I switched over to H8 on my forehand when it first came out after using h3 neo for quite a while and have not looked back. Like most Chinese rubbers, you need to use a full swing to get the most out of this rubber. It is very easy to vary the spin and speed of your shots and I am often amazed at some of the shots that hit the table with this stuff.
If you like Chinese rubbers, you should give it a shot
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I'm reviewing Hurricane 8 hardness 40 (not 39). This is the perfect rubber for loopers. Compared to Hurricane 3 NEO 40deg, Hurricane 8 is 20% faster, more elastic, both in topsheet and sponge. Also has a lot more dwell time: the ball stays in the sponge twice as long, and then shoots off much more forward, not upwards like H3. All this while keeping all the important characteristics of Hurricane 3 (tacky, so it makes very spinny openings which will be blocked off the table). But the additional dwell time makes it usable on carbon blades. It works great with Viscaria, unlike H3 NEO 40. The arc is much lower than H3: to be precise, higher than H2 but a bit lower than Tg2. This makes your opening loops spinny but also very low, making them very hard to block. The strong points of the rubber are: low spinny openings; easy counterloops (keeps the ball low in counterloops, unlike H3N); decent speed (unlike H3N). Be warned: though more elastic and faster than the NEO rubbers, H8 will still need booster to play at advanced level. Interestingly, Johnson's Baby Oil works even better than Haifu Seamoon: it makes the rubber faster (but also a bit softer) than seamoon. So I suggest using seamoon on fh and baby oil on bh. On backhand, paired with Viscaria, this rubber allows you to counterloop instead of blocking. This is an amazing combination. It works great with both Viscaria and Pg5-x. The perfect rubber guys.
Over the last few years of developing my game, and trying to figure out my style, my tendency led me to loop attach. I was playing with tensor rubber on my forehand (Xiom Omega IV Pro), but it's too fast and low throw for playing close to the table. I wanted to experiment with Chinese style rubbers, and saw this was relatively new. I bought a sheet from Zero Pong for $28. I called to verify the hardness, and they only stock medium. Perfect. In my first night at the club using it, my game completely transformed. If you are using tensors, and can be honest with yourself that you miss too many shots because you go long, try this. I had very little adjustment. It was stupidly easy to control my shots everywhere. I tried it on my W-6 blade, and found it to be a good fit of flex and speed. Overall speed is medium, but at close to the table, you don't need speed if you're controlling your shots, and moving your opponent around. The rubber put the ball wherever I told it to. I felt like Oh Sang-eun! I swear. I do not tune, and really I don't see the need with this. I am a HUGE believer, that blades need paired to the rubber. Although it works well on my OFF- all wood blade (Because I wan't spin and control first and foremost!), I think this would pair REALLY well with a 729 Bomb blade. That would get you more speed on bigger loops at mid distance. Overall I'm happy. Serves are good with a good brush technique. Lifting backspin is pretty easy. This rubber is a loop drive, smash/Loopkill rubber. But the short game control is shockingly good.
Bought about 5 months ago, black, hardness 39deg(chinese ver) & 2.15 thick. For me, H8 slightly better than neo H3 that im using before. More speed & control, spin is almost equal with less tacky. Easy to play with but need more energy to make powerful shot. Recommend for FH rubber.
I've learned to loop with this rubber because it has very much spin and an incredible control!
Switching to this from Hurricane 3 Neo on the forehand, I have mixed feelings. The top sheet isn't as tacky, so I can't get as much spin as I'd like. Looping called for an adjustment of stroke bc the rubber is a lot bouncier.
Update: I like this rubber a little more than the Neo 3 mainly because it is faster. I've seen how tacky the topsheet is via TableTennisDaily and I probably got a sheet that wasn't as tacky. I can still get a lot of spin on my serves and loops. Driving is a bit more difficult, needed an angle change to get the ball on the table. Blocking is good, push is good. Overall, a great rubber still. Bik boi duh rubbuh so fass ones u win erry pointz
Update: I like this rubber a little more than the Neo 3 mainly because it is faster. I've seen how tacky the topsheet is via TableTennisDaily and I probably got a sheet that wasn't as tacky. I can still get a lot of spin on my serves and loops. Driving is a bit more difficult, needed an angle change to get the ball on the table. Blocking is good, push is good. Overall, a great rubber still. Bik boi duh rubbuh so fass ones u win erry pointz
Recently changed from hurricane 3 neo. First impressions, much more power than h3 but slightly unforgiving if stroke form is not good. However, after a while I've adapted to it and it plays really well. Similar to h3, it's able to produce spinny loops and services. Blocking on the forehand is good as well. Great controllability. Highly recommended for intermediate to pro players who prefers Chinese rubbers for the forehand.
