DHS TG Skyline 3

DHS Hurricane 3 Neo

Butterfly Bryce Speed FX

Butterfly Tenergy 25-FX

I read that Tenergy 25 is best for Quick Attack (Penhold). and out of these I was thinking Bryce Speed FX and Tenergy 25 FX would be the best for forehand? I'm looking for the best forehand rubber I can get.

Chinese Penhold with RPB, basically Ma Lin. Not Wang Hao.

Do you have an opinion about Tenergy 25 FX ?

My person fav is TG 3 neo, no other reason, it just that i don't really like hurricane while i don't want to use BTY on FH. But one of our member in club used bryce, i'm believe, it is pretty good too for penhold.

I used Tenergy 25 and 64 for JPen before, the only problem is the serve seems like not as spinny as chinese rubber.

I don't know what any of the Tenergys are like. That said, Ma Lin uses Skyline II on the forehand and T05 on the backhand (photo evidence in another thread).

Since Tenergy is so expensive, I'd suggest one of the alternatives from Galaxy (Moon, Sun, and Mars 2?) instead. They're lighter and play like toned down versions of the Tenergys and would make your racket lighter and easier to control.

Between Skyline II and Thor's, I'd have to go with Thor's because I love the softer topsheet, but on the high end, it's quite fast so if you're going into the world of tacky Chinese-style rubbers, get one of the non-Neo rubbers.

My favourite rubbers for close to the table CPen are 729-02 new sensor and DHS H2 Neo.

Alright,

Is that the DHS TG2 Neo Skyline you're talking about??

What about TG3 Neo Skyline ? Why TG2 Neo Skyline?

I always wanted to ask this question, and I think this would be an appropriate thread.

I'm speculating and can be very wrong, but I believe the difference between the Skylines is the same difference between the Hurricanes and the Tenergys (for the most part):  the rubber is the same but the pimples are different and the sponge may have some differences too.

beeray1 wrote: I don't think they are necessarily a better penhold fit- It's just thought that way because of wang hao and ma lin. Xu Xin uses H3... so do most penholders I've ever seen and anyone i've heard of from china. The skylines are something you really only see national team guys playing with because Hurricane 3 works best for 99% of the people who have tried all 4 rubbers.   Skyline 2 is like Hurricane 3 but it comes off faster. Skyline 3 is like Hurricane 2 'upgraded'   I think it's in the trajectory- The Skylines from my experience are meant for a longer trajectory kind of play.

Ah so...

Thanks for this explanation, Beeray.

Naw...

H3 for me.

stefashka wrote: It's Tin Arc for me. I'm playing about three weeks now without serious EJ bug calls. :) It just gives me everything (speed, spin, control) in right proportion and is just linear as the other Chinese rubbers. Thors is my second fav, but it's more demanding to technique and blade choice.

Your blade has such a crazy name.

Are you talking about Tin Arc 3?

i think he's referring to Tin Arc.

Cicis wrote: stefashka, have you tried Tin Arc 3? it has more spin and control but with slight difference in speed compared to Tin Arc.

From what I see (the sponge of TA3 is not as porous as TA) and what I heard from TA3-related threads here on MyTT, the difference in speed is not that slight.    Actually, I want to try TA3 anyway, but I already spent too much feeding my EJ bug, so a little break is needed to fix technique problems and  to better understand what I actually need from a rubber...

Guys you're getting just a little off topic. We're talking about the best rubbers for Penhold forehand.