petermoo reviews Andro Hexer (sort of)

very nice and precise review petermoo. thats what differentiates professionals from us.

my only contradiction was in the spin department for serves... it
may be a tad less grippy than tenergy topsheet but being slower in short game it prolly allows a little more hand jerk, resulting equal amount of spin.

and yes linear is the word that makes it better than tenergy for me.

debraj wrote: very nice and precise review petermoo. thats what differentiates professionals from us. my only contradiction was in the spin department for serves... it may be a tad less grippy than tenergy topsheet but being slower in short game it prolly allows a little more hand jerk, resulting equal amount of spin. and yes linear is the word that makes it better than tenergy for me.

Hi Debraj

i don't know about suss but i know new andro player torben wosik (angers) plays with it.

petermoo wrote: ... I found the throw to be slighty low to medium and it produced really crisp loop drives, A real good forehand mid distance looping rubber. ... Petermoo

I agree with this. I think it shines here.
I will also agree with the serve part... seemed Mark V was as spinny on service, but that was before I snapped a bit more and then the spin kicked in on Hexer. It seems like you have to really let it "bite" before the rubber comes alive spin wise. You can hear the difference. I will say though that the rubber holds a lot of promise for me sense it HAS control and isn't as reactive to incoming spin. So far pretty impressed. Blocks are a bit disappointing. But again, this could just be a technique issue, and may take some practice.

Gotta say I am still loving Mark V (unglued) on BH can you believe that???

Hi petermoo, is Hexer heavier or lighter than JO Gold? And where'd you purchase your Hexer from?

ztec wrote: Hi petermoo, is Hexer heavier or lighter than JO Gold? And where'd you purchase your Hexer from?

I have actually gotten rid of the sheet already and so I'm working from memory so I dont want to guess. I think the difference between the two is fairly negligable as far as weight is concerned.

I use currency converter from xe.com to get the rate.

USD42 is too high based on the current spot forex rate. Killer pip spreads.

debraj wrote: boz... !! boz!

Yes Debraj?

bozbrisvegas wrote: all I can say is that the only thing Hexer has going for it is its :   1. Lack of speed

Yet yesterday you said that impuls speed was to fast for your 50 year old club mate, and that Tenergy automatically placed the balls on the table.

bozbrisvegas wrote: But I am starting to find that Hexer bottoms out much too quickly in high paced rallies.

Mybe Boz, you are hitting the ball to flat.

Boz, think about it - speed is in the control of the beholder, some players get excelland speed from an all round blade (my daughter uses an Andro SuperCore Cell All, and its fast). Spin can be achieved with excellant control.
So my feedback so far from players that have purchased Hexer, is that they prefer Hexer overall, I've even seen a few players do the swap permanantly.

Hexer+ will be released soon, that should aleviate your thirst for speed.

One question for those that are capable to answer, if Tenergy is 100% natural Rubber & Hexer is 100% natural rubber, why does Boz think that Tenergy 05 has more spin - especially on serves. Could it be the slightly harder sponge - We all now the harder the sponge -> the more topspin thats achieved on fast loops, the Softer the sponge -> the more topsins on soft loops.

here's your sponge comparison

Andro Hexer Red 2.1mm - 30.0 degree's
BTY Tenergy Red 2.1mm - 32.2 degree's

Hey boz, do you mean it bottoms out like the speed reaches a limit when you are away from the table (like a car will top out at 90km/h), or it bottoms out like when you feel the ball hitting the blade (because the rubber is too soft and it bottoms out)...?

LOOPMEISTER wrote: Hey boz, do you mean it bottoms out like the speed reaches a limit when you are away from the table (like a car will top out at 90km/h), or it bottoms out like when you feel the ball hitting the blade (because the rubber is too soft and it bottoms out)...?

Both

Oh well, I suppose now there will be no point in trying any other rubber and doing a review or sharing my opinions of it.

Unfortunately, it is tiring, sorry.

Yea I think Hexer because it is softer and lower throw will suit a softer blade - but I think the already lower amount of speed will be problematic for people who like to win points away from the table.

I guess it's quite normal for Boz to think like this about other rubbers. He's been using 05 for several months. Getting used to Tenergy's grip makes one find other rubbers almost non grippy. Other than that, with T05, we all know that high spin is always there with little effort. So when you try to get same spin with same stroke on any other rubber, one can easily be disappointed. However I know many pros that prefer Boost or even Tensors over Tenergy anyday.