"Hurricane III" was designed for the players who mainly adopt control method or have relatively weak attack power when playing 40mm ball. https://pingpongbuzz.com/best-ping-pong-paddle-under-100/The rubber can reduce a feeling of ponderousness when you strengthen power and create a long arc, which benefits the ball control and exerts fast attack and loop drive at near table.
Ratings for 2.15mm. Very similar to hurricane 3 neo, but hurricane 8 is heavier.
Speed: 8.2
Spin (Chinese Style): 9.8
Control: 8.6
Weight: 52g in 2.2 (0.255g/cm^2)
Hardness (DHS): 39
Gears: 8
Throw: 2.7
Fast Loop: 9.2
Slow Loop: 9.5
Counter Loop: 9.7
Touch: 9.5
Block: 8.6
Smash: 7.9
Slice/Chop: 9.6
Serve: 9.8
Flip/Flick: 9
Available Sponge Thickness: 2.15/2.2
Durability: 6.1
Value: 7.5
Overall: 9.7
Spin (Chinese Style): 9.8
Control: 8.6
Weight: 52g in 2.2 (0.255g/cm^2)
Hardness (DHS): 39
Gears: 8
Throw: 2.7
Fast Loop: 9.2
Slow Loop: 9.5
Counter Loop: 9.7
Touch: 9.5
Block: 8.6
Smash: 7.9
Slice/Chop: 9.6
Serve: 9.8
Flip/Flick: 9
Available Sponge Thickness: 2.15/2.2
Durability: 6.1
Value: 7.5
Overall: 9.7
This is a rubber quite similar to DHS Hurricane NEO 2, but the speed isn't that high from the beginning. Like the DHSHN2 this rubber feels/sounds a little "stiff" when hitting flat, but that's no problem for me. At first the feel is that it's quite slow, but after a couple of training sessions it comes alive and I felt that the control is much better than the DHSHN2. Much easier to block and to push and chop from near and far from the table. Perhaps a little more spin in the loops than DHSHN2. This was the RED, MID hardness version.
(A couple of months later) Now I bought a couple of H8 2.2mm H40, and put one of them on my old Stiga Allround wood, but they felt totally different from the one I used earlier in the review. They were very bouncy, and the speed was too high to feel that you have good control. So on this old blade there was a huge difference between the rubbers.
I put the H8 2.2 H40 Black on a RITC 729 V6 blade, that theoretically should be a lot faster than my old Allround blade, and it all fell in place. Very strange, but now the H8 is much more nice and controllable, and with a well used H2NEO 2.15mm H39 on my backhand that feels quite soft and full of control, I have a new favourite bat. The H8 could be compared to a H3NEO 2.15 H39, but not as catapultic in the top spin/loop game and a bit more control. I may add that the first H8 at the top of the review wasn't so heavy, but the latter two I got was much more heavy. Weight cut 2.2mm H40: 50-55g. 2.15mm H39: 49-56g
(A couple of months later) Now I bought a couple of H8 2.2mm H40, and put one of them on my old Stiga Allround wood, but they felt totally different from the one I used earlier in the review. They were very bouncy, and the speed was too high to feel that you have good control. So on this old blade there was a huge difference between the rubbers.
I put the H8 2.2 H40 Black on a RITC 729 V6 blade, that theoretically should be a lot faster than my old Allround blade, and it all fell in place. Very strange, but now the H8 is much more nice and controllable, and with a well used H2NEO 2.15mm H39 on my backhand that feels quite soft and full of control, I have a new favourite bat. The H8 could be compared to a H3NEO 2.15 H39, but not as catapultic in the top spin/loop game and a bit more control. I may add that the first H8 at the top of the review wasn't so heavy, but the latter two I got was much more heavy. Weight cut 2.2mm H40: 50-55g. 2.15mm H39: 49-56g
8 is different to Hurricane 3 Neo (H3N) in two ways. 1. My sheet lost a lot of its tackiness after a few hours while H3Ns tackiness lasts much longer. Hence, less spin than Hurricane 3 Neo. 2. It is a tiny bit faster close to the table than H3N, partially because of the lower tackiness, but is slower mid and far from the table. I do miss the extra gears the Neo sponge offers. Especially when I am far from the table and when I smash. Playing a rubber that has many gears has its disadvantages. When you hit hard the Neo sponge gets activated, makes the ball pop a bit faster than usual. While a rubber with less gears is more predictable/linear. This makes 8 a good rubber for those who boost their rubbers. For everyone else H3N is a better option.
