Tony's answer is a good one. I would go with that.
There is something I want to address from your post though:
....and is better for the backhand. (on tt11's blog there is a review but he evaluates them as FH rubbers)
Thanks
The question that needs to be asked here is: WHOSE BH?
Rubbers are not really FH or BH rubbers. They are rubbers. As such they do certain things well and other things not so well. There is always a tradeoff when changing to a rubber that does certain things well.
For instance, often a rubber that is spinnier, will also be more reactive to incoming spin. A rubber that is not as reactive to incoming spin will not be as able to generate spin.
So the real question for you would be, what kind of rubber will be good for YOUR BH. Because a rubber that is good for someone else's BH may not be so good for yours.
If the person who you say evaluates OV as a FH rubber, you may be able to understand whether it will work for your BH or not anyway. Because the rubber will do the same things well on either wing.
So, H3 which performs really well when you get massive impact and full arm swings is better for FH not because it is better for FH. Instead it is better for FH because most people don't get the kind of impact from BH that they do on FH. Most people's BH is a smaller stroke. But H3 may work really well for a guy like Kreanga on the BH.
Euro/Japanese rubbers usually work well for small or large swings although on the really giant swings you won't get as linear a response and you won't get as much control with a Euro/Japanese rubbers as you will with H3. So the question you are asking about how it performs as a BH rubber kind of misses the point.
However, OV Pro and Europe are very good for serving and mid-distance looping but are not as good for blocking or returning serves because of how reactive to spin they are.
However, if you are using and used to Vega Pro on both sides, then OV Pro or Euro should be fine for you for either wing. I would go with pro if you have been used to pro. But pro and Euro are very close. Pro actually has a harder topsheet and a slightly harder sponge than Euro.
OV Pro is not simply faster and spinnier than Vega Pro. The sponge is different. The topsheet is different. They will perform differently. You will feel the ball more with OV. OV will be more linear. But it will be recognizable as a progression from the Vega series.
But a few questions:
1) how would you describe what you do well with your BH?
2) how would you describe what your BH does not do well?
3) how well do you loop vs backspin with your BH?
4) how well do you counterloop with your BH?
5) what makes you feel you want an upgrade from the rubbers you are using?
Answers to those questions will help you understand if OV is a good choice for you or not.
Certainly better than wondering if a rubber is a good BH rubber without considering that all BHs are different and that a rubber that does well what your BH does well is probably better for you than a rubber that is good for, say, ZJK's BH.
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