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Wow! Impressive. You are truly a fanboy of DHS and Chinese tacky rubber.

I have a further question. The conventional wisdom is to use tension or softer rubber for the backhand, however, I find that using hard tacky chinese rubber on BH can produce some spectacular killer backhand loop kill. Especially on flexy blade with ALL+ or OFF- rating. Do you find the same as I do?

Glad you liked it :)

Yep. Chinese all the way here :)

I really don't like flexy blades to these rubbers. I found out that stiffer ones work better for me, and then a bit faster than all+/off-.
I used to have 729 Focus III Snipe and DHS TinArc 3 for backhand, but advanced to Yasaka Rakza 7 Soft, TSP Ventus Soft and Spin and further to Andro Hexer series. But now I'm using Big Dipper H38 boosted on backhand. It's quite nice and not too bouncy. And tonight I will try out the H8-80 H38 on my backhand. My technique is much better on forehand than on backhand, so I need something that's controllable :)

 
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Glad you liked it :)

Yep. Chinese all the way here :)

I really don't like flexy blades to these rubbers. I found out that stiffer ones work better for me, and then a bit faster than all+/off-.
I used to have 729 Focus III Snipe and DHS TinArc 3 for backhand, but advanced to Yasaka Rakza 7 Soft, TSP Ventus Soft and Spin and further to Andro Hexer series. But now I'm using Big Dipper H38 boosted on backhand. It's quite nice and not too bouncy. And tonight I will try out the H8-80 H38 on my backhand. My technique is much better on forehand than on backhand, so I need something that's controllable :)

Oh! For me, if I use Chinese tacky rubber, I will put the hardest commercially available on a flexy blade with ALL+ / OFF- rating, typically 5 ply all-wood.

 
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Aaaah. Just tried my 8-80 38 deg yesterday. It's all soft and really similar to the 3-50 what I recall. No speed, low throw. The spin is there but it means really hard work if you leave the table at any time. Just a disappointment with this one. Well the weight. 51g cut. Sure a couple of grams lighter than the ordinary H8 or so. Perhaps it'll work for backhand when broken in, but it's not a forehand rubber for me, sorry to say. @IB66 you can't compare TAU II and this one?

I cant imagine that we had the same rubber here or that one degree hardness would make such a huge difference.
But the 3-50 cant be "nearly" the same as the 8-80. I mean even their components are hugely different.

I play the 3-50 and yes, you do have to have a really strong backhand swing to perform strong attacks. And i would say that this rubber can shine either on FH or roughly boosted. At least it did shine a bit on my BH after 2 layer of Falco Tempo Long booster.

The 8-80 37° (unboosted) on the other hand is really smooth and fast with quick strokes. I played the Vega Pro on my BH for 2 years before and the 8-80 is just a bit slower but has way more controll in the short game because it is pretty sticky.

But i would say too that this piece of rubber is not a really good FH rubber. Though i cant really describe my problem with it on FH but it feels way off. I hit way less shots with it on my FH than on my BH.

Ah maybe i should add, that i play this on the DHS TG 506x. I have no clue how this rubber feels on a slower racket.

 
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I cant imagine that we had the same rubber here or that one degree hardness would make such a huge difference.
But the 3-50 cant be "nearly" the same as the 8-80. I mean even their components are hugely different.

I play the 3-50 and yes, you do have to have a really strong backhand swing to perform strong attacks. And i would say that this rubber can shine either on FH or roughly boosted. At least it did shine a bit on my BH after 2 layer of Falco Tempo Long booster.

The 8-80 37° (unboosted) on the other hand is really smooth and fast with quick strokes. I played the Vega Pro on my BH for 2 years before and the 8-80 is just a bit slower but has way more controll in the short game because it is pretty sticky.

But i would say too that this piece of rubber is not a really good FH rubber. Though i cant really describe my problem with it on FH but it feels way off. I hit way less shots with it on my FH than on my BH.

Ah maybe i should add, that i play this on the DHS TG 506x. I have no clue how this rubber feels on a slower racket.

