Difference between xiom omega 8 china and hybrid

[Machi]

What are the differences? Thanks.

 

[vossi39]

Different pimple structure. China is more flexible with straight and wider distance pimples. Hybrid are denser and conical, in result the topsheet feels harder. From the 1 1/2h of play with both of them, I recognized different behavior, but need a bit more time (break in) to really give a comparison.

 

[Robo345]

Different pimple structure. China is more flexible with straight and wider distance pimples. Hybrid are denser and conical, in result the topsheet feels harder. From the 1 1/2h of play with both of them, I recognized different behavior, but need a bit more time (break in) to really give a comparison.

Do you still hold that opinion now that you have used them for longer?

 

[vossi39]

Didn’t play the Hybrid for too long (around 10 hours). It was not giving the spin and arc I had hoped for, so I went back to J&H Z52.5.
But the impression from the hours in comparison with China stayed the same. China is a bit softer and generates more spin and arc, Hybrid is also a bit faster.

 

[Xiaoys]

Didn’t play the Hybrid for too long (around 10 hours). It was not giving the spin and arc I had hoped for, so I went back to J&H Z52.5.
But the impression from the hours in comparison with China stayed the same. China is a bit softer and generates more spin and arc, Hybrid is also a bit faster.

Hello, may I ask which of the two has a higher arc?Z52.5 and O8hybird？

 

[IB66]

I was using O8H on FH and O8C on BH, I found both to be pretty similar really. I preferred O8C on BH. Spin potential is high with both, speed was not really noticeable as being faster or slower. Maybe the O8C felt crisper on my BH.
I feel these 2 rubbers are pretty interchangeable really.
I’ve used J&H H52 but not the Z version, I found that H52 showed wear on the rubber surface way more than the Omega 8 rubbers. For that reason alone I’d go for the Omega 8.

 

[vossi39]

Hello, may I ask which of the two has a higher arc?Z52.5 and O8hybird？

Clearly Z52.5. At least for me and my technique on the BH.