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OK. I tried this in Max on a Yinhe V-14 PRO blade. I'm coming from having used almost only harder Chinese rubbers like DHS H3N 41deg, Yinhe Moon Pro Hard, 729 Battle II Prov Gold etc on forehand. Now trying this one. It's totally non-tacky. What hit me is that it's easy to make very good spin even on slower strokes, short services etc. Of course it's a bit springier than the Chinese rubbers, but not really by that much that I thought it should be. Short game and pushes are really nice. Further away from the table the feeling of control is total. The top sheet is quite soft and that gives a very controllable feeling whatever you want to do. This is no speed demon, but quite fast though. I have used Stiga DNA H 2.1mm as well, and R53 is a bit like DNA when looping, but I think R53 is a nicer rubber than DNA regarding control and spin. The effect isn't direct like when looping with Chinese rubbers, and the ball digs in to the top sheet more. That gives you a longer dwell time and more control in all game aspects.

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.

I'm using this 2.2mm H38 Red version on forehand on a 729 V6 blade. I usually have a DHS Hurricane 3 NEO 2.2mm H38 on my forehand, but lately I'm starting to loop too long with this. Perhaps more often when playing on hard wooden floors etc. So I tried this instead. It's almost as spinny as the H3N, so brush looping feels almost the same. The difference was that they didn't go long so often any more. The feeling when making slower strokes etc. is better. More balls on the table here as well. It might even be a bit lighter than the H3N, so It's a big + for me using this rubber instead of the H3N. Flat hits and smashes are better with Big Dipper as well. Update 191104: The DHS NEO Skyline TG2 (2.15mm, H38) is about the same as this BD in many ways. Skyline is a bit faster, but Big Dipper has way more control in all strokes. Great if you are a brush looper away from the table (and close). Weight cut, H38: 45-53g. H40:50g. H40 uncut with plastics on both sides: 71g. H38 uncut with plastics on both sides: 63g. Significant difference in behaviour between H38 and H40. Not so much effect when looping with the H40. The H38 is better in all aspects so far. I have trained one session with the H40, but changing back to H38 for now.