Tibhar Hybrid K3

Customer Reviews

All reviews listed are from verified customers who have purchased this product.

15/04/2025 Good rubber, but terrible topsheet durability Review by Jude Lam

Quality

I have been playing with this rubber for four weeks. First off, I pair it with the Donic Original True Carbon Inner blade and this is a great pairing. For this rubber, the top sheet is softer and this makes looping extremely easy even though the sponge is 52.5 degree hard. This rubber does many things well, such as serves is spiny, blocking is a breeze, smashing is not exactly strong due to the hard sponge but it works much better than any Chinese rubbers in this department. But the strength of this rubber is in the Looping and counter looping. Since this rubber does not react to incoming spin much, you can just counter swing the ball and the ball will just land during a rally. If you open the shot with a spiny high arc loop, that ball can be loaded with spin and you can follow up with a kill drive shot.

However, with all of these positive attributes, there is one big bad issue and that is its durability. The top sheet literally will show signs of ball dents and wear after just 9 hours of playing time. This is the worst of all the rubbers that I have tried in the past when it comes to showing signs of wear. If Tibhar can improve in this department and make a K4 rubber, I will be all for it. But for now, I am hesitated to stick with it because it is costly and worn out way too fast.

Granted, even if the rubber top sheet shows signs of wear, it is still playing ok. But the bite on the ball is lesser and you have to adjust your racket angle to compensate a bit. If the topsheet is more durable, I will put down Excellent rating. Tibhar, I am looking to you to improve this!

08/04/2025 good Review by nk

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Very good rubber-fh&bh. Durable problem.

19/03/2025 very good hybrid rubber Review by Noam Osnis

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from expierience this rubber will suite for all players who doesnt deal well with the speed and hghg catapult effect of tenergy 05 and similar rubbers. its not spin sensitive.very good spin and control and can generate high speeds with the correct tecnique

11/03/2025 very good Review by ml

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Very good rubber, but endurance should be better!

04/03/2025 Very good Review by Charbel Farah

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I'd rather use the K3 FX instead but hybrid K3 is also good....
High level of control and speed.... However my rubber of choice for 2024-2025 is still gewo codexx EL pro 52... That's the best hybrid in my opinion.

01/03/2025 Tibhar Hybrid 'K. Range Review by Alan Burgess

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A very good rubber throughout the whole range although the price is becoming a little restrictive. Only time will tell as to whether it retains it's qualities after a few months of weekly play. Repeat orders are a very good judge of these rubbers.

16/02/2025 Love it!!! Review by Wenceslao Sinosa

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It's my first time using it, and I love it. It really helped me leveling up my game especially in counter attacking my opponent's topspin attack.

14/02/2025 Best Rubber you can find Review by Lee CS

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I’ve been using Hybrid K3 in my forehand for a year. Excellent for opening loop, drive and flick. Durability is about 4 months, playing/training 15-18 hours weekly.

Will continue using it.

11/02/2025 I like it Review by Anatoly Levinshtein

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I looked for some rubber with good spin, not fast and with a lot of control. I tried ELP and FXP of Tibhar, but it was too fast on my Apolonia ZLC. K3 works with Apolonia very well for me (FH side), it's the second K3 I ordered, and I'm going to continue using it.
Durability: after the first week when it's really hard, I played 4-5 months of 10-15 hours weekly and it saved its capabilities.
Spin: I feel it has very good spin, a lot of players told me that they could not return the backspin of the service.

10/02/2025 Good FH and BH Review by mk

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Good rubber FH, BH

31/01/2025 Excellent Review by Alberto Padilla

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fast delivery and good price for a good rubber

29/01/2025 Rubber for advanced players Review by T Serghei

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Everybody is now about hard rubbers, fast blades and so on. These types of equipment requires good technique and correct strokes. The rubber is a very good one, my trainer is absolutely smashing his opponents but it's too hard for me. It requires harder strokes and good timing which requires more energy and preparation.

18/01/2025 No falla Review by Brian

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El k3 no falla, gran rotación, gran velocidad algo pegajoso... muy bueno

16/01/2025 Good rubber Review by Jamie Ghio

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Great rubber has a lot of spin and it’s fast can handle spin from opponent

16/01/2025 Excellent Review by Ardak

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I bought this rubber for many friends. They say K3 is wonderful rubber but doesn't last long. One of them said: after 2 months of intensive training sessions it was dead.