Great rubber. Easy loops if in the right position yet still the speed to play killer forehand shots. Would recommend to anyone but especially penholders! Much better on the forehand though.
Hurricane 8 in 39/40 is the best chinese rubber you can get. The rubber is the best symbiosis from esn/ tension to chinese bomb hard sponge rubbers.
It's faster and more spinny than hn3. Good for allround to offensive players. Works superb with slight flexible blades.A really lovely rubber for everybody.
It's faster and more spinny than hn3. Good for allround to offensive players. Works superb with slight flexible blades.A really lovely rubber for everybody.
November,2017-->Played few games on a Carbonado 145.Must say the loops were magically low and on target all the time.Speed was awesome.I deliberately did not tell my partners that I am using this...but they all commented on the sudden jump in the quality of the loops.But...but.....its super heavy.So if you are used to 160-170 grams set up...this will be 200+ gms...so keep it in mind.Spin ,control and speed all are amazing.And the rubber exudes great draftsmanship/quality/looks.Obviously the blade also had a bit to do with this.But on the other side I had Rakza 7,which is a great rubber too in itself,but the loops with H8 were a pleasure to execute.More elastic than h3 neo.
Update:30-July-2018-I am updating spin to 9.5.Again I find this a very unique looping rubber.Now I am using it on Yinhe T11+ blade(balsa/carbon).Great spin,ball cures like crazy on side spin shots.Pure joy to loop.Blocking is so easy to control.Great durability,takes many blows on the table -still not damaged.Great for serve receives(despite the tackiness........I think tackiness somehow kills opponent spin on serve receive.Use tibhar rubber cleaner+plastic protection sheets.
Update:30-July-2018-I am updating spin to 9.5.Again I find this a very unique looping rubber.Now I am using it on Yinhe T11+ blade(balsa/carbon).Great spin,ball cures like crazy on side spin shots.Pure joy to loop.Blocking is so easy to control.Great durability,takes many blows on the table -still not damaged.Great for serve receives(despite the tackiness........I think tackiness somehow kills opponent spin on serve receive.Use tibhar rubber cleaner+plastic protection sheets.
The hard sponge makes for a slow rubber. I have the H8 paired with a DHS Hurricane Long5. With the fast blade, it's speed is respectable.
The H8 does impart more spin than the H3, but it also gets dirtier (dustier) faster. You must clean after an hour or 2 of playing.
Now that I've put a dozen or so hours on the H8, it has become my favorite rubber DHS rubber when considering all the Hurricanes and the Skylines. It is my fave because of: linear gears, excellent spin, good feel, respectable speed, and crisp control (redirection/placement).
The H8 does impart more spin than the H3, but it also gets dirtier (dustier) faster. You must clean after an hour or 2 of playing.
Now that I've put a dozen or so hours on the H8, it has become my favorite rubber DHS rubber when considering all the Hurricanes and the Skylines. It is my fave because of: linear gears, excellent spin, good feel, respectable speed, and crisp control (redirection/placement).
I think this rubber is not tacky but very grippy/slightly tacky , top sheet like xiom vega pro but hurricane 8 harder sponge than vega pro, i like this rubber control very good, spinny and speed enough, i use FH on donic persson world champion 89 and combine with stiga genesis S in BH, very good control and spinny
overall properties similar H3 Neo just a little speed up, tacky rubber remark best for pushing, short serve a lot of spin. side spin very aggressive. very well control loop/counter loop, less sensitive spin from opponent because stickiness catch the rotation unlike non-tacky rubber react to rotation.
H8 standard 39 degree sponge, 40 for Hard version (check degree on barcode back of package)
H8 standard 39 degree sponge, 40 for Hard version (check degree on barcode back of package)
After comparing commercial DHS H3 neo's to Nat & Prov H3 rubbers on many different bats I've concluded that I prefer the softer sponge feel of the Nat and Prov H3 rubbers. A big question mark on whether those were real but after when DHS released the commercial H8 with medium sponge, I have been using this ever since. More tacky than H3 thus more spin, more gears, most gears on H8 have more speed than H3, and the feel of the H8 has much more control and predictability than H3. Highly recommended except for those who are used to using japanese/german/korean rubbers on FH.
