Provincial H3 neo Blue sponge

Sooooo….
I got a provincial H3 neo blue sponge and I’ll try it out tomorrow. It’s 39 degrees hardness. I had lots of trouble finding first hand info on this rubber, so I want to give back to the community, and provide the info. If anyone has any questions on this rubber, feel free to leave them here, and I’ll try to answer them as best I can.

Originally Posted by PingBirdPong

Sooooo….
I got a provincial H3 neo blue sponge and I’ll try it out tomorrow. It’s 39 degrees hardness. I had lots of trouble finding first hand info on this rubber, so I want to give back to the community, and provide the info. If anyone has any questions on this rubber, feel free to leave them here, and I’ll try to answer them as best I can.

Are you boosting it? I have been using prov blue 39 degrees boosted with seamoon since January and love it.

Originally Posted by PingBirdPong

I’m more of a “Timo Boll fair play” guy, I don’t like boosting.

Sorry but using a rubber unboosted which is supposed to be boosted makes your upcoming feedback almost redundant for 99% of people.

Besides that: i played this rubber some time ago and liked it too but it was actually not worth the money imo. The little edge it gives over the OS doesnt justify the 15-20€ you have to put on top for the BS.

Originally Posted by PingBirdPong

Sooooo….
I got a provincial H3 neo blue sponge and I’ll try it out tomorrow. It’s 39 degrees hardness. I had lots of trouble finding first hand info on this rubber, so I want to give back to the community, and provide the info. If anyone has any questions on this rubber, feel free to leave them here, and I’ll try to answer them as best I can.

Hello, i am very curious:
1: How much did it cost, and where did you buy it?
2: Can you compare spin/control to any other rubbers?
3: Have you tried any other rubbers from the hurricane line, thinking of buying provincial BS or OS or commercial BS. Any ratings that compare these rubbers would be highly appreciated!

Thanks for making this awesome post!👍🏓

Originally Posted by Attitude

Sorry but using a rubber unboosted which is supposed to be boosted makes your upcoming feedback almost redundant for 99% of people.

Besides that: i played this rubber some time ago and liked it too but it was actually not worth the money imo. The little edge it gives over the OS doesnt justify the 15-20€ you have to put on top for the BS.

Where are you buying your rubbers? The difference I've seen between provincial OS and BS in most stores is around $9. Also, OS and BS are designed to fit different people, I think a $9 difference is worth it, but that's just me.

Originally Posted by DukeGaGa

Where are you buying your rubbers? The difference I've seen between provincial OS and BS in most stores is around $9. Also, OS and BS are designed to fit different people, I think a $9 difference is worth it, but that's just me.

could you expand on how they are designed to fit different people? Unless you are talking about National is for national/high level players

Originally Posted by ricospin

could you expand on how they are designed to fit different people? Unless you are talking about National is for national/high level players

OS has a crispier feeling, slightly lower dwell time. BS has a dampened feel, but has more dwell time. Also, I'm pretty sure that 37 and 38 degree only has OS version, and they're marketed towards backhand use, there's a reason for that.

Originally Posted by DukeGaGa

OS has a crispier feeling, slightly lower dwell time. BS has a dampened feel, but has more dwell time. Also, I'm pretty sure that 37 and 38 degree only has OS version, and they're marketed towards backhand use, there's a reason for that.

So does that mean that OS is faster than BS?

Originally Posted by Michael Zhuang

So does that mean that OS is faster than BS?

Depends on what you mean by fast, if you meant ball travel speed, then BS is faster than OS when hitting hard, but slower when hitting soft. If you mean contact time, than OS is faster since dwell time is lower.

I never understood why the Chinese companies have such confusing branding conventions. For Battle 2, why is it called B2 Provincial? I have never seen commercial or national version, do they exist? Why does B2 Provincial have orange, blue, and purple sponge versions?

For H3N, why is there OS and BS version but the hardness is the same? Why not clearly specify the rubber title and the difference in rubber characteristic like Tenergy 05, 80, etc.

Originally Posted by Michael Zhuang

I never understood why the Chinese companies have such confusing branding conventions. For Battle 2, why is it called B2 Provincial? I have never seen commercial or national version, do they exist? Why does B2 Provincial have orange, blue, and purple sponge versions?

For H3N, why is there OS and BS version but the hardness is the same? Why not clearly specify the rubber title and the difference in rubber characteristic like Tenergy 05, 80, etc.

A Battle 2 regular exists. National variant im not sure.

hurricane 3 neo os and bs- supposedly bs is harder even if same hardness… or at least from what I remember hearing (unless it’s the other way around)

Originally Posted by ricospin

A Battle 2 regular exists. National variant im not sure.

hurricane 3 neo os and bs- supposedly bs is harder even if same hardness… or at least from what I remember hearing (unless it’s the other way around)

Where is Battle 2 regular for sale? i have never seen it