The last tacky DHS rubber

[SFF_lib]

I've played with DHS rubbers all my life.

For many years, H3 had been my favourite until DHS took the tack off H3. H3 with even less tack than D09C, hardly grip the ball and has poor control.

For the love of Xu Xin and tackiness, I switched to TG2 (or Skyline 2) for its supreme control and spin. I had been happy for many years.

The moment I have feared has come, DHS has decided to change TG2 to non-tacky 😖 😖 😖 😖. I bought this in December 2023 from a reputable seller in China.

 

[Lazer]

I don’t think it’s intended as much as a fact of change in production method. Time will tell if the stickiness comes back.

I just got a sheet from TT11, and it was stickier than the previous one, definitely more so than my G09C but less than Bloom power…

I actually like this variant, because it attract less dust and the stickiness seem not to change too much over time. The grip is still superior.

Cheers
L-zr

 

[skibiditoilet]

It still has quite a lot of grip and spin though.

 

[Stella]

DHS has decided to change TG2 to non-tacky?
We haven't heard anything like that lately.

 

[ShoutGuy]

anyone know why DHS did this?

 

[enoxzr]

I didn't know of the change to H3 Neo being made non-tacky so I was surprised when I found out glueing a sheet to my spare blade. Got a H8 still packaged laying around, eager to see if thats non-tacky as well now.

Despite it being non tacky the H3 Neo plays decently from the few hits I gave it.

 

[SFF_lib]

I don’t think it’s intended as much as a fact of change in production method. Time will tell if the stickiness comes back.

I just got a sheet from TT11, and it was stickier than the previous one, definitely more so than my G09C but less than Bloom power…

I actually like this variant, because it attract less dust and the stickiness seem not to change too much over time. The grip is still superior.

Cheers
L-zr

Agree. It’s still grippy.

But my technique has been trained with really tacky rubbers over many many years I will keep using tacky rubber.

 

[SFF_lib]

DHS has decided to change TG2 to non-tacky?
We haven't heard anything like that lately.

This is the first TG2 being non tacky. Stocks sold in China tend to have a very high turnover so I would say this sheet is among the first new non tacky TG2 topsheet.

Bear in mind this is the expensive blue sponge TG2 so we can rule out QC issue.

 

[SFF_lib]

anyone know why DHS did this?

To increase speed. If you look at the H3 CNT uses, they have a matte look.

 

[ShoutGuy]

To increase speed. If you look at the H3 CNT uses, they have a matte look.

I thought that was the idea of Hurricane 9...
It would be ideal to create a new product and leave the H3 with tacky, but I believe that the name Hurricane 3 has a very strong marketing power

 

[IB66]

Definitely no tackiness at all??
Shame that the ‘classic’ rubbers are changing, DHS should keep the tacky version and just relabel a new version as H3 / H3 Neo NT (no tack)
The sheet of Blue H9 I have has more tackiness compared to many newer Hybrid rubbers, it’s similar to H8-80, very slightly less.

K3 Has little tackiness, basically it only just qualifies as a hybrid as far as I’m concerned!!

 

[IB66]

I just re watched the tackiness video I did, and the regular Glazer had 1 one anomaly where it picked the ball up, and on the other tries lifted the ball for micro seconds!! Similar to K3.

 

[lodro]

Shame that the ‘classic’ rubbers are changing, DHS should keep the tacky version and just relabel a new version as H3 / H3 Neo NT (no tack)

My thought exactly. I consider it unfair to completely change the well known qualities of a rubber without re-labeling it. How can we recommend a rubber to some fellow players when they then end up purchasing a completely different product .
Of course making a new rubber needs some investment and "tooling up" and then there is the process with ITTF etc.
Still, a product like the classic H3 commercial should always be consistent.

 

[SFF_lib]

It is very unfair. Although only few, less than 20% of our club members play tacky rubbers, it caused a lot of confusion.

For example, people buying the normal H3N sheet (the one with black 3), expect a tacky sheet. But the switch of formula happened to some of the old packaging. So it’s a lottery if you get a tacky or non tacky sheet.

 

[igorponger]

Too much stickiness makes troubles a lot.

Yes, an excessive amount of surface gloss is the problem. Because of special surface treatment the sticky rubbers will sometimes fail in the glossiness test.

Beware of the gloss maximum limit of 24%.

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