I have recently switched over to Hurricane 3 (this time decisively and finally) after trying a lot of rubbers on my forehand. The last one being Tibhar Evo MX-P (unboosted). However, I am currently facing difficulty in adjusting to the throw of the rubber. I have boosted the rubber with 3 layers of Haifu Booster. Is there a video or a coaching tip which I can look at to understand how to adjust my action to understand the chinese style? Here are a few problems that I am noticing currently - 1. I played against a defender today and he uses TSP Curl P-4 on his backhand. On his chop against my sidespin serve, the following things were happening - a. If I tried hitting softly, the ball was landing into the net. With MX-P, I was able to land this shot with some decent spin. However, this is always a risky shot as there is not much spin that you can impart on this ball and speed is your only saving grace. b. If I tried hitting through the ball, I was hitting about 6 inches outside the table. The ball was dipping very very late. I tried lowering the angle of the racket but to no avail. The ball started dipping into the net if I lowered the angle too much. 2. On heavy backspin shots from the defender, I tried lifting the ball with a lot of leg and upper body power but every time I felt that the ball just left the racket too soon. It was almost as if the ball just touched the rubber and immediately flew off without staying on the racket for even a fraction of a second. 3. I played against my practice partner yesterday and he is a left handed attacker from both the wings and pretty powerful at that too. Whenever I tried blocking a slower spinny ball with a soft hand, the ball would slip from the rubber's topsheet and fall down. Closing the angle down and hitting through the ball resulted in the ball falling outside the table on the other side.
I do not want to give up my dream of being able to harness the full power of this beast of a rubber. However, at this point, I am feeling very inclined to go back to MX-P or buy a Tenergy. I need some boosted H3 players to help me out here and coach me a bit.
I am using boosted H3 (the regular version and not the NEO).
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