Tibhar Hybrid K3

why make a rubber that last 4-6 weeks only? (I play daily) This is the best rubber I played with basically. Its VERY similar to Dignics 09c which cost 80$. I prefer slightly k3 over 09c. but do the math: k3: 70$, last 4-6 weeks. 09c: 80$, last 6-8 months. Yearly cost: do the math and you will see K3 is ONLY for sponsored players that swap rubbers every week or so. Go on TT forums...... everybody talks about how epic this rubber is. and how hard it fails in durability.

FH Max red. This rubber pairs very well with OUTER CARBON blades such as TB ALC. In max thickness, the weight is about 49g. I tried on Tibhar hybrid AC, which is inner carbon, it does not pair so well, the feeling is hard, the speed is lower compared to outer. To me, outer carbon blades seems much better. And it should be confirmed soon with using the new Tibhar Krypto ALC blade (A. Lebrun) which might be released soon, as outer carbon closed to TB ALC. So, I think the speed rate 8.7 or below 9.0, is due to a test on inner blade. If you use no outer carbon blade, I can really tell you that it is a fast rubber, and merits 9.2 in term of speed. At least on TB ALC, K3 is a good FH rubber for counter, opening spin, block, short push, and mid distance. It is quite similar to D09C but with a softer feeling and more response. Smash are stable, this rubber has many gears allowing defence at mid distance as well. It is well balanced for all-round and aggressive play too. It is little bit more difficult to be used on BH, unless a good technique for counter. Update: fresh K3 max thickness is exceptional in FH but after a 2 months, the ball is flying when playing closed to the table. The spin is less then ball flies a little bit, but trajectory is a bit longer. This rubber is closed to Victas V20, which has same problem of durability. And now, the MK Pro is also like K3 or V20, and feeling is softer, the top sheet is more grippy.

I got my first sheet a few month ago and have been pleasantly surprised with this rubber. I've been using on the forehand of an inner carbon blade. The level of control is insane. Short touches and blocking are extraordinarily precise. Forehand drives and smashes are very consistent and the bat produces a characteristic click sound when hitting through the ball. Looping is also excellent. The spin generated is less than my previous Razka Z but still very high, especially when serving. Countering against top spin is excellent, too: I noticed that using this bat I tend towards hitting through the ball more than I used to with my previous Razka Z. Control and blocking are unreal. I'm enjoying it. I'm slightly concerned about durability: I haven't noticed any major degradation in terms of performance after using it for 2 months 2 times per week. Maybe the spin has started decreasing a little, but I'm using a rubber clean/rejuvenator which I think has helped with durability a little. The price is a bit high though, if the durability does turn out to be as bad as like other reviews say. Not sure I'll buy it again in the immediate future.

So I'm on my 5th trial with this rubber (max) with joola hrd freeze (outer carbon) for bh. I love it for my backhand. It's no where close to Hurricane 3 stickieness, not close to Joola ZGX Dynaryz, less sticky then D09c. The blocking capability is better than all of the other ones, it's automatic. The throw angle is very close to Hurricane's, just more catapult, much lower than D09c and medium lower than DZGX. Durability is worse than the other ones, after two months of use the rubber get's too relaxed and the balls start going a bit long and the consistency go down quite fast. I really like this rubber though, but it doesn't hold on to the ball like hurricane or DZGX does, so you sort of have to depend on the sponge more than the rubber for feeling. Gear's are pretty alright, but it does every well, in my oppinion, flicking is a bit harder with this one fore me, since I can feel the other rubber holding on to the ball, but with this it feels like it's the sponge holding on to the ball. Great rubber worth a try.

This review is for the 2.0 version. 2.3, witch is MUCH heavier and faster is the one that half Bundesliga is playing with.