13/01/2025 Decent rubber Review by Anthony Dias

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This rubber has a good spin and speed.

01/01/2025 Great balance of speed and spin Review by Chunyen Liu

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Great rubber at an affordable price

31/10/2024 Good FH rubber Review by Ukrit Luangpetcharaporn

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Good FH rubber

17/10/2024 Хорошая накладка Review by Alexey Bodrug

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Зацеп у накладки отличный, скорость средняя. Живучесть накладки слабоватая. Под пальцем резина быстро стирается настолько, что там зацепа вообще нет. Отсюда делаю вывод, что живучесть накладки на 3.

07/10/2024 Great Review by Stephen Gray

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Switched from Dignics 09c as too expensive;but these were easy to adjust to and similar job;great price

30/09/2024 Excellent Review by Bogdan

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29/08/2024 Grippy but does it last? Review by Keith Morris

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Am an intermediate Not advanced player. Been through two sets of K3 2mm on my Viscaria. Wonderful bite and grip and so spin. Good sense of control. Cannot work out if they are as short lasting as reports suggest or is it in my head. Just get feeling that there is a fairly sudden drop off where the surface still feels grippy but ball no longer held in the sponge so a pretty subjective view. It’s a really exciting rubber to use but I am going to try RasanterR48 instead this time round. I think it’s really worth a try.

20/08/2024 Fast but good control and spin. Review by Ivan Lobos

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Very great control,, speed and spin, low arc,, very good response from mid and close distance (this is my playing distance).
The sound of the FH is awesome.

13/08/2024 Excellent Review by YU GAO

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useful, it wears out too quickly

07/08/2024 Very Good rubber Review by Stefan Dragos Papura

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One of the best rubber from.tibhar ......I Recommend it for players Who like a sticky rubber and a lot control .....îs very similar cu dignic 05 but a lit bit more sticky ......it suitable for blades with limba or kinoki at surface

07/08/2024 Хорошая накладка Review by Alexey Bodrug

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Красная накладка меньше бустеренная с завода, чем черная, поэтому по скорости красная Off-. На быстром основании Off+ получается в самый раз. Вращение и зацеп хорошие, контроль на отлично. Играю красной слева. Также пробовал черную справа - тоже хорошо. Универсальная накладка под обе стороны.

22/07/2024 Buena goma Review by DASEIN

Quality

Excelente Goma. En 2.0 tiene mucho más control para realizar
Contra topspin. Pero me he dado cuenta que la versión en color negro es mucho más pegajosa que le versión de color rojo.

10/07/2024 Great fh rubber Review by Jan Bogdan

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Great fh rubber just looks like it’s aging quickly

25/06/2024 very fast, normal durability Review by Lawr26X

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very fast and spinny rubber. it is like a boosted hurricane 3, the hardness is about 39 dhs scale. good for ultra aggressive play

11/06/2024 Неплохая накладка Review by Anatoliy Krasheninnikov

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Брал в максимальной толщине. Поиграл слева и справа на Tibhar Dynamic JC Darko Jorgić. Не слишком жесткая, много скорости, достаточно контрольная, особенно в короткой игре.
Вращения, которого ждал от гибрида, не почувствовал.
В игре стал допускать больше ошибок.
Отложил эту сборку до лучших времен.

