PSA: Before you give all your money to TT11, read this. K3 Pro and C55 appear to have exactly the same topsheet and very similar sponge.
I've been playing with K2 since 2019, and now that it is discontinued, decided to find an alternative for the next 5 years
Below you will find two photos - one of just over a month old K3 Pro (21 x 2 hour practice sessions + 2 tournaments) and another of a 1 week old C55 (3 x 2 hour practice sessions). Tested on the same HL5.
Neither topsheet was as sticky as a K2/GT topsheet, let alone H3, after unpacking nor after several playing sessions. Both top sheets have been cleaned with plain tap water after each practice session and kept under a sticky protective film when not playing. As you can see, the marks on the topsheets are pretty much the same. However, this visual wear-and-tear does not seem to affect playing characteristics of either rubber at all. K3 Pro/C55 are very very playable
- both are very spinny (and easily faster than K2/GT/boosted H3 by quite a bit). I will likely be playing with one of the two for a very long time. But still, IMO, Tibhar K2/Joola GT still remain the closest to a boosted H3. Too bad both have been discontinued ..
The small-pore sponges of K3 Pro/C55 are also very similar, at least visually (except one is cream and the other black
). If it wasn't for the sponge colour, I'd really struggle to tell the difference between the two new rubbers in a test.
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