Palio · Dragon · Inverted
Hidden Dragon
Hidden Dragon is a soft Dragon-family inverted rubber with printed hardness ranges of 33–35 and 36–38 on Palio's regional scale. It is a separate canonical product from every other Dragon rubber; family membership does not mean shared construction. Biotech and Upgrade listings are unresolved editions.
Also listed as: Palio Hidden Dragon
Specifications and evidence
Approval evidence and market availability are recorded separately. A name listed by an approval source is not proof that the rubber is currently on sale, and a rubber on sale is not proof of a current approval. Approval is never inherited by a suffix or edition, and no expiry date is invented.
Market status describes current commercial availability only. Where it could not be verified it stays unknown rather than being guessed from a shop listing.
Printed hardness values and ranges are manufacturer figures on Palio's own regional or printed scale. A printed 54° is not assumed to equal a DHS or ESN 54°, and ranges such as 36–38 are kept verbatim.
No reliable official Palio list price is published per region, so no price is shown rather than an invented one.
TTDNA core profile
- Speed
- 73
- Spin
- 84
- Control
- 84
- Arc
- 77
- Hardness
- 52
- Tackiness
- 6
- Block
- 72
- Durability
- 75
TTDNA values are TTDNA's own editorial 0–100 ratings. They are not official Palio measurements, not laboratory data and not a conversion of any retailer score.
TTDNA ratings
TTDNA values are TTDNA's own editorial 0–100 ratings. They are not official Palio measurements, not laboratory data and not a conversion of any retailer score.
Strengths
- Long dwell time
- High control
- Easy spin for developing players
Weaknesses
- Limited speed ceiling
- Edition names unresolved
Best for
- Players developing topspin
- Soft-sponge users
Not ideal for
- Hard-hitting attackers
Data confidence
Variants and configurations
3 variantsColour, thickness and configuration are variants of one model — never separate products. Colour never changes a rating, MAX and OX stay qualitative labels, and OX carries no sponge hardness.
Black · Red · 1.8 mm
Standard · Sponged · 33–35 · 36–38
Speed 69 · Spin 81 · Control 88
Black · Red · 2.0 mm
Standard · Sponged · 33–35 · 36–38
Speed 73 · Spin 84 · Control 84
Black · Red · 2.2 mm
Standard · Sponged · 33–35 · 36–38
Speed 75 · Spin 85 · Control 82
Known users
Offensive club and league players who want a spin-first inverted sheet on the forehand or backhand.
Palio publishes no athlete roster for this sheet, so TTDNA shows the player profile it is built for instead of invented names.
Rest of the Dragon family
Drunken Dragon
Inverted Dragon-family rubber listed in the researched approval inventory.
InvertedEmperor Dragon
Inverted Dragon-family rubber listed in the researched approval inventory.
InvertedWildish Dragon
Inverted Dragon-family rubber listed in the researched approval inventory.
Short pipsFlying Dragon
Short-pips rubber with a soft printed sponge, built for flat hitting and fast blocking.
Short pipsPower Dragon
Offensive short-pips rubber built around flat hitting and active blocking speed.
Family membership groups related names. It never means shared construction, and family members are never merged into one record.
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