13/05/2024 maybe not for BH Review by Marcos Guglielmetti

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One of the standout aspects of the K3 is its unique hybrid construction, which combines a slightly sticky topsheet with a highly boosted hard sponge. This combination provides an excellent balance of grip and speed, allowing me to generate massive amounts of spin without sacrificing control or power.
The level of spin I can produce with the K3 is truly remarkable. Whether I'm executing blistering topspin loops or precisely placed serves, the rubber delivers an exceptional spin potential that leaves my opponents scrambling. The slightly tacky topsheet grips the ball just enough to impart that extra bit of rotation, while the hard sponge ensures that the ball maintains its pace and penetration.
But spin alone doesn't make a great rubber – control is equally crucial, and the K3 excels in this department as well. Despite its speed, I can still maintain a high level of precision and placement, thanks to the rubber's excellent feedback and dwell time. This control has been invaluable in my short game, allowing me to execute delicate touches and precise blocks with ease.
Looking at the customer reviews, it's clear that other players have also recognized the exceptional qualities of the K3. Michael D's review highlights the rubber's versatility, praising its performance in various situations, from looping to blocking and chopping. Koichi Hara's review further reinforces the K3's superiority, stating that it outperforms even top-tier rubbers from brands like Butterfly and DHS in terms of combined spin, speed, and control.
One aspect that particularly resonates with me is Paul Nguyen's review, where he mentions the rubber's ability to generate massive power without the need for excessive swing speed. This characteristic has been invaluable in my game, allowing me to maintain control while still unleashing powerful shots that catch my opponents off guard.
While it may require some adjustment period, particularly for those transitioning from softer rubbers, the rewards are well worth the effort. If you're looking for a rubber that can take your game to the next level, the K3 is an absolute must-try.

09/05/2024 Amazing Review by Felver Yepez

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This rubber is amazing... great control... wonderfull arc and really spinny. do not last long but who wants to play with old rubbers anyway? ;-)

08/05/2024 . Review by Daniel Drimba

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27/04/2024 Most aspects are Excellent Review by Michael D

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This is the European answer to Hurricane 3. Very sticky and durable rubber which I used under many different situations. Looping is excellent, along with blocking both close and further back from the table. Chopping is great. It gives you some extra spin on the serves. Flatter hitting like smashes is more of a challenge, not that good for that particular stroke but manageable.

12/04/2024 very good rubber Review by Quan Zou

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this rubber with Alexis Lebrun blade is very good.

03/04/2024 Fast, spiny excellent rubber Review by Patrick Downing

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Changed from Hurricane 3 and immediately saw my game improve with more controlled shots that were significantly faster and improved my game is getting more consistent after 2 months, I will keep using! Great choice if you are offensive attacking and the controlled defensive moves when needed!

01/04/2024 Great but hard to play. Review by Denis Pastuh

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Really nice quality, but I think it’s more for experienced players.
The rubber is hard, so all the movements should be precise. The spin and control is great.

06/03/2024 10 out of 10 Review by JC

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have used 3 pieces. You cannot find anything amazing when use it the first time. However, you will notice its balanced performance. The most important is the rubber would make your attack or defense consistent.

22/02/2024 Good Rubber！ Review by Charley C Chu

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Good Rubber！The control, speed and spin of Tibhar Hybrid K3 are balanced. It is more suitable to the players who like loop.

19/02/2024 Very good ruber Review by M

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Very good, FH and BH !
Excellent

19/02/2024 Genuinely, the best forehand rubber I've ever tried Review by Koichi Hara

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First off, as reference, I've tried countless different rubbers from butterfly (tenergy 05, 80,64, 19 & dignics 05, 09c to name the most relevant ones) and some variations of Hurricane 3 Neo by DHS.
However, none of them get close to what the K3 can produce in combined spin, speed & control. The K3 is quite a bit tackler than a D09 but has more penetrating power when hitting hard. (Possibly a boosted d09c could have similar speed, haven't tried)
In comparison to Hurricane 3 Neo the K3 has similar spin without the lack of speed. I've boosted my Chinese rubbers but mostly with different and incinsistent results. This is where the K3 comes in. The rubber is the perfect blend between control when playing passive and having a high quality spinny and powerful shot. And especially without the hassle of having to tinker with your rubbers. Just put them on and you're good to go.

Another thing to note is that the bounce off the rubber is a bit different from regular ESN rubbers but it's easy to get used to. In the long run I believe it will make everyone who uses it a better player.

09/02/2024 gotta love it Review by Paul Nguyen

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Recreational player. I played with chinese rubbers up and tried other rubbers that are below $55 and kept going back to the chinese rubbers. mostly H3 and H8. Then I saw that some top pros were using K3 and the price was right, so I tried it. Have it on both sides. Immediately my flat smashing percentage shot up noticeably. So much better than H3 for that. I think it's because K3 is fast and I don't have to swing so hard to get the pace, and hence the swing is more controlled. Then after a couple months of playing, I was able to apply massive TS with it, and easily. My friend who tried K3 said he couldn't loop/spin with it even after months of use - I think you have to have the technique to use it. But this thing really works for me. It does everything that H3 does in terms of spin and control, and at the same time it is consistently FAST and easily generates power. With H3 I had to hit a perfect shot to get the pace.

