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  1. Hurricane 8 with fast blade?

    I’m messing around with a Hadraw sk blade and Hurricane 8 (mid hard) rubbers for a couple months now. I LOVE the short play and the spin. But it’s a very slow setup overall (slow blade and Chinese rubber). Perfectly possible to make deadly loops but it’s so unforgiving when I’m out of position...
  2. What is sweet spot really?

    Having tried some blades, the feeling is different. For example Primorac (5ply) has a small spot where the hit feels and sounds loud and clear. Moving away from this spot feels increasingly like a dead 'thunk'. Hadraw VK has a much larger spot where the hit sounds and feels clear, almost like a...
  3. Got bumped to Viscaria

    I have been following this path of Allround Classic with slow, then faster rubbers, planning to upgrade to a Primorac and then after another year or so try a carbon blade... well today I was doing a 1-1 multiball with my coach. And he brings out a Clipper CC and a Viscaria for me to try. The...
  4. Hardness of Hurricane 3 Neo and Hurricane 8

    I’m going to replace my Hurricane 3 Neo with a Hurricane 8. But which hardness of the 8 matches the Neo? The shop has ”hard” and ”mid-hard”. The Neo is just the regular kind sold in shops, the sponge is an orangey red.
  5. Alternative to smelly Chinese rubbers

    Hi everyone. I'm currently trying a setup based on EmRatThich's article "10 best blades". Stiga Allround Classic with Hurricane 3 Neo on FH and Stiga Mantra M on BH. It's actually a very enjoyable setup for me, a developing player. But... The Hurricane stinks of chemicals, and makes my hand, my...
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