Friendship Battle 2

JBH7 · Jan 22, 2021

Hello all

Have they stopped selling the original FB2? I'm only seeing the pro version on Ali Express. Based on the reviews and comments I've read, the original seems to have performed a bit better.

JL

chintanmashroo · Jan 22, 2021

B2 is an old rubber, possibly stopped manufacturing (not sure though), it is out of stock here in India since a year atleast

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JBH7 · Jan 22, 2021

Ah ok.Thx.Have you used them both?

mocker88 · Jan 23, 2021

Hi. I have used the old Battle II and the Pro version. The old had good spin but not that much catapult. The Pro version feels like a bit more controlled version of H3N...

IB66 · Jan 23, 2021

Here in GB, Battle 2 standard version is still available from Bribar, £22 per sheet, not sure where they will ship to, added cost for shipping may make it too costly.
The provincial versions are better, there’s also gold and rose sponge versions!!
they are all good rubbers!!

yogi_bear · Jan 23, 2021

Probably just wait for Battle 3 instead.

JBH7 · Jan 23, 2021

yogi_bear said:
Probably just wait for Battle 3 instead.

Ok.Thx.When is it due to come out?

Kuba Hajto · Jan 23, 2021

yogi_bear said:
Probably just wait for Battle 3 instead.

It's has been a long wait for it though.

JBH7 · Jan 23, 2021

mocker88 said:
Hi. I have used the old Battle II and the Pro version. The old had good spin but not that much catapult. The Pro version feels like a bit more controlled version of H3N...

Hey mocker88

Thx much for the info.Could you compare the hardness for me? Not sure what hardness you used but I've used the H3N,Palio Bloom Power and CJ 8000 40-42 within recent times.If you can give a sense of hardness based on any of those rubbers that'll be great.

JBH7 · Jan 23, 2021

IB66 said:
Here in GB, Battle 2 standard version is still available from Bribar, £22 per sheet, not sure where they will ship to, added cost for shipping may make it too costly.
The provincial versions are better, there’s also gold and rose sponge versions!!
they are all good rubbers!!

Thx much!! Hey mocker88

Thx much for the info.Could you compare the hardness for me? Not sure what hardness you used but I've used the H3N,Palio Bloom Power and CJ 8000 40-42 within recent times.If you can give a sense of hardness based on any of those rubbers that'll be great.

Kuba Hajto · Jan 23, 2021

Joel Lewis said:
Thx much!! Hey mocker88

Thx much for the info.Could you compare the hardness for me? Not sure what hardness you used but I've used the H3N,Palio Bloom Power and CJ 8000 40-42 within recent times.If you can give a sense of hardness based on any of those rubbers that'll be great.

That really depends which hardness of Battle 2 you choose and what H3N and bloom power hardness you had. But feel of Battle 2 should be similar to Bloom Power.

JBH7 · Jan 23, 2021

Kuba Hajto said:
That really depends which hardness of Battle 2 you choose and what H3N and bloom power hardness you had. But feel of Battle 2 should be similar to Bloom Power.

Sorry.Youre right.Shouldve been more specific.The H3N was 39 ,the bloom power 45,the CJ8000 40-42.

Kuba Hajto · Jan 23, 2021

Joel Lewis said:
Sorry.Youre right.Shouldve been more specific.The H3N was 39 ,the bloom power 45,the CJ8000 40-42.

Those are numbers in different scales. They are not comparable to each other btw. The Battle 2 Pro 39 should be as hard as H3N 39.

JBH7 · Jan 23, 2021

Kuba Hajto said:
Those are numbers in different scales. They are not comparable to each other btw. The Battle 2 Pro 39 should be as hard as H3N 39.

Yes of course.But anyone who has used those rubbers with the respective degrees and also used the B2 would be able to make a comparison.Thx for the info!!

Kuba Hajto · Jan 23, 2021

Joel Lewis said:
Yes of course.But anyone who has used those rubbers with the respective degrees and also used the B2 would be able to make a comparison.Thx for the info!!

More important thing is that, H3N has some factory boosting, but there is no Battle 2 factory boosted version.

JBH7 · Jan 23, 2021

Kuba Hajto said:
More important thing is that, H3N has some factory boosting, but there is no Battle 2 factory booster version.
Good point.

mocker88 · Jan 23, 2021

Joel Lewis said:
Hey mocker88

Thx much for the info.Could you compare the hardness for me? Not sure what hardness you used but I've used the H3N,Palio Bloom Power and CJ 8000 40-42 within recent times.If you can give a sense of hardness based on any of those rubbers that'll be great.

I have used H3N H41 and B2 Pro H40 recently. A couple of years ago I used H3N H39 for a while. The B2 Pro is quite like the H3N, but the main difference is perhaps that H3N has a better catapult effect when looping and B2 Pro have a bit more control. If I had a day where my loops goes long from time to time with the H3N, I switched to my setup with B2 Pro and it's perfect. Of course depending on floor hardness mostly and so, but they are very similar playing with.

JBH7 · Jan 23, 2021

mocker88 said:
I have used H3N H41 and B2 Pro H40 recently. A couple of years ago I used H3N H39 for a while. The B2 Pro is quite like the H3N, but the main difference is perhaps that H3N has a better catapult effect when looping and B2 Pro have a bit more control. If I had a day where my loops goes long from time to time with the H3N, I switched to my setup with B2 Pro and it's perfect. Of course depending on floor hardness mostly and so, but they are very similar playing with.

Ok.Got it.Thx much!!

mocker88 · Jan 24, 2021

I just opened a Battle II Pro Gold, 40 deg, and glued it to my Yinhe V-14 Pro. Now I haven't played a "real" game with it yet. But the feeling is really nice. Very tacky and the weight is nice. 63g uncut and 47g cut. It's 6g lighter on the blade than my B2Pro. The main difference for now is really the weight. I know Kuba Hajto have used a this earlier. What main difference to the B2Pro did you notice?

Kuba Hajto · Jan 24, 2021

mocker88 said:
I just opened a Battle II Pro Gold, 40 deg, and glued it to my Yinhe V-14 Pro. Now I haven't played a "real" game with it yet. But the feeling is really nice. Very tacky and the weight is nice. 63g uncut and 47g cut. It's 6g lighter on the blade than my B2Pro. The main difference for now is really the weight. I know Kuba Hajto have used a this earlier. What main difference to the B2Pro did you notice?

I have Battle 2 Prov Orange sponge and Battle 2 Gold Purple sponge. Gold is less tacky, easier to spin and faster.

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