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Anyone tried this rubber?
Is it like a DHS H3 or H3 Neo?
Thanks.

Summary from this review: http://www.pingpang.info/bbs/dispbbs.asp?boardid=198&Id=241823



Service: Can feel the rubber holding the ball when doing backspin serve, very spinny, especially when serving long backspin/sidespin serves. At the same time the trajectory is low and flat. This is better than Hurricane 3. But it loses control when serving long side/topspin, may need some time to adjust.



Control: Bouncier than Hurricane 3, need to adjust. Very good to push short. Pushing long is fast,spinny and low, but need to aware that it may go over the table.



Looping: Can loop consistently with ease, relatively lone arc, fast and spinny, has obvious 'kick' but unlike Hurricane 3. It is faster then Hurricane 3 though. Powerlooping is great, brush looping is spinny but not fast, can be blocked easily.



Hitting: Good sound, very fast. Flicking is good as long as the bat angle is correct.



Conclusion: it is a consistent rubber with good control, looping is spinny while hitting is fast. Suitable for looping-fast attack style. The only drawback is the speed of loop, good but not great; also the 'kick' is not vicious like Hurricane 3, maybe should make the rubber tackier?(So this rubber is not very tacky then...) Overall it is a good rubber, I am satisfied.


Disclaimer: Accuracy of this review (and translating) is NOT guaranteed But I would guess shaolinTT you can read chinese yeah? so it won't be a big problem

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Thanks for the translation, hclnnkhg!
My Chinese is limited. I can read enough to understand, but can't write.
Chinese New Year is coming so I have a reason to EJ a bit and buy myself something, off course only Chinese brands for Chinese New Year! Preferably red in colour...

Red because it is the Year of the Rabbit?

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Weapon 1: Andro Kinetic Supreme Hinoki/Zylon OFF-; Andro Hexer HDs (FH 2.1/BH 1.9)
Weapon 2: Ross Leidy 'Smokey'; Friendship 729-5s
Club1: Daylesford - since 2010
Club2: Ballarat - since 2011
Blog: A Naked Bear

Red for luck and fortune, I guess.
e.g. DHS / Double Happiness is really "Red Double Happiness" and logo is in red. An old dhs bat would have that logo on.

I am trying this rubber again and initial impressions are good. I had used it with a galaxy de-1 defensive blade and it felt pretty slow, spinny but lacking power. Have now played with it on a Kris special blade (which is balsa and really speeds things up) and a new blade to me-darker 7ply hinoki def.

Initial impressions-very good control with short game-both keeping it short and flipping short balls with my FH. Very spinny serves. Pushes well. Anything to my FH long I can loop and loop very well. Great kick off the table. Certainly not the top end speed of razka 7. I have not used it much in counter looping off of the table or chopping with my FH. I did have one shot where I was dumbfounded and looked at my rubber for a wet spot last night and did not see one-but there could have been one on the ball.

Further testing-want to try this on LQ-2-which has a bigger head than the darker blade and significantly more flex/spring. I need to see how it counter loops off the table and I am interested in how long the factory tuning lasts-it comes in sealed plastic. I am also testing similar rubbers-apollo 3, darker vlon-S and sword Maze. I think I may be happy with the 729-08 ES for a while unless one of these others beats it out. One other nice thing is that it is very easy to get in the US in terms of supply-unlike some of the others I am testing.

Bumping this. Can anyone comment on the below please?

1) Longevity: How long does the topsheet stay tacky?
2) Durability: Is this a semi-tuned/tension product? Do you have to glue it carefully and store it safely? Can I use Elmer's cement to glue it on?
3) Value: Is it worth it to upgrade from a traditional Chinese rubber that is cheaper?

Its a solid choice really, the tackiness doesnt go the even after 4-5 months (I've gifted it to my fren after using it for a while.) My experience is to put it on a off or off+ blade, while it is not a slow rubber, the tackiness hinders super aggressive play on slower blades.

And I'll betcha if you put 729-01, 729-02, 729-03, 729-04, 729-05, 729-06, 729-07, 729-09 or even Batwings on the other side you wouldn't be able to tell the difference...



I thought it was the Year of the Monkey. Hmmmm...

Iskandar