So Battle 3 is on sale

[longle]

I ordered 1 black sheet with 40 degree hardness, few more days I'll give you a review. The price is a little higher than Battle 2 Pro Golden here

Update: review on https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/showthread.php?28561-So-Battle-3-is-on-sale&p=387644&viewfull=1#post387644

 

[harty]

I ordered 1 black sheet with 40 degree hardness, few more days I'll give you a review. The price is a little higher than Battle 2 Pro Golden here

Battle 3 is not on sale yet, we will have a test sample in January 2023. The sale is planned for April 2023.

 

[Michael Zhuang]

Any idea what role in their portfolio Battle 3 is supposed to fill?

Battle 2 is the tacky loop and fast attack FH rubber. Is battle 3 an updated rubber in the same role?

 

[longle]

Battle 3 is not on sale yet, we will have a test sample in January 2023. The sale is planned for April 2023.

Yes, more correctly, a local retailer in Vietnam got ahold of 5 sheets from 39 and 40 degrees (mayby test samples as you said) and I bought 1 from him.

 

[Michael Zhuang]

Yes, more correctly, a local retailer in Vietnam got ahold of 5 sheets from 39 and 40 degrees (mayby test samples as you said) and I bought 1 from him.

Any initial comments on how it performs?

 

[longle]

Any idea what role in their portfolio Battle 3 is supposed to fill?

Battle 2 is the tacky loop and fast attack FH rubber. Is battle 3 an updated rubber in the same role?

I think Battle 3 will play the same role as Battle 2 Pro - according to the retailer I bought from - B3 speed = 13.5 (B2 = 12), B3 spin = 13 (B2 = 12). Sounds like a boosted B2 Pro

 

[longle]

Any initial comments on how it performs?

Not yet, I am the first one to buy from that retailer, will give you reviews after I get my sheet

 

[CLV]

Very interested in this topic. Let us know how it goes. I´m playing battle 2, seems like a goos upgrade maybe

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[mocker88]

I haven't got any yet, but heard that Battle III is released with a not pre-treated sponge, and that production is planned with a pre-treated sponge later on next year.

 

[longle]

I got 1 in my hands, package looks beautiful, sponge is very dense and elastic, probably more catapulty than Battle 2 Pro, Topsheet is similar, just semi tacky

 

[ttarc]

That's a fancy looking package
64g incl. protective foil is quite light. If I remember correctly my B2 sheets were 17.something cm x 17.something cm so cut and glued weight on a standard blade should be around 45g or 10% less than B2

 

[tomahawk11]

Looking forward to hear how it plays!

 

[matzreenzi]

Looking forward to hear how it plays!

Yeah, really can't wait... I have been using many versions of Battle 2 for a couple of years

 

[longle]

Review guys: I played with it for 1 session (3 hours - loop practice + 4 matches), it is very much like Battle 2 Pro, with a little more bouncier, maybe the same as B2 Pro Golden and a bit less bouncier than Battle 2 National. Creating spins is somewhat easier due to its more elastic sponge, but the topsheet feels the same as B2 Pro. It plays great, I don't have any complaints but to tell the truth I was expecting it to be near the level of those hybrids but no, it is still a Chinese rubber. It has a great look, so if you are playing Battle 2 Pro you can switch to this Battle 3 with no change in technique.

Sorry for uneven gluing 🤣 it still plays very consistently

 

[Michael Zhuang]

So is there any reason to use this rubber over Battle 2?

 

[longle]

So is there any reason to use this rubber over Battle 2?

I don't think of any reasons beside it's just a little more elastic, more bouncier but not much. If you have Battle 2 National it's the best Battle 2 to date

 

[Michael Zhuang]

I don't think of any reasons beside it's just a little more elastic, more bouncier but not much. If you have Battle 2 National it's the best Battle 2 to date

I have a few sheets of Battle 2 provincial. They are quite grippy and look high quality, but they are slower and less bouncy than Bloom Power, Big Dipper, or Jupiter 3.

Have you tried Bloom and do you like it?

 

[longle]

I have a few sheets of Battle 2 provincial. They are quite grippy and look high quality, but they are slower and less bouncy than Bloom Power, Big Dipper, or Jupiter 3.

Have you tried Bloom and do you like it?

I have played all those rubbers, the Bloom spin and Bloom power is easy to play, bouncy enough if I hit light loops, but when I hit hard it does not feel crispy as Battle 2 Pro. Big Dipper feels too dead to me

 

[Michael Zhuang]

I have played all those rubbers, the Bloom spin and Bloom power is easy to play, bouncy enough if I hit light loops, but when I hit hard it does not feel crispy as Battle 2 Pro. Big Dipper feels too dead to me

I don't know why Big Dipper would feel dead to you. It feels very lively to me.

 

[longle]

I don't know why Big Dipper would feel dead to you. It feels very lively to me.

it's just a matter of feeling 😁 I think Battle 2 Pro is a bit livelier