What are your favourite hybrid rubbers?

[mat]

Tibhar MK FX.. not to fast, Nice grip and softer than other hybrids.

 

[Lazer]

Tibhar MK FX.. not to fast, Nice grip and softer than other hybrids.

Agreed but the regular one not FX…

Cheers
L-zr

 

[disaster3]

None 😜
Tenergy all the way!!! Ok recently D05 too but it is not a hybrid.

 

[John_]

Tibhar MK FX.. not to fast, Nice grip and softer than other hybrids.

I'm considering trying it out, it looks really interesting. K3 fx on fh and mk fx on bh, it also comes in pink, so that's pretty cool.

 

[garesnares]

1) Dignics 09c
2) Tibhar K3
3) Yasaka Rakza Z (tackiness last long time)
4) Yinhe Jupiter Asia 3 (if you like a super tacky topsheet)

Also tried Xiom J&H H52.5 and Stiga DNA Hybrid H where i didn't quite like it as compared to the above mentioned

What didn’t you like about them? I’m considering the DNA Hybrid H due to the 50 degrees hardness but there’s not so much reviews on them. D09c is too expensive and hard, while Rakza Z ppl say is heavy and slow.

 

[kevin.c]

What didn’t you like about them? I’m considering the DNA Hybrid H due to the 50 degrees hardness but there’s not so much reviews on them. D09c is too expensive and hard, while Rakza Z ppl say is heavy and slow.

There are so many new hybrid rubbers out now, dna hybrid is by far the worst I've seen in any hybrid. The top sheet lacks tackiness, grip and its slow.

1) D09c
2) Xiom C55
3) Xiom Omega China (light version of C55)
4) Tibhar k3 plays really well but just not durable.

 

[FH_Project]

1) Tibhar Hybrid MK (Huge confidence booster, just swing arm without worrying, you can also play with the arc high or low)
2) Xiom Omega 8 China (Spinny on soft brush during serves, good grip, ball trajectory changes on various speed differently that fools opponent)

 

[Matteones]

For forehand, Donic Bluegrip j1.
For backhand, Tibhar Hybrid Mk pro (not really an hybrid though, despite the name)

 

[navuzor]

Hard sponge is a traditional characteristic of Chinese rubber, so when a European rubber uses hard sponge then that is at least somewhat hybrid in my opinion.

To me T05 Hard feels almost like a Chinese rubber (except it is a bit bouncier). Same with Mantra XH. But they're still less bouncy than standard ESN tensors, and I think the hard sponge is responsible for this.

There is a tradeoff between tacky topsheet and tensor topsheet. Tackiness lets you lift the ball, and tensor topsheet produces a high throw angle. Both of them increase the angle with which you throw the ball. I like to make low arcs, so I prefer something which is tacky but not tensor, or tensor but not tacky. Having both tacky and tensor makes the throw angle too high for me.

C53 is actually somewhat tacky. But I think the pimple structure keeps the throw angle low enough for me to comfortably play with it.

That sounds like a dream to me. Which are these rubbers? The only hybrid rubbers that are consistently reported as high throwing are Rakza Z and D09c. Which other hybrids have a high throw? I mean, high, not medium high.

 

[Doppelschlag]

I don’t have much experience, but the two I use right now are my favorites:

• Tibhar Hybrid MK FX – extremely easy to control, a smidgen tacky;
• Andro Nuzn 45 – similar, but a tad more normal, tensor-like.

On yesterday’s training however, I got to try a mate’s blade, equipped with Xiom J & H V 47.5. It felt extremely nice, like MK FX wit several more gears, still more controllable and un-bouncier in the short game. I have the sense that the opinions on this rubber are extremely divided, but not very much is written on it on this forum. What do you all say about it?

 

[h3llary]

That sounds like a dream to me. Which are these rubbers? The only hybrid rubbers that are consistently reported as high throwing are Rakza Z and D09c. Which other hybrids have a high throw? I mean, high, not medium high.

donic blue grip c2