Some comments I've seen say the topsheet is harder and is tackier, which I can confirm it's true since I used Skyline 2 Commerical and Hurricane 3 37° together at one point. The lower throw angle is what I really like about it, which got me curious about the DHS H2 since it's supposed to have a low throw angle (maybe lower than Skyline 2? Don't really know).
Well, I decided to buy a DHS N301 blade with DHS H2 AND DHS H3N 37°. The HH3 setup right now feels really off and I definitely got a bad blade. It's a huge difference from when I bought the 1st one early 2025, and I have a very similar setup, so I know it's not the rubbers that are the issue. I'm actually really looking forward to H2, but if I decide to stick with it, then I can't buy it only from TT11 since the shipping is very expensive.
The B2 I got plays well in low and high power, but it has some weird region near 40-60% power (drives, normal loops, fast pushes) where the throw angle becomes basically 0, it becomes SUPER fast and there's no spin. It's faster than any outer blade with tensors I've ever tried, by a lot. I think it's defective lol.
This was interesting to read. I'll have to update you about my experience whenever I get it, but worse case I just go back to Skyline 2.
For reference I tried ZJK ALC, Harimoto ALC, Viscaria, FZD ALC and ZJK Original Carbon and all of those are slower than my B2 with my H3 BS, even with tensors like Dignics 05 and K3. Not by a little, by like 20-30%. Crazy.
Skyline 2 vs Skyline 3
Did you really win the lottery?
I wish, but between some sales recently and 11.11, this is what I've collected. Should be good for a while. I bought too much, but eh, I have zip bags to store them in.
Are there any differences between National Neo and National Non-Neo? On PROTT, Non-Neo are usually cheaper than Neo, but don't really understand tbh
I bought those to find out.
Update on this:
Provincial TG3 BS is the spiniest rubber that I have. Own 2 rubbers, and they are of better topseet quality than the provincial H3 BS. Less surface oxidation and better grip. Unfortunately, the sponge hardness is all over the place. Currently, I am waiting for TG2 BS. In theory, it will be even spinier, but let's see.
I definitely prefer TG2 BS over TG3 BS. I'm not sure what about TG3 BS, but I just never enjoyed it like I do with TG3 BS or H3. I'm using the TG2 BS right now and I've given a lot of my opponents a hard time blocking slow spinny loops, and that's with a defective blade I unfortunately am using 😢 I boosted it a lot since last time I used it, I didn't boost it enough and it didn't play nearly as good as it does now. Hopefully you enjoy it a lot 🙂
Indeed hard to trust opinions haha. To me, the BTY blade you described, especially the outer carbon one felt faster than the B2. Because mine felt fast but probably similar to a Ma Lin carbon, a bit faster than a clipper. Either you had a fast one, or I got a slow one. I enjoyed it, it was controllable.
Tg2 makes sense if you play Penhold nowadays. I don't think the OS prov is still available, but for shake hands the BS TG2 felt off. Too low throw, and long. Did not work with the shakehands technic. When I used the Penhold grip, it felt better indeed. It makes sense for the TG2 to produce a better ball than TG3. Tg2 was designed for close to table 3rd ball attack. Whereas the TG3 was design for repetitive topspin mid distance. (Tg2 was developed with Ma Lin, and TG3 with Wang Hao). Tg3 is "easier" but the ball is not as good quality as TG2. Xu Xin played TG2 if I am not mistaken.
Mine seems like a freak example. I think maybe it was pressed too hard and the core is very preloaded. It feels like the carbon kicks in much earlier than it should. Feel is super solid and I think the elasticity must be close to 90% in some stroke speeds. Feels like a steel plate with 0 spin if you hit through the sponge at all.
