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hey guys...
which is the better hurricane 2 or 3...
and wat is the diff between the commercial,provincial and national versions??

and wat is this blue sponge???

thinking of putting a hurricane on FH...

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Blade: Stiga Tube Carbo WRB
FH: Stiga Almana 2.3
BH: Yasaka Mark 5 2.0

there's been plenty written on hurricane rubbers sach. Look in the review index and search on them. There is no answer of which one is better, It depends on personal preferences between 2 and 3 and also on cost for the different versions of each. Again depends on what you want to achieve as to which is "better".

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The difference between the two is analogous Bryce and Sriver. H2 is Bryce, H3 is Sriver. One throws low, one throws high. One is fast(er), one is slow(er). etc etc etc. One is not *better* than the other. Just different. Otherwise try telling Wang Liqin that H3 is better than H2 or telling, say, Ma Long that H2 is better than H3.

The sponges are different altogether. I'd avoid the standard commercial unless you can pick sheets out yourself. Blue sponge is of higher quality (sponge) and doesn't vary as much between sheets. #19 is a softer, bouncier sponge version. #21 is something similar I think. Provincial version is expensive and better again. National version is usually fake. Nittaku H2/H3 stuff comes on a softer, more dynamic Japanese sponge. Nittaku H2Pro/H3Pro stuff is better (and more expensive!) again. There's a new version out too which is probably supposed to be speedglue feel or something.

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Chasse Patate

best hurricane?

Katrina ... or may be Ike.

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Blade: 729 F1 || FH: Joola Rhyzm max || BH: Tenergy 05 Max updated: 1/2014

Well there is the Nittaku Hurricane 2/3 normal and the Nittaku Hurricane 2/3 Japanese Sponge and the Nittaku Hurricane 2/3 Pro.

I think the normal Nittaku H2/3 is just of higher quality of DHS H2/3 and,
The Pro being?

I'm pretty interested as well.

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Oh my gawd. I haven't been on here since Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:52am
Stiga NCT Allround Wood : FH Tenergy 05 2.1 BH Bryce Speed 1.9

Nittaku Shellshock : Sriver FX 1.7/Feint Long II 0.5~~Darker 3Mai Gouban : Mark V 1.8/Solcion 1.9
Unused : Tenergy 64 1.9, Flextra 1.7, Micro 2.0, Mambo H 2.0, Mambo H 2.0, Reforma 2.0

where can i get a hurricane 2 prov or nat???
and are the national and provincial versions available in blue sponges???


and wat are the diff hardness' which a hurricane comes in???

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Blade: Stiga Tube Carbo WRB
FH: Stiga Almana 2.3
BH: Yasaka Mark 5 2.0

In the Nittaku catalogue, the H3 is faster and less spinny than the H2?

So is this a misprint? I just want to knoe before I get some Nittaku H2/3 Pro

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Oh my gawd. I haven't been on here since Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:52am
Stiga NCT Allround Wood : FH Tenergy 05 2.1 BH Bryce Speed 1.9

Nittaku Shellshock : Sriver FX 1.7/Feint Long II 0.5~~Darker 3Mai Gouban : Mark V 1.8/Solcion 1.9
Unused : Tenergy 64 1.9, Flextra 1.7, Micro 2.0, Mambo H 2.0, Mambo H 2.0, Reforma 2.0

Thanks! I guess it's the same case with the TG2 and TG3!

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Oh my gawd. I haven't been on here since Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:52am
Stiga NCT Allround Wood : FH Tenergy 05 2.1 BH Bryce Speed 1.9

Nittaku Shellshock : Sriver FX 1.7/Feint Long II 0.5~~Darker 3Mai Gouban : Mark V 1.8/Solcion 1.9
Unused : Tenergy 64 1.9, Flextra 1.7, Micro 2.0, Mambo H 2.0, Mambo H 2.0, Reforma 2.0

H2 is actually stickier than H3.

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Chasse Patate

sachit ... fyi ..

skyline tg series is supposed to be version 2.o hurricanes.

but hurricane brand refused to die down... because of its old brand pull..

i find many chinese topsheets as good or better than hurricanes. and as for sponge.. sky is the limit.. you can use some of the good japanese sponges and create a super hurricane like say the one in nittaku range.

but if you are in india... yoiur style may not fit hurricane type rubbers.

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Blade: 729 F1 || FH: Joola Rhyzm max || BH: Tenergy 05 Max updated: 1/2014

After fiddling around with many Chinese rubbers, I have to agree with debraj and say that there are many topsheets that are as good as the hurricanes. I wouldn't really say that there are many (or even any) that are *better*, but when you're looking at them it's really just a matter of preference.

The real difference between the hurricanes and the others are the sponge quality (not counting that commercial crap, though I highly suspect that the amount of whinging here is proportionate to the sheer amount of hurricane sold rather than any real disadvantage in QC at DHS compared to, say, RITC). The 999 Nat has a similar high quality sponge.

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Chasse Patate

To be honest with you, I've always found 729 as distro'd in the US to be higher quality then DHS, and have the traditional, ultra sticky topsheets.

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Stiga OC CR
FH: Nittaku H2 NEO
BH: VEGA PRO MAX

Yasaka YEO
FH : Nittaku H3 Neo
BH : VEGA PRO MAX
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H2 is spinier and faster than H3 and with a lower throw. H3 is more controllable than H2 and I think that adds a plus.

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Xiom Strato , St
FH: DHS H3 prov, max
BH: Butterfly Tenergy 05FX, max

How much of a low throw for brush looping? I might be able to use this on my Stiga NCT without having a crazy throw angle!

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Oh my gawd. I haven't been on here since Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:52am
Stiga NCT Allround Wood : FH Tenergy 05 2.1 BH Bryce Speed 1.9

Nittaku Shellshock : Sriver FX 1.7/Feint Long II 0.5~~Darker 3Mai Gouban : Mark V 1.8/Solcion 1.9
Unused : Tenergy 64 1.9, Flextra 1.7, Micro 2.0, Mambo H 2.0, Mambo H 2.0, Reforma 2.0

Lower than H3 , but higher than european rubbers. It played well on a super low throw blade like Galaxy T-1.

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Xiom Strato , St
FH: DHS H3 prov, max
BH: Butterfly Tenergy 05FX, max