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Machine_Head
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Posted: 08/07/2015 at 12:20pm |
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I bought a sheet of Giant Dragon Superspin G3 soft in max red today to replace my 1 year old Tenzone on my BH. I liked the TZ but after a year of playing it is starting to lose a bit of grip.
The rubber came in a vacuum sealed plastic packaging suggesting this rubber is factory tuned. Some say it has a funky smell but once I opened the vacuum bag I did not notice any funny smell unlike the DHS Neos which smelled like sweaty smelly feet. :) The sponge came with a hard plastic covering. The instruction says you have to remove the plastic cover and let it air for 5-10 minutes. Also, I was told it is best to use WBG but since the store ran out of stock, I had to use rubber cement. I applied 2 layers on the blade. The sponge is a deep bright red. The topsheet is glossy and translucent. It would have been a good quality topsheet if it weren't for the scuffs at the top part of the sheet. Also the bottom part where the ITTF logo is located is not cut evenly. For OC's out there, this is something to peeve over. The topsheet is very grippy bordering on tacky/sticky, but it is not as tacky as non Neo H2 or H3. The pips are a tiny bit taller and spaced farther apart compared to H3-50. Although the sponge hardness is supposed to be soft, I find it a tiny bit firmer compared to the H30-50 glued to the other side of the blade. Upon bouncing the ball on the rubber, the feeling is not as smooth as the H3-50. It is as if I can feel the pips underneath. I will be training with this setup tomorrow. I will post my feedback afterwards. |
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crackfst
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have you got a Hurricane 3-50 review aswell?
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Machine_Head
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Yes, it is coming once i have trained with it a few times. |
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asifgunz
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Looking forward to your review.
+1 for a detailed preview. |
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NextLevel
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I could have sworn that someone (JimT) already reviewed this rubber a while back. I liked it 3 years ago but hated the quality control from GD.
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I like putting heavy topspin on the ball...
Cybershape Carbon FH/BH: H3P 41D. Lumberjack TT, not for lovers of beautiful strokes. No time to train... |
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Machine_Head
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I agree NextLevel, the quality control is not so good..
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asifgunz
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Which blade is that?
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Machine_Head
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The rubber is glued to my Adidas Accelum Carbon. |
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Machine_Head
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Update #1
My training session today was mostly for my forehand. I was only able to do 2-3 basket of balls during the multi-ball training. Here is what I have noticed so far: Power - the rubber seems to have a high power potential. My backhand technique is still developing but I can feel I haven't maxed out the G3 yet. It is quite fast. Faster than the Hurricane 3-50 on the other side of the blade. Spin - I read on another forum that the G3 is plagued with a "curious loss of spin". Fortunately for me, I did not seem to experience this problem. A few blocks from my coach popped up from misreading the spin. Someone on that forum suggested that it has something to do with the rubber's sensitivity to cold temperature. I live in a tropical country so our climate here ranges from hot to hotter. I guess the rubber does better in warmer climate Also, I find the rubber not too sensitive to spin. I played a few games after my training. I was able to push back a few sidespin serves from my opponent without too much trouble. Feel - the rubber feels soft but in a firm way. I don't think it bottoms out too early. I'll post new updates as I play more with this rubber. If you have any questions I'd be glad to answer them. |
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piligrim
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it was G3 Hard http://www.mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38963&title=giant-dragon-superspin-g3-hard-review |
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Machine_Head
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Update #2
Just played with a cpen looper today. Blocking does not seem to be very stable. I was struggling both with direction and the length of the ball. With the H3-50 i can block until the cpen player ran out of steam. With the G3 i had a difficult time landing on my opponent's side where he can loop again. Also, i am not liking the spikey feeling if the rubber. I will stick with this for about 2 more weeks. Hopefully this is just a breaking in period otherwise i'll have let this go. |
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NextLevel
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I am fairly sure that both rubbers were ultimately reviewed. |
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I like putting heavy topspin on the ball...
Cybershape Carbon FH/BH: H3P 41D. Lumberjack TT, not for lovers of beautiful strokes. No time to train... |
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