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Cornilleau · Drive · Inverted
Drive Speed
A direct Japanese-made offensive rubber combining reliable grip with more speed and precision than Drive Spin.
Official Cornilleau specifications
Official Cornilleau data: sponge hardness, sponge colour, published thicknesses, colours, technologies and country of manufacture, taken from Cornilleau's current product pages and rubber catalogue.
- Brand
- Cornilleau · France
- Family
- Drive
- Category
- Inverted
- Surface
- Grippy, non-tacky
- Sponge
- Cream sponge
- Sponge hardness
- 40°
- Hardness scale
- Sponge degree as published by Cornilleau
- Published thicknesses
- 1.8 mm · 2.0 mm
- Colours
- Red · Black
- Technologies
- Grip Extend · Speed Concept
- Manufactured in
- Japan
- Playing strategy
- OFF- · OFF
- Competition status
- Approval not currently verified
- Ball type
- Standard 40+
- Last verified
- 2 August 2026
Sponge degrees are shown as published by Cornilleau and are never relabelled Shore A, Shore C or ESN. Max is Cornilleau's label for maximum legal sponge thickness. It is not OX, it is not a sponge-free sheet, and no invented millimetre value is stored for it. No reliable official Cornilleau list price is published per region, so no price is shown rather than an invented one.
TTDNA ratings
Confidence: Medium-high
TTDNA values are TTDNA's own editorially normalised 0–100 ratings. They are never an official Cornilleau rating and never a conversion of Cornilleau's own scale.
Physical characteristics
Playing characteristics
Response and behaviour
Variants and configurations
4 variantsColour and thickness are variants of one model, never separate products. Max is Cornilleau's maximum legal sponge thickness — it is not OX and never a sponge-free sheet.
Red · 1.8 mm
Drive Speed 1.8 mm · Sponged · 40°
Speed 7.2 · Spin 8.1 · Control 9.0
Black · 1.8 mm
Drive Speed 1.8 mm · Sponged · 40°
Speed 7.2 · Spin 8.1 · Control 9.0
Red · 2.0 mm
Drive Speed 2.0 mm · Sponged · 40°
Speed 7.8 · Spin 8.5 · Control 8.4
Black · 2.0 mm
Drive Speed 2.0 mm · Sponged · 40°
Speed 7.8 · Spin 8.5 · Control 8.4
Technologies
- Grip Extend · Topsheet
- An elastic high-grip topsheet concept intended to increase mechanical grip and spin generation.
- Speed Concept · Pimple Geometry
- A topsheet pimple geometry designed to create a more direct and precise energy transfer.
Assessment
Drive Speed is the more direct offensive member of the Drive family. It retains a traditional, predictable response while offering faster energy transfer and greater precision during active drives, blocks and controlled topspin.
Strengths
- Direct and predictable speed
- Good precision
- Strong blocking
- Durable grip
- Useful on both wings
Weaknesses
- Lower catapult than modern high-tension rubbers
- Less explosive than Pilot Fast
- Official hardness information is internally inconsistent
Best for
- Controlled offensive players
- Players preferring a traditional Japanese response
- Active blocking and direct topspin
Not ideal for
- Players seeking very soft dwell
- Players seeking maximum tensor catapult
Player fit
- Skill levels
- Intermediate
- Play styles
- Controlled offensive · Direct topspin · Blocking and placement
- Recommended side
- Forehand · Backhand
- Aliases
- Cornilleau Drive Speed
Known users
No public report for this exact sheet. Shown: contracted Cornilleau athletes — model use not confirmed.