New Hugo rubbers from Joola

[tzifos]

Let's milk this cow (again) but this time from Joola. Quite strange that there are some new rubbers coming from Joola using Hugo's name, as we can see in LARC. New Joola's Trinity series rubbers, marked as Charged and Dynamic with Hugo Boss Calderano signatures:

I bet that they will be some "hybrid" rubbers, following the new trends that all companies follow at this time.

 

[vvk1]

Nothing strange about it.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/calderano-signs-with-joola-139.38480/post-557709

 

[tzifos]

Nothing strange about it.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/calderano-signs-with-joola-139.38480/post-557709

Yeap I know this, but usually the TT companies name some of their new blades after a top player and not series of rubbers.

 

[maxtor]

The rubber should be registered in ITTF to be played by Hugo. Nothing strange here, IMHO

 

[joshmak10]

The rubber should be registered in ITTF to be played by Hugo. Nothing strange here, IMHO

He means it’s strange by the fact that Joola is making a new rubber series that have Hugo’s name on it. As far as I know, no other company named their rubbers after a player unless you count Kenta Matsudaira

 

[Zezima]

Xu xin too?
Also the H3 rubbers are named after their players aswell (player versions etc.)

Either way is it a new technology or something or they just clap the name on already existing rubbers? Feel like rubbers don't evolve much.

 

[maxtor]

If they're "named" blades, why not to produce "named" rubbers? Hugo is famous enough to use his name on Joola equipment. And both can get benefits from this

 

[vvk1]

He means it’s strange by the fact that Joola is making a new rubber series that have Hugo’s name on it. As far as I know, no other company named their rubbers after a player unless you count Kenta Matsudaira

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/calderano-signs-with-joola-139.38480/post-557631

 

[zeio]

He means it’s strange by the fact that Joola is making a new rubber series that have Hugo’s name on it. As far as I know, no other company named their rubbers after a player unless you count Kenta Matsudaira

Nittaku once had a rubber by the name J.O. Waldner. I still have the rubber package somewhere.

Donic also had a rubber series by the name Coppa JO Gold/Silver/Platin.

 

[Benjamin]

Another one would be the Donic Bluegrip J series named after Zhang Jike

 

[Tyce]

Donic Coppa JO?

It's not super common but it has happened a couple of times before

 

[Hotdog]

Hugo had an awesome year and he probably had offers from every major brand. He is awesome to watch and he represents an untapped market in the Americas. I bet Joola spent their whole table tennis budget on him and are looking to get their money’s worth. Butterfly would take 3 years to get his name on a blade. DHS would stamp a new number on an old 968. I’m sure it helped Hugo’s decision that Joola was ready to go with a variety of products. It represents their investment in him.

 

[Zwill]

Yinhe Super Kim

 

[Creek]

I guess it will not be the new „best in class“ rubber Series of Joola, but rather rubbers for premade bats

 

[Matt Hetherington]

I guess it will not be the new „best in class“ rubber Series of Joola, but rather rubbers for premade bats

Why would you think the rubber that Calderano just used in Doha would be for premade bats?

 

[IB66]

Why would you think the rubber that Calderano just used in Doha would be for premade bats?

Did he use both rubbers? 1 for FH the other for BH? Or another Joola rubber?

It looks like the new. ‘HC’ endorsed rubbers were likely to have been in development for a while regardless of whether he joined Joola. I don’t know how long it takes to get a product from concept, to a product ready for sale to the public? But to add a signature is likely to be much quicker!!

 

[Matt Hetherington]

Here are my first impressions for anyone interested

 

[maxtor]

Thank you for sharing, I know Joola wants to compete with top tier rubbers, but IMHO they do it a bit wrong with this pricing ($75)

 

[Scarfed Garchomp]

Thank you for sharing, I know Joola wants to compete with top tier rubbers, but IMHO they do it a bit wrong with this pricing ($75)

The price is high but I understand what Joola is trying to do, to me these are indeed newer and "higher tech" rubbers than Joolas previous cutting-edge releases like Inferno and ZGX so they should be priced accordingly. From my most local general supplier, Trinity is priced in the same range as rubbers like Nuzn 50/55, K3, Dragon Power/DNA Hybrid, Bluestar A1 and I think Trinity (at least the Dynamic) is priced pretty fairly when stacked up against these rubbers at this pricing tier.

 

[AndySmith]

My sheet of Dynamic, 2.0, black arrived today. Will be comparing to C52.5 and V>15 Sticky.