SYMMETRY HARD VERSION
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[Hardness] Medium hardness [Performance] Speed and Control to have excellent |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed:8.5
- Spin:7.6
- Control:8.1
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Reviews of SYMMETRY HARD VERSION. Players who use Rubber evaluate various points such as hardness of the sponge, speed, control, spin, and feel at impact thoroughly.
- Short pimples
- Long pimples
Specifications
- Producer
- STIGA
- Product code
- 1710-1801、1710-1805
- Harder sponge improves stability and ball retention compared to original
- Excellent spin performance for a pimple rubber with easier backspin generation
- Enhanced defensive techniques like blocking and pushing
- Outstanding cost-performance ratio at this price point
- Increased speed during attacks with sufficient finishing power
Reviews by user
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Penhold short pips cat (Experience: ６〜１０ years) A versatile vertical-grain rubber with great spin Verified Purchase
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2025/05/02
Used on the forehand
Knuckle balls, loops, speed drives, blocks, counters, smashes, pushes, stops, chop-blocks —
it can do all of it.
I can't believe the performance you get at this price point.
If you want to play a proper short-pips game and want a rubber that bounces but doesn't feel too automatic, give this a try since it's cheap.
For an outer carbon blade I'd recommend the thick version rather than max thickness — it has a good balance of control and speed.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Racket recommended use INSPIRA PLUS
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Since (Experience: １１〜２０ years) Good balance
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2024/06/14
The normal Symmetry was too soft to use on the forehand and I found it tricky, but the Hard version has a firmer sponge, which makes it much easier to hit with.
Just like the maker says, the sponge hardness holds up against the opponent's ball.
For a vertical-pip rubber, its performance is pretty close to a horizontal-pip one. It has a ball-holding feel that you wouldn't expect from vertical pips.
I think the overall balance is really good. Players with a strong impact should find this rubber easy to use!
On the other hand, if you're used to rubbers with a lot of outgoing bounce (VO102, Spinnate, Morrist SP AX), this one might feel like it doesn't bounce and holds the ball too long, not letting go easily.
The Hard version is suited to the forehand,
while the Normal version suits the backhand on a shakehand racket —
I think that's how the roles have settled between them.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
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Pivot (Experience: １１〜２０ years) Recommended for penhold short pips, forehand short pips
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2026/08/24
Used on penhold short pips (no backside)
Feel: It's hard, if you call it that, but that's likely relative to the Normal version being "Hard" in comparison
On its own it doesn't give the impression of being all that hard a rubber
Even on hard shots it doesn't crush too much and there's a sense that it holds the ball, making it easy to control
On light touches and defensive shots, the hardness gives a feeling that helps the ball settle onto the table
The top sheet is vertical pips but the pips are packed tightly, and it still has that short-pips-like quick ball release
Speed: It's not outstandingly fast, but if you swing with the feel of using the sponge's elasticity rather than the sheet to send the ball, it flies plenty far
Spin: It spins more than you'd expect from vertical pips (though loops are still tough, of course)
Knuckle: You can produce them if you're deliberate about it, but they don't come out automatically all that much
Arc/trajectory: It's on the higher side for short pips, but maybe because the sheet has just the right hardness, pushes and short shots come out low or deep and aggressiveOverall: Good for forehand short pips, with a balanced, hybrid feel between vertical and horizontal pips
For backhand short pips where you want to attack using the difference in ball quality against inverted rubber, it's a fine choice if you want stability, but it might feel a bit lacking otherwise?All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
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Guratore (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Best of vertical and horizontal grain, best of tension and high elasticity — the ultimate value short pips (?)
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2026/07/21
I switched to this single-sided penhold short pips from using horizontal-pip rubber.
It's definitely on the hard side, but the feel isn't a "clack"-hard firmness — it's more of a "mochi"-like, springy firmness with some give.
If you just want to smack the ball around aggressively, you might feel like it holds the ball too much.
On the other hand, for players who want both resistance against strong shots and a decent amount of control at the same time, I think the balance is just right.
The hardness and ball-holding really shine in techniques like blocking, punch blocks, and counters —
you can absorb a strong shot and redirect it, or use the held ball to send deep, low, aggressive shots.Since it's vertical pips, the maximum spin can't match a horizontal-pip spin-oriented rubber, but the pips are large and densely packed, so you get plenty of spin for pushes and drives.
Personally, I felt spin was easier to generate than with Morrist SP, and the ball lifts better too.
If you make it deliberately, you can produce knuckle balls as well, so I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to exploit the difference in spin amount.
The tension effect isn't all that strong — it bounces more than a high-elasticity rubber, but it doesn't shoot out forcefully the way German short pips does.
Since the sponge doesn't give way, the elasticity is such that it flies exactly as much as you swing, and stops exactly as much as you don't.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
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Teketeke (Experience: More than ２０ years) Superb ball-holding; spins well but launches gently
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2025/10/24
Used on penhold short pips. I normally use Rakza PO. I've also hit with the plain (non-Hard) Symmetry. This one is supposed to be the Hard version, but it felt on the softer side to me.
As others have written, despite being vertical pips, the ball-holding is outstanding, and you can put solid spin on the ball too. It bounces and traces a trajectory that lets you feel, as you're hitting, that spin is really on the ball.
That said, while the ball-holding is good, maybe because it holds the ball too much, it doesn't fly all that far, and it's also not a rubber that lifts the ball much on its own, so things like hitting against chops don't come easy and it gets fairly tiring to play with over time…All Speed Spin Control Hardness Soft
Racket recommended use Garaydia Revolver-R
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Bob@S (Experience: １１〜２０ years) I've been waiting for pips like this!!
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2025/06/21
This is a review of the medium/medium-thick thickness on backhand short pips. It doesn't fly as much as German short pips, but the amount of bounce is something you can adjust yourself.
Comparing it to Morrist SP:Speed: Morrist SP ≥ Symme Hard
Spin: Morrist SP = Symme Hard
Knuckle: Morrist SP ≥ Symme Hard
Stability: Morrist SP ≤ Symme Hard
Lightness: Morrist SP < Symme HardMy impression is that this is a lighter version of Morrist SP with more stability added.
You can flip it and hit with it as forehand short pips too, and since it has some hardness, blocks stop well.
It's also easy to produce knuckle balls and the price is reasonable, so I think it's worth buying at least once if you use vertical-pip speed-oriented short pips.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use AQUA BLADE α
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Atmark LGY (Experience: ２〜３ years) Both spin and attack
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2025/01/23
To be honest, I'm really happy with it. The old Symmetry felt too soft to me for forehand short pips and was hard to use, but now that it's firmer, smashing and meeting the ball feels much more stable. The spin was also better than I'd expect for short pips. I'd highly recommend it to anyone who wants to use short pips on the forehand or who found the old Symmetry lacking.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use KOKI NIWA WOOD
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