H2 vs H3 vs TG2 vs TG3 (neo)

Can someone do a detailed review of all DHS NEO COMMERCIAL rubbers, comparing them to each other.

I have tried them all. Now I use H3 39 degree with 2.2mm sponge.
here is the review:

H2--Lighter than H3. A little bit Faster than H3. Works really well if you
play close to the table with 3rd ball attack. But when it comes to the middle
range of longer rallies, it is not that reliable. Because the light soft sponge
somehow cannot provide strong support for long rallies.

H3--Personally, I think this is a rubber suits for all kinds of situation.
          Enough spin, Enough power, Enough speed, Enough control.

TG2--more close to the traditional chinese rubber like the old H3. Spinny,
        but much more slower than H2, H3. however, we all know that for a
        good player, speed is not the first priority, spin and control is the          deal. So this rubber still has its value.

TG3--Lighter than TG2. A little bit faster than TG2. But it is still much
           more slower than H2 and H3. Still got the advantage of chinese
           rubber, that is spin. But definitely not as powerful as H3.
           TG3 is sort of between H2 and H3. Its spin is not as good as H3,
           and its speed is not as fast as H2......so.......but It is still a pretty
           good choice for forehand because of its control ability.

Here's a link of me playing H3 on my forehand:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq4H40Ecv2c

how about sponge softness, tackiness comparison, throw, weight... etc among all 4 neos?

What blade should be used with these rubbers? With  Carbon or All wood?

how about sponge softness, tackiness comparison, throw, weight... etc among all 4 neos? bump...

im ressurecting this thread to bring up a question about the neos?

Edited by DreiZ - 08/01/2010 at 2:33pm

... and so they will be even slower after about one month.

Totoro wrote: For me, TG3 NEO was MUCH faster than H3 NEO. H3 just seemed gluggy and the only thing it would excel at was serves. TG3 NEO serving is great too. More power, spinny. I like TG3 over H3...

I agree that to some extent. But close to the table H3 Neo feels better, specially opening against backspin with H3 Neo is much easier than TG3 Neo. However from mid distance TG3 neo feels more solid and has more direct feeling.

h3 neo and tg3 neo are my favorite chinese rubbers, and they are very similar. tg3 neo is faster and harder, and very slightly tackier. if you have control of the rally, tg3 shines, especially flicking and playing right at the table. if you arent dominating the rally and are forced to react, h3 performs better. tg3 tends to land just an inch off the table and tip the net a fraction more. i would like to try tg3 again but i do not want to spend the $20 because i am almost positive i will come to the same conclusion. both are fantastic rubbers

DreiZ wrote: i guess not gonna try tg3 since its faster than h3 neo, and imo h3 neo is pretty fast... how about the speed of h2 and tg2 neos compared to h3 neo.. someone? tia

I don't want to get into an "argument" with anyone, but I'm going to go out on a limb and make an "objective" claim that I think almost everyone will agree with:

Neo H3 is definitely the slowest of all the Neos. Without question. Absolutely certain.

Anton Chigurh wrote: I don't want to get into an "argument" with anyone, but I'm going to go out on a limb and make an "objective" claim that I think almost everyone will agree with: Neo H3 is definitely the slowest of all the Neos. Without question. Absolutely certain.

agree that the h3 neo is slower than the h2 neo and the skyline 2 neo (but i don't know about the skyline 3 neo because i have never used it)

I've used H2 neo and TG3 neo, both similar speed, the only reason H2 maybe faster is because it flys straighter and as such simply covers less distance and so arrives in quicker time :). Both of them are faster than H3 anyway, which like all other medium-higher throw rubbers burns off half it's energy during the flight. Neos are a more bouncy than the normal commercials. But they are still a bit dead feeling, for me I agree, the less life in the sponge = the better the rubber :). H2 is difficult to learn to use but it's really something special once you can take control of it

mon22 wrote: hey guys i just glued up my H3 Neo on my sk7. Wow i land most of my shots... a bit slow compared to my former rubber (dhs g888), BUT sooo much spin.   but coming from 2.0mm DHS G888 and going into the 2.2mm H3 Neo i kinda lose the feeling of my shots.   Also with Sriver G3 in my BH my new set up is CRAZY heavy!!!

Slower than G888 2.0 I really like G888 and find it anything but fast, so if H3 Neo is slower it sounds like no go for me. On the other hand if ppl say that TG3 Neo is faster than H3 Neo I'll gladly go for it. I liked a lot the original TG3. BTW how's the tack of the TG3 Neo and is there a difference between the black and the red? Is the TG3 Neo lighter than the original? Anyone?


Edited by Kolev - 08/04/2010 at 7:23am

jas_kidd32 wrote: Which of these Neo rubbers are ideal for close table cpen play?

Probably any of them will work fine, assuming one has the proper technique. However, if you go by who uses them: Skyline 2 and Skyline 3.

Ma Lin uses the former and Wang Hao uses the latter. (But in reality, neither probably uses anything similar to the commercial version. Just pick a rubber and get used to it .)