Random discussion. DHS Hurricane 3

I received a sheet of DHS Hurricane 3 Provincial #20 sponge 38° for free along with an order I made. Although I was rather happy with this, something caught my attention that was a tad bit concerning. 
The top sheet didn't look like other DHS rubbers I've owned, Hurricane 3s in particular. I expected a flat dull sort of shine to the top sheet but it looked like this.
http://s1169.photobucket.com/user/Johnnydp/media/h31_zps6a531479.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2

I got it for free with an order from ttnpp.com shhh :P
I boosted it myself with DianChi. I haven't had a chance to play with it properly yet, I will in the next day or two. I have had a hit with a non serious player and by the basic feel of it, it seems quicker than regular H3 of course and seems to generate more speed and spin at a lower rate of effort if that makes sense. I'll post an update once I play with it. Mind you, I am an amateur player and can only describe this to a certain extent.

Edited by Johnny.d.p - 07/02/2013 at 9:17am

well looks normal to me. anytime you boost the sponge stretches the top sheet as itself stretches thus is why you see all the pips..

Edited by decoi - 07/01/2013 at 7:08pm

Update:
1st training session. 
The H3 is very quick and is able to drive balls at a slightly lower hitting angle with same stroke and power. When looping, the 'Hurricane sound' is more consistent compared to NEO H3 commercial. Short game pushing is similar to commercial H3, still places very well and fairly easily. Blocking is quite good, very controllable and is also easy to counterloop with heavy and/or little spin. Overall, the boosted H3 feels like a tacky version of a modern tensor rubber.
If anyone wants to find out any extra information about the rubber in play in any particular area please say so and I will do my best to test it.

Edited by Johnny.d.p - 07/02/2013 at 8:03am

Agreed. It might be because of the quality of the rubber. I've still to test the H3 National which I will glue next year. I am going to boost it and if it really is better than provincial, oh goody!

I really do not have so much of an understanding of difference between the performance. I had a NEO H3 commercial that I played with for a couple weeks then changed to boosted H3 provincial. In my opinion, being boosted, there is no realistic way of feeling for true difference in performance.

Idk, personally I'd rather spend the extra 10 bucks on provinical so that i do get the nice ones every time. Realistically though, especially if you boost, the commercial are about the same. Hell, buy a 5 dollar sheet of 729 OEM and boost it, you have magic. 

decoi wrote: Imo the old topsheet hurricanes and skylines are better the new topsheets just lack feel and that extra grip

How many layers of waterbased glue and dianchi booster that you had put on the sponge?..

kurokami wrote: Johnny.d.p wrote: I received a sheet of DHS Hurricane 3 Provincial #20 sponge 38° for free along with an order I made. Although I was rather happy with this, something caught my attention that was a tad bit concerning.  The top sheet didn't look like other DHS rubbers I've owned, Hurricane 3s in particular. I expected a flat dull sort of shine to the top sheet but it looked like this. http://s1169.photobucket.com/user/Johnnydp/media/h31_zps6a531479.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2 http://s1169.photobucket.com/user/Johnnydp/media/h32_zps4bbfdf3a.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1 It kind of reminded me of Zhang Jike's bat. http://s1169.photobucket.com/user/Johnnydp/media/h33_zpseac06250.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0 Thoughts and opinions? johnny, where did you get yours? i usually see fakes but yours looks real. my sheet also looks like that. (the fake ones have this flat, dull look like this http://www.pingpongboard.com/images/qwb_image2122554232142.JPG) (too bad to the guy who bought "provincial". it's a fake)

glanden.zheng wrote: kurokami wrote: Johnny.d.p wrote: I received a sheet of DHS Hurricane 3 Provincial #20 sponge 38° for free along with an order I made. Although I was rather happy with this, something caught my attention that was a tad bit concerning.  The top sheet didn't look like other DHS rubbers I've owned, Hurricane 3s in particular. I expected a flat dull sort of shine to the top sheet but it looked like this. http://s1169.photobucket.com/user/Johnnydp/media/h31_zps6a531479.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2 http://s1169.photobucket.com/user/Johnnydp/media/h32_zps4bbfdf3a.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1 It kind of reminded me of Zhang Jike's bat. http://s1169.photobucket.com/user/Johnnydp/media/h33_zpseac06250.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0 Thoughts and opinions? johnny, where did you get yours? i usually see fakes but yours looks real. my sheet also looks like that. (the fake ones have this flat, dull look like this http://www.pingpongboard.com/images/qwb_image2122554232142.JPG) (too bad to the guy who bought "provincial". it's a fake) That's just what an unboosted, relatively new sheet looks like. Doesn't mean it's a fake at all. As long as the sheet has 6 sides, it is 99% certain that it's a provincial

The rubber actually also looked like this prior to boosting which kind of contradicts what everyone said. But nevertheless, after boosting, it retained the look.

yesyup wrote: How many layers of waterbased glue and dianchi booster that you had put on the sponge?.. Then, now many days you left the rubber before attached it to your blade?

I personally am new to boosting so I followed instructions the person running my club told me. He is a regular booster who boosts his H3 blue sponge every 2 months, is a friend of my brother and he is older brother and one of the coaches of a player who is top 10 in Australia so I'd say I trust him.
   2 layers of free chack (I used free chack 2) then 2-3 layers of booster, each time waiting completely for it to dry (safest option is to wait 20-24 hours).
   I used 3 layers of booster, each time applying it as thin and as evenly as possible. After 2 applications of booster, the rubber had domed enough so both ends of the rubber touched. It did dome into itself like a sushi roll after the 3rd application so that seemed like it was enough.
   I then waited 3-4 days then glued the rubber on. I was told by the person that the rubber doesn't have to be completely flat, just as long as you can glue it on.
   Next time when I boost or when I boost my H3 National, whichever comes first, I will follow the Dianchi instructions. Apply 4 layers of Dianchi waterbased glue and 4 layers of Dianchi then wait a week for it to settle before gluing it onto the blade.