Great rubber for forhand. service and serve receive are very controlled due to its tackiness. lacks some power in smashes it is better to play smash with some spin. attack is good from mid distance. control is great in counter loops. lob not good, it is better to attack and counter loop far away from table on opponent's smash like xu xin does (though he don't use this rubber). definitely not a backhand rubber. it has a lot of tackiness in early days after two weeks of playing its tackiness reduces (the ball sticking with top sheet reduces with time)
To me, this is really the best rubber you can get for offensive loopers. Out of box, it is a bit slow, but it has a strong reaction to booster and becomes a real weapon. The control is similar, but maybe slightly worse than H3. The spin is similar to H3. However, the big breakthrough is the overall speed and power. For many who find H3 slow, H8 is quite a bit faster, especially after boosting.
This rubber is really good for both FH and BH. The power and spin/speed ratio is just amazing, and you can overwhelm your opponent with power shots.
This rubber is really good for both FH and BH. The power and spin/speed ratio is just amazing, and you can overwhelm your opponent with power shots.
I started using H8 because i just wanted to try something other than H3 or H3 neo (commercial), and boy, I must say this rubber is really amazing. Compared to H3 and H3 neo, this rubber was not as powerful, but definitely felt better in almost all other aspects. I love the speed I got from H8, as it enabled longer rallies and fast plays. It is also very durable. I played it for 1.5 years, and it was still tacky. One problem happened was that when i tried to reglue the rubber on another blade, air bubble started appearing on the top sheet. I figured it was time for that rubber, but it was a solid 1.5 years of gameplay (wouldve been more if i didnt decide to switch blades). Overall, I will recommend this to players who want to try chinese rubbers which is faster but less spiny. If you are having difficulty with hurricane 3 because it is very physically demanding, h8 is a good alternative. I must say though, it is alot more difficult to outpower your opponent as well as you would with a h3.
9.4/10 for OFF style. FH: DHS H8, 2.2mm, 53g (0.26g/cm^2), 39 degrees (Shore A). BH: Yasaka Rising Dragon, 2mm, 50g (0.241g/cm^2), 47 degrees (ESN), 37 degrees (Shore A). Blade: Galaxy T-11+, 72g, 158mm x 151mm x 7mm (Width x Height x Thickness). Plies: 7 (5 Wood + 2 Composite): Limba - Limba - Carbon - Balsa - Carbon - Limba - Limba.
Good and long lasting. Heavy and pricey well performing chinese rubber. Recommended.
Great rubber for forhand. But remember that this is Chinese type rubber so your movement should be appropriate. Takes some time to adjust. Good control and very good spin if you do it right. Not to hard rubber, there is some softness and elastics. Much more control in comparison with tensors (Tenergy etc..). Played with it without boosting on Viscaria. Will try later Falco booster, if it will add some tension this is will be the bomb rubber!
Tried it only 10 minutes. It was black, unboosted, on a hard carbon off blade. For sure h8 is more elastic than h3 and h3 neo, so the ball penetrates more easily the sponge and the shots are more linear than with the h3 neo. Throw angle is quite similar than the h3's one. The flat game is not his speciality, but better than h3. It works very well on loop with lot of spin. It's his best quality, loop and loopkill is wonderful. My friend was like " wah they are unblockable !". But don't forgive little errors of moves and placement. Serves and serve receives are of course unbelievable. I think I have found m'y rasant grip's substitute, over all a very good rubber !
EDIT : now i have my own, glued on a tg825-l blade (fast and flex), black and unboosted. Very good combination, flexibility cancel a bit the extrem hardness of the rubber. Great on loop, and loopkill, very fast and spinny. Excellent for short pushes xith a lot of underspin, and flick, because it's not very sensitive to the opponent spin. Excellent also on the counterloops, easy to do and fast. But bad on approximately all the flat game. And what about the serves ! So spinny !
Overall an amazing rubber, but beware, to use it well, you always have to be totally engaged in your strokes, you must be well placed, and have good a great feeling, to spin the ball correctly
EDIT : now i have my own, glued on a tg825-l blade (fast and flex), black and unboosted. Very good combination, flexibility cancel a bit the extrem hardness of the rubber. Great on loop, and loopkill, very fast and spinny. Excellent for short pushes xith a lot of underspin, and flick, because it's not very sensitive to the opponent spin. Excellent also on the counterloops, easy to do and fast. But bad on approximately all the flat game. And what about the serves ! So spinny !
