Anyone played/playing with Skyline 3 (the non-neo version)?

[AmanooMan]

I've seen a very interesting review of Skyline 3 Provincial Blue Sponge (the non-new version):
https://blog.tabletennis11.com/Skyline-3-provincial-40-degree-blue-sponge

After reading this review, I got curious about others' experience of playing with this rubber, so it would be great if you share your experience with me.
Also, I would like to know if the new sheets of this rubber are still tacky?

 

[greenbeanmachine]

Yes, I tried Skyline TG 3 BS on both forehand and backhand, it was pretty good but not my favorite.

New sheets are still very tacky, yes.

Power-looping is fast and spinny, but brush looping is not so good. Also the throw angle is very low, so you need to hit higher than you think.

For brush looping I prefer either Skyline 2 or Hurricane 3. My impression is that Skyline 3 requires you to hit hard, otherwise you don't get much speed or spin on the ball.

Looping underspin is easier compared to Hurricane 3 -- the rubber is less spin sensitive. This is also true for Skyline 2. If you're recalibrating from Hurricane 3, you might loop underspin and it goes off the end of the table, because Hurricane 3 is more sensitive to the spin than Skyline. "Fake loops" against underspin with Skyline rubbers are very deceptive.

If you want to create a lot of spin and speed with a short sharp strong stroke (like flicking and counterattacking), then Skyline 3 is the best rubber. It's marginally better than Skyline 2 in this aspect, and it's way better than Hurricane 3. Serve game is very good because of this, and you can be deceptive with the serve. Flicking and chop-blocking is much better than Hurricane 3.

Generally I prefer Skyline 2 instead of Skyline 3. I like to have a spinny touch-based short game and I like to make spinny lobs from far behind the table, so Skyline 2 works better for me.

It's also worth mentioning that Skyline rubbers were made specifically for penholders and are most often used by penholders. FWIW I like to use Skyline 2 on my shakehand blade as well, though.

Play like Wang Hao --> use Skyline 3
Play like Xu Xin --> use Skyline 2

 

[AmanooMan]

Yes, I tried Skyline TG 3 BS on both forehand and backhand, it was pretty good but not my favorite.

New sheets are still very tacky, yes.

Power-looping is fast and spinny, but brush looping is not so good. Also the throw angle is very low, so you need to hit higher than you think.

For brush looping I prefer either Skyline 2 or Hurricane 3. My impression is that Skyline 3 requires you to hit hard, otherwise you don't get much speed or spin on the ball.

Looping underspin is easier compared to Hurricane 3 -- the rubber is less spin sensitive. This is also true for Skyline 2. If you're recalibrating from Hurricane 3, you might loop underspin and it goes off the end of the table, because Hurricane 3 is more sensitive to the spin than Skyline. "Fake loops" against underspin with Skyline rubbers are very deceptive.

If you want to create a lot of spin and speed with a short sharp strong stroke (like flicking and counterattacking), then Skyline 3 is the best rubber. It's marginally better than Skyline 2 in this aspect, and it's way better than Hurricane 3. Serve game is very good because of this, and you can be deceptive with the serve. Flicking and chop-blocking is much better than Hurricane 3.

Generally I prefer Skyline 2 instead of Skyline 3. I like to have a spinny touch-based short game and I like to make spinny lobs from far behind the table, so Skyline 2 works better for me.

It's also worth mentioning that Skyline rubbers were made specifically for penholders and are most often used by penholders. FWIW I like to use Skyline 2 on my shakehand blade as well, though.

Play like Wang Hao --> use Skyline 3
Play like Xu Xin --> use Skyline 2

Thanks... that was such a complete answer.

 

[Sbusy]

Yes, I tried Skyline TG 3 BS on both forehand and backhand, it was pretty good but not my favorite.

New sheets are still very tacky, yes.

Power-looping is fast and spinny, but brush looping is not so good. Also the throw angle is very low, so you need to hit higher than you think.

For brush looping I prefer either Skyline 2 or Hurricane 3. My impression is that Skyline 3 requires you to hit hard, otherwise you don't get much speed or spin on the ball.

Looping underspin is easier compared to Hurricane 3 -- the rubber is less spin sensitive. This is also true for Skyline 2. If you're recalibrating from Hurricane 3, you might loop underspin and it goes off the end of the table, because Hurricane 3 is more sensitive to the spin than Skyline. "Fake loops" against underspin with Skyline rubbers are very deceptive.

If you want to create a lot of spin and speed with a short sharp strong stroke (like flicking and counterattacking), then Skyline 3 is the best rubber. It's marginally better than Skyline 2 in this aspect, and it's way better than Hurricane 3. Serve game is very good because of this, and you can be deceptive with the serve. Flicking and chop-blocking is much better than Hurricane 3.

Generally I prefer Skyline 2 instead of Skyline 3. I like to have a spinny touch-based short game and I like to make spinny lobs from far behind the table, so Skyline 2 works better for me.

It's also worth mentioning that Skyline rubbers were made specifically for penholders and are most often used by penholders. FWIW I like to use Skyline 2 on my shakehand blade as well, though.

Play like Wang Hao --> use Skyline 3
Play like Xu Xin --> use Skyline 2

What does TG stand for?

 

[Scarfed Garchomp]

What does TG stand for?

Technology Generation