H3 alternative

[Wang13]

Id like a replacement for H3 Provincial, for BH and FH. My rubbers are lasting a month and I can't afford them.

 

[Migzkulit]

Id like a replacement for H3 Provincial, for BH and FH. My rubbers are lasting a month and I can't afford them.

yeah... no replacement for that chief.
everything else gonna last shorter.

 

[TampaBayTableTennis]

they should make a cheaper version of the provincial rubber for commercial purposes

 

[piligrim]

Every day somebody open new thread about alternative for hurricane

 

[joshmak10]

Id like a replacement for H3 Provincial, for BH and FH. My rubbers are lasting a month and I can't afford them.

There’s no way that H3 lasts that short unless you either A) play a hell of a lot and B) you put zero protective covering on it

 

[Migzkulit]

There’s no way that H3 lasts that short unless you either A) play a hell of a lot and B) you put zero protective covering on it

or C) plays a lot, does proper after care, but climate and playing area is on the extreme side and is dirty.
Because that's how long mine lasts, haha.

You can really feel it deteriorate if you play in less than ideal conditions, no AC, open area etc.

 

[Grahf]

Try the newest sanwei target national (medium hard for FH, medium soft for BH), but remember to boost them, and after using them, use plastic sheet covers to mantain tackyness when you put away your racket

https://es.aliexpress.com/item/1005007253987414.html?mp=1&gatewayAdapt=glo2esp

 

[latej]

You may also first read some of the TTD threads about H3 alternatives...

 

[Tyce]

Every day somebody open new thread about alternative for hurricane

Climate change I guess

 

[Grumms]

Try the newest sanwei target national (medium hard for FH, medium soft for BH), but remember to boost them, and after using them, use plastic sheet covers to mantain tackyness when you put away your racket

https://es.aliexpress.com/item/1005007253987414.html?mp=1&gatewayAdapt=glo2esp

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I was gonna recommend the same. And pingsunday also recommends it.

 

[Windkanal]

i might just throw Fastarc G1 into the mix. i know its not a tacky chinese rubber but to a degree, i think they work similar in many ways.

i was using hard tacky rubbers before, and Fastarc G1 feel very similar in a way. they are also quite hard, and feel hard due to the topsheet, they are really spinny and they also dont have the catapult modern tensors have, wich is why they play somewhat similar.

in a way G1 feels like a chinese tacky rubber...minus the tacky topsheet, but in return you dont need to care at all about boosting and whatnot, they are a bit more lightweight, they last forever, and at least for me they are also more economical to use aswell because i can just walk into a local store and buy them and i dont have to import and ship stuff from aliexpress.

the transition from heavy tacky rubbers to fastarc g1 was super fluid. they play similar enough but slightly different and come with their own benefits.

 

[Tyce]

I get that. I switched from H3N to G1 and it was very easy. But switching back to H3N seems to be zero problem either.
They are different, but share some stuff like the firm, hard wearing topsheet.

 

[Tiz]

In my experience the German rubber that plays the closest to H3 is Xiom Vega China, you don’t need to boost. Quite heavy though.