What Are Hybrid Table Tennis Rubbers and Why Are They So Popular Nowadays?

[victormanriquey]

Oh i see, any d09c alternative that you know?

Answered this above @ber but plenty yes, I like Joola Dynamic, Helix Hybrid, BlueGrip C2 (need to test J1/J2 before year ends) and also LAC boosted I liked too. From the above list, I'd choose the dynamic or the helix hybrids as my favs until now, but more coming soon as i keep testing stuff!

 

[victormanriquey]

Hello. It’s great that some manufacturers are releasing entire series of hybrid rubbers—hard, soft, and medium—so you can choose whatever suits you best. Chinese rubbers like the "Hurricane 3 Neo" come in one-degree increments, which is fantastic... but they require a booster. That’s why I like hybrid rubbers—especially when they come in full series.

Fully agree @neon !! Another reason why hybrids are very cool

 

[victormanriquey]

After 2 months of play, the center of the rubber visibly wears out. It changes color. Has issues gripping the ball. Then this area grows and ball starts slipping. C55 lasted a tad longer like 2 weeks longer. I play a lot of multiball so this might accelerate the process.

Ah damn, like the Gewo Iconixx I recently reviewed, that's a pity but it is what it is, this is for me a reason not to buy that rubber, some people may not mind, but I'm a bit picky with grip issues, if i feel like i have lost some grip, i change, and I dont want to change every 2 months (unless boosted rubbers that is, but I use those less nowadays due to hassle haha). Thanks @Haito for info! ❤️ I'll test it anyways but good to know

 

[merlin el mago]

Will be good if BTY release several hardness versions of D09C like ESN & DHS are doing.

 

[Tyce]

Never going to happen. You want a softer D09c? There's G09c. Different hardness versions don't fit into Butterfly's product model since they did it with Sriver.

 

[victormanriquey]

Will be good if BTY release several hardness versions of D09C like ESN & DHS are doing.

Yeah but they won't as @Tyce just mentioned, it's a pity but it is what it is. That's why I'm positively surprised about the helix hybrid which comes very close to D09c (not in durability from what I have heard, but in my initial experience it's doing fine) and has the different hardnesses, will review very soon but definitely one of the key differentiators of the helix hybrid there