Advice on future rubbers

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Hello, i am quite new to the sport (played for around 9 months now) and recently got my first setup which includes a butterfly petr korbel (europe) with yinhe mercury 2 medium on forehand and yinhe moon soft on backhand.
I like to plan ahead so i am trying to think about what my next rubbers are going to be, I am trying to keep the same blade as for now i quite like it.
From what i read online so far i am looking at hurricane 3 (not neo and i guess the softest one so it is just a little harder than mercury 2 medium) to replace my current forehand and for backhand i was looking at tin arc 5 soft which i am not certain about. (i would like to go Chinese as that is what i found i like so far and because they are cheaper...).
I never got coaching (except one time from an ex provincial player) so i do not know if my current setup even fits my style or if the next one will, that is why i am politely asking for your advice as you have more experience than i have in terms of playing and equipment.
I am open to all suggestions and to give you an understanding of why i chose my current equipment, I like the idea of an all-wood blade and from all that i read online petr korbel is a good overall offensive all wood blade for beginners and also it is very affordable and easy to get where i live (romania). As for my rubbers i also like the idea of chinese rubbers like the hurricane series but i wanted to get something for beginners first so in terms of affordability yinhe looked really good and mercury 2 sounded like a good beginner rubber to upgrade from in the future (that is also why i chose medium so i can begin my journey to hard chinese rubbers). For my backhand as i already got something from yinhe i started looking further and found that moon soft would be a great candidate so i went for it.
To help you guys i would like to describe the best i can my playstyle (if needed i will also upload a video in the following days of my playing to give a better understanding). I like attacking a lot on both wings but in harder matches against my friend i tend to also chop the ball. I tend to play close to the table because we do not have much space where i play but my favorite part is mid distance play as i can use my forehand with a full swing, with my backhand i tend to only flick or block/chop block the ball. I guess i am a basic attacker with some chopping form time to time.
In terms of rubber requirements i want them to be tacky and feel like upgraded versions of what i already have if that is even possible. The forehand i want it to be harder and my backhand somewhat softer as i want as much control as i can get. I do not care about speed, i find my setup now it is fast enough.
Thanks in advance!
 
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If you just started, you can just play the same rubbers again. They will serve you good for another year (new rubbers though). That's the most reasonable choice for a beginner. You have a great blade. You dont need better rubbers, but I know its tempting and I like to try new things too.

Unless you plan to get into boosting Hurricane 3 is very demanding to play. It will be harder to play and control. Yinhe mercury is higher throwing and bouncier than Hurricane and is very easy to control.

If insist on upgrading:
Suitable rubbers that dont require boosting:
Yinhe big dipper 38°
Yinhe moon 12 blue

Both are faster and spinnier than your old rubbers.
 
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A wise man once said that the setup that is best for you is the one that use for the longest time. What this means is that you should stick with what you have, unless it really is not working for you. 9 months is not a long time to be playing, so really, perhaps you should just get new replacements for the rubbers you have and further develop your technique. In the future, H3 is a good choice to consider, but unless you are noticing flaws in what you have, carry on.
 
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I advise beginners to just get whatever equipment for a cheap price that has a atleast some grip and not kills the balls speed comepletly. Then focus on thechnique, understand why your shots go in the net, over, have high, arc low arc, lots of spin, no spin etc.
Once the fundamentels are set you can worry about equipment, but you should also be able to play with everything after a while.
So in your case, just play with what you have until you have the feeling that you are not improving, or think you make too many mistakes and want it fixed fast. But keep in mind, most things can be fixed with technique.
 
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Hello, i am quite new to the sport (played for around 9 months now) and recently got my first setup which includes a butterfly petr korbel (europe) with yinhe mercury 2 medium on forehand and yinhe moon soft on backhand.
I like to plan ahead so i am trying to think about what my next rubbers are going to be, I am trying to keep the same blade as for now i quite like it.
From what i read online so far i am looking at hurricane 3 (not neo and i guess the softest one so it is just a little harder than mercury 2 medium) to replace my current forehand and for backhand i was looking at tin arc 5 soft which i am not certain about. (i would like to go Chinese as that is what i found i like so far and because they are cheaper...).
I never got coaching (except one time from an ex provincial player) so i do not know if my current setup even fits my style or if the next one will, that is why i am politely asking for your advice as you have more experience than i have in terms of playing and equipment.
I am open to all suggestions and to give you an understanding of why i chose my current equipment, I like the idea of an all-wood blade and from all that i read online petr korbel is a good overall offensive all wood blade for beginners and also it is very affordable and easy to get where i live (romania). As for my rubbers i also like the idea of chinese rubbers like the hurricane series but i wanted to get something for beginners first so in terms of affordability yinhe looked really good and mercury 2 sounded like a good beginner rubber to upgrade from in the future (that is also why i chose medium so i can begin my journey to hard chinese rubbers). For my backhand as i already got something from yinhe i started looking further and found that moon soft would be a great candidate so i went for it.
To help you guys i would like to describe the best i can my playstyle (if needed i will also upload a video in the following days of my playing to give a better understanding). I like attacking a lot on both wings but in harder matches against my friend i tend to also chop the ball. I tend to play close to the table because we do not have much space where i play but my favorite part is mid distance play as i can use my forehand with a full swing, with my backhand i tend to only flick or block/chop block the ball. I guess i am a basic attacker with some chopping form time to time.
In terms of rubber requirements i want them to be tacky and feel like upgraded versions of what i already have if that is even possible. The forehand i want it to be harder and my backhand somewhat softer as i want as much control as i can get. I do not care about speed, i find my setup now it is fast enough.
Thanks in advance!

FH: commercial Neo H3 39 or 40 degree
BH: TG3-60 medium (37 degree)

These are well tested setup you can't go wrong if you like tacky rubbers.
 
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