyde 52.5 has qualities opponents find more annoying than the 09C, and it made me think it might be worth switching to as my main rubber

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      2022/08/23
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      10
      Spin
      10
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use REVOLDIA CNF

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    • visitor

      Bunbunmaru (Experience: 2〜3 years) Flies like crazy

      Reviews by user

      Basically, it flies a ton and the ball goes deep. If you hit it flat, like a meet shot, it'll all go into the net.
      But if you use your body to put spin on your topspin drives, it becomes stable, so I think this is a good fit for people who prioritize spin over raw distance.

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      2024/11/06
      All
      7/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      7
      Control
      7
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use TOMETATSU

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    • The

      The (Experience: 11〜20 years)

      Reviews by user

      It's slightly tacky, but the topsheet's inherent performance isn't that strong - if you brush the ball, the spin comes out weak and the arc is low. If you're going to use it on the forehand, I think it's better paired with a blade that holds the ball well and produces a good arc, like an inner-composite or a 7-ply all-wood blade, and hit with more of a flat, ball-meeting stroke.
      Counters and rallies can be controlled even with a fairly loose swing.
      On the backhand it didn't feel as off as it did on the forehand even with an outer-composite blade, but it's simply heavy, so it seems like it'll suit some players and not others.

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      2024/07/13
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      7
      Control
      7
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use FORTIUS FT ver.D RE

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    • katsuo000_2

      katsuo000_2 (Experience: More than 20 years) Far faster than the Omega VII China Shadow!

      Reviews by user

      Max thickness, black.
      70g -> 49g
      Measured from the topsheet side with a Shore C hardness gauge: 45.5°
      D05: 48g, 50.0°
      T05: 47g, 44.6°
      The blade is an OSP Virtuoso AC.

      1. A tacky tension rubber with outstanding speed performance
      2. Stops dead with the stop shot, it's outstanding!
      3. When you want spin, it really grabs the ball!
      It felt like a rubber pretty similar to the Omega VII China Kage, but with surprisingly high speed performance. It's a jaw-dropping kind of fast! For a rubber billed as tacky tension, I thought having this much speed performance was interesting and made it stand out. Since the Jekyll & Hyde series doesn't demand a lot of precision in angle or swing, I felt it's more of a rubber for intermediate players than advanced ones.
      I've also posted a review at https://katsuo000.com/, so feel free to check that out too.

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      2024/06/07
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      10
      Spin
      10
      Control
      10
      Hardness Hard

      Racket recommended use BRONZITE

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    • visitor

      Penhori (Experience: 11〜20 years)

      Reviews by user

      I tried it on my forehand, and if you want it to fly like a tension rubber, it will. But you can still get that tacky-rubber-style tricky ball too.

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      2023/10/24
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      10
      Control
      8
      Hardness Hard

      Racket recommended use RUTIS J

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    • usagi-oishi

      usagi-oishi (Experience: 11〜20 years) A really great rubber

      Reviews by user

      Forehand, max thickness

      I bought it for my backhand, but I couldn't handle it at all, so I moved it to my forehand.

      Despite being hard, it holds the ball better than I expected, and being slightly tacky it also has plenty of spin and stays on the table. It goes deeper than the G1.
      Rasant C48 was a medium thickness so I can't compare them directly, but the Jekyll & Hyde gives the impression of producing plenty of power even at mid-distance.
      Even loops hit really high still land in without going long.

      Even on the forehand it was hard and difficult to hit, and I was pretty much ready to give up on it, but maybe I got used to it, because now it's grown on me quite a bit.
      It lasts a long time too, so the value for money is quite good - I'd recommend it.

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      2023/08/06
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      9
      Control
      8
      Hardness Hard

      Racket recommended use Innerforce Layer ALC

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