Hurricane 3 or Skyline 2

[Lowday20298]

They cost pretty much the same, what's your experience with either of them?

I've seen that hurricane 3 has been used by pretty much everyone, while the only pros that use skyline, 2 or 3, are penholders.

Is there any particular reason for that?

 

[SFF_lib]

With the same sponge hardness, when hit through the rubber with full strength, Skyline 2 produces more spin and power than H3. Traditional penholders used to swing their entire body for third ball attack, and that goes well with Skyline 2.

Another reason is that Skyline 2 has a tackier and harder topsheet than H3. That gives you the “dead” feel during service and short game. The feature helps penholders to have a precise control near the net.

There’s no reason why SH players can’t play with Skyline 2.

 

[vivalavida320315]

ma long used skyline a while back

 

[Gtsnake]

With the same sponge hardness, when hit through the rubber with full strength, Skyline 2 produces more spin and power than H3. Traditional penholders used to swing their entire body for third ball attack, and that goes well with Skyline 2.

Another reason is that Skyline 2 has a tackier and harder topsheet than H3. That gives you the “dead” feel during service and short game. The feature helps penholders to have a precise control near the net.

There’s no reason why SH players can’t play with Skyline 2.

So if you get more spin and power then why would anyone use H3? Is there less control?

 

[bachikho]

why skyline 2 but not skyline 3?

 

[Lowday20298]

why skyline 2 but not skyline 3?

I think wang hao used skyline 3, it's a bit faster and slightly lower throw.

 

[Lowday20298]

So if you get more spin and power then why would anyone use H3? Is there less control?

H3 is easier to play with, it feels more intuitive to play with. I can pick up an h3 and be fine with it immediately. I could never work with my tg2 though.

 

[Lowday20298]

ma long used skyline a while back

Didn't know that...

 

[Attitude]

So if you get more spin and power then why would anyone use H3? Is there less control?

No, but the requirements for more spin and power are significantly higher than with H3.

It is easier to generate speed with H3 though, but i suppose the topend speed would be lower.

 

[Gtsnake]

No, but the requirements for more spin and power are significantly higher than with H3.

It is easier to generate speed with H3 though, but i suppose the topend speed would be lower.

So in other words Skyline needs more racquet speed to generate spin? Doesn't that just mean it's not as spinny?

 

[zeio]

The original H2 was designed for WLQ/Yan Sen.
The original H3 was not designed for any specific player but Liu Guozheng became the representative figure after WTTC 2001.
The original TG2/TG3 were designed for MLin/WH, respectively.
The original H2/H3 and TG2/TG3 were way more different than their Neo counterparts.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/dhs-h3n-h3-vs-tg2-tg3-difference.24415/post-329434

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/what-year-did-hurricane-3-come-out.30823/post-401195

 

[SFF_lib]

So if you get more spin and power then why would anyone use H3? Is there less control?

In low to medium impact, H3 gives you more power. But the new H3 is not tacky, so the power and speed is even higher than Skyline 2 in low to medium impact.

 

[SFF_lib]

So in other words Skyline needs more racquet speed to generate spin? Doesn't that just mean it's not as spinny?

In thin brushing Skyline 2 is spinnier than H3. It’s just that, to achieve the same speed, Skyline 2 requires more strength than H3.

Skyline 2 is always a spin monster