Overall an amazing rubber, but beware, to use it well, you always have to be totally engaged in your strokes, you must be well placed, and have good a great feeling, to spin the ball correctly
I really like this rubber. It has very good spin and power. However, one thing to point out is that although it is really tacky, I found that the tackiness doesn't stay on very long, even after cleaning it with water. Very satisfied otherwise.
Perfect for FH with 40+ ball. Easy to counter attack the heavy back spin but you need to move fast into the right position. Smash not good. Short push ok. Long push bad. It is a Topspin monster :) Server and receive quite ok, depend on your skill.
Perfect rubber for serve. Push in short play is also easy. But... It will take time to know and "befriend" with this rubber: In the beginning, it is not very forgiving rubber, slight error in angle or swing, and your hit will be a disaster. But after a decent amount of practices, I found that this rubber is fantastic. Feeling is great, passive blocking is also okay. Good for smashing, loop and counterloop. Flicking is also easy. The only minus is: it is HEAVY.
Along with my DHS PG-13 blade, this rubber is on FH, and Yasaka Mark V on BH.
Along with my DHS PG-13 blade, this rubber is on FH, and Yasaka Mark V on BH.
I use it as backhand rubber on a medium fast one ply hinoki blade (off) and it performs quite well for me but i always used chunese rubbers on my backhand. It is not fast on that blade comparede with my Xiom Vega Europe witch is myforehand rubber but it has great control, spin and blocking power. Dont expect it being good for smashes cause it lacks power but you can get the speed with increased spin. It is also good for chopping. Mine is red and at the first day of use it felt compleatly dead and i disliked it. One the next day it was compleatly different and i became to enjoy it a lot.
Ideal for 40+ ball. Need fast movement for effective hit. Very good in counter attack with plastic ball using mix of driver with smash or smashes with top spin. Good for short ball like stops.
i like this rubber. you must clean it with water between every match if you can see dust accumulating or the play degrades quickly.
as with most tacky hard rubbers, H8 has great short game. sidespin pushing is very effective.
looping is easy and H8 produces a low arc which allows for more power.
pairs very well with hino-carbon. soft and fast racket + slower harder rubber = options.
try a sheet. zeropong got it for $27
as with most tacky hard rubbers, H8 has great short game. sidespin pushing is very effective.
looping is easy and H8 produces a low arc which allows for more power.
pairs very well with hino-carbon. soft and fast racket + slower harder rubber = options.
try a sheet. zeropong got it for $27
Very good rubber, use it with hayabusa zxi. Very fast with 2 layers of falcon tempo long booster. Very satisfied.
A very specific patch. Out of the box, it is much easier to play than the commercial version of the Hurricane 3, but this does not make it suitable for under-equipped athletes. DHS tried to modernize the H3, and progress is visible, but we are waiting for further developments.
Honestly I am frustrated with this sheet, my first racket was a DHS 5002, where I got started with both hurricane 3 rubbers and felt it has good spin, then I built a racket with carbon wood, and 2 xiom rubbers, vega asia on bh and omega 4 euro on fh, my game improved a lot and I love to do spinny drives on fh or bh, I usually open up the game from backspin balls and sometimes I had dificulty to place the ball in the table because of the carbon wood + tensor fast rubber, hurricane made it a LOT easier, but the ball isn't even comparable with tensor blades in spin, people had a hard time on blocking my drives without letting it go off the table, now with hurricane the ball is getting over drived with no much effort, my serves are the worst part of it, if you are the kind of player that serve thinking about getting a point straight out of a spinny serve, dont use hurricane 8, its about half the spin you get on a tensor rubber, but in over all, H8 is a easy play for begginers
I've been using a single black sheet of 2.15 Hurricane 8 on my forehand on and off for the past year, using it intensely and exclusively the last 4 months.
I can say it's durability is amazing for a chinese rubber. Keep in mind that I play 3-4 times a week, 3 to 4 hours every session.
It offers a medium-high throw, a medium-hard sponge that requires no boosting if you take the time to break it in, and just the right amount of tack. It should be noted that while I haven't tried any other sheet of H8, I've seen videos and reviews about it, and the tackiness seems to be pretty inconsistent throughout different sheets.
