I feel the spin is less than Dragon Grip, the curve it makes when counter looping middle table is flatter.
How is it creating its own spin against a slow underspin ball? I feel with the C-touch German rubbers like the Dragon Grip, Bluegrip C2, Victas V20 etc the biggest issue is spin creation by own power. Once the opponent has made an opening loop these C-touch rubbers are fantastic at countering.
With the German rubbers I had more success with just ignoring the underspin and fast attacking instead of making spinny loops.
The J3 is more elastic so it lifts backspin easier while harder sponges need some force from you body. It's suit for playing close to table, good looping and somewhat good flat hit. But in serious matches and difficult balls the Dragon Gip is more deadly. And of course we must also take their price ranges in consideration
l bought jupiter 3 in 38 deg from AliExpress one thing no one mentioned yet , is that it came with a layer of glue on the sponge its sticky l peeled it off easily in one piece its quite heavy and thick for a glue .since l am putting many more layers on . l am boosting it with my normal falco booster 3 layers then my normal glue which is a solvent glue not water based . never used a made in china rubber before and they a long history of hard slow sponge .so trying to soften it up . impressed by the packaging it came with many protective sheets all for 12 pounds only ..
The J3 has very lively sponge, I wonder how long it will last before becoming mushy (my Battle 2 Pro became mushy after 3-4 months)
So which rubber do you like more? The J3 or your regular Battle 2 rubber? or something else?
Currently I still prefer Dragon Grip the best, it is the most similar to Battle 2 Pro Gold with more catapult effect. Battle 3 is coming out soon, maybe it will be even better than DG
It's hard to say, I think it's suitable for my blade, and my playing style. It's very controlled, not too bouncy as 09c, not too dead like K3 or Rakza Z, everything is balanced
Seems like the J3 41d will suit me better, unfortunately I can only find 40d version. For the Big Dipper I don't like it, it's very dead
So i tested the 41 too on my PBO... but holy moly was that a fast setup. I actually wished for a more slower and controlled setting with the hardness but my shots were more like gunshots. The sound was pretty amazing too^^ I actually could perform quite well with it. Some errors of course with shots going too wide, but way less than i thought after the warmup.
So i still have a good arc with it but i definitly have to adjust my technique a bit, especially if i want to attack close to the table.
Now i actually have a big problem with the 37. First i wanted to put it on my FZD ALC too, to compare it directly, but the H8-80 feels shitty with my technique on the PBO. I make many errors with flicks and counterattacks, which i actually dont do with the moon 12 on the alc, so right now am tending to change the H8-80 on the PBO and let the FZD ALC setup the way it is right now, because im quite happy with it.
Ah, and before i forget the comparison you wished for: The J3 is way faster than the LAC. Arc is around the same, which is pretty amazing for such a fast rubber. Spin level might be a bit in favor of the LAC but that is hard to judge because of the change of the blade too. LAC is more controllable though and gives you slightly more room for error but not that much for me, that i actually would rate the LAC over all better than the J3.
At least for fh im quite surprised by that rubber. If that rubber is consistent i might even stick with it for a longer time as my new rocket launcher. But that will be decided in the next training sessions.
