Battle of the best FH rubbers

Boosted Hurricane 3 Orange Sponge before they made it less tacky. That orange sponge reacts to booster so well and when the extreme tackiness wore off, that rubber was a beast.

Now boosted Hurricane 3 Blue Sponge because top sheet is still semi-tacky (orange sponge's top sheet is barely tacky nowadays). Good short game. Can impart lots of spin. Good for serves. I block fine with Hurricane since I have used it for so long. Just lots of control and I can choose to impart topspin by using the top sheet only or engage the sponge.

Pretty much I don't go for hybrid anymore. Hurricane 3 has the low throw angle that I really like. I just don't feel that any hybrid plays close to hurricane.
 
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So, from what I see others using so far, the following appears to be the clear winners for FH rubbers...

Boosted Hurricane 3 Blue Sponge
Boosted Hurricane 3 Orange Sponge
D09c
T05 hard
D05
K3
Fastarc G1
Dragon Grip

Which did you choose and why?
I personally think boosted H3N Orange sponge is really powerful, spinny, and reliable. I like it more than blue sponge.

Sanwei Target Pro 3, Double Fish Volant Phoenix are really cheap and good alternatives too.

D09c and DG are good too, but they don't quite give the same dwell time.
 
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When I look at current top 20:
1- H3 BS -> 8 -> %40
2- T05 && T K3 H -> 3 -> %15
3- D05 && D09c -> 2 -> %10

I've chosen mine as well H3 BS because it looks cool as I'm an Obi-Player.
My second would be D09c because I have one resting in my drawer.

Edit: THX to @MrGeorge for Hugo
 
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I recommend the newest rubber of 729 Friendship Taichi (the sandwich sponge in 40 out 37). It's much friendlier and easier to use than the hurricane, I'm kinda sick of boosting H3 already, every time boosting got me different feeling that I need to adjust, the unboosted is kind of too slow (national blue always). The newest rubber from Xiom is good also, C55.
 
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My rankings:

1. Boosted Hurricane 3 Blue Sponge - best price/durability/stability/spin/power
2. Dragon Grip - best counter looping, feeling closest to Chinese rubbers among hybrids - terrible durability
3. K3 - same as Dragon Grip, but a bit more power
4. Boosted Hurricane 3 Orange Sponge - a bit soft, very easy to impact spin
5. D09c - too bouncy near table, very powerful far from table, I don't like it
6. G1 - best for beginners and intermediate players
7. T05 hard - adequate power but still controlled
8. D05 - too low throw angle, have to lift my armpit too much like Quadri Aruna
 
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My rankings:

1. Boosted Hurricane 3 Blue Sponge - best price/durability/stability/spin/power
2. Dragon Grip - best counter looping, feeling closest to Chinese rubbers among hybrids - terrible durability
3. K3 - same as Dragon Grip, but a bit more power
4. Boosted Hurricane 3 Orange Sponge - a bit soft, very easy to impact spin
5. D09c - too bouncy near table, very powerful far from table, I don't like it
6. G1 - best for beginners and intermediate players
7. T05 hard - adequate power but still controlled
8. D05 - too low throw angle, have to lift my armpit too much like Quadri Aruna
What's about B2 rubbers?
 
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My rankings:

1. Boosted Hurricane 3 Blue Sponge - best price/durability/stability/spin/power
2. Dragon Grip - best counter looping, feeling closest to Chinese rubbers among hybrids - terrible durability
3. K3 - same as Dragon Grip, but a bit more power
4. Boosted Hurricane 3 Orange Sponge - a bit soft, very easy to impact spin
5. D09c - too bouncy near table, very powerful far from table, I don't like it
6. G1 - best for beginners and intermediate players
7. T05 hard - adequate power but still controlled
8. D05 - too low throw angle, have to lift my armpit too much like Quadri Aruna
Why is your own rubber not in the list ? Why none of those is your FH rubber ?

Arthur China is the best for my taste, technique and play style.
 
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I use Nittaku's H3 Neo, boosted with two layers of Seamoon Yellow. I have gone through about 10 sheets and every single one of them have weighed the same.

Before this, I have used H3 Neo commercial and H3N prov BS but I like OS better than BS and commercial H3 Neos vary a lot in weight and feel.

I have tried using some alternatives like Big Dipper, STN, Loki Rxton 5 pro, Loki Arthur China, and Victas TDE, but I couldn't generate the same amount of spin with any of these except TDE , and neither was my ball as 'dangerous', according to my practice partner.

But TDE does not last as long as H3N.

The only other rubber with which I can generate the same level of spin is T05 but I don't like it on FH.
 
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