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I have a couple Hurricane red 41 degree from Aliexpress. I bought it to see if I like it on my forehand. I have always used 39 degree hurricane from TT11. I recently used 40 degree on my forehand. I don't like it THAT much yet. At the time, I also bought some 41 degree sheets. Now I guess I...

The server is not shielding the ball from the receiver's sight. It is the server spinning the ball using his fingers and throw it into the paddle that caused the extreme amount of unexpected and unforeseen spin on the ball. I played in the 1990's where servers were allowed to shield the ball...

Ahhhh makes senses. The truth always somewhere lies in the "middle." Thank you for the explanation! I have been using commercial for years for H3 orange sponge. I just got a couple sheets of National because Aliexpress has it on sales (I skipped the provincial part). Those sheets are not open...

I watched it. Heming says yes for DHS but only slightly better. Maybe just more consistent. DHS does not have R&D or QA to make Ma Long's rubbers so much better than others. But then you also said you play with a kid's hand-down Ma Long rubbers and you said it is absolutely amazing so that's...

I have Rxton 3 pink, Rxton 3 blue and Rxton 5. I just don't like them. They are not springy like Hurricane. Tony really likes Rxton 3 pink and Rxton 3 blue. I like Sanwei Target National but someone else on the forum complains that the rubber has too low of a throw. So we all probably just...

I am confused. Does DHS have special rubbers that others cannot buy? So the Ma Long rubber for $130 is actually the real deal? Butterfly also give special rubbers to their pro's?

I really really liked G-1 on my Tibhar Stratus Powerwood before. I used it for about 3 years. Good combination. I don't know what else to say. When I put G-1 on carbon blade, it feels "too hard."

Agree. New sets of hurricane is not that tacky. You don't need to try other rubbers in order to move to hurricane. If you must try another rubber, I second Sanwei Target National. Rxton 3 and Rxton 5 do not behave like Hurricane. I don't see the point of even trying them.

How do I EJ? I keep my blade the same. Forehand I always always put Hurricane. Backhand I go by ESN hardness. Rakza 7 soft and C-1 are my favorites. But recently I have been fooling around with Xiom Vega Asia, Xiom Vega Japan, Donic BlueFire M2 (because it comes in blue), Rozena, FX-D, etc...

My supply of H3 and H3 neo is about 90% H3 neo and 10% H3. After having transferred them among different blades, both rubbers feel about the same to me. I recently got a supply of H3 regular and H3 neo 39 degree from TT11. I will see if they play the same. I am boosting them right now as we...

I have been pretty happy with Haifu Seamoon and Falco Temp Long. I am just going to try pure baby oil = mineral oil and see how it goes this time. I have tried Haifu National Yellow before and did not feel that it was worth the cost. I have gone back and forth between Haifu Seamoon and Falco...

Got it. Thanks to both of your feedback. I just ordered J&J baby oil = mineral oil. I will see how it goes. I have a couple old Tenergy 05 fx, Tenergy 80 and Dignics 05. Maybe I will try mineral oil to see if I can revive those rubbers a bit!

What is the active ingredient in your baby oil? I looked up on Amazon. Baby oil seems to be mineral oil. If I type in paraffin oil, it brings me to paraffin lamp oil. so I am totally confused!

I have to dig up an old thread started by me. Xiom Vega Japan is 45 degree. Donic BlueFire M2 should also be 45 degree. Why I said that is, I believe somewhere people have said that Rakza 7 soft is about 37-42 ESN degree hardness. And I believe that's true. We cannot trust that the manufacturer...

I have to say, C-1 is slightly less catapulty than Rakza 7 soft and more catapulty than Xiom Vega Europe. Nowadays I find Xiom Vega Europe to be too soft but I still put it on my faster blades such as Stuor Viscaria clone just to have fun with it. Xiom Vega Europe to me is great on a fast, hard...

I think it just depends. I have been using hurricane for a few years now. A couple month ago, I set up a blade with black Tenergy 05 2.1mm on the forehand side. After two practice session, I just ripped the rubber off and it is without a blade currently. If you move from hurricane back to...

Agree. I just don't trust others putting together my equipment. But yes I can see in my club, many players just buy Butterfly products from the club coach and ask him to put it together. However you can get non-Butterfly products so much cheaper through TT11 and no one seems to care. They like...

Maybe. I have not tried Hammond Z2 and Q yet so I don't know. I like Vega Pro and Vega X enough to keep them on my spare blade. Once I am ready to move much one level of hardness from Vega Asian and Vega Japan, I already have a couple sheets of Pro and X ready too.

Oh, that's hard to say. I think if you like Rakza 7 soft, then you ought to give C-1 a try. They are close but not exactly the same rubber. For example, I have played with Hurricane 3 neo and TG3 neo. They are similar rubbers but after playing with them, I keep on going back to Hurricane 3 neo...

Weird. Durability is pretty good for Butterfly products. Now, I don't know why people would want to keep their Butterfly rubbers for sooooo long. I mean, are you sure your Tenergy 05 or Dignics 05 is still the same rubber after a year's use? Maybe because it is so pricey that people just want to...