Which ESN (or Jap) rubber is closest to H3 orange provincial (non NEO)?

[Yurifi]

to be completely honest - went dow that road and the closest thing is - Hurricane 8. ESN doesn't come close. Vega China - good rubber, but nothing, absolutely nothing close or similar to H3 ...
Rakza Z - really? it's not even on the same planet, not even same universe. yes, tacky, playability, completely different.

it's the same as with Dignics 09c - tried and tested so many rubbers to find something similar, but nothing gets close, unfortunately. H3N and D09c are really unique rubbers. that's also probably why they are so good. and popular.

 

[Lazer]

to be completely honest - went dow that road and the closest thing is - Hurricane 8. ESN doesn't come close. Vega China - good rubber, but nothing, absolutely nothing close or similar to H3 ...
Rakza Z - really? it's not even on the same planet, not even same universe. yes, tacky, playability, completely different.

it's the same as with Dignics 09c - tried and tested so many rubbers to find something similar, but nothing gets close, unfortunately. H3N and D09c are really unique rubbers. that's also probably why they are so good. and popular.

This is my fear… But I will give it a try…

Cheers
L-zr

 

[hayhayc86]

Quite a low level player so take my words with pinch of salt.
But I used H3 since a child, so I have been trying to find that unicorn rubber for the last few years.
Tried Xiom omega 8 china, didnt find it to be particularly special, dont give me the h3 feel.
Vega china was closer to h3 than omega 8 china.
Not like H3 but I settled for D09C last season, purely as i dont want the trouble to boost.
Planning to experiment with sanwei target 3 national advance version and Razka Z. Also going to try v15 sticky just as a out of box option (using v15sticky soft on bh and loving it, though tried it on fh and just seems the attack lacks quality)
The andro chintac caught my attention too but its too new and hardly any reviews yet.

 

[Archosaurus]

Quite a low level player so take my words with pinch of salt.
But I used H3 since a child, so I have been trying to find that unicorn rubber for the last few years.
Tried Xiom omega 8 china, didnt find it to be particularly special, dont give me the h3 feel.
Vega china was closer to h3 than omega 8 china.
Not like H3 but I settled for D09C last season, purely as i dont want the trouble to boost.
Planning to experiment with sanwei target 3 national advance version and Razka Z. Also going to try v15 sticky just as a out of box option (using v15sticky soft on bh and loving it, though tried it on fh and just seems the attack lacks quality)
The andro chintac caught my attention too but its too new and hardly any reviews yet.

Sanwei Target 3rd gen Provincial is probably closer to boosted H3 than a lot of things. I've tried the National blue sponge but not enough to really have an opinion. I'm sure that's closer still.

However the spin quality is objectively lower, and they have issues with the surface becoming EXTREMELY slick if you sweat on it even a little bit, and the topsheet can separate sometimes, so it's not quite as nice as H3.

 

[AKIOO]

DragonGrip is way too heavy. at least for what Lazer wants. I will continue to endorse Codexx EF 54 as it's one of my all time favorite rubbers, and it still possess real tack to it as well. I've tried DragonGrip and DragonPower 52.5. The grip is far too heavy, but it was manageable since I'm a pips user. Dragon Power is definitely lighter, but it's much, much faster. I'd consider trying it again 55 instead of 52.5 because I found I lost control of it a lot.

Hey, i've tested this rubber recently (Codexx) the rubber can't hold the ball even for a second. Maybe it's a little bit tacky but not sticky. It's a fast rubber, in my opinion its similar like almost every other hybrid - little bit tacky and fast.

 

[Archosaurus]

the rubber can't hold the ball even for a second.

So just like H3 manufactured in the last few years?

 

[SorryForTheEdge]

Non-NEO? I don't think there's an ESN rubber that would match a non-NEO hurricane. Even Bluegrip C1 with 60 hardness has catapult.

 

[Lazer]

Non-NEO? I don't think there's an ESN rubber that would match a non-NEO hurricane. Even Bluegrip C1 with 60 hardness has catapult.

That wasn’t the requirement. I was ”closest”….

Cheers
L-zr

 

[PhantomCSS]

Stiga Mantra Pro XH was said to be close to H3 OS Boosted in many reviews, may be worth a try although not tacky it's really grippy

 

[belllfador]

Stiga Mantra Pro XH was said to be close to H3 OS Boosted in many reviews, may be worth a try although not tacky it's really grippy

Nothing in common. Matra Pro XH is much faster, not as spiny and plays completely different.

Andro Chintac is the closest ESN rubber to H3 OS. Not so durable, easier for looping.