hmm, well i haven't used the blue sponge version of H3N yet....but ive used commercial and prov OS at both 40 and 39 degree. I came from tenergy 05 on my forehand for two years. it was def an adjustment period for a few weeks when i switched, but since then, my forehand is 100% better than its ever been. the loops i can produce are insane.
From my personal experience - if you want a fast and spinny loop, you have to really ENGAGE the rubber every time you hit with hurricane. yes its possible to just use the top sheet and make a very spinny loop, but it wont have the speed or quality that i day dream about when i'm staring at spreadsheets at my desk lol.
also, compared to tenergy, your paddle has to be more open (IE, your hurricane rubber is facing more towards your opponent than towards the ground below) when you initially engage the rubber. then you swing through and control the spin with your wrist and fingers by wrapping your paddle over the ball.
Finding the right initial angle will be your biggest adjustment, especially coming from tenergy where i felt like i had my paddle completely closed when i would loop balls. the paddle is still closed with hurricane, but definitely more open than with tenergy.
also, like another poster mentioned, from position 3, you need to open your paddle even more than when youre at 1 or 2. but still, you engage the rubber and finish the loop with wrapping your wrist over the ball to create a truly fast and spinny ball. the thing about hurricane is you will feel when you engage the sponge+rubber vs only the topsheet. with tenergy, its more difficult because the spring sponge and highly elastic rubber.
finally, i wanted to say, there is a chance you possibly over boosted your hurricane. You said two layers of seamoon, but 2 heavy layers vs 2 light layers could be a significant difference. i think the first time i boosted my hurricanes i actually used too much booster. there were consistency issues. when i put on my provincial rubbers i only used 2 light layers of booster...i tried to do just a tiny bit more booster on my 40d vs my 39d and they honestly play pretty similar because of that. i think going forward i'm going to get a little vial dropper to measure exactly how much booster i put into each rubber. this can at least control one portion of the boosting process. of course, as players, we have minimum control of the quality of the hurricane rubber......they say national has the highest quality control vs prov which has less vs commercial which has the least. I guess the one saving grace is that every hurricane ive played with has been VERY FUN! and since its my forehand, my strongest stroke, i can make the slight adjustments from rubber to rubber very quickly that overall, its still the best decision for me to play with hurricane.
