JEKYLL&HYDE X50.0 [Discontinued]

Everyone's rating [Hardness] Little hard
[Performance] Speed and Spin to have excellent
JEKYLL&HYDE X50.0

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Averages reviews points

  • Rating: 9.6 / 10
  • 5 reviews
    • Speed:9.8
    • Spin:9
    • Control:8.8

    Reviews of JEKYLL&HYDE X50.0. 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
    7,000 Yen(Include tax 7,700 Yen)
    Producer
    XIOM
    Product code
    11171
    Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary
    Praised for its high speed performance and ease of use, though it shows challenges with arc adjustment on forehand and a narrow sweet spot. Positioned as a rubber suited for back-hand play and counter-attacking style players.
    ■ Frequently Mentioned Points
    • Lightweight design suitable for female players
    • Excellent blocking and counter performance on backhand
    • Straight trajectory ideal for fast-attack play
    • Soft sheet allows easy face hitting
    • Difficult arc adjustment tendency on forehand
    ■ Representative Voices
    ▲ PositiveVery easy to use for backhand blocking and countering. Despite high hardness, it's manageable, allows good spin, and makes speed drives easy to execute.
    ▽ CriticalDifficult to generate arc on forehand, prone to net errors when hitting straight. Narrow sweet spot causes ball to lose power when hit off-center.

    Reviews by user

    • akami

      akami (Experience: 4〜5 years) Flies in a straight line, but stays on the table Verified Purchase

      Reviews by user

      This is the answer I arrived at while searching for a rubber for a friend.
      That person's stroke didn't suit the "forward-swinging rubbers" that are common these days, so they searched hard for a rubber with a flatter, more direct trajectory.
      Used the 2.1mm on the forehand.

      First off, it's light.
      I don't remember the exact number, but I think it was under 50g on a standard blade.
      These days a lot of rubbers are heavy, so being easy to use even for female players is a good point.

      If you hit it too flat and straight you'll get net misses, but overall I think it's easy to use.
      It was way better than the X47.5.
      You can put spin on it, and it was easy to hit speed drives that sink down onto the table too.
      If I had to name a downside, pushes floated up a little.
      It lifts the ball, but even on a full swing it doesn't lift so much that it goes long — it felt like just the right rubber.

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      2023/10/15
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      10
      Spin
      10
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use ZX-GEAR IN

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    • visitor

      no name (Experience: 6〜10 years) Basically MX-D

      Reviews by user

      Bought this to use on my backhand.
      My impression after using it is that it's really similar to the MX-D I used before.
      On my forehand, I couldn't get a proper arc out of it at all — it kept going straight into the net.
      On the backhand though, it does arc and is easy to use.
      It's seriously so similar to MX-D that the only differences are the sponge color and how the sheet looks.
      The sheet looks kind of cheap, but it grips the ball just fine.
      For backhand use, it's totally fine.
      That said, if you're going to use it, I'd recommend pairing it with a XIOM blade.
      That brand tends to make junk when paired with other brands' blades.

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      2023/01/07
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      10
      Spin
      8
      Control
      10
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use AN JAEHYUN TMX i

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    • visitor

      Turo (Experience: 11〜20 years)

      Reviews by user

      Since the sheet is on the softer side, hitting flat with the face of the racket is really easy. But on backhand chiquita, the ball takes off before the spin really grabs, so it's probably better suited to a fast-attacking style than a spin-focused one.

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      2024/04/07
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      9
      Control
      8
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use Acoustic Carbon Inner

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    • visitor

      Inodai (Experience: 11〜20 years) A hard speed rubber

      Reviews by user

      I got to test-hit this. The blade was a Uugo Axilium.
      My backhand is really easy to use with this — blocks and counters are easier than with the Bluestorm Z1 Turbo I currently use. It's a very hard rubber, but it was still easy to handle. I'm currently considering putting this on my backhand.

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      2023/04/25
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      10
      Spin
      10
      Control
      9
      Hardness Hard

      Racket recommended use KOKI NIWA ZC

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    • visitor

      Lonnie M. (Experience: 6〜10 years) Good rubber (with a few flaws)

      Reviews by user

      Overall this rubber is good. The rubber I can compare it to in detail is Tenergy 05 Hard. The rubber is great, but not the best. One issue I had with this rubber is that if you don't hit the sweet spot in the middle, the ball dies quickly (there's no power). Thanks to this rubber's speed, training was a lot of fun, but because of that one issue (mishits), I had to go back to Dignics 09C. Overall it's a great rubber, better than XIOM, but there's still room for improvement.

      2023/03/30
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      10
      Spin
      8
      Control
      8
      Hardness Soft

      Racket recommended use VISCARIA

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