Hurricane 3 vs Hurricane 8 for BH

[Tiz]

Jeon Ji-hee uses H8 on her BH, she actually says that the sponge is Japanese-like so I wonder if she's talking about H8-80.

 

[kindof99]

I had H8-80 37 on a ZJK szlc and it did feel dead after about a month.

 

[Leno]

So I read somewhere, that WCQ and Sun/Chen both H8-20, which is the orange H3 sponge with the H8 surface.
However, I can't find the article anymore.

 

[Robin0910]

So I read somewhere, that WCQ and Sun both H8-20, which is the orange H3 sponge with the H8 surface.
However, I can't find the article anymore.

WCQ currently uses H3 H38

 

[Emin]

How is the H8 topsheet different from the H3 topsheet?

 

[joshmak10]

Is H3 Neo 37 or H8-80 37 better for BH? I plan to boost with one layer of Haifu Seamoon, which one is more durable?

 

[Lazer]

I think H3 is too slow for BH, I would go for H8 or H8-80… Maybe even that’s too slow.

Cheers
L-zr

 

[joshmak10]

I think H3 is too slow for BH, I would go for H8 or H8-80… Maybe even that’s too slow.

Cheers
L-zr

Thanks for the input Lazer, I can’t access H8 but will take a look at H8-80, cheers

 

[U871247]

I remember hearing that Wang Chuqin used hurricane 8 at his bh for a while but then switched to hurricane 3, similar to what the rest of the Chinese team uses. I think Sun Yingsha may be using h8 still on her bh.

How is hurricane 8 different to hurricane 3 for backhand use?

Also what's up with h8-80, h3-50 and h3 neo 37°? I've heard good things about h8-80, but not much for the other two.

I have tried both 8-80 and h3 37d. I think they have the same sponge so if u put it in an alc blade like viscaria it has enough catapult but not comparable to an esn type of rubber. What u get in these 2 is a better spin result. Speed can be compensated by the blade. I would say the main difference between the 2 is that h8-80 is more tacky than h3 37d. I have been using 8-80 for like 4months and it still has the same level of tackiness. My newer h3 37d is almost non tacky out of the box but is still very grippy. Hope this info helps.

 

[U871247]

ESN rubbers feel springy because they are large-pored sponge with built in tension, so it feels like a trampoline compressing and expanding.

#80 is more like a less dense version of the regular DHS sponge. It doesn't have that inherent springiness. But I feel it doesn't work in it's favor. By being less dense, it also doesn't have the same reaction to booster. So it ends up just being worse off after you boost vs regular dhs sponge, and deadish if you don't boost.

I don’t boost and maybe this is why I liked 8-80 better that h3 37d on bh