Great on serves, and on short game, pushes and forehand flicks are easy with the help of the relative insesiveness to incoming spin when on low-gear, together with tackiness. With a bit of practice I found myself executing really deadly short forehand pushes with sharp placement.
Opening loops are good but not great. Its tackiness helps picking up the ball for brush-loops on heavy backspin, but while I was able to loop, they weren't as loaded or dangerous as compared to euro/jap type tensor rubbers.
Where this rubber truly shines is when loopdriving: Now, if you are used to chinese rubbers, and have a properly developed technique, you'll find how, once broken in, the H8 can produce incredibly fast shots, with decent/good spin (8-9/10), and a dangerously low arc. But be warned, such shots are not easy to achieve: while you can potentially loopdrive pretty much anything that goes just a tad long over the table, executing these shots needs proper footwork positioning, weight transfering, whip-like arm movement and speed, and also torsional speed from the chest.
If you've got the physique, go ahead and get a sheet of H8.
The one downfall is, besides not being good on passive play, that it feels like it can be a tad inconsistent at times with ball placement on power shots.
I can say it's durability is amazing for a chinese rubber. Keep in mind that I play 3-4 times a week, 3 to 4 hours every session.
It offers a medium-high throw, a medium-hard sponge that requires no boosting if you take the time to break it in, and just the right amount of tack. It should be noted that while I haven't tried any other sheet of H8, I've seen videos and reviews about it, and the tackiness seems to be pretty inconsistent throughout different sheets.
Great on serves, and on short game, pushes and forehand flicks are easy with the help of the relative insesiveness to incoming spin when on low-gear, together with tackiness. With a bit of practice I found myself executing really deadly short forehand pushes with sharp placement.
Opening loops are good but not great. Its tackiness helps picking up the ball for brush-loops on heavy backspin, but while I was able to loop, they weren't as loaded or dangerous as compared to euro/jap type tensor rubbers.
Where this rubber truly shines is when loopdriving: Now, if you are used to chinese rubbers, and have a properly developed technique, you'll find how, once broken in, the H8 can produce incredibly fast shots, with decent/good spin (8-9/10), and a dangerously low arc. But be warned, such shots are not easy to achieve: while you can potentially loopdrive pretty much anything that goes just a tad long over the table, executing these shots needs proper footwork positioning, weight transfering, whip-like arm movement and speed, and also torsional speed from the chest.
If you've got the physique, go ahead and get a sheet of H8.
The one downfall is, besides not being good on passive play, that it feels like it can be a tad inconsistent at times with ball placement on power shots.
This rubber shines in the control and spin area. If you are searching a rubber which covers those aspects, then you cannot go wrong with this rubber. However, my overall impression is that this rubber is not for everybody and it is only for spin oriented players. You need to have abnormal strength in order to get the most out of it (most people don't). You can have strength at the beginning when you just start playing with it, but you would not be able to hold out for a long period of time. VERY heavy rubber, too heavy for me. The sponge and surface are super hard. When you hear that you think that the rubber has a lot of speed, but not the case at all. It seems fast at first, but at smash or heavy loop it lacks the kick and it goes into the net. The only way you can generate a lot of speed is by spin. So in essence you need to have good technique to hit the ball strongly with spin nearly every single time in order to have an effective game and not put the ball into the net. Which drains you completely (plus the heaviness of the rubber requires extra strength). So either put on very VERY fast blade (at least OFF, but maybe even faster, because my blade is OFF and I still feel a lack of power - goes into the net...) and play a spin based game or just... don't play with it. Not good away from the table. I hit really hard with it but still no effect. Forget about flat smashing with this rubber. Or any flat hits for that matter. If you smash you need to do it with spin. And to be honest it feels kind of dead on my blade... that's pretty much it.
This is definately overrated. A rubber with bery low durability and bad speed. Spin is very dependent on your strokeo
Intermediate level playing recreationally, good controlled offensive rubber (2.15mm) used on the forehand
Having to replace after 18 months (approx 2 hours per week) as rubber starting to come apart from the sponge
Having to replace after 18 months (approx 2 hours per week) as rubber starting to come apart from the sponge
I have been using H3 Neo since the past year and felt that that was amazing but needed some little adjustments like the elasticity and topsheet, H8 is that an elastic and more responsive version of the H3, a little less tacky though, I consider this rubber to be an alternative to a boosted H3, this rubber made an excellent BH option for me.
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