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I don't play this style but I can tell you that it's the easiest rubber I've come across for hitting repeated counter-drives from 6ft off the table.

Is the TG3 Neo good for close to the table attacking plays? I've read it is good for "mid-distance".
I've tried the H2 Neo and the 729-02 new sensor and they are very good for close to the table and over the table shots.

I also block loopdrives right off the bounce it's maybe 70% of my game. It's funny that you mention Blitz, I bought a sheet of Blitz last month when I was in China. Blitz is going to be my new backhand rubber and probably Haifu BW2 red sponge 2.2 my forehand rubber. According to the reviews, BW2 red sponge is a chinese rubber that flat hits very well.

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Does the tacky topsheet make it "controllable", or is TG3 really a very controllable rubber, for even us lower level players?

I used TG3 Neo last night at my local TT club's weekly RR and won my table, including a 3-1 win over a USA 1825 rated junior who beat me easily last week 3-1 when I used H2 Neo. TG3 Neo blocks loop drives off the bounce with less spin-sensitivity than H2 Neo, and TG3 Neo's punch drives and flat hits had offensive pace. Its consistency kept me in extended rallies longer than my opponents, and its prodigious spin on serve won points outright.

The only match I lost was one where I chose to use an alternate paddle (H2 Neo/Super Anti) for a perplexing regular foe and that match went poorly indeed.

In the pre-RR warm ups I had a chance to put my paddle in my warm-up partner's hands and I got to experience TG3 Neo from the other side. Topspin drives had a strange ball path where the ball seemed to be fighting/clawing its way through the air leaving his paddle which gave the illusion that the ball wasn't hit very hard or with much spin.. until it crossed the net at which time its speed increases, culminating with a huge kick off the table. Very disconcerting!

It works good. But I would say I like TG2 Neo more. I assume your close to table attacking is looping.

Being a big tg2 fan, i am interested to know whether you play close to the table with your tg2 neo too?

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Yes. I could switch to TG3 Neo,manage changing little bit angle and play fine. But from close to table looping, I feel I could crush more in power looping with TG2 Neo.
From mid to far from table, TG3 Neo feels more control and lively.

Thanks, how would you compare tg2 to tg2 neo, what is better?

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Sorry, Never tried TG2. I quited for 9 years and just came back to play. At that time I played Hur2,3.

I recently switched from HNeo3 to Neo Skyline 3 on my FH.

I find it slightly easier for counterhitting and blocking (a more solid feel somehow) -everything
else seems as good as with HNeo3.

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I just got a sheet of H3 Neo to compare to TG3 Neo (both black). H3 Neo seems livelier, faster, and a good bit harder for me to control. Its click is higher pitched than TG3 Neo and it feels a bit like a bouncy tensor. H3 Neo's dwell time is noticeably less than TG3's which affects its control. This from observations during robot testing; live opponent testing tonight at the club.

any further update?

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More on H3N v. TG3N after a second night of club play and the help of BladesByCharlie's CW Smith.

H3N is faster, spinnier, and has a lower throw than TG3N. CW commented that it had very low dwell time due to its speed. Yet he preferred it over TG3N for a spin-oriented game but preferred TG3N for a hitting and blocking game. Both seem about equal with regards to spin sensitivity. CW plays Baracuda Big Slam these days, fwiw.

Both topsheets are semi-tacky and I've yet to detect any break-in effect or need for break-in at all, i.e. both played well right out of the package. My TG3N, which has 10-20 matches on it now, has lost most of its topsheet shine but its grip is undiminished.

I played five or so matches against CW last night and did much better with the TG3N. I think TG3N is better for imparting big spin on serves, and it's much better suited control-wise for my flat-hitting and blocking style. When I picked up my H3N paddle I felt my control went out the window.

I thought that the H3 is slower, has higher throw, and easier to play/control compared to TG3? Basing on what I heard from the non Neo version users... Has the Neo changed all that?

Also, have you tried/compared the TG2 vs TG3 Neo?

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