DHS Hurricane 3 Neo: The Complete Amateur Guide & Review

[K.K]

- In germany when i was at borussia dusseldorf they told me my rating would be around 1700-1800 TTR which roughly translates (if I can trust my american contacts and AI) to a low 2000ish USATT
- In the netherlands where I play, I won a doubles tournament last january (I was the attacker and my partner the defender) which was until 1460 dutch elo, and only lost a few sets in 5 matches

For the other topic, technical abilities, is there something you'd like to know in particular? I can try to tape that as well in detail!

i ask about it, because rating is actually not visible just by looking at someone play. it is the overall ability how someone can perform on weekly basis against all kinds of players. some players with good technique look like 2000usatt, but play like 1600, because under pressure and against all kinds of different playing styles their technique and mind falls apart. while some players may look like 1600 players but perform like 2000 in actual matches, because their tactical level and experience is way higher then their form alone. this is where my question comes in about how those players choose what rubber and hardness. so seeing you in actual matchplay would make it easier to relate to some terms you use in this guide.

for me those hard and tacky rubbers -no matter from wich company- are more about the footwork someone has to actually be able to use them. and footwork is not only measured by drills in training but your ability in reading the ball and how fast you can make the right decision and this is more visible in real match play

anyway great effort and thank you for the guide!

 

[victormanriquey]

My G1 has more than 20 hours across 6 months and 2 blades. I have sold my old one in a similar condition. Play and look like new, only 0.5-1mm shrinkage in length. One of my opponents has Vis with G1 and C1, more than 2 years old with ruff edges and marks on the surfaces, but the grip is there, and the sponge is alive. He does not use protective sheets, and cleans the rubbers only before play. With the same "care" H3 will be white and oxidized with properties of antispin rubber. G1 has a weak sponge, so the glue needs to be DHS no. 15 or SUKE 02.

Yeah with that time and care H3N is done haha good to know thanks, I knew it was durable but not that much!

And indeed sponge is weak like many other tensors so one has to be careful.

 

[victormanriquey]

i ask about it, because rating is actually not visible just by looking at someone play. it is the overall ability how someone can perform on weekly basis against all kinds of players. some players with good technique look like 2000usatt, but play like 1600, because under pressure and against all kinds of different playing styles their technique and mind falls apart. while some players may look like 1600 players but perform like 2000 in actual matches, because their tactical level and experience is way higher then their form alone. this is where my question comes in about how those players choose what rubber and hardness. so seeing you in actual matchplay would make it easier to relate to some terms you use in this guide.

for me those hard and tacky rubbers -no matter from wich company- are more about the footwork someone has to actually be able to use them. and footwork is not only measured by drills in training but your ability in reading the ball and how fast you can make the right decision and this is more visible in real match play

anyway great effort and thank you for the guide!

thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the guide Whenever I have some better recorded gameplay I ll send it to you no problem, then you can let me know what you think of it!

And yes, H3N requires footwork and the correct technique, I tried to explain that in the guide in the best way I could, with the body recoiling first, arm next to body and explode with index finger and wrist open with outwards arch, but its hard to say this in words, better just see it agreed

Btw, I agree on ranking, it does not tell the whole story, specially if you dont play competitions in a while haha

 

[doppelmoral]

I really liked that guide and introduction to h3. was a long and detailed write up, thanks for your efforts @victormanriquey . I think it will help alot of people

also, thanks for the credits at the end, though the link to my blog seems broken. might need some editing 😛

 

[victormanriquey]

I really liked that guide and introduction to h3. was a long and detailed write up, thanks for your efforts @victormanriquey . I think it will help alot of people

also, thanks for the credits at the end, though the link to my blog seems broken. might need some editing 😛

Thank you very much! Glad you liked it

And yes! I just fixed the link, something went wrong yesterday somehow, but now is all good! I really enjoyed the interview translation so had to add it!

 

[Kilogramme]

Just for People who wonder what DHS hardness means into ESN scale. The following rule is described by DHS themsleves. (translater by Google from chinese DHS book)

 

[Archosaurus]

Just for People who wonder what DHS hardness means into ESN scale. The following rule is described by DHS themsleves. (translater by Google from chinese DHS book)
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DHS and many other CN manufs use Shore A.
ESN uses Shore O. Friendship 729 used to use Shore O, but they've changed to Shore A since the "new Battle II".

As far as I know, Butterfly uses most likely JIS K 6301 A. The number is slightly higher than Shore A of same stiffness, but comparable.

You can directly convert it, but it's not linear. Shore A and O only differ in the indenter head design, the spring force is the same IIRC, should be about 8N. I don't know much about JIS K 6301 A but it's probably a needle head design. They may be using JIS K 6253 for new rubbers but I don't know for sure. I think the spring load is 9.81N~.

You can find conversion charts online, but as a rough guide, 40 Shore A is 53 Shore O and 42 JIS K 6301 A.

Bear in mind this only measures the stiffness needed to reach a certain depth for a certain spring force and doesn't report the actual curve. It could differ A LOT for same hardness in elastic sponges. Bear in mind the sponge is likely measured independently from the topsheet and will in theory always be softer when in series with the topsheet.

 

[Kopp]

@victormanriquey nice article. So practical for the club players