relooping with H3

I have a question for Hurricane 3 users.

When your relooping someones loop from mid distance, do you brush the ball more or do you hit through the ball more?

I ask this cause I find that when I brush the ball , i feel the effect of the incoming topspin more than when I hit through the ball. So just wanting to know what other people do.

when you hit through, do you feel the incoming spin? Does it effect your shot much?

The H3 has a high throw so I hit forward more as the topspin will give it a kick.  In fact on all my shots I have to hit forward more as the rubber is  sticky and tends to lift the ball.

More forward than I used to with Japanese rubbers.  You have to use a brushing stroke as the rubber is hard and sticky.  Even though I am hitting forward I am using a brushing stroke at high speed.  also when you hit you have to impart some topspin to get the fastest speed.

Excellent that you can differentiate between brushing and hitting through. Its like distinguishing when you loop the ball, and when you can drive, and when you can smash a ball, some people only know how to loop a ball, while some can only smash.

My personal note, is when brushing the ball, put losts of spin on it, otherwise the slowness will do you in. For counter loops, it is better to hit through the ball, stick it into the racquet as long as possible. Carry through the ball as long as possible, you get good directional control.

Brushing the ball on return of serves is good against certain average level apponents, with better players it is not a good idea to use it, unless you brush very heavily, i.e put lots of spin on the ball.

And if there is loads of topsin coming at you, relooping it is not a good idea, smash hit the ball.

Thats my 2 cents

you can't hit the ball from mid distance...
you must do a real loop with a very closed racquet
I would recommend not going to mid distance and stay in close to the table so you can smash, hit, drive, like whatever these guys are saying.

Wasn't talking about hitting the ball from mid distance. Asking about a reloop at mid distance, do people who use Hurricane 3 hit through the ball more or brush it more. When I hit through or brush there is a speed speed, but when you brush more the ball kicks from the table more (bounces off the table higher than dips really quick), when you hit through the ball more the ball goes off the table faster but not as high and then dips quickly.

mr2tran wrote: I have a question for Hurricane 3 users. When your relooping someones loop from mid distance, do you brush the ball more or do you hit through the ball more? I ask this cause I find that when I brush the ball , i feel the effect of the incoming topspin more than when I hit through the ball. So just wanting to know what other people do.

I do both, usually depending on how much power and quickness I can best return the ball with. You should feel the ball no matter which way you loop, hit loop or brush loop, but I agree... when I first started looping I thought I felt more in touch with the ball during brush loops but now it's about same with hit loops too.