HURRICANE8-80 POWER

Everyone's rating [Hardness] Little soft
[Performance] Spin and Speed to have excellent
HURRICANE8-80 POWER

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Averages reviews points

  • Rating: 8.75 / 10
  • 4 reviews
    • Speed:8.25
    • Spin:9
    • Control:7.25

    Reviews of HURRICANE8-80 POWER. 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
    6,500 Yen(Include tax 7,150 Yen)
    Producer
    Nittaku
    Product code
    NR-8789
    Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary
    This tacky rubber is highly valued for its strong tension feel and excellent rotation performance, making it accessible even to tension rubber users. However, switching from back spin rubbers requires a learning curve and gradual adaptation.
    ■ Frequently Mentioned Points
    • Strong tension-like feel enables smooth use by tension rubber users
    • Excellent rotation performance combined with long durability of tacky rubber
    • Versatile playability supporting both tacky and tension hitting techniques
    • Auto-response property provides stable ball contact and consistent lift
    • Steep learning curve for beginners; gradual transition recommended
    ■ Representative Voices
    ▲ PositiveWorks well with both tacky and tension hitting styles, delivering remarkable spin. It features excellent auto-response, naturally gripping the ball and lifting it consistently.
    ▽ CriticalFor those switching from back spin rubber, a gradual transition through tension-tacky rubber may be better. The tacky rubber tends to have unpredictable ball behavior—sometimes flying unexpectedly or dropping suddenly—requiring practice to master.

    Reviews by user

    • visitor

      Ahh (Experience: 2〜3 years) Flies off like crazy

      Reviews by user

      I have this Hurricane 8-80 Power Type on both sides of my Innerforce Layer ZLC, and first of all, it's incredibly heavy — total weight comes out to around 200 grams. Because of that, you have to swing faster and recover faster to keep up with rapid exchanges. Personally, I didn't feel that much tackiness from the rubber itself. It generates a good amount of spin, but it's also quite fast and flies pretty well. It has plenty of power for flat hitting too. Looping feels amazing and puts a ton of spin on the ball. Even on the backhand, a small swing produces decent speed and a reasonable amount of spin, so it's good there too. That said, I can't really recommend this rubber to someone switching straight from inverted rubber to a tacky rubber. If you want to make that switch, going inverted → tacky-tension → tacky might be better, because tackiness itself behaves strangely — the ball can fly way too far in one moment and drop way too short in the next. Once you get used to it, though, it's pretty good.

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      2025/05/30
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      10
      Spin
      8
      Control
      4
      Hardness Soft

      Racket recommended use Innerforce ZLC

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    • visitor

      Aurum (Experience: 11〜20 years)

      Reviews by user

      There's a slight tacky-rubber feel to it, but you can handle it just like a tension rubber.
      Also, it's light so it's easy to handle without any trouble, and it has the long lifespan that's typical of tacky rubbers, so it lasts a long time.

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      2026/08/13
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      10
      Control
      9
      Hardness Soft

      Racket recommended use Tomokazu Harimoto Innerforce ALC

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    • Gengar

      Gengar (Experience: 6〜10 years) Tacky rubber leaning tension

      Reviews by user

      Put max thickness on a Harimoto Inner ALC, 47.4g.
      A tacky rubber with a strong tension feel.
      It doesn't feel as hard as I expected, so it works fine on the backhand too.
      Since it's tacky, the ball doesn't balloon up or drop, so it's easy to use — even tension-rubber users can handle it without any problem.

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      2026/03/21
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      8
      Control
      8
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use Tomokazu Harimoto Innerforce ALC

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    • visitor

      Table Tennis Player's Memorandum (Experience: 4〜5 years) A bouncy Hurricane

      Reviews by user

      I originally used Hurricane Neo 3, but switched to this one because Neo 3 was hard to handle.
      My overall impression is that this is really easy to use.
      Shots go in whether you hit it tacky-style or tension-style. The amount of spin is incredible too.
      A coach with many years in table tennis described it as basically a tacky version of Tenergy.
      The coach who test-hit it had switched to the 8-80 by the following week.
      It also has good auto performance — it grabs the ball and lifts it up on its own.

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      2026/01/30
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      6
      Spin
      10
      Control
      8
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use Acoustic

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