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Nittaku Hammond Pro Alpha is a high-performance table tennis rubber designed for aggressive players who prioritize speed and spin. With a speed rating of 11 and a spin rating of 10, this rubber excels in generating powerful shots and creating unpredictable trajectories. It features a tacky surface with a moderate level of tackiness (2.1), allowing for excellent grip and control over the ball.
Thanks to its medium-hard sponge (4.3), the Hammond Pro Alpha provides a balanced blend of speed, control, and feel. It offers a gears rating of 6.5, indicating its versatility in handling various playing styles and techniques. The rubber's throw angle of 2.7 contributes to its low-to-medium trajectory, making it ideal for precise placement and control.
Players have praised the Hammond Pro Alpha for its consistency and durability. It scores an impressive 9.1 in consistency, ensuring reliable performance and shot accuracy. While its durability rating is 6, indicating that it may require more frequent replacement compared to some other rubbers, many users have reported that it lasts for a reasonable amount of time.
Overall, the Nittaku Hammond Pro Alpha is an excellent choice for competitive players seeking a fast and spinny rubber with good control. Its balanced characteristics, combined with its strong performance in speed, spin, and consistency, make it a formidable weapon for aggressive playstyles.
This rubber is extremely fast and elastic, making it ideal for backhand play. It reacts to incoming loops almost like anti-spin rubber due to its unique characteristics. Interestingly, there is very little grip on the topsheet, which is almost smooth. Most of the spin generated during loops comes from the ball sinking into the sponge. However, because the surface has limited grip, it is not well-suited for serves.
In addition to its lack of grip, the rubber has a very low throw angle. As a result, I find myself constantly adjusting my backhand drive angle to ensure the ball clears the net.
Overall, this rubber excels in loop drives and has fantastic blocking capabilities.
This rubber is very underrated. It feels medium hard, harder than both the GA8 and R47. Its linearity allows it to be fast or slow, depending on the arm acceleration.
The surface has an excellent grip, much grippier than average, making it great for serves and returns. I can’t understand why some people have said this rubber is weak in the spin area. I believe it can be considered one of the first successful hybrid rubbers ever made. Additionally, it performs well with plastic balls.
Used during the speed glue era, this rubber was highly regarded for backhand play. Notably, Wang Liqun utilized it as his backhand rubber, showcasing its effectiveness at that time.
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