DHS Skyline rubbers are dead?

Николай Петров · Jan 24, 2021

Hello guys I am planning on getting blue sponge prov version of the rubbers hurricane 3 or skyline 3 my question is why a rubber that was suposed to surpass hurricane 3 is now no where to be talked about and is the least selling rubber on tabletennis11 many pro penholders like xu xin/ma lin/wang hao have used them in the past so I as a penholder my self am wondering why is no one talking about skyline rubbers these days is there something wrong with the rubber is the hurricane 3 just better or is it more famous these days not even one national player plays with skyline even people are using hurricane 8 wich is just absurd for me what do you guys think?

chintanmashroo · Jan 24, 2021

I didn't find much of a difference between H3Neo and Skyline TG3 Neo, or maybe my game is not that great to notice the difference between them. The only noticable difference being the speed, where Skyline TG3 Neo is a bit faster than H3Neo.

I am only talking about the commercial versions after boosting them with 2 layers of Falco Tempo Long.

Haven't tried the blue sponge. But, I can easily replace H3Neo with Skyline TG3 Neo on FH.

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Николай Петров · Jan 24, 2021

True you are not the only one my friend a lot of people say tg3 is easier to use and faster than hurricane 3 while having the same great spin that is why I am wondering why no one is using them

zeio · Jan 24, 2021

TG 2/3 were designed for a different purpose by DHS. They were never supposed to surpass H2/H3. Back when it was introduced in 2006, the Skyline series was defined as control-oriented, whereas the Hurricane series was speed-oriented, with the difference mostly in the topsheets. Over the years, it just so happens that H3 has become the most successful on the CNT in terms of major titles.

H2 was developed for Wang Liqin and Yan Sen.
H3 was developed for Liu Guozheng.
TG2 was developed for MLin.
TG3 was developed for WH.

Николай Петров · Jan 24, 2021

zeio said:
TG 2/3 were designed for a different purpose by DHS. They were never supposed to surpass H2/H3. Back when it was introduced in 2006, the Skyline series was defined as control-oriented, whereas the Hurricane series was speed-oriented, with the difference mostly in the topsheets. Over the years, it just so happens that H3 has become the most successful on the CNT in terms of major titles.

H2 was developed for Wang Liqin and Yan Sen.
H3 was developed for Liu Guozheng.
TG2 was developed for MLin.
TG3 was developed for WH.

Thanks for the info I guess people say skyline series is faster because they have more control and probably hit the ball harder with it.

alas26 · Jan 25, 2021

I’m an active skyline user on DHS Hurricane Hao 2:
TG2 provincial FH and Skyline 3-60 on backhand.

I’ve used TG2 and TG2 neo commercial a lot too in the past.

Love them all! Definitely great control and feel with slightly thinner top sheet comparing to H3 variants.

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Николай Петров · Jan 25, 2021

alas26 said:
I’m an active skyline user on DHS Hurricane Hao 2:
TG2 provincial FH and Skyline 3-60 on backhand.

I’ve used TG2 and TG2 neo commercial a lot too in the past.

Love them all! Definitely great control and feel with slightly thinner top sheet comparing to H3 variants.

Where can I find skyline tg2 prov for sale?

alas26 · Jan 25, 2021

Www.ProTT.vip. Currently TG3 provincial is on sale too.
I also think you can probably source it somewhere on AliExpress as well.

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Kolev · Jan 25, 2021

Btw, I am pretty happy with TG3 neo 2.15 (39) boosted of course. It is lively ,light, fast and provides me with more "direct" feel than the 2.2 version,

yogi_bear · Jan 26, 2021

Because Ma Lin and Wang Hao do not play professinally anymore and most of the Chinese players play H3 now.

bobpuls · Jan 26, 2021

I`m using TG2 neo prov from prott and also national versions and is the best rubber .... but still im also running Yanhe big dipper prov and it is also great rubber really close to tg2 but the price is much better..... .

KarlP4001 · Feb 3, 2021

I tried using inverted for sometime and the one I did try was Skyline 2. It was interesting...didn't have a lot of pop to it, but was very spinny. Went back to short pips but I do still have the rubber stored away if I want to try inverted again. I was able to get a lot of spin even though my blade is heavy and stiff. Ma Lin---incredible player!

yogi_bear · Feb 4, 2021

If maybe another top CHN player will use it maybe the rubbers will gain attention again.

Kolev · Feb 4, 2021

Isn't Xu Xin using some sort of TG3?

zeio · Feb 4, 2021

Some fans have noticed he's changed from TG2 to H3 at the WTT Macau.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ittfworld/50648621411/sizes/5k/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ittfworld/50645065637/sizes/5k/

alas26 · Feb 4, 2021

Hard to tell in those pics. Are you referencing the left side or can you somehow see the LARC numbers?

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zeio · Feb 4, 2021

The TG2 that XX used has the old line art, before the ITTF number(the box) was made mandatory circa 2008.

Discussion on Tieba about whether XX will stick with H3 for WTT Contender Doha after what happened at WTT Macau.
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/7203531575?pid=137615309902&cid=0#137615309902

zeio · Feb 4, 2021

The original TG2 and TG3 were released in 2005. The NEO versions for Hurricane and Skyline series were released in 2009.

alas26 · Feb 8, 2021

bobpuls said:
I`m using TG2 neo prov from prott and also national versions and is the best rubber .... but still im also running Yanhe big dipper prov and it is also great rubber really close to tg2 but the price is much better..... .

Do you really have a NEO version of TG2 provincial (blue sponge)??

I’ve never seen or heard of this!

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bobpuls · Feb 8, 2021

Yes i do ... and on another forum is it confirmed by DHS representative ... and btw ... skyline 3 can be bought on Tabletennis11 in provincial blue version .
https://www.tabletennis11.com/other_eng/dhs-skyline-3-provincial-40-blue-sponge

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