Differences between Hurricane 3s

[Extinction]

What is the difference between blue sponge and orange sponge. Is it just the hardness?

What is the difference between the normal H3N and H3N Provincial and the other versions?

 

[Scarfed Garchomp]

Blue sponge has a softer feeling but its less bouncy. Orange has a crisper feeling and is a bit bouncier. Blue creates a lower arc on hard shots but it also requires you to hit harder to hit through the rubber

The difference between quality grades is that commercial can be pretty inconsistent, provincial you can more or less depend on, national is the highest quality and the most consistent. Playing characteristics between provincial and national is negligible unless you really need to squeeze every last bit of performance out of the rubber imo

 

[PhoenixTT]

Do we know if national / provincial / commercial are produced as one type of rubber and then 'graded' as N/P/C according to how they turned out? (Much like Nittaku doesn't produce 1 star and 2 stars on purpose; they're just 3 stars that didn't meet quality standards, IIRC).

 

[Silver Server]

Do we know if national / provincial / commercial are produced as one type of rubber and then 'graded' as N/P/C according to how they turned out? (Much like Nittaku doesn't produce 1 star and 2 stars on purpose; they're just 3 stars that didn't meet quality standards, IIRC).

From the other side of the internet

First we need to understand the DHS fabrication process. DHS uses a batch process, and when working with natural materials like rubber the characteristics will vary some. Things like the quality and ratio of the raw materials in each batch, the tolerances of the machines, the skill of the operator or even the temperature and humidity from that day will influence the results and especially for the sponge, every batch will be slightly different. DHS does not measure every single rubber in a batch. They only measure one or few times per batch and allocate those numbers to the entire batch. So if the measurement was 39 degrees and 2.15mm thickness, they will put all sheets in that batch in the 39 degrees 2.15mm pile. But some sheets in that batch might be 38 or 40 degrees, and some may have a thickness of 2.1 or 2.2mm. Add to that errors that can occur with packing, logistics, labeling and you may end up with something pretty different than what you expected inside the box!