DHS H3N Prov BS on Forehand and Tenergy 19 on backhand?

[imbadatlooping]

Give it to me straight doc, would the DHS H3N Prov BS (boosted) on forehand and Tenergy 19 on backhand be good on a Petr Korbel? Coming from Rakza Z on Forehand and Fastarc G1 on backhand. Just wanted to try something new. Something tackier on the forehand and finally try a butterfly rubber.

 

[MOJOJOJO-74]

If you want to try Butterfly, just go with Tenergy 05, or if you like harder rubbers, Tenergy 05 Hard. Hurricane will feel slower coming from a hybrid rubber, but you should get more spin, just know some Hurricanes can have a lot of tackiness and some can have little.

 

[Tyce]

If you want to try Butterfly, just go with Tenergy 05, or if you like harder rubbers, Tenergy 05 Hard.

Why "just go with T05"? T19 is a good rubber and it's just a little closer to G1 in terms of behaviour.
I think T19 is the better choice here between that and T05. Slightly more stable, even if there is more top speed.

Hurricane will feel slower coming from a hybrid rubber, but you should get more spin, just know some Hurricanes can have a lot of tackiness and some can have little.

Yup. Almost no free speed (catapult) especially on BS. I would recommend using OS instead for slightly more catapult at low speed and the clear feedback to help learn how to play with it.

Putting it on Korbel isn't necessarily a bad idea, but it might be quite a shock moving to H3 on this. However, that does also facilitate clear feedback: if you don't hit it right, the ball won't be doing much.

 

[imbadatlooping]

Why "just go with T05"? T19 is a good rubber and it's just a little closer to G1 in terms of behaviour.
I think T19 is the better choice here between that and T05. Slightly more stable, even if there is more top speed.

Yup. Almost no free speed (catapult) especially on BS. I would recommend using OS instead for slightly more catapult at low speed and the clear feedback to help learn how to play with it.

Putting it on Korbel isn't necessarily a bad idea, but it might be quite a shock moving to H3 on this. However, that does also facilitate clear feedback: if you don't hit it right, the ball won't be doing much.

That was my thought. I wanted to try something a little faster so T19 came to mind as a better choice than going straight to T05. How does the OS react to booster (I plan to use the haifu seamoon yellow national). That’s something I’m looking for, a forehand rubber that’s harsh. Something that denies any type of wrong stroke. Gonna have to learn the hard way.

 

[Tyce]

OS boosts absolutely fine

 

[NakiMaki]

From someone using an almost identical setup. I prefer Rozena on backhand. Also the hurricane feels great on korbel, but if your technique is not good, it can be difficult to hit through the sponge.

 

[Federal_Agent]

I used those rubbers on a Cybershape Wood for a year and can say they worked very well. it's a great setup!
I liked it so much that I now keep tenergy 19 on the backhand side of my Viscaria and FZD ALC.
Good luck, player!

 

[exotick]

Is someone using H3N on stiff and hard blades? Wouldn’t it be easier to activate the rubbers? Thinking of trying orange sponge on a SALC, anyone done that? Or maybe normal alc.. for example i liked 09c on my salc a lot more than on fzd alc.

 

[Tyce]

Comparing Fzd ALC to Innerforce Layer ALC, yes H3N activates a little easier on the Fzd but it also shoots out sooner. As a result it's more difficult to get good loop contact,
Activation on H3N feels different (and I think that's the part that makes learning to play it difficult) because there is no significant catapult effect, no sensation of pulling the ball into the rubber like stretching a rubber band, those telltale signs that you are doing something right with a tensor rubber. Boosting (at least with yellow haifu) does create a little bit of a catapult effect but also reduces dwell time in the sponge. I found the easiest sheets to play with are those where the boost is pretty much worn off and they feel like a heavily broken in rubber.
Note that doesn't make it the best performing sheet, but the easiest one to make reliable contact.

Little side note: I did a session or two with H3N 37 (soft) on FH on Korbel and it was quite easy to work with.

 

[jk1980]

the better upgrade path from Rakza Z would be RZEH and tbh in terms of tackiness there is not much difference in H3N to RZ and RZEH, because H3N are not always mega tacky and with RZ you can also get more tacky and less tacky ones if you are lucky or unlucky.

Expect your H3N BS to have a lower throw. I have just put on an H3N OS '39 and on simply spin test with my hand it seemed to have a significantly lower throw than my Battle 2 Gold, but when i actually looped at the robot it was feeling high (enough). It seems like the H3N OS has this hybrid property that the throw changes quite a lot depending on how active your stroke is.