Which ESN (or Jap) rubber is closest to H3 orange provincial (non NEO)?

[Archosaurus]

I've tried everything common, and to be honest, nothing. There's no tacky forehand rubber as performant as H3 in all likelihood.

I did like Battle 2, Battle 3 and RXTON V though. Hopefully Arthur China is okay, but I'm yet to try it.

Hated Big Dipper V, but my sponge was far too soft at 38. Unusable for me. Extremely low shot quality compared to H3. I got an expert player to try it and he felt the same vs his H3 National. Topsheet felt really hard to use even after tons of boosting.

Sanwei Target 3rd gen Provincial and National versions are not bad. The "special soft" and probably commercial versions have major issues with the topsheet separating, so I wouldn't use anything that's worse than Provincial. They have objectively less spin than H3 but a bit more speed. More difficult to use than H3, but better than BD or Battle 2.

 

[Lazer]

Now I have dome options.
- Yinhe Big dipper 5
- Xiom Omega VIII China (marketed as a lighter J&H C )
- Xiom Omega VII guang
- 729 Bloom power

I dont expect them to be identical, but st least a little tacky, not too fast and not too catapulty…

Cheers
L-zr

 

[victormanriquey]

Many and most already mentioned, but I'd like to add the new Joola Charged from Calderano to the list And the new gewo iconixx also very similar to Rakza Z but a bit harder/softer (testing now 55/50 versions)

 

[Lazer]

Many and most already mentioned, but I'd like to add the new Joola Charged from Calderano to the list And the new gewo iconixx also very similar to Rakza Z but a bit harder/softer (testing now 55/50 versions)

What about the weight. I find Rakza Z too heavy otherwise it would be an obvious choice.

Cheers
L-zr

 

[Tembel]

What about Glayzer09c or Stiga Dragongrip or Victas Tripple Extra/Double Extra?

 

[latej]

What about Glayzer09c or Stiga Dragongrip?

+1 for G09C, not very heavy, as most Btfly and Lazer cares about weight...

 

[Tyce]

Let me get a bit alternative and say: Fastarc G-1.

A pure "Jap" rubber, with a chunky topsheet (like H3), very stable on low power, lots of reserves to use, too.

Playing something "sticky" will always have me comparing it to H3 and be disappointed. So why not commit to the non-sticky side completely?

You could branch off to Dignics if you want it a bit lighter but more powerful.

Just an alternative take on things

 

[Lazer]

What about Glayzer09c or Stiga Dragongrip or Victas Tripple Extra/Double Extra?

Butterfly is a bit tricky to s hold of for me. On top of that I think it feels dead even though the shots are good.

Victas I like to remember is too much of a european rubber just like Tibhar MK hybrid which I like more.

Never tried dragon grip but I read its very heavy.

Cheers
L-zr

 

[Lazer]

Let me get a bit alternative and say: Fastarc G-1.

A pure "Jap" rubber, with a chunky topsheet (like H3), very stable on low power, lots of reserves to use, too.

Playing something "sticky" will always have me comparing it to H3 and be disappointed. So why not commit to the non-sticky side completely?

You could branch off to Dignics if you want it a bit lighter but more powerful.

Just an alternative take on things

A small amount of stickiness helps me a lot to spin slow balls. A totally unsticky rubber would have to be too soft.

Cheers
L-zr