Please see below for the review on 2nd generation of Sanwei Target National. My previous black sheet of STN (silver packaging, ordered from Megaspin) performed quite well before its blue sponge crumbled when I tried to transfer it to another blade. Oddly enough, my red sheet I did not like it very much (and the reviewer below reviewed a red sheet). I still have it lying around somehwere but have not attached it to a blade currently. I have another black sheet that is not opened.
I like STN enough to recommend it as a hybrid/transitional rubber for people wanting to transition from Butterfly or ESN rubber into Hurricane eventually. Or they might like it enough to keep using it. I like the dynamic sponge (more lively than hurricane). The top sheet appears to be very very tacky in the beginning but that wears off quite quickly. Overall it results in less spin than Hurricane. But when you are playing a hybrid rubber, you don't expect it to be as tacky as Hurricane anyway. Good enough.
Like I said before, at around $25 a sheet, that's the lowest price Megaspin has offered in the past 2-3 years. Not super cheap but affordable enough if one wants to get a sheet to try, it is quite reasonably priced.
So maybe there is something wrong with the first generaiton of STN?
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