Asaomi's Collection (so far)

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my blades.

Hurricane King, Timo Boll Spirit, Offensive CR no WRB

Waldmeister wrote: Woukld you pls compare OC with HK? How about the weight`�

Hi wald,

I have actually posted reviews on both on OOAKT and posted links here. When you have the time, try find it. I can put a very simple and brief review now.

Speed
Hurricane King is faster than OCCR for sure.

Power
Hurricane King carries more power than OCCR as well. OCCR actually feels weak compared. I cant really change between those two very fast.

Feel
OCCR has a the famous Stiga feel, where the blade is soft and you can feel it bend a little backwards when you cantact the ball. HK does not have this feel. It is hard, especially for a wood blade, but do supply vibratition.

Dwell
OCCR wins here too. HK offers plenty of dwell too, but OCCR offers more.

Thickness
OCCR is thinner than HK. I guess this effects power and feel, maybe some other factors too.

I know some people say that HK is some what of a "upgraded" version of OC, but i dont think it really is. HK has definetly more power and speed. Its also harder.

Hope this helps. Others may comment if they have had any other experiences.

Thanks thats enough info. Applies with my thoughts on this matter.

Nice H3 Provincial 2.10mm! Looks like you got that recently? Sometime after April of 2009? How did you get one? I've only stumbled across 2.15mm/2.10mm of the provincial tuned, but still only get 2.20mm provincial (non-tuned) and if I try hard enough, H2 Provincial untuned.

cagaragesales wrote: Nice H3 Provincial 2.10mm! Looks like you got that recently? Sometime after April of 2009? How did you get one? I've only stumbled across 2.15mm/2.10mm of the provincial tuned, but still only get 2.20mm provincial (non-tuned) and if I try hard enough, H2 Provincial untuned.

I did get it recently. sometime in June/july this year at a club in china. the coach there said that they could only sell me one, for like 80 yuan (pretty cheap for H3P). too bad it they only wanted to sell me one, the others are 2.2mm. They also said that the quality of this one was very good, better than the ones you buy outside (that what they said, dont really belive it)

Yeah, I noticed that the production date was April 2009 on the H3P. That's awesome! That must have been a good club with some players that had pull with DHS. It's hard to get custom made DHS sheets. What province where you in this June/July? I've been in Jiangsu, Zhejiang Province (Near Shanghai) during that time!

Btw, yeah I agree about the TBS feeling too hard with little feel on the H3 Pro as well as the OC CR. I've noticed that the OC/CR cpen is a much better combo with H3 Pro, but OC/CR Shakehand doesn't have that same magic feel. Have you tried Clipper CR? I've considered trying out HK for a while now (about 8 months now), but haven't pulled my pants high enough to fork over the money for an HK.

Ah I see! Yeah Shanghai sports clubs are known for charging 30-50RMB / hr for table fees and 100-150RMB / hr for coaches or (pei da) people who just hit with you. Did you train in BaoShan in the famous training school?

I can't do that, it's against my own belief in ethics. If I claim something is new, they must be brand spanking new. I've tried the HK from other player's setups and it's a stiff/crisp blade with a different type of feel, but I've been pretty contempt with the CL CRs. But HK's always been calling out to me, I've just been forcing myself from getting drawn in by it's decorative packaging

Btw, 80 RMB for an H3P? Unheard of! They're usually around 150 +, maybe 120 if you're very very lucky.

Man! I'm jealous! That's so cool! Yeah, they really don't take outsiders. Trust me. I've tried. It's usually for juniors under 18. I watched a few training sessions, and it's full of kids between 8-12 years old in the training centers I went to. Hence why I really only got 5.5 hours of training in the 3+ years of traveling to China.

excuse me asaomi, if u can can u plz compare DHS h-wl to the HK, i have just changed from the h-wl to a TBS. The tbs is working fine for me its faster than the h-wl for sure and its nice.

I'm stuck between the Tbs or H-WL haha. But can u compare between the h-wl to the king.

Just ordered HK  655 strajght handle has not arrived yet it weighs 96 grms [on the certificate and also has a serial number]. Hope it is as good as they say .Wjll give a review when possible.