I played this on my backhand yesterday, unboosted as well. Compared to a Big Dipper 38° it feels soft and really nice, but the rebound from blocking is so high. That's just an adjustment to do :)

I have taken it off now to add a couple of booster layers, to see if that could give it a more bouncy feeling. I felt that i could need a little bit more help in my strokes, so hoping for this.

I have it on a DHS PG9 7-ply wooden blade, and it's quite fast, and I don't think that I want it on a slower blade right now.

I feel that the spin is there, but for forehand I need something much harder, so I think it'll be nice for backhand if I just can adjust my angle a bit.

 
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I played this on my backhand yesterday, unboosted as well. Compared to a Big Dipper 38° it feels soft and really nice, but the rebound from blocking is so high. That's just an adjustment to do :)

I have taken it off now to add a couple of booster layers, to see if that could give it a more bouncy feeling. I felt that i could need a little bit more help in my strokes, so hoping for this.

I have it on a DHS PG9 7-ply wooden blade, and it's quite fast, and I don't think that I want it on a slower blade right now.

I feel that the spin is there, but for forehand I need something much harder, so I think it'll be nice for backhand if I just can adjust my angle a bit.

Have you ever played with a Tenergy 05 like rubber? Compare to that the rebound of the 8-80 is quite low and really slow, especially if you really just go for a block instead of a counterattack.
If you boost it, the rubber will become even more soft and more bouncy, so i am not sure if that is the result you want.

Like i said i wouldnt play this as a FH rubber especially if you are already used to Hurricane 3 with 41° hardness which is quite hard already.

 
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Have you ever played with a Tenergy 05 like rubber? Compare to that the rebound of the 8-80 is quite low and really slow, especially if you really just go for a block instead of a counterattack.
If you boost it, the rubber will become even more soft and more bouncy, so i am not sure if that is the result you want.

Like i said i wouldnt play this as a FH rubber especially if you are already used to Hurricane 3 with 41° hardness which is quite hard already.

Yes I have. Sure this one is much slower, but I compared the rebound to Big Dipper, and it was really high. But now it's boosted, and we'll see this week :)

 
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Can anyone compare H8-80 (37 deg) with Skyline 3-60 (37 deg)? I‘m a big fan of the 3-60 as a bh rubber and wonder what the differences between these two rubbers might be.

As your fan of skyline 3-60 would you be able to compare it to H3Neo provincial? Also compare it to Dignics 09C?

does S3-60 need boosting like H3 and can S3-60 be used on fh? I’m currently using D09C fh on Mizutani Jun ZLC

 
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I'm pretty much curious, will h8-80 available in 35 degree hardness 😙

37 degree on the backhand for me is too hard, I don't have enough impact to maximize the rubber's potential, even boosted 🤣
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Hi Calvin,
For the price I would give it a go with some booster. I was scared to try a hard chinese rubber on my BH too but imho it's quite easy to play.

 
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Aaaah. Just tried my 8-80 38 deg yesterday. It's all soft and really similar to the 3-50 what I recall. No speed, low throw. The spin is there but it means really hard work if you leave the table at any time. Just a disappointment with this one. Well the weight. 51g cut. Sure a couple of grams lighter than the ordinary H8 or so. Perhaps it'll work for backhand when broken in, but it's not a forehand rubber for me, sorry to say. @IB66 you can't compare TAU II and this one?

On Tuesday I played with Tau 2 and H8-80, the Tau 2 has lost some tackiness since I last used it, also more bouncy compared to the H8-80 and quicker.I would say that, when new Tau 2 is closer to H8-80, I think the older that Tau 2 gets, the more tackiness it looses and the spring sponge effect becomes more noticeable.
My playing partner brought the wrong bat with him and asked to try one of mine. So I gave him one with Tau 2 both sides, he liked it and then asked to try the other bat with the H8-80 on it. Loved the spin from both rubbers, his normal bat is T05 on a Viscaria!!
He thought he got more spin with Tau 2 and H8-80, he didn’t mention speed.
Blades were all wood All+/Off- the one with H8-80 has Hinoki top veneer and feels very light, the one with Tau 2 is a Primorac clone, feels a little heavier but still light compared to the Viscaria T05, this is mainly down to the handles being ‘handle heavy’
He took down SDC’s details, so Sergio may be getting another customer!!