19/01/2024 Recomendable para FH Review by Edgardo Aguilar

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Es un cacho súper rápido, amigable y confortante. El giro que genera es potente, con mucho efecto.

11/01/2024 Good Hybrid, some drawbacks Review by icontek

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For those looking for more speed on drives compared to K1, this rubber offers the ability to still produce power when the opponent attacks your elbow and you are too jammed to take a full stroke. Downsides of this rubber are that it flat hits poorly and erratic shots result. However, topspin attacks are a dream, low trajectory FH rubber that reminds me of H2 with the 38mm ball. Good for service, short game. Liked this rubber better on a 5 ply ALL wood, was not spinning enough on an inner carbon style blade. Replaced this with Sieger Pk50 which is similar, but lighter, better at flat hitting, more forgiving and more suitable to my intermediate level.

04/01/2024 Superb rubber Review by Jake Holey

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Good rubber you can play well when you do not boost this hard rubber you can play well if you boost this rubber Excellent hard to miss topspin balls. Good feel.

19/12/2023 Bună fata Review by Daniel Drimba

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Control bun

06/12/2023 Very fast rubber, pretty good spin Review by Robby Green

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I tried this rubber on my backhand with my penhold setup and it was too fast for me. I think I will keep it on my forehand with my handshake grip setup -- it's good at creating lots of spin with low effort. However, if you put in the effort you can get much more spin out of tacky Chinese rubbers.

Counterspin is good. I think that is the main thing I like about this rubber. The throw angle is very high and I don't like that.

12/11/2023 Excellent Review by AMEEN OLOFI

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The best rubber I have played with, speed, rotation and control.

07/11/2023 Excellent Review by PRADEEP NAGARAJU

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Good control and spinny!

05/10/2023 Super precise Review by Daniel Caraviello

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Super precise rubber, enough speed, great for both backhand and forehand. Not that tacky, but good grip. Well balanced rubber. Not as much spin as Hurricane 3. Very easy and effortless to get balls back on the table.

25/09/2023 Excellent Review by Harney Edison Pereira Abrahim

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Very good balance

07/09/2023 I think it is an exelent rubber. Review by Tauri

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Very stable rubber I like it a lot, ever since I started using this rubber my backhand got a lot better. It has almost everything: it is good in touch, plays far from the table, close to the table.
The only problem is that it doesn't have the same feel as softer rubbers and I personally boost it with one layer because it helps with feeling and to win out right points more because it's faster then.

31/08/2023 Darle tiempo Review by Juan Marquez

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Acostumbro jugar con gomas Tibhar, para mi revés y quise probar con este, pero se me a complicado el juego tengo que darle mas tiempo y no es pegajosa.

25/08/2023 Powerful Review by yanhua Yang

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Very good rubber similar to D09C but not so expensive. You can fell the ball dwelling in rubber when loop, short game also feel good.

31/07/2023 Fast loop drives. Accurate and rewards good strokes Review by MATTHEW WILLIAMS

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Like classic H2 with 38mm balll; but a lot easier to use. Have to loop drive or brush.
Long, low trajectory, still requires good strokes to use well; tough to produce power if out of position.
A looping rubber that may confuse you if you play the face too open and try and flat hit.

12/07/2023 tres bon Review by Alain

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caoutchouc dynamique et bon spin.
Dureté plutot 50° que 53° annoné./

Alain

19/06/2023 very good one Review by Qq

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very good for the backhand
good for forehand, but I prefer lower arc

15/06/2023 ok Review by Damir Djordjevic

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Great tire for everyone !!

