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Any recommendations for best close to table looping/driving rubber?
Thanks!

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playing for: 2.5 years
playing style: in transition - planning to be close-to-table attacker
arsenal: Butterfly Amultart with Omega III (European) both sides

my oppinion :

TG3 Blue Sponge softest of all the hurricanes and skylines. i think... not as heavy either.. i think..

but what i found was that a tg3 commercial ( which is much harder than tg3 bs) is easier to play close to the table with when driving looping and killing those shots that bounce short near the net.

but this was on a different blade as well( tg3 commercial + PG2 blade)..

but i think the hiniki blade should be ok since it suited Huricane 3 neo provincial quite well


But since i dont know what omega rubbers play like i cant suggest a rubber thats similar to them..


general consensus is that you want a slower rubber. not spingy( which i think the omega are. or expect them to be) . something like the above and maybe 729-5. great controll.

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Blade: DHS Hurricane hao/ Blade- Ross Leidy Gauss/ Stiga Clipper
FH: Skyline 3(Blue Sponge)/ FH- Galaxy Sun/ Hurricane 3
BH: 729-Focus 3 Snipe/ BH- DHS Memo 3/ Cloud and Fog 3

Nittaku Hammond Pro Beta is excellent for close-to-the-table counter-hitting and driving. You can hit right through spin with no problem. It's seems somewhat low throw (for me) which helps keep the ball on the table when playing in close. With a faster blade it even works well if you get driven back from the table. This is becoming a very popular rubber at our club. It's the highest of high-quality and impervious to humidity. Costs about US$45, but my current sheet is now about 4 months old with 10-12 hours use per week and still almost like new.

 

 

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You know, just to make it clear: http://ttnpp.com/shop/dhs-skyline-tg-3- ... 85788f0869
This blue sponge TG3 is just as commercial version as the other basic DHS rubbers.

Low throw rubbers work for this.

Nittaku Hammond.

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