Lack of spin and consistency, Hurricane III or just me?

[MORTtheORT]

I see 3 things for you to look at.

1) Your blade. With the new heavy ball, all-wood is a nightmare with the H3. You need carbon in your blade; otherwise, the ball dies on you. The H3 itself gives you control... more power from the blade itself will help your game with the H3.

2) I see you mentioned water in the air (humidity). Absolutely, it kills the spin and makes the ball even heavier and slower (choopers love humidity playing against topspin players). I have played in a tournament with a cyclone off the coast...I could push on my then H3 rubber, and water would literally come out of it...but this was extreme weather. I live in a humid area, and in December I will be playing in a tournament in Germany....I am going to have to adjust to these conditions.

3) I can't tell what rubber you used beforehand. So just be aware that you need a full backswing and follow-through with the H3 to generate power and spin. Not the shorter action of a European rubber. Again, this problem leads me back to your blade being all-wood. Yes, it is a mid-fast blade...but wood blades and the H3 bring a lot more power issues.

Side note, if you like the style of game the H3 plays...maybe the Battle 3 could be an option for you as it is easier to play with?

 

[PenHoldSandro]

I have only ever used H3 neo and spin has never been an issue with it. It has plenty of speed, so I don't boost either. This is a technique issue.

Hmm... I see, I'll try to see what I can do.

However, I think you missed out on a couple of comments talking about air moisture and quality control and boosting

 

[PenHoldSandro]

1) Your blade. With the new heavy ball, all-wood is a nightmare with the H3. You need carbon in your blade; otherwise, the ball dies on you. The H3 itself gives you control... more power from the blade itself will help your game with the H3.

Yep, I am planning to change it to a Yasaka Goiabao later this year. Yes, it is an allwood, but a very powerful and fast one.

2) I see you mentioned water in the air (humidity). Absolutely, it kills the spin and makes the ball even heavier and slower (choopers love humidity playing against topspin players). I have played in a tournament with a cyclone off the coast...I could push on my then H3 rubber, and water would literally come out of it...but this was extreme weather. I live in a humid area, and in December I will be playing in a tournament in Germany....I am going to have to adjust to these conditions.

This is a first! I've never really noticed this in my game until my rubbers start getting wet (not really the ball though, maybe I'm missing something). Sometimes, the ball just slides off my racket and when spin testing leaves a trail of dryness on my rubber.

3) I can't tell what rubber you used beforehand. So just be aware that you need a full backswing and follow-through with the H3 to generate power and spin. Not the shorter action of a European rubber. Again, this problem leads me back to your blade being all-wood. Yes, it is a mid-fast blade...but wood blades and the H3 bring a lot more power issues.

Before H3 was the Nittaku Hurricane Pro III Turbo, and before that Rhyzen ZGR. I think by the point of getting DHS H3 I was already very used to the Nittaku version, so I doubt it's the full backswing issue.

Yep, I will switch it out to Goiabao to speed things up... eventually maybe a Gambler (Rosewood Exotic IM8)

Side note, if you like the style of game the H3 plays...maybe the Battle 3 could be an option for you as it is easier to play with?

Thanks for the idea! However, I don't think I need the easier to play with style, I'm basically making sure I don't mess up a single stroke since my rubber is so unforgiving. Still in the beginner phase, so I can still learn.

Plus I've heard that B3 is faster and springier than H3. I don't need that right now, in fact I'm going to TG2 soon.

I will recommend Battle III though, since this is the first exceptional review of it. The others just say its meh lol

 

[MORTtheORT]

Yep, I am planning to change it to a Yasaka Goiabao later this year. Yes, it is an allwood, but a very powerful and fast one.

This is a first! I've never really noticed this in my game until my rubbers start getting wet (not really the ball though, maybe I'm missing something). Sometimes, the ball just slides off my racket and when spin testing leaves a trail of dryness on my rubber.

Before H3 was the Nittaku Hurricane Pro III Turbo, and before that Rhyzen ZGR. I think by the point of getting DHS H3 I was already very used to the Nittaku version, so I doubt it's the full backswing issue.

Yep, I will switch it out to Goiabao to speed things up... eventually maybe a Gambler (Rosewood Exotic IM8)

Thanks for the idea! However, I don't think I need the easier to play with style, I'm basically making sure I don't mess up a single stroke since my rubber is so unforgiving. Still in the beginner phase, so I can still learn.

Plus I've heard that B3 is faster and springier than H3. I don't need that right now, in fact I'm going to TG2 soon.

I will recommend Battle III though, since this is the first exceptional review of it. The others just say its meh lol

I used the Neo H3 on a Yasaka's Resonate AI Carbon Blade. I think it has now been rebranded as the Atletico Power - Concave (don't quote me on that but it reads as the same blade). This blade has heaps of power, so no problems with generating the spin and getting it over the net.

You have perfectly described what happens when your rubber is affected by humidity. The ball just slides off. Two weeks ago, I was mid-game when a storm hit and all the spin went out of the game for me and my opponent....it is very difficult to adjust as your serve game has to change to basic short no-bounce just getting over the net for every serve.

I can see why you are feeling the difference between you now H3 and the Nittaku version. Nittaku has very high quality requirements so they will reject the bad rubber top sheets from DHS (ever rubber feels different) and the sponge will be way more dynamic as well.

The Bettle 3 is just meant to be friendlier and more consistent then the H3. I change my main blade from the H3 to the 09C as it is a bit more dynamic for me.

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[Oliverpool]

This is a first! I've never really noticed this in my game until my rubbers start getting wet (not really the ball though, maybe I'm missing something). Sometimes, the ball just slides off my racket and when spin testing leaves a trail of dryness on my rubber.

I live in Singapore and I have to say those who play Hurricane always complain about the ball dropping when the humidity is high. Which is always in Singapore especially if it is not in a air conditioned place. Our average humidity level is 80-90% throughout the year and if you ever try playing in a non air conditioned table/location, its pretty much hit and miss especially with the harder Hurricane 40 degree and above.