Hey, I was supposed to buy DHS Hurricane Neo 3, but all my friends from my club said that it is really slow rubber and it is supposed to be tune, that without tune it is just trash rubber. Is it true? If yes, how can i tune it?? And would it be a good match for Yasaka Ma Ling Carbon? And I would like to ask that Ma long and FZD, they tune it, or they play with original Hurricane Neo 3 without tune.
Ok. Hurricane and tuning is a complex topic.
First Hurricane 3(H3) has the following versions:
Commercial H3
Commercial Neo H3
Provincial H3 blue sponge (BS)
Provincial Neo H3 BS
Provincial Neo H3 orange sponge (OS)
Nittaku Neo H3 OS
National H3 OS
National H3 BS
National Neo H3 OS
National Neo H3 BS
So all H3 with "Neo" theoretically do not need tuning. But the Commercial Neo H3 (i assume that's what you have) is very dead. It costs ~$20. You need tuning to make the sponge more lively. Any provincial or national Neo H3 with OS can just play very well. But any H3 (Neo or non-Neo) with BS needs tuning as BS is denser and harder than OS.
Your Neo H3 comes with a Neo layer that means it's been slightly pre-tuned. So to tune your Neo H3. Open the vacuun package. Expose the sponge to air for at least 24hrs. Take off the protective sheet.
Then apply the first layer of oil or booster. Leave it to dry.
Apply a second layer of booster. Leave it to dry.
Apply a layer of water-based glue. Leave it to dry. Apply another water-based glue. Leave it to dry.
Apply a third layer of booster. By now you should see a dome if your rubber is genuine. It domes because the booster is stretching the sponge and the rubber.
You take off the protective sheet so that the rubber+sponge are being stretched without restrictions. Now you need to wait patiently for the rubber to return to the flat shape. It could take 3-5 days.
Once it's flat, apply a layer of water-based glue to the blade and the rubber. Dry it and glue it onto the blade.
This is just my method I learned from a Chinese forum. You might hear many different ways of tuning.
Good luck.
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