FULL TRANSLATION: Asking Korean National Team Players about Hurricane 3 Neo

[doppelmoral]

Hey community,

I know there are alot of players here that use Hurricane 3 Neo, including me. And there are countless threads on how to use chinese rubbers, the different versions and hardness, how to boost them and so on.

I dont know if this has been posted before, but I found an interesting video in which Korean top players were asked about why they use Hurricane 3 Neo. Unfortunately, there are no english subtitles available, but I still think its worthwhile sharing.

EDIT February 2026: I have now translated the whole video and published it in my blog. Feel free to check it out:

Interview: Asking Korean National Team Players about Hurricane 3 Neo

In 2021, Tak9, a major table tennis retailer in Korea, released a video featuring several world-class players from the Korean National Team. In it, they were asked why they switched to DHS Hurrican…

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Questions:
1. Why are you using the DHS Hurricane 3 Neo?
2. When did DHS Hurricane 3 Neo become popular?
3.Why has Hurricane 3 become a trend?
4. What makes Hurricane 3 difficult to use?
5. Hurricane 3 on the Forehand vs. Backhand side
6. Provincial Version vs. National Version of Hurricane 3
7. How I feel when my opponent uses Hurricane 3
8. How to use Hurricane 3 for the first time?

 

[Shine]

Very interesting video, and insightful translation.
Thank you for your efforts.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

I heard few coaches talk about what JSH said
i guess that is a common coaches view

 

[zeio]

KNT: Why We use National H3!
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/knt-why-we-use-national-h3.24802/

 

[doppelmoral]

KNT: Why We use National H3!
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/knt-why-we-use-national-h3.24802/

thanks @zeio , I did not know this was already posted.

however, it seems like no one provided a translation in the previous thread. so I guess there was still some value in the repost, even though I only translated the first ~3 min 😀

as a hurricane user myself , it was very insightful to hear top players talk about chinese rubbers

 

[lodro]

nice little comparison and a compact collections of serves too.

 

[doppelmoral]

Update: I have taken the time to translate most of the video. There are insights and answers about Hurricane 3 Neo from top players such as Jang Woojin, An Jaehyun, Shin Yubin and so on

I have published the whole translation on my blog, feel free to check it out

Interview: Asking Korean National Team Players about Hurricane 3 Neo

In 2021, Tak9, a major table tennis retailer in Korea, released a video featuring several world-class players from the Korean National Team. In it, they were asked why they switched to DHS Hurrican…

doppeldropshot.wordpress.com

The following questions were raised as part of the interview:
1. Why are you using the DHS Hurricane 3 Neo?
2. When did DHS Hurricane 3 Neo become popular?
3. Why has Hurricane 3 become a trend?
4. What makes Hurricane 3 difficult to use?
5. Hurricane 3 on the Forehand vs. Backhand side
6. Provincial Version vs. National Version of Hurricane 3
7. How I feel when my opponent uses Hurricane 3
8. How to use Hurricane 3 for the first time?

 

[victormanriquey]

Saw it on reddit nice, will add to my upcoming blog on H3N, it's a very nice article, thanks for sharing!

 

[lodro]

Update: I have taken the time to translate most of the video. There are insights and answers about Hurricane 3 Neo from top players such as Jang Woojin, An Jaehyun, Shin Yubin and so on

I have published the whole translation on my blog, feel free to check it out

Interview: Asking Korean National Team Players about Hurricane 3 Neo

In 2021, Tak9, a major table tennis retailer in Korea, released a video featuring several world-class players from the Korean National Team. In it, they were asked why they switched to DHS Hurrican…

doppeldropshot.wordpress.com

The following questions were raised as part of the interview:
1. Why are you using the DHS Hurricane 3 Neo?
2. When did DHS Hurricane 3 Neo become popular?
3. Why has Hurricane 3 become a trend?
4. What makes Hurricane 3 difficult to use?
5. Hurricane 3 on the Forehand vs. Backhand side
6. Provincial Version vs. National Version of Hurricane 3
7. How I feel when my opponent uses Hurricane 3
8. How to use Hurricane 3 for the first time?

Nice one , thanks.
Of course the fact mentioned that H3 are not affected by cold, hot and/or humid condition is a blatant lie 😂

 

[zeio]

JSH is right about Chinese rubbers having very little variation in different weather, which is supported by an old JTTA study, comparing the COR of Sriver, PF4, Spectol and PF4-651 at 0°c, 20°c and 40°c and 3-5m/s, 8-10m/s and 14-17m/s.

Sriver becomes just as slow as PF4 at 0°c for all velocities. There is hardly a difference for PF4 at 20°c and 40°c.

