Do Chinese rubbers have to be boosted?

I make Reviver so I can't say good for it. However I recommend every one who boosts Chinese rubbers must not use baby oil or Falco, others are okay.

zeio wrote: Many top CNT members switched for a brief while and it is said it ate into the margins of DHS so much that LGL had to ban it from the national team.

zeio wrote: I can attest that it doesn't last, as many clubmates switched to BW 2 and they were shocked by lamination. Blue Whale 2 was a hit in 2009 and 2010. After glue ban, DHS came up with the ill-fated #19 Yunhai Sponge. It was a total flop. Haifu came out with the Blue Whale 2 and the all-mighty booster. Many top CNT members switched for a brief while and it is said it ate into the margins of DHS so much that LGL had to ban it from the national team.

However, the price of Blue Whale(s) are unrealistic for such a kind of rubber. In my view, even BW3 (factory tuned) is weaker than H3 (original untuned).

Blue Whale 2 went for roughly US$12 a piece, which was competitive compared with H3's $15, until you found out the hard way where those 3 dollars went.

OTOH, the Blue Whale 3 was of really high quality, and came with an equally high price tag of $60. For reference, the provincial H3 with the old top sheet was going for roughly $20. I had the chance to try out a national blue sponge H3 and a Blue Whale 3 on the Ebenholz NCT VII and both were good and got the same job done, so it is worth it if you have some extra money lying around.

Commercial is still selling for roughly that price in Hong Kong, and is even lower in China. Provincial is the one that has skyrocketed over the years, from $20 to $33.

I played with my first chinese rubber ever last week...Dianchi D.  Also it comes pre-boosted.  It was a very interesting experience and def makes me think about trying more chinese rubber.  My Q, let's say w DHS rubber...do any of them come pre-boosted?  I def don't want to start doing my own boosting.  Would only be int in buying a pre-boosted rubber.  So, which ones come pre-boosted?

Thanks.  how hard is H8 (hard)?  Harder than ten 05?

ah ok...so even H8 regular is harder than Ten 05?

regarding boosting, try hurricane 3 neo on a yasaka ma lin extra offensive and tell me its slow??
its like a rocket

Does the nittaku hurricane 3 neo require boosting after a month or two?

TT newbie wrote: Since this topic is about boosting, which chinese rubber you guys think becomes the best after boosting? Would it be H3 Neo? Or TG3, TG3N, H2N or something else?

Addressing thread question, play with any of the Hurricane rubbers right out of the package before you boost vs players you normally play at club, what are your results. Then compare your results using the same rubbers boosted by you. That will answer you personal question.

el luchador wrote: guys, boosting/juicing is illegal. If you are going to break the rules anyway why not do it right and use some real stuff like speed glue

Edited by berndt_mann - 09/28/2017 at 9:31pm

el luchador wrote: guys, boosting/juicing is illegal. If you are going to break the rules anyway why not do it right and use some real stuff like speed glue

Because we all want to be gluing every day all day!

if you want a chinese FH rubber that doesn't need boosting to make the low to mid end speed useful,