Hybrids on Long 5

[imbadatlooping]

Hey everyone. Would hybrid rubbers on the fh be good on the hurricane long 5? I know hurricane 3 neo compliments the blade alot but i would like a rubber that doesnt require boosting if possible. I was looking at Donic Bluegrip j2 or Xiom J&H C52.5 on the fh with hurricane 8-80 38d on the bh. Would love to hear about how these rubbers would play on the long 5. Would also love any recommendations for a good tacky hybrid for the long 5.
(I love boosted h3n prov but would like to try a hybrid that might be similar while not requiring booster.) OR should i just stick with hurricane and not be lazy 😂.

 

[davidsyd828]

You can try Friendship battle iii....

 

[Yxoons]

I've been using Stiga DNA Hybrid H (50 hardness) on BH on my Long 5X, and to me it can feel soft the few times I've tried it on FH, so would recommend a 52-55 hardness if you decide to use a Hybrid rubber on FH, however DNA Hybrid works well. Long 5 is more stiff in the feeling than 5X, so maybe it feels better on that, but don't have a Long 5.

The topsheet on the European hybrid rubbers in my opinion feel relatively soft compared to Chinese rubbers

 

[RPB Enthusiast]

Hey everyone. Would hybrid rubbers on the fh be good on the hurricane long 5? I know hurricane 3 neo compliments the blade alot but i would like a rubber that doesnt require boosting if possible. I was looking at Donic Bluegrip j2 or Xiom J&H C52.5 on the fh with hurricane 8-80 38d on the bh. Would love to hear about how these rubbers would play on the long 5. Would also love any recommendations for a good tacky hybrid for the long 5.
(I love boosted h3n prov but would like to try a hybrid that might be similar while not requiring booster.) OR should i just stick with hurricane and not be lazy 😂.

I had used JOOLA Hugo Calderano Trinity Charged and Dynamic (unboosted and boosted) and it played really nice on it, but I had the W968 Penhold version at the time. Even though Trinity Charged is 57.5, it feels nicer out of the package than other hard hybrids like Donic Bluegrip D1 or VICTAS Triple Double Extra.

In my experience of trying rubbers, I always come back to my DHS rubbers 😔

 

[Kilogramme]

I have played with Rakza Z, Vega china, H8-80 and Chinese rubber. The blade is amazing, and each rubber worked well on the HL5. My current BH is the H8-80, but in 37, not 38. Should be fine. On FH, I played Vega China. And it did well. If you enjoy H3 boosted but you are lazy to boost, I think Vega china is good. But perhaps the new Tau 5 might be closer to H3. old spec Vega China behaved more like h3 boosted, but the newer one feels closer to a D09C apparently. Since I have not tested the Tau 5, I can't say.

But sure, HL5 and Hybrids works well.

 

[vvk1]

Xiom J&H C55/C52.5, Tibhar K3 Pro/K3, BTY Dignics 09C/05 - all work well on either HL5 or W968.