Has anybody boosted Hammond Z2?

[TensorBackhand]

Has anybody boosted Hammond Z2 before? How does it respond to booster?

I have a sheet of Z2, but its cut too small for my blade. I want to use seamoon to expand it so it fits my blade better. Performance-wise, I actually don't think the rubber needs booster at all. But I'm worried that applying booster might make the sponge mushy or change the throw angle or something else.

Any good or bad experiences boosting Z2?

 

[Topspinslinger]

I had a Hammond z2, keyword: had.
After boosting it with 1 layer of Seamoon it bubbled.

 

[Wrighty67]

I’ve boosted a sheet for the same reason but used FTL and no real change - in size either!

 

[TensorBackhand]

Now im scared to try the booster on this rubber

 

[Tinykin]

Now im scared to try the booster on this rubber

Give up and buy a new one.

 

[Kolev]

Has anybody boosted Hammond Z2 before? How does it respond to booster?

I have a sheet of Z2, but its cut too small for my blade. I want to use seamoon to expand it so it fits my blade better. Performance-wise, I actually don't think the rubber needs booster at all. But I'm worried that applying booster might make the sponge mushy or change the throw angle or something else.

Any good or bad experiences boosting Z2?

Too small right? If I were you I would try to expand it anyway. Me personally and after my experience found out that FTL expands the rubber significantly more than Seamoon.

 

[Robin0910]

i tried it and it did expand but bubbled after a few days

 

[TensorBackhand]

i tried it and it did expand but bubbled after a few days

Ok, thats 2 people saying it bubbled.

Doesnt sound promising.

 

[Kolev]

Ouch. Good to know. So I'm not removing it before is dead

 

[TareqPhoto]

I bought several Hammond Z2 rubbers and i never boosted any and i won't at all, i like it as it is really, i think i have one or two of them bubbled but i think maybe because of the glue not the booster, but that won't stop me from buying it again and again.

 

[Lazer]

Why would anybody want to boost this rubber in the first place. That is absolutely unnecessary. It soft and fast as it is…. No Chinese brick…

Cheers
L-zr

 

[haggisv]

I bought several Hammond Z2 rubbers and i never boosted any and i won't at all, i like it as it is really, i think i have one or two of them bubbled but i think maybe because of the glue not the booster, but that won't stop me from buying it again and again.

It's quite rare for a Japan-made rubber to bubble. How long did you use it for?

 

[TareqPhoto]

It's quite rare for a Japan-made rubber to bubble. How long did you use it for?

That is the mystery about it, i mean the first one i played with like 1 year and it didn't bubble, the second it bubbled maybe after two times of use, and the last one just bubbled straight away, so i think it is how it is being glued or treated maybe, the last one i gave it to a friend as he requested me to glue it for me, while the first one done by a coach who i always trust, so i can't judge, i ordered 3 more rubbers few days ago for new and old blades and i will see.

 

[haggisv]

I assume you use water-based glue to glue them onto your bat? If so it sounds like a faulty batch to me.

 

[Migzkulit]

Why would anybody want to boost this rubber in the first place. That is absolutely unnecessary. It soft and fast as it is…. No Chinese brick…

Cheers
L-zr

Same here, it's extremely bouncy.

 

[TensorBackhand]

Same here, it's extremely bouncy.

I agree too, it's very bouncy. In the OP I did clearly explain that the reason for wanting to boost it is only to expand the rubber and make it fit the blade better.