Domestic Tacky Rubbers as Hurricane 3 Substitutes
At the request of some readers — I shouldn’t just keep going on about fancy high-end gear, but should also talk more about down-to-earth stuff — today Heima will chat with everyone about those domestic tacky rubbers that can substitute for the Hurricane 3.
1. Blue-Sponge Provincial Battle II. Keywords: loop-drive, push-attack.
Compared with most of the domestic tacky rubbers in this article, this one was born relatively early. So over the past five years, many amateur top players in my city have been using it. In their view, it’s the most effective substitute for the Hurricane. Boosted, it works even better; unboosted, it’s still okay.
Compared with the Hurricane 3, the Blue Battle’s topsheet is relatively tougher, so its sense of stability on thin contact isn’t quite as good — when you loop heavy spin, you feel like you’re not grabbing the ball solidly enough. But its loop-drive speed sensation is better than the Hurricane 3’s, and its blocking is fairly solid. As the same 39-degree blue sponge, it’s roughly half a degree harder than the Blue Provincial Hurricane.
That said, recently the Blue Battle released a new inorganic-energy version. I asked 729, and the sponge processing is a bit different, with the topsheet restored to its previous level of tackiness. We’ll see how it turns out.
2. National-Standard Target Generation 3. Keywords: thin contact, cake sponge.
It’s said to use the white-crepe topsheet raw material that Hongshuangxi (DHS) supplies to the professional teams. The first impression is that the topsheet’s grip is extremely strong — this is exactly that Hurricane flavor, with the “pulling/tugging sensation” as it grabs the ball. For players with relatively high demands for thin contact, this one is fairly suitable.
The sponge is a medium-pore cake sponge, so brushing one coat of inorganic glue gives it a springiness that’s very…