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Cornilleau · Pilot · Inverted
Pilot Sound Power
A very soft, elastic and high-catapult offensive rubber with pronounced sound and comfortable ball contact.
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
- Pilot
- Category
- Inverted
- Surface
- Grippy, non-tacky
- Sponge
- In-Tens² · Orange sponge
- Sponge hardness
- 35°
- Hardness scale
- Sponge degree as published by Cornilleau
- Published thicknesses
- 2.0 mm · Max
- Colours
- Red · Black
- Technologies
- Grip Extend · Sound Concept · In-Tens²
- Manufactured in
- Germany
- Playing strategy
- 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 · 2.0 mm
Pilot Sound Power 2.0 mm · Sponged · 35°
Speed 8.4 · Spin 8.0 · Control 8.0
Black · 2.0 mm
Pilot Sound Power 2.0 mm · Sponged · 35°
Speed 8.4 · Spin 8.0 · Control 8.0
Red · Max
Pilot Sound Power Max · Sponged · 35°
Speed 8.6 · Spin 8.1 · Control 7.8
Black · Max
Pilot Sound Power Max · Sponged · 35°
Speed 8.6 · Spin 8.1 · Control 7.8
Technologies
- Grip Extend · Topsheet
- An elastic high-grip topsheet concept intended to increase mechanical grip and spin generation.
- Sound Concept · Pimple Geometry
- A geometry and elasticity concept designed around feel, feedback and a more pronounced impact sound.
- In-Tens² · Sponge
- A highly elastic sponge concept designed for strong energy transfer, feedback and catapult.
Assessment
Pilot Sound Power is the softest rubber in the Pilot family. Its 35° In-Tens² sponge produces strong rebound, long dwell and an easy offensive response, especially on backhand and compact topspin strokes.
Strengths
- Very easy acceleration
- Soft and comfortable feel
- Long dwell time
- Good backhand topspin
- Forgiving during compact strokes
Weaknesses
- Less stable during very powerful impacts
- More difficult to keep short in touch play
- Lower maximum precision than firmer rubbers
Best for
- Backhand topspin
- Players preferring a soft rubber
- Intermediate attackers
- Compact strokes
Not ideal for
- Powerful forehand counterloopers
- Players wanting a firm and linear response
Player fit
- Skill levels
- Intermediate
- Play styles
- Soft offensive · High catapult · Topspin and block
- Recommended side
- Backhand · Forehand
- Aliases
- Pilot Sound · Cornilleau Pilot Sound Power
Known users
No public report for this exact sheet. Shown: contracted Cornilleau athletes — model use not confirmed.