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kurokami
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Posted: 06/25/2014 at 12:43am |
received notification Hurricane Long 5 was in stock, went to add it to my cart after finishing MA reports and then "out of stock" lol
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TurboZ
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Also just received the notification. But I actually check their site everyday and I saw it changed from Coming Soon to Not In Stock days ago. May be they have some but sold out right away. Not sure why they still send out the email now. Anyway I have bought mine from ttnpp with a little extra cash and don't worry, it is not fake!
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nittakuball
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what is the weights you bought |
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DHS 032
Butterfly Bryce Highspeed Singapore & Canada |
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TurboZ
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It is 93g+-1 on the card, 95g on the scale. I have not start playing with it yet but love the same structured clone from TB. It has the feel and control of wood, speed of composite with tons of spin. I only use cheap Chinese rubbers on it and quite surprised that it perform so well about everything.
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TurboZ
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I am a Cpen player but buy SH for collection purpose (what pro use) and play for fun. I will try to give a few words about the HL5 FL but it may not reflect the true aspect of the blade.
It has a bigger than normal blade face, more than HL3. Very heavy with H3 and TA5 probably due to the large face and TA5. Handle seems thinner and not as square as HL3. The feel is flex rather than crisp. Throw is medium to high. May be better with lighter and high bounce rubber. It is not for everyone because of the larger than normal face and weight. If I remember correctly, the face is 162x151mm, blade weight 95g and the whole setup 205g. The blade and rubber is said to be 40+ ready but I don't think it will give you any advantage playing with the new balls over other gears of similar class. HL3 and HL5 HL5 and Clone Clone in cpen and shakehand Edited by TurboZ - 07/28/2014 at 7:55am |
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dannyreventon
Super Member Joined: 05/22/2014 Location: Japan Status: Offline Points: 235 |
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HL 5 clone? Where can i buy it? :D
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Main Setup:
Timo Boll Spirit FH: Neo H3 Prov 39deg BH: Xiom Musa Stiga Clipper Wood FH: Neo Skyline 3 BH: Stiga Neos Sound ST Avenger 5 FH: Neo H3 Bh: Xiom Musa |
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hithithit
Super Member Joined: 07/02/2014 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 319 |
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I just hope people are aware that the cloned version of any thing might likely to be inferior to the original.
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dannyreventon
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Yes, i'm aware of that. However even if we buy the real thing, we won't be sure that we are using the same blade the pros are using. :D
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Main Setup:
Timo Boll Spirit FH: Neo H3 Prov 39deg BH: Xiom Musa Stiga Clipper Wood FH: Neo Skyline 3 BH: Stiga Neos Sound ST Avenger 5 FH: Neo H3 Bh: Xiom Musa |
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TurboZ
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They are from taobao. Basically you can call them custom blade with structure, handle and lens of your choice. It has the look but not play similar. No flex and more wood feel. Somehow I like the Cpen better. You really can't expect consistency with these blades. There are simply too many W997 in taobao asking for a little more than HL5 and I doubt that all of them are genuinely from DHS lab for provincial/national team and no fake. |
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Butt Stallion
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whats the difference between HL5 and W997????
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TurboZ
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From all I can read HL5 is the market version of W997 and W997 is a few grams lighter. The handle pattern is a bit different. The curve on W997 is solid yellow but 2 tones on HL5. Our member Giangt has a few of each so he should give better answer to your question. I have read a few Chinese forums and according to the high sales record of W997 on taobao lately it is pretty much impossible for all of them to be genuine stuff. Too bad DHS will not authenticate all these non-market products carrying their name so people will never know. |
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