Back to the Tau 2 H8-80 comparison, then yeah Tau 2 is now playing bouncier and faster, but less tackiness than H8-80. As for feel, I think they are similar, Tau 2 maybe a little harder?

I’m just gonna stick to the H8-80 ( for now!!!!🤔)

 
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I am still very pleased with the 8-80 on the BH of my HL5. I do hit less outright BH topspin winners. My shots seem a bit easier to return when compared to Dignics 05. On the other hand my shots hit the table much more often. I have ordered a second sheet to put on my spare Viscaria. Maybe that will give the rubber a bit more zip without losing its amazing control.

Has anyone tried this on a Viscaria yet?
 
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On Tuesday I played with Tau 2 and H8-80, the Tau 2 has lost some tackiness since I last used it, also more bouncy compared to the H8-80 and quicker.I would say that, when new Tau 2 is closer to H8-80, I think the older that Tau 2 gets, the more tackiness it looses and the spring sponge effect becomes more noticeable.
My playing partner brought the wrong bat with him and asked to try one of mine. So I gave him one with Tau 2 both sides, he liked it and then asked to try the other bat with the H8-80 on it. Loved the spin from both rubbers, his normal bat is T05 on a Viscaria!!
He thought he got more spin with Tau 2 and H8-80, he didn’t mention speed.
Blades were all wood All+/Off- the one with H8-80 has Hinoki top veneer and feels very light, the one with Tau 2 is a Primorac clone, feels a little heavier but still light compared to the Viscaria T05, this is mainly down to the handles being ‘handle heavy’
He took down SDC’s details, so Sergio may be getting another customer!!

Back to the Tau 2 H8-80 comparison, then yeah Tau 2 is now playing bouncier and faster, but less tackiness than H8-80. As for feel, I think they are similar, Tau 2 maybe a little harder?

I’m just gonna stick to the H8-80 ( for now!!!!🤔)

Played with my H8-80 on backhand yesterday. The feeling is really nice. Perhaps I'm changing my Big Dipper for this one on BH. :)

 
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I am still very pleased with the 8-80 on the BH of my HL5. I do hit less outright BH topspin winners. My shots seem a bit easier to return when compared to Dignics 05. On the other hand my shots hit the table much more often. I have ordered a second sheet to put on my spare Viscaria. Maybe that will give the rubber a bit more zip without losing its amazing control.

Has anyone tried this on a Viscaria yet?

I played it on my DHS TG 506x which is really close to a Viscaria. I was overall pretty happy with it. The only downside i still have with it is that the arc is a bit too flat for my taste, which is way some flicks went way over the table.

Now i put it back on my DHS Hurricane 301 on which this issue is kinda solved. Maybe because the 301 is a bit slower but i dunno for sure.

For now im gonna stick with a boosted Hurricane 8 on my bh. Not as consistent bc of the boosting process, but still a more replicable performance for me.


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How would you compare its characteristics to a H3neo 37 degree, which is my current to go rubber for backhand?

Rough to say actually because it depends on how (or even at all) you boost your Hurricane.
Unboosted the 8-80 is way faster and an overall better rubber. Maybe the shortplay is a bit harder to perform on, though this rubber is still quite sticky.

In case your hurricane is boosted i would say it depends on your technique.
To put it simply i would say, if you have more of a backhand like Ma Long, then stick with it. The Hurricane 3 is overall easier to controll but is more technique reliant.
If your technique is more like FZD or any Butterfly BH player, then you should try it out.

As i said, the 8-80 is faster and has a lower throwangle than the Hurricane 3.
But the Hurricane 3 has way more controll, and with the right technique you can kinda compensate the lacking speed.
 
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I have been playing with h8-80 37 for about a month now and I have to say I love it! I've recently used h37 prov, d05, t05, rakza z on my bh and h8-80 is so good! 1/3 the price of d05 and plays very similar. I'm going to try it on my FH soon!

My 3 top blades I use:
Liu Shiwen ZLF: d05/h8-80
Harimoto szlc: h3 prov 40/h3 prov 37
Lin Yun-Ju slzc: h3 prov 40/d05
 
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