DHS Hurricane 3 NEO

I tried the commercil version a while back and it had been my fav rubber at the time. I am currently using the provincial version. It is a really good rubber to learn with. Helps you rely on your body for power instead of relying on the rubber for power which is a bad thing to do. It might not be easy for players who use esn rubber to use this rubber.

Great rubber, comparing this to a Provincial Blue Version and a Bluefire M1, all unboosted. Plays really well, could hold the ball, good dwell time, and were quite hard for my opponent to deal with. Loops and powerloops were fairly fatal at first, but started to degrade a little after months of use, still very strong though. Tackier than the H3N BS, but falls short in every other aspect in comparison, not bad in any way though. Required more power and longer stroke than the M1, but i found the spin higher on the H3N for some reason, could be my technique. Use slow/short stroke, ball is slow. Use fast/longer stroke, ball becomes fast, faster than the M1 at 70% . Really good rubber, I used this for my beginner game.

I use the provincial blue sponge neo version for almost a year now, and I have to say that any H3 neo version is the best rubber for forehand, even the commercial version for beginners. It isnt the most forgiving rubber and has not great speed without boosting, but it will force you to have good technique, which in time and with a coach you will get. Once you have this, plus boost the rubber, you have a FH rubber with decent speed, amazing spin, amazing control, and no limit to power. It is so easy in short game too and not too sensitive to spin, making it a good rubber for beginners too imo. If you prefer European rubbers I would stay away, but anyone with a chinese style should for sure use H3 on Fh, nothing else compares.

Pretty good Chinese tacky forhand rubber.

If u have good technique then this rubber is amazing. I use unboosted and still get enough speed. Probably works best on a powerful carbon blade like long 5 or Viscaria.

This (commercial version) is one of the best forehand rubbers for me. I'm playing strokes with full body movement, and brush looping a lot, aiming for turning most back spin balls with a powerful loop.Now I have tried a lot of forehand rubbers in various hardness degrees. But I tend to return to my H3N, now in 41 deg 2.15mm. This rubber is superior in spin. The harder, catapulting sponge gives the perfect kick when spinning the ball, in any way. When I compare the H3N to harder non-Chinese rubbers, these rubbers (when looping) works good, if your strokes aren't that fast and you don't hit the ball thin (brush looping). There isn't really that much more to say about this rubber. This is my reference rubber when trying out new forehand rubbers. The ones that gets near in performance is: 729 Battle II Provincial Gold 40 deg, Yinhe Big Dipper 38-39 deg and DHS Skyline TG2 NEO 39-40 deg. These are very spinny as well, but not that much catapult, better control and a bit less speed. Don't misunderstand me. These are very good rubbers, but a little lower in my rank. Yinhe Moon Pro Hard is a rubber that comes near in speed, but perhaps it lacks a bit in catapult and spin.

This is the review for unboosted 41 degree hardness, 2.2 mm thickness black rubber. USATT rating 1750 (March 2019). This review is only for forehand and based only on my experience for past 2-3 years. I started playing with H3N when I was 1100. That time I was using 40 degree hardness and 2.15 mm, black and red on both sides on a 5 ply blade. I started to feel the rubber was slow and started trying out different rubbers. At that time, I did not realize importance of training and sticking to the same equipment to develop feeling. I tried 729 FX, Palio red and yellow, Mercury 2, Rasanter 42 and Rakza 7 during past 3 years. Then after some training decided to come back to H3N on TB ALC blade. Been playing with the combination for over 2 months and saw that the consistency and spin on my FH loops increased a lot. Maybe because I started playing table tennis with H3N, it just feels right for me. I wish I kept playing with H3N for last 3 years. TB ALC is one of the best blade for H3N. There is very little margin for error but that makes you play the correct strokes every time (a.k.a. no more love tapping). Of course serves and pushes are better with H3N. Best returns for the efforts you put in.

If someone wishes to use this rubber for the first time, I would recommend at-least 3-4 months of practice before the tournament. Otherwise the "slowness" or the lack of correct FH technique\footwork will frustrate you. If you get nervous and freeze in the tournament match, not executing the correct technique\footwork, you won't be able to loop at all. But if you play the correct technique, the rewards are much higher than softer rubbers such as Rakza, Rasanter-42 (I never played with T-05 so I cannot compare it to T-05). During gameplay against players rated under 1700, I find that most of the times my opening loop alone wins points because of the high amount of spin. Playing topspin-topspin counters away from the table with varying amount of spin and placement is also benefited using H3N.

H3N generally last long time (2-3) years (I still have my old rubbers) if you clean the rubber after every practice session and use some covering. Any plastic sheet will work for covering. The tackiness usually "recovers" after you keep the topsheet covered. That is the main reason this rubber lasts long time. Some of my friends complained about the durability of H3N but I also never see them cleaning/covering their topsheets after practice .

If you are really confident in your backhand loop and flicks, there is no reason why you cannot use H3N (maybe 40 deg-2.15 mm) on your backhand too. But then playing punch shots and poking shots would require a very good timing with H3N on BH. Also using H3N on both sides makes the setup very heavy that most of the players do not prefer.

TLDR: One of the best FH rubber to learn the FH loop and develop technique and footwork. Beginners using H3N need to be patient and should spend a lot of time practicing instead of seeking immediate fruits. Best on flexible\hard blades. Only use on backhand if you are spin oriented on both wings and if you don't care about the weight.

Update after playing first tournament with TB ALC and H3N: Forehand was the most reliable shot for me this tournament and overall pleased with H3N on FH.

I DO NOT boost this rubber and have been playing with H3NEO Domestic 39deg version for about 1 year changing the sheet once (first sheet is still very playable).
I am an all-rounded player who prefers to play 1-3ft from table.

This rubber allows me to vary the spin when I want and also flat hit or counter hit (closer to table). It's great for the short game and it excels for my awkward block shots where I like to suck the speed/energy and almost double bounce it (very good when opponent is mid distance looping it), I have found only the chinese tacky rubbers allow me to do this with such consistency and quality.
If I find myself 4-6ft from table the looping definitely takes more energy, full arm strokes/usage of waist/wrist are a must to produce a loop good enough to compete with rubbers like Tenergy and win a point.

These rubbers last a long time, you just need to make sure you clean with water after every session and use the protective films to get a long life 6+months. Without booster the rubber is definitely not as fast like Tenergy but has many gears and can reach high speed with the full stroke as I mentioned. The spin speaks for itself in all departments, the tackiness helps a lot with this. I find I have a lot of control with this rubber also but control is too diverse a topic to explain properly. But i find it great for blocking and service receive and slow spin up openers.

I used to play with T05 and Joola Ryzhm, both good rubbers, but both expensive to change three times a year. So I looked for other alternatives and someone suggested H3 neo. So I bought a couple of sheets. Initially I found them completely different from the two other european rubbers I was used to, but then have quite strong physical strokes, I began to find this rubber very good in all departments and I didn't miss the more catapult effect that the european rubbers offer. H3 neo offered to me far more control and great speed and spin when using good technique and a strong stroke. Great for flat hits also. For £16 a sheet represents great value.

if you think this is fast, try national neo h3...
this rubber is slightly faster than average h3 but the speed glue effect fades out within few weeks.
very light rubber and cheap, I used to use this when I was in the army and I had no money to buy proper rubber.
Good for a broke beginner who wanna try basic skills