This is good, still used for driving PVC and bamboo into the ground. I wish it was a hard rubber - the product description was unclear. I took the model number from a rubber mallet bought about 15 years ago so assumed it would be similar, but it's soft rubber filled with sand or something, not hard rubber around the hammer-like metal top as intended . It probably isn't good for my use, but if you use it on smoother, flat surfaces it's probably fine.