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Cornilleau · Drive · Inverted
Drive Spin
A controlled Japanese-made all-round rubber with durable grip and a balanced medium trajectory.
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
- Yellow 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 · Spin Concept
- Manufactured in
- Japan
- Playing strategy
- ALL+ · 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: 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 Spin 1.8 mm · Sponged · 40°
Speed 6.4 · Spin 8.0 · Control 9.5
Black · 1.8 mm
Drive Spin 1.8 mm · Sponged · 40°
Speed 6.4 · Spin 8.0 · Control 9.5
Red · 2.0 mm
Drive Spin 2.0 mm · Sponged · 40°
Speed 7.0 · Spin 8.4 · Control 8.9
Black · 2.0 mm
Drive Spin 2.0 mm · Sponged · 40°
Speed 7.0 · Spin 8.4 · Control 8.9
Technologies
- Grip Extend · Topsheet
- An elastic high-grip topsheet concept intended to increase mechanical grip and spin generation.
- Spin Concept · Pimple Geometry
- A topsheet pimple geometry designed to prioritise control and spin.
Assessment
Drive Spin is a traditional all-round offensive rubber focused on reliable grip, control and spin rather than strong automatic catapult. It suits developing and intermediate players who value placement and predictable topspin behaviour.
Strengths
- Strong mechanical grip
- High control
- Predictable medium trajectory
- Good serve and receive performance
- Durable playing characteristics
Weaknesses
- Moderate maximum speed
- Less explosive than Pilot and Target Pro GT
- Requires active acceleration at distance
Best for
- Controlled two-wing topspin
- All-round players
- Developing competition players
- Backhand control and spin
Not ideal for
- Players wanting maximum catapult
- High-level power counterloopers
Player fit
- Skill levels
- Beginner · Intermediate
- Play styles
- All-round topspin · Controlled spin · Placement and variation
- Recommended side
- Forehand · Backhand
- Aliases
- Cornilleau Drive Spin
Known users
No public report for this exact sheet. Shown: contracted Cornilleau athletes — model use not confirmed.