Customer review for Andro Hexer Powergrip

External Review for Andro Hexer Powergrip on October 29, 2021

I was encouraged to buy a set of this rubber by the mostly very positive reviews seen here and there. I might need to draw in other shades too, as my experiences are not entirely positive with this rubber. When it is brand new, it does play like the fancy description says (i.e. 'magical flight curves') - definitely spot on. Generally I would classify this rubber as a fun offensive rubber, as it is very easy to respond to various out of balance situations with it, and I can pull off successful receives even when my technique is far from perfect. I was also surprised, how much spin I was able to create (the topsheet is rather soft and flexible, but relatively dense). Speed development is linear with a very slight dampening on the lightest touches and with a very respectable highest gear (smashes are truly rocking), which makes joyful to finish points. Throw angle seems to be medium low in most situations with up to medium impacts (for those who seek more safety with their arcs above net, the slightly softer 'Grip' version is definitely better), but the sponge "opens up" noticeably beyond a certain impact threshold (e.g. hard blocks and countertopspins), which needs some extra care to guess the right racket angle. The problem I have with this rubber is particularly related to the topsheet lifespan and the shrinkage. The topsheet has some grippy texture and glossiness, but it seems to be vulnerable even to lesser bruises, and it gets matte and lose its grips easily in the affected areas - this makes the topsheet to have insufficient grip (with this sponge hardness, it does feel really critical), which means loss of ball control by more frequent unexpected slippage. I also noticed visible horizontal topsheet shrinkage with raised edges around (3 months post-purchase) - this did not seem to affect the general feeling of the rubber, but it made slightly more difficult to play thinly pulled spinny strokes.

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