SYMMETRY HARD VERSION

Everyone's rating [Hardness] Medium hardness
[Performance] Speed and Control to have excellent
SYMMETRY HARD VERSION

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Averages reviews points

  • Rating: 8.5 / 10
  • 10 reviews
    • Speed:8.5
    • Spin:7.6
    • Control:8.1

    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.(Page 2)

    • Short pimples
    • Long pimples

    Specifications

    Price
    4,300 Yen(Include tax 4,730 Yen)
    Producer
    STIGA
    Product code
    1710-1801、1710-1805
    Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary
    The hardened version of Symmetry is highly praised for combining improved stability and ball control with enhanced speed and attacking capability compared to the original. However, its strong bounce can increase control difficulty, leading to divided opinions depending on the player's skill level and preferences.
    ■ Frequently Mentioned Points
    • 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
    ■ Representative Voices
    ▲ PositiveThe original Symmetry was too soft to use effectively as a forehand pimple rubber, but the hardened version makes it much easier to hit smashes and topspin shots stably. It's incredible that this level of performance is available at this price.
    ▽ CriticalThe bounce is extremely strong, making it difficult to control. When trying to drop the ball short, it often doesn't work as intended. Backspin is almost impossible to generate.

    Reviews by user

    • Wandering Takujin

      Wandering Takujin (Experience: 11〜20 years) Spin and speed

      Reviews by user

      I used the 1.6mm version
      and mounted it on the backhand.
      In a word, it's a short pips rubber that's about as close to inverted rubber as you can get.
      The spin performance is high enough that you wouldn't guess it's vertical pips, and I'd say the speed is quite fast too.
      That said, even at 1.6mm this bounces more than any short pips I've ever tried. Because of that, control is difficult, and even when you try to drop it short it often doesn't stay short.
      This might partly be down to how I use it, but I get almost no knuckle balls out of it.
      I think it's very well suited to players who attack hard from backhand short pips, or to penhold or forehand short pips players.
      It's absolutely not suited to players looking for variation from their short pips.

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      2025/01/16
      All
      6/10
      Speed
      10
      Spin
      10
      Control
      6
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use NEVES WOOD

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    • visitor

      ATT (Experience: 11〜20 years) Quietly good

      Reviews by user

      A vertical-pip spin-oriented rubber. I used to use the Normal version, but the blocks were good while it just didn't fly, so I switched to Impartial XS. This Hard version, though, fixes both the Normal's lack of flight and the way blocks used to get pushed back. Blocks stop nicely, and shots don't drop off and still carry decent power. I play penhold short pips, and depending on how you use it you can get both an annoying block and a stable forehand at the same time, so I think it's a good rubber.

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      2025/01/09
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      8
      Control
      8
      Hardness Little hard
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    • Pen Meat

      Pen Meat (Experience: 6〜10 years) Keeps the original's ease of use, adds power and variation

      Reviews by user

      The pips are a low trapezoid shape arranged in a vertical/hybrid layout — it's a hybrid short pips rubber.
      Performance-wise it really is the best of both worlds.
      The plain version had good control but the variation and speed left something to be desired; the Hard version, though, lets you produce some really nasty knuckle balls.
      When you block the opponent's loop, it comes back as a knuckle ball flat enough that they'll want to push it back, and you can block speed drives and smashes without getting knocked back either.
      That said, it doesn't slip when you push or drive — you can still put solid spin on the ball.
      If you meet the ball squarely, the speed really comes out too, so it has plenty of finishing power.
      On defense it stops the ball firmly and it's easy to add variation like knuckle balls and sidespin, while on offense the speed is there — nothing to complain about.
      Since the variation comes through so well I think it's also good for backhand short pips, but because it has stability and speed too, I'd also recommend it for penhold or forehand short pips.

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      2024/06/30
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      7
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use BANDA ALLROUND

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