Hi,
I am looking to get either "Hurricane 3 Provincial" or "Hurricane 3 NEO Provincial" as a forehand rubber.
I currently use Hurricane 3 commercial version. I have used this rubber for over two years without changing and it still works very well. As many point out, the sponge is hard.. however, I don't necessarily see that as a disadvantage as it has been able to give me a much wider range of shots than was available with other, faster, rubbers. I also realise H3 was always better when glued, but it has not hampered my ability to produce shots in two years without gluing.
While tenergy or nimbus type rubbers, which I have used before, are obviously more powerful H3 has always given me the option of playing good touch, short shots with small strokes as well as very fast shots if I swing fast. (For info I use tenergy 05fx on backhand).
My style is very fast, big forehand loops at close to mid distance, and H3 commerical always satisfied this. The provincial versions (either standard or neo) I feel should help guarantee a better quality rubber and/or give more consistency/control.
Therefore I would just like to ask what are the differences between H3 prov and H3 Neo Prov and also which people would recommend? And also what difference will I notice with each in comparison to the H3 commercial I use now?
One possible issue I have heard is that NEO versions can lose their "glue effect" after a couple of weeks. and then play no better than a standard H3, if not worse. But the reviews are conflicting on this. Any clarification would be great!
(To avoid the issue, I can trust my source so I won't be dealing with fakes).
Thanks!
Gary
I am looking to get either "Hurricane 3 Provincial" or "Hurricane 3 NEO Provincial" as a forehand rubber.
I currently use Hurricane 3 commercial version. I have used this rubber for over two years without changing and it still works very well. As many point out, the sponge is hard.. however, I don't necessarily see that as a disadvantage as it has been able to give me a much wider range of shots than was available with other, faster, rubbers. I also realise H3 was always better when glued, but it has not hampered my ability to produce shots in two years without gluing.
While tenergy or nimbus type rubbers, which I have used before, are obviously more powerful H3 has always given me the option of playing good touch, short shots with small strokes as well as very fast shots if I swing fast. (For info I use tenergy 05fx on backhand).
My style is very fast, big forehand loops at close to mid distance, and H3 commerical always satisfied this. The provincial versions (either standard or neo) I feel should help guarantee a better quality rubber and/or give more consistency/control.
Therefore I would just like to ask what are the differences between H3 prov and H3 Neo Prov and also which people would recommend? And also what difference will I notice with each in comparison to the H3 commercial I use now?
One possible issue I have heard is that NEO versions can lose their "glue effect" after a couple of weeks. and then play no better than a standard H3, if not worse. But the reviews are conflicting on this. Any clarification would be great!
(To avoid the issue, I can trust my source so I won't be dealing with fakes).
Thanks!
Gary