II　卓球ラバーの温度による反発係数の変化について
土居陽治郎，牛山幸彦，湯川治敏，小黒祐二，山岸正克

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表II-2　反発係数測定結果

ラバーの種類		スレイバー			PF4			スペクトル			pf4・651
温度	測定項目	低速	中速	高速	低速	中速	高速	低速	中速	高速	低速	中速	高速
0度	入射速度(m/s)	4.21(0.38)	9.42(0.11)	16.25(0.54)	4.03(0.09)	9.43(0.24)	15.96(0.43)	4.24(0.29)	9.50(0.11)	16.08(0.73)	4.04(0.05)	9.30(0.16)	15.88(0.55)
	反発係数	0.68(0.05)	0.63(0.02)	0.53(0.02)	0.67(0.02)	0.63(0.02)	0.52(0.03)	0.75(0.03)	0.68(0.02)	0.59(0.02)	0.74(0.02)	0.69(0.02)	0.60(0.02)
20度	入射速度(m/s)	4.21(0.07)	9.23(0.21)	15.29(0.90)	4.46(0.17)	9.15(0.25)	15.14(0.60)	4.04(0.17)	9.01(0.29)	15.67(0.66)	4.14(0.12)	9.13(0.24)	15.50(0.61)
	反発係数	0.77(0.02)	0.69(0.02)	0.58(0.02)	0.72(0.02)	0.67(0.02)	0.54(0.02)	0.80(0.01)	0.73(0.01)	0.62(0.02)	0.80(0.02)	0.75(0.01)	0.62(0.02)
40度	入射速度(m/s)	4.56(0.30)	9.48(0.26)	15.37(0.49)	4.36(0.06)	9.20(0.13)	15.34(0.60)	4.20(0.05)	9.11(0.13)	15.28(0.63)	4.04(0.11)	9.19(0.13)	15.36(0.52)
	反発係数	0.80(0.02)	0.72(0.02)	0.61(0.02)	0.73(0.02)	0.69(0.01)	0.54(0.02)	0.82(0.02)	0.76(0.02)	0.64(0.02)	0.82(0.01)	0.75(0.02)	0.64(0.02)

注　表中の数値は平均値（標準偏差）である。測定回数は10～12回である。

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表II-3　日本製ラバーと中国製ラバーの温度上昇に伴う反発係数の増加率の比較

	裏ソフト		表ソフト
	日本製	中国製	日本製	中国製
低速	11.14	9.16	9.46	10.93
中速	15.14	9.39	11.81	8.84
高速	16.32	4.35	9.46	7.19

※(40度の反発係数-0度の反発係数*100)

 

[lodro]

JSH is right about Chinese rubbers having very little variation in different weather, which is supported by an old JTTA study, comparing the COR of Sriver, PF4, Spectol and PF4-651 at 0°c, 20°c and 40°c and 3-5m/s, 8-10m/s and 14-17m/s.

Sriver becomes just as slow as PF4 at 0°c for all velocities. There is hardly a difference for PF4 at 20°c and 40°c.

II　卓球ラバーの温度による反発係数の変化について
土居陽治郎，牛山幸彦，湯川治敏，小黒祐二，山岸正克

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表II-2　反発係数測定結果

ラバーの種類		スレイバー			PF4			スペクトル			pf4・651
温度	測定項目	低速	中速	高速	低速	中速	高速	低速	中速	高速	低速	中速	高速
0度	入射速度(m/s)	4.21(0.38)	9.42(0.11)	16.25(0.54)	4.03(0.09)	9.43(0.24)	15.96(0.43)	4.24(0.29)	9.50(0.11)	16.08(0.73)	4.04(0.05)	9.30(0.16)	15.88(0.55)
	反発係数	0.68(0.05)	0.63(0.02)	0.53(0.02)	0.67(0.02)	0.63(0.02)	0.52(0.03)	0.75(0.03)	0.68(0.02)	0.59(0.02)	0.74(0.02)	0.69(0.02)	0.60(0.02)
20度	入射速度(m/s)	4.21(0.07)	9.23(0.21)	15.29(0.90)	4.46(0.17)	9.15(0.25)	15.14(0.60)	4.04(0.17)	9.01(0.29)	15.67(0.66)	4.14(0.12)	9.13(0.24)	15.50(0.61)
	反発係数	0.77(0.02)	0.69(0.02)	0.58(0.02)	0.72(0.02)	0.67(0.02)	0.54(0.02)	0.80(0.01)	0.73(0.01)	0.62(0.02)	0.80(0.02)	0.75(0.01)	0.62(0.02)
40度	入射速度(m/s)	4.56(0.30)	9.48(0.26)	15.37(0.49)	4.36(0.06)	9.20(0.13)	15.34(0.60)	4.20(0.05)	9.11(0.13)	15.28(0.63)	4.04(0.11)	9.19(0.13)	15.36(0.52)
	反発係数	0.80(0.02)	0.72(0.02)	0.61(0.02)	0.73(0.02)	0.69(0.01)	0.54(0.02)	0.82(0.02)	0.76(0.02)	0.64(0.02)	0.82(0.01)	0.75(0.02)	0.64(0.02)

注　表中の数値は平均値（標準偏差）である。測定回数は10～12回である。

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表II-3　日本製ラバーと中国製ラバーの温度上昇に伴う反発係数の増加率の比較

	裏ソフト		表ソフト
	日本製	中国製	日本製	中国製
低速	11.14	9.16	9.46	10.93
中速	15.14	9.39	11.81	8.84
高速	16.32	4.35	9.46	7.19

※(40度の反発係数-0度の反発係数*100)

this is about H3 not Sriver

 

[zeio]

this is about H3 not Sriver

DHS PF4 is the spiritual ancestor of H3. And JSH was comparing Chinese and Japanese rubbers.

 

[lodro]

DHS PF4 is the spiritual ancestor of H3.

Weeeeell, maybe the real spiritual ancestor might be the 1mm layer of cork i played 70 years ago at the public swimming pool on a concrete table because there really was NO change there hot or cold 😂 😂 😂