15/06/2023 Excellent rubber Review by Alex Ton

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Will by again

14/06/2023 Good, but not excellent Review by Sergei Vladimirovich Kravtsov

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I'm playing with K3 for over 1.5 years now and I want to update my review a little bit. I owned 6 sheets of k3 so far. First two were used on FH, then started using on both FH and BH.
It is still good rubber and I'm going to continue using it for a while. But I realized one thing that bothers me in it: all 6 sheets were different.
First one was very hard or became very hard very fast
Second one was ideal :)
Then with third and fourth ball had tendency to drop a little bit more and it was harder to lift backspin balls with a loop (or at least do it fast)
Fifth and especially sixth smells more and were noticeably faster at the start than all others before.
I have no idea why this happens and I can adjust to those changes after 1-2 training sessions, but I just don't like this side and I wish it didn't behave like this

22/05/2023 First time a hybrid rubber Review by VASILE CORLAT

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A lot of power and control

15/05/2023 Perfect cost/benefit ratio Review by Gustavo Novo

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The K3 is a very different rubber than what I was used to using. I was a fan of hard, tensioned rubbers like MXP.
The K3 is more viscous and apparently slower before you hit the ball.
On the table, however, I felt a very interesting performance, with good speed, great control and an ability to produce spin that impressed me.
I still confess that I am in a testing phase, but it is very promising for what it delivers and in terms of cost-effectiveness.

06/03/2023 My main rubber Review by Veniamin Kruchenetskiy

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Using it with Viscaria SALC. Bought it for forehand, but also decided to substitute tenergy/dignics 05 on BH.

14/02/2023 Super Review by Serafima Nikitina

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Отличная накладка, лучший гибрид на сегодня

10/01/2023 very good rubber Review by romeo mihaila

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a little slow but good spin and control

19/10/2022 good rubber Review by pongmaster

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Comparing to DragonGrip this rubber has good spin, good power and control. The only thing that I wish for would be a slightly higher throw angle. Otherwise it's a good rubber. I've used it on FH and BH. It is good for flipping with good grip on soft balls. On FH it has good power and can keep up with heavy loops.

09/09/2022 Өте жақсы резина екен Review by Arshyn

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Контролы тамаша, жақсы айналдырады,жылдам мен оны Apolonia zlc ойнаймын.

08/09/2022 good choice for forehead Review by Lee ShanTa

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Slightly tacky surface with powerful sponge.

Good choice for forehand.

16/08/2022 09c replacement Review by Shivkumar Jha

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Works great

19/02/2022 Too soft sponge for forehand Review by Zhou

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Excellent performance in control and light friction. The rubber is perfect. But the sponge is too soft for my forehand. It would be more suitable for the backhand. My USA rating is about 2200 and my forehand is really powerful.

08/02/2022 One of the best hybrids Review by vadim putilovsky

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Slightly tacky! Very good on flexible blades like a violin! Very tricky for your opponent in the short games, chops, flicks, etc. Loops and serves 5+! Flat hits - only problem, need to adjust, maybe cause of max 2,3 rubber dunno! Very good rubber for pro and semi-pro.

18/01/2022 Decent Review by JT

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Definitely NOT for me even though I love Chinese-style rubbers. Not as tacky as I would like it to be and the tacky seems to go away fast and attracted lots of dust (too high maintenance for me)

27/12/2021 - Review by David Saria

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К3 неоправдал мои ожидания, зацеп по ощущению идет вроде бы хороший, но соперник говорит, что в приеме нет особой сложности, тензорного эффект тоже не оправдал ожидания, атаковать можно, но мяч летит не так мощно, как от баттеров.
Потом снял ее, набустерил, но эффекта никакого особого не дало

Накладка так себе, не для быстрой и профессиональной игры

20/12/2021 Very good but not for everyone Review by Sergei Kravtsov

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The description says "very sticky topsheet", but it is not, it is slightly sticky, sometimes lifting a ball for less than 1 cm, but occasionally somewhat higher. So it is more like hard European rubber with a good spin potential rather than sticky Chinese ones.
Somewhat slower than MX-P and MX-D, but gives you easier short game, less reaction on the opponent spin, more of an own spin, better serves, better flicks, better handling of opponents speed, very nice counter looping closer to the table, better play against pips-out rubbers
At first (3-4 training sessions) I was a little bit disappointed in it due to lower speed, but control was incredible. Then I was extremely happy with it because of increased speed and very good spin (3-4 training sessions). And then spin slightly reduced and it settled to something more stable. I was slightly disappointed after that, but after playing in a local club tournament, I guess I'll stick with it for the next year or more.
Another disadvantage is that it is rather hard rubber and requires good physical conditions.
P.S. Using it on TB ALC on my FH for 7 weeks now