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Weight: 51 grams (cut)Speed: OFF++Spin: AverageType: ESN
I borrowed an MX-K Hard version from a friend and also an MXK 47.5 version which I will call MX-K H and MX-K M for a better lack of term and for shortening it. This is the first ESN made rubber by Nexy. The last Nexy rubber I have tried was the Karis Hard which has some similarities with the MX-K H. I carefully checked the pip structure of the MX-K H and I thought my eyes are deceiving me when I first saw it with very short pip structures that are closely arranged between each other with a narrow space. The MX-K H has an orange porous spongefor distinction while the M version has a cream white sponge. I thought, heck this looks like the design and arrangements of Chinese topsheets. Sanwei Fextra 7, Stiga Nostalgia All+ and Tmount T540 blades were used to test the rubbers.
The MX-K H is a hard hitting rubber. You can feel the 52.5 degrees hard sponge the moment you get to the table and start doing forehand drives. Boy, this rubber is very fast and in fact, this is too fast for some people. I would strongly suggest that beginners and intermediate players NOT to get this rubber since this is for advanced level players and it is for a specific style of play. This rubber is as fast an Omega 7 Tour or Hyper and a lot of my topspins seem to go over the table on the first few minutes of warming up with the rubber. The control seem a little bit less compared to the hard rubbers I have tried in the past. I even have tried a 60 degree experimental rubber but it has more control than this. The speed of the MX-K H is like that of Bryce speed and it even packs a lot of punch if you are smashing or spin-driving the ball. This is my personal opinion and I believe the short pip structure of the MX-K H contributes to the direct transfer of energy from the sponge to the ball. In my opinion, this is a double edged-sword. If you have this design you are guaranteed to have a huge amount of speed and power on your shots BUT you have less amount of spin and control. The problem is that the MX-K H is a bit choosy on the type of blade you are using. When I first used a wenge outer blade which is the Nostalgic All+, the hard surface of the blade made the rebound too strong and my shots were going over the table. I could not spin much compared to Omega 7 hyper 60 degrees which is way harder than the MX-K. In fact, the Stiga DNA Pro H is much spinnier than this rubber. I have nothing but respect for Mr. Moon and I admire him for his blade innovations for Nexy but I disagree completely on this design because it does not produce much spin at all. Sure, you get the speed and power with spin drives because I can feel the power of the incoming topspins against me who is blocking but the spin is much to be desired. In my opinion, the short pip structure of the MX-K H is not really suited for a spin stroke but more on a hitting and smashing stroke. So the best you can do is a spin drive or do counters. The problem with the short pips column is that it does not grab the ball much due to the hard sponge and results to a very fast rebounding of the ball. Chinese rubbers that are very hard do not have this problem because they have tackiness in the topsheet. Despite having a hard sponge, the tacky topsheet helps grab the ball making you able to do a heavy spin loop easily. The tackiness of the topsheet slows down the ball giving you better chance to spin and brush the ball. Without the tackiness, all you have is a fast smashing and driving rubber. With all I have said about the rubber, the MX-K H still has some strong points. The MX-K H will be at its best if you do not care about spin and just care about power and speed for your shots. I would suggest this rubber for players who use long pip rubbers on their backhands and wait for opportunities to smash a ball. This is also good for players who are countering topspins away from the table because you need a small amount of effort to counter against topspins. Also, with the blade pairing, use this on a limba or koto outer ply blade so that you can have better control. Hardwood outer plies do not match well with the MX-K H.
I borrowed an MX-K Hard version from a friend and also an MXK 47.5 version which I will call MX-K H and MX-K M for a better lack of term and for shortening it. This is the first ESN made rubber by Nexy. The last Nexy rubber I have tried was the Karis Hard which has some similarities with the MX-K H. I carefully checked the pip structure of the MX-K H and I thought my eyes are deceiving me when I first saw it with very short pip structures that are closely arranged between each other with a narrow space. The MX-K H has an orange porous spongefor distinction while the M version has a cream white sponge. I thought, heck this looks like the design and arrangements of Chinese topsheets. Sanwei Fextra 7, Stiga Nostalgia All+ and Tmount T540 blades were used to test the rubbers.
The MX-K H is a hard hitting rubber. You can feel the 52.5 degrees hard sponge the moment you get to the table and start doing forehand drives. Boy, this rubber is very fast and in fact, this is too fast for some people. I would strongly suggest that beginners and intermediate players NOT to get this rubber since this is for advanced level players and it is for a specific style of play. This rubber is as fast an Omega 7 Tour or Hyper and a lot of my topspins seem to go over the table on the first few minutes of warming up with the rubber. The control seem a little bit less compared to the hard rubbers I have tried in the past. I even have tried a 60 degree experimental rubber but it has more control than this. The speed of the MX-K H is like that of Bryce speed and it even packs a lot of punch if you are smashing or spin-driving the ball. This is my personal opinion and I believe the short pip structure of the MX-K H contributes to the direct transfer of energy from the sponge to the ball. In my opinion, this is a double edged-sword. If you have this design you are guaranteed to have a huge amount of speed and power on your shots BUT you have less amount of spin and control. The problem is that the MX-K H is a bit choosy on the type of blade you are using. When I first used a wenge outer blade which is the Nostalgic All+, the hard surface of the blade made the rebound too strong and my shots were going over the table. I could not spin much compared to Omega 7 hyper 60 degrees which is way harder than the MX-K. In fact, the Stiga DNA Pro H is much spinnier than this rubber. I have nothing but respect for Mr. Moon and I admire him for his blade innovations for Nexy but I disagree completely on this design because it does not produce much spin at all. Sure, you get the speed and power with spin drives because I can feel the power of the incoming topspins against me who is blocking but the spin is much to be desired. In my opinion, the short pip structure of the MX-K H is not really suited for a spin stroke but more on a hitting and smashing stroke. So the best you can do is a spin drive or do counters. The problem with the short pips column is that it does not grab the ball much due to the hard sponge and results to a very fast rebounding of the ball. Chinese rubbers that are very hard do not have this problem because they have tackiness in the topsheet. Despite having a hard sponge, the tacky topsheet helps grab the ball making you able to do a heavy spin loop easily. The tackiness of the topsheet slows down the ball giving you better chance to spin and brush the ball. Without the tackiness, all you have is a fast smashing and driving rubber. With all I have said about the rubber, the MX-K H still has some strong points. The MX-K H will be at its best if you do not care about spin and just care about power and speed for your shots. I would suggest this rubber for players who use long pip rubbers on their backhands and wait for opportunities to smash a ball. This is also good for players who are countering topspins away from the table because you need a small amount of effort to counter against topspins. Also, with the blade pairing, use this on a limba or koto outer ply blade so that you can have better control. Hardwood outer plies do not match well with the MX-K H.
