DHS Rubbers, National, Provincial Etc.

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If you brush well it does not matter too much if they are boosted or not. If you brush well, H3 is actually pretty fast. But I like how they play boosted way way more. Even the Neo versions with the factory tuning, I like them better with boost added.

But, I stopped using H3 about 6 years ago because boosting was too much of a hassle for me to bother with it over and over again. It is too involved. I am happier not boosting the rubbers I choose to use.
 
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If you brush well it does not matter too much if they are boosted or not. If you brush well, H3 is actually pretty fast. But I like how they play boosted way way more. Even the Neo versions with the factory tuning, I like them better with boost added.

But, I stopped using H3 about 6 years ago because boosting was too much of a hassle for me to bother with it over and over again. It is too involved. I am happier not boosting the rubbers I choose to use.

I guess that's the main reason so many of us, stick to european rubbers instead of chinese.
 
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Thank you it was very informative, its really troublesome to boost a chinese rubber by the look of your post.

Is there a particular reason you prefer H3 National Blue sheet, over the others H3?

I think it's not so much hassle as some say... rather lazyness
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Every 3 months isn't too often in my book.

The blue sponge makes the ball arc more and dip sharper than the orange sponge....PLUS it's better for boosting.

When i get Orange sponge H3 i take it one degree harder that when i get Blue sponge H3.

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https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/showthread.php?16290-Chinese-Pro-Equipment-Rubbers-and-Blades
 
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I think it's not so much hassle as some say... rather lazyness
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Every 3 months isn't too often in my book.

The blue sponge makes the ball arc more and dip sharper than the orange sponge....PLUS it's better for boosting.

When i get Orange sponge H3 i take it one degree harder that when i get Blue sponge H3.



https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/showthread.php?16290-Chinese-Pro-Equipment-Rubbers-and-Blades



Thank you Suga D, what booster do you use?, i notice you're using provincial instead of national, any difference between the two( DHS H3 names are confusing to say the least)
 
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Thank you it was very informative, its really troublesome to boost a chinese rubber by the look of your post.

Is there a particular reason you prefer H3 National Blue sheet, over the others H3?
I only like the national blue sponge with a white package. It's an older DHS product with amazing performance.

It's soft(after boosting) and enagages very well upon impact. Other blue sponge such as Neo provincial are harder.
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What about the rubber's degree.
That's another topic.

Blue sponge is usually one degree harder than the orange one. So a 39 blue is slightly harder than a 39 orange.

A 39 blue of the white package is actually slightly softer than a 39 Neo provincial blue.

The hardness depends on:
Your style
Your blade

If you tend to stay close to the table and play aggressive. 40-41 plus booster is good. 39-40 plus booster is for power looper.

If your blade has lots of flex. Go harder.
If your blade is hard and rigid. Go softer.

You can pick a 40 to be safe. If too hard you can apply 1-2 layers of booster to soften it.

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I think it's not so much hassle as some say... rather lazyness
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Every 3 months isn't too often in my book.

The blue sponge makes the ball arc more and dip sharper than the orange sponge....PLUS it's better for boosting.

When i get Orange sponge H3 i take it one degree harder that when i get Blue sponge H3.



https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/showthread.php?16290-Chinese-Pro-Equipment-Rubbers-and-Blades
Yeah exactly. For my national rubber i have only boosted once. Quite heavy though I put 4 layers in total.

I only plat once or twice a week. After a year it's still plays like 90% of new. And my style is mid to far distance power looping which is supposed to kill the rubber more quickly than close-to-table style.

I guess if you play 3-5 a week you might need to boost it every 3 months.

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Yeah exactly. For my national rubber i have only boosted once. Quite heavy though I put 4 layers in total.

I only plat once or twice a week. After a year it's still plays like 90% of new. And my style is mid to far distance power looping which is supposed to kill the rubber more quickly than close-to-table style.

I guess if you play 3-5 a week you might need to boost it every 3 months.

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With what do you boost ?
 
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