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And probably the most expensive...

For practice we use here a bucket of Donic Coach or Tibhar Basic (20 eurocents the piece).

No doubt best 3 star balls are Nittaku. :)
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Originally posted by Imago Imago wrote:

And probably the most expensive...

For practice we use here a bucket of Donic Coach or Tibhar Basic (20 eurocents the piece).



But if you want quality, you have to pay for it.  :)
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There is difference only when you start looping and especially smashing the ball.
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Originally posted by Imago Imago wrote:

There is difference only when you start looping and especially smashing the ball.


I disagree.

I find many other differences when it comes to balls.

One big thing I find different is Weight difference
Color difference.
Shape and the roundness.
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The difference between Donic Coach and DHS 3*** is only in the hardness of the material. DHS are more durable - or seem to be by hearing of how they knock of the table when hit perpendicularly. Still, it is the DHS 3*** that have fissures on their surface, not Donic Couch. This makes me think of ordering some Donic 3*** packs... just to test them.
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I prefer Double Fish to any other. nitaku too hard, DHS too soft
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Originally posted by kingcobra kingcobra wrote:

I prefer Double Fish to any other. nitaku too hard, DHS too soft


"Too hard"?  Those words aren't even in my vocabulary :P  The harder the better, in my opinion. :)
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nittaku 3 star.. is the best ball
Blade: TBS
FH: Sriver L 2.1mm
BH: Vega Europe Max
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Originally posted by anubhav1984 anubhav1984 wrote:

Imago:- The ebay link that you posted here shows the picture of DHS *** balls with completely black logo.
I don't think that it is the original DHS ***. The original one has DHS *** written in blue. Just check it out once in case someone plans to buy from this ebay link!

Yep those are the lowest grade of fake DHS 3 star balls out there. There are better quality fake versions which are blue. Be careful on eBay
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I don't have any problem with Donic 3* balls.  They are inexpensive and they last.  They don't seem more or less susceptible to humidity, dry fast, seem consistent in quality, good even bounce, not brittle.

So why not Donic?
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Originally posted by cagaragesales cagaragesales wrote:

There are better quality fake versions which are blue. Be careful on eBay
What about my second link? Are they fakes too? What should be the color of 40 before ITTF approved?
 
 
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I'm fairly certain that is the better fake version of the DHS balls. Reason being is because there's no way you can get them at that price even as a wholesaler/distrbutor of DHS. $20 for 120 3 Star Balls? Unheard of retail and wholesale.

Also, the box, although it looks like the new DHS 6 pack box, it looks a little iffy. The fake ones, you can tell almost immediately once you play with it. They bounce worse than a 1 star ball and they are brittle.

DHS in 2007-2008 also had a few bad batches of balls. 2009 balls so far are pretty good. You may want to try another seller on eBay, or not even from eBay itself. But then again, I'm looking at the seller's feedback and he has 131 feedback with 124 unique feedback. So that means some repeat business. There's a possibility that those buyers may have never touched a real 3 star ball. Can anyone on mytt step up and say that they've bought from this eBayer?

I truly do doubt that they real DHS 3 star balls, because there is absolutely no way it can be bought at that price. Even wholesale can't match anywhere near that price.

And in case anyone is wondering... yes I'm fairly knowledgeable about eBay. Worked with eBay as a business since 2002, but stopped when it became too much of hassle to deal with in terms of non-seller protection.
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Thank you! You didn't answer my question: What is the color of this inscription on your DHS balls:
 
40 ITTF Approved
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Sorry there Imago! Here's what they look like:

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http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-18313707657311_2062_962644

ITTF APPROVED is red on your pic, and black on my orange DHS balls?!
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