Way more complicated to buy, but so far the consistency for me has been stellar. Much better than H3N BS, in fact it's been so stellar that ESN should worry. DHS of course doesn't need to worry, they can sell any BS H3N even if a horse shit it out, but other companies should be scared.
This sounds tempting although I haven't had any issues with various H3(N)s (commercial, provincial, Nittaku, orange and blue sponge) but some issues with ESN rubbers e.g. V>15 Stiff with a harder sponge than V>15 Extra. Durability of ESN hybrid rubbers is just not comparable to (even boosted) DHS, 729 or (most of) Butterfly rubbers. Commercial or old(er) provincials for training and some fresh(er) provincials for league play and tournaments is more than sufficient for me.
Hey currently i’m using hurricane 3 commercial OS 39 degrees with 3 layers of FTL, but i’ll start using regular haifu. My forehand motion is pretty big i would say, and start from bottom, so i can lift balls and make high arc shots pretty easy, and i can also do counter loop, and loop kills.
I like the feeling of the big forehand motion, but some people say i should start doing less efort in the strokes and play with hybrid or esn rubbers, my heart says to try the blue provincial sponge, what should i choose?
The blade i’m using is xiom 36.5 ALXi, fastarc G1 BH
The blade is fast enough. The rubbers are good enough and not too soft or too hard. Provincial OS/BS or Nittaku H3N OS (NR-8701) for peace of mind. National if you are sponsored and/or playing on that level or just want to spend a lot of money.
BS or OS: personal preference more or less (for the same nominal sponge hardness the BS will feel a bit harder because it is denser according to DHS
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/dhs-fans-unite.28518/post-529310)
Instead of regular Haifu Seamoon I would recommend Seamoon 2 which has imo a better and longer lasting effect and usually is not that much more expensive (and seems to be less damaging to the sponge i.e. no reverse dome and not that strong shrinking that I had with one batch of regular Seamoon). Two thin layers are definitely enough to make gluing with a thinner glue like Revolution 3 a real PITA (try these kind of boosters on an old rubber first before using them on a fresh sheet).
Now to the bigger issue/stroke: I've learned it that way back in the 80s and know that this can be an issue (stopped playing for way too long and than came back when TT seemed to have become a spinless sport
).
These big strokes still work and can be played in many situations but it is always better to have more options.
So instead of trying different rubbers I would focus on training (technique, explosiveness, footwork): start with simple multiball drills like loop against backspin or topspin from a single point but with high frequency (no time for big strokes), then multiple points and random drills (and go crazy like Zhang Jike
).
If you are used to move your right/left foot back (as a right/left-hander) when looping especially close(r) to the table as I was (still doing it for big strokes) practice to stand square/parallel to the table
