Reviews by PenHoldSandro

This rubber is very good, until it gets power crept by Dawei 388D-1, and Dawei in general. The reversal is great, feeling is nice, like most other long pips.

(I have not used 388D-1 yet, though I have used Saviga. It outclasses 955)

For its price, this rubber tops every chart. Its speed, spin, and overall quality is on par with some 729, or even DHS rubbers. However, this does not mean it's a must buy. Mercury has glaring problems, like gears and feeling. Overall, a very nice rubber for its price, but if you have a big budget might as well get some other rubber.

Great rubber for its price, but for only slightly more money you can get Loki Rxton rubbers which are solidly 5-star rubbers. If you're lucky you can find Rxton 3 and Rxton 5 for $5 or less on Ali Express

It really depends on the style of the player. Rxton is a much more Chinese styled rubber, like H3, whilst Mercury is more of a boosted rubber, almost like a tacky Mark V. Of course for you, a really Chinese styled player you would much prefer Rxton, but other players would prefer Mercury if their style is more speed-based.

Mark V is a very good rubber made for all kinds of players. Has great control, capable for every possible shot with hardly any problem and has a lot of potential. I personally use it on the backhand (RPB) and it has amazing control and I can place very well. There's a reason why this rubber is one of the longest standing rubbers ever.

Hurricane 3 has no introduction, it's one of the most famous rubbers of all time. For good reason too, it has some of the best feeling from a rubber, high gears, very controllable, and extremely spinny! It also promotes a correct and powerful form using the entire body, as a failure to do so leads to a miss or a low quality shot.

Overall, everything about this rubber is great!

This rubber has GREAT control, I'll say it right here. Not as much as TG2 in the slow shots but far exceeds it in faster shots. The spin is devastating especially on loops and when using a more Wang Hao forehand can make the ball go flying!

Wait you use this rubber for forehand? How does it feel for shakehand because I've been wanting to try it out for forehand but I'm afraid it doesn't suit shakehand grip very much. Thanks! Also could you please compare it to Hurricane 3? thx

Yep, I use this on the forehand. The problem with this next part is that... I play penhold 💀 I don't use TG3 often in shakehand since I don't often switch my grip style.

However, the feeling you get from both grips can get pretty similar, as well and spin speed and control so it wouldn't make much of a difference. It has quite a few gears, with slow shots being very damn slow while fast shots hit like a rocket. Feeling is also pretty great here, I can really feel the ball when contacting the racket. Don't be afraid to try this rubber out, because:
1. It is marvelous
2. It's cheap!

Comparing it to H3 is hard since I haven't used the original DHS one, just the Nittaku version. However, comparing to the Nittaku one TG3 has more spin and control, just that it's a bit slower. Another thing to note is the crazy low throw angle, with a closed bat angle the ball goes right down.

Oh good to know, but I think I'll stick to Hurricane on my FZD ALC

A super durable, controllable, and with great feeling, this blade is 100% worth it!

When testing this racket, I could feel the vibrations so clearly! The feeling and control is peak in this blade!

This rubber is extremely fast and good for counterhits and drives. The only part where it truly struggles in is control, but it's easily overpowered by the amount of speed you can add onto the ball!

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