Customer review for XIOM Jekyll and Hyde C55

External Review for XIOM Jekyll and Hyde C55 on May 8, 2025

this is such a great rubber! short game, it offers nice touch, great control. when you need control, it gives you control, when you need speed and power, it will give you speed and power. when you are caught in a bad moment, it will help you. ok ok, you still have to play, it's not rubber that will play instead of you. but it will help you. and most importantly- it will make you enjoy table tennis.
not a beginners rubber, though. still fast, still need some good technique to extract all the potential out of this rubber. plays way softer than 55, feels like 50 rubber. catapult is sort of progressive - the more you ask from the rubber, the more it will give you, ie, close to table, blocking, you are in control, but if you want to add more power, you will have it. if you are in mid distance, just putting spin on the ball, it will do just that, but if you engage more sponge, add more power, it will engage catapult and help you. boy oh boy, do I enjoy playing with this one!
unfortunately, I hit the table after 14 days of playing and cannot vouch for durability, but will probably get a new one soon (have some other rubber to test first).
blade used - Xiom AJH TMXi.

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