Nittaku
Hammond
InvertedOFFTensorITTF
Nittaku Hammond is a 2008 inverted (pimples-in) sheet made in Japan. It belongs to the Hammond series, is ITTF-approved, and is aimed at offensive (OFF) players who want offensive close-to-table and mid-distance topspin.
8.4 community score · 210 reviews · €36
About Hammond
Hammond uses pre-tensioned tensor sponge with a catapult effect and relatively low dwell and a grippy, non-tacky topsheet typical of European tensors. Manufacturer sponge hardness is 40° (Tensor); a cut sheet is about 45 g. Factory sponge thicknesses: 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, MAX. Sold with topsheet in Black and Red; sponge in cream/purple light. Hammond is Nittaku's older High Tension inverted, still sold as a lower-price tensor.
On the TableTennisReview 0–100 index the Combined figures are speed 88, spin 86 and control 82 (official mapping 87 / 85 / 82). That is a mid-to-high speed inverted profile for offensive close-to-table and mid-distance topspin. Hardness, weight and thickness above are factory facts — not lab tests.
Community score 8.4 / 10 from 210 reviews. Indicative European street price €36. Compare Hammond with other Nittaku Hammond and inverted rubbers on the same scale, or open the catalogue filters for OFF inverted sheets.
Playing specs
Blend of official and community. Community weight 52% with 210 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed88
Spin86
Control82
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Hardness
- 40°
- Weight
- 45 g
- Year
- 2008
- Made in
- Japan
- Series
- Hammond
- Top sheet
- Black · Red
- Sponge
- cream/purple light
Factory thicknesses
Factory sponge thicknesses sold in Europe: 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, MAX. These are shopping facts — Combined speed / spin / control on this page do not change with thickness.
- 1.8
- 1.9
- 2.0
- 2.1
- MAX
- 1.8
- Thinner inverted sponge. Allround and first-upgrade backhands live here more often than attacking forehands.
- 1.9
- The usual club backhand thickness on inverted tensors. A bit more control, a bit less catapult than 2.1 / MAX.
- 2.0
- Mid-thick. Common on the backhand when MAX felt lively, or as a two-wing compromise.
- 2.1
- Still a thick attacking sponge. A small step down from MAX on some tensors — shops treat it as the other FH thickness, not a control sheet.
- MAX
- Thickest factory sponge. Most catapult on a tensor; the usual attacking forehand. Combined figures on this page are for the SKU, not a separate MAX score.
Vs type average
Combined index against other inverted rubbers. Toggle Official / Community in the spec card — the chart stays on Combined so filters stay comparable.
- Hammond
- Type avg
Zoomed 50–100 scale · the inner ring is 50, not 0, so gaps around the average actually show.
Speed
88
+6 vs Type avg
Spin
86
-1 vs Type avg
Control
82
-1 vs Type avg
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