Hammond X

So I just opened my package from Paddle Palace with my new sheets of Hammond X. (Red Max) As a confirmed fan of Hammond, I was very eager to see what the upgrade from Nittaku would be like. Nittaku claims the speed is identical and that the spin is marginally increased.

Out of the pack the rubber feels a bit lighter than regular Hammond, I cant be sure, the sponge is a khaki brown colour, different from the usual pink of Hammond and HPA. It feels, if anything, and contrary to reports I have seen elswhere, softer than Hammond. Cutting the rubber was disconcertingly easy. This confirms to me that the khaki sponge is a bit softer than Hammond.

The texture of the rubber looks a little bit more plasticy than Hammond (is this a result of the higher synthetic portion of the mixture?).

SO tonight I'm going to give it a test run. I will post results later.

Petermoo

Thanks for the review Petermoo.  I like Hammond except on pushes where it seems to want to put the ball into the net.  They seem to have over compensated with the X.  That is probably as a result of the softer sponge.  How were your smashes?

I used Juic Varites briefly and it too was faster and spinnier than Bryce when glued up.  Is Couga as fast as Varites?

I haven't played Varites but Juic says Couga is faster and they make both of these rubbers.

Couga (unglued) is definitely faster than Bryce or Hammond-X.  It gives a hard sponge sound smack like Hurricane but the speed is much much faster.  Dwell is very short but the very grippy thin topsheet imparts enormous spin when looping or serving.  

Couga glued definitely gets softer.   I am liking the hard feel and speed so I am going to use a glue sheet next time I put new Couga and HammondX sheets on.  

 

Dear all friends,

I used to play H3 41 degree for my fh. Subsequently I changed to Bryce 2.1 for fh as H3 was very heavy and I need to generate most of the power by myself instead of the rubber providing some too. However, now I feel my Bryce is not tacky enough for fh (maybe I got used to tacky rubber in fh).

I would like to change to Hammond X thinking it wil be quite tacky and also being a tensioned rubber, it can assist me in generating power. What is your advise?

Some forum seems to mention that tacky rubber must have hard sponge else it will be uncontrollable. Is that true?

What about other tacky rubber like tackifire C, tackifire special etc? However, I dont want something like H3 esp on weight else I would buy H3 which is cheaper.

Actually I would like to try 999T too. Unfortunately there are many many different type of 999T and I actually do not know which is the one that used by Malin or Kong. Any idea which 999T that I should use? I only want those with topsheet and sponge come together in one piece.

Dear all friends,

STILL NEED SOMEONE TO RESPONSE TO MY QUESTIONS RAISED EARLIER. THANKS.

I used to play H3 41 degree for my fh. Subsequently I changed to Bryce 2.1 for fh as H3 was very heavy and I need to generate most of the power by myself instead of the rubber providing some too. However, now I feel my Bryce is not tacky enough for fh (maybe I got used to tacky rubber in fh).

I would like to change to Hammond X thinking it wil be quite tacky and also being a tensioned rubber, it can assist me in generating power. What is your advise?

Some forum seems to mention that tacky rubber must have hard sponge else it will be uncontrollable. Is that true?

What about other tacky rubber like tackifire C, tackifire special etc? However, I dont want something like H3 esp on weight else I would buy H3 which is cheaper.

While Hammond X is not tacky you will get a lot of spin and speed from it.  I played with Hammond and X is faster and has more spin than it.  It is a great looping and smashing rubber especially if you speed glue.  You will have all the power you need.

wfwfitz wrote: ssiew968 wrote: Actually I would like to try 999T too. Unfortunately there are many many different type of 999T and I actually do not know which is the one that used by Malin or Kong. Any idea which 999T that I should use? I only want those with topsheet and sponge come together in one piece. I have been using the custom 999T on Couga sponge from TTMAN for about 1 week. It started of slow which was probably because of the extra tack but has speeded up with each session. It is the spinniest rubber I have played with and the sponge is taking it to a new level of speed. Try it youll like it.

are you gluing?

"I have been using the custom 999T on Couga sponge from TTMAN for about 1 week. "

TTMAN,  how much for the 999T (black) on Couga sponge? 

Can you make Hurricane II (black) on Couga sponge?   If yes, how much and how long to get some?

The Couga sponge is sooooo fast and hard, sort of what I think H2 is supposed to be like with 10 layers of speed glue.  I like the Couga topsheet but it is not as sticky/tacky or durable as H2 topsheet.  I want the excessive spin to last longer.

You can forum private messager me.

 

no it is a gray color. i think it bears repeating that I strongly believe that HX is not as fast as Bryce, if speed is a determining factor for anyone.