old TG3 vs TG3 Neo vs TG3 blue sponge

Edited by corsuse - 09/20/2010 at 3:19pm

How about the fastness and power between neo and blue sponge untuned? Is the untuned blue sponge so slow and weak far from the table as I've read?

Edited by corsuse - 09/20/2010 at 5:24pm

corsuse wrote: So the blue sponge won't be a good idea. Without tuning it won't be dangerous :(. If you tune it, this is a completely different stuff. I think the TG3 Neo would be faster and even spinnier than the old version? But I've read that the TG3 Neo is 39 degrees. Not so hard? My blade is Hurricane Hao and the outer plies are very soft. Will it be a problem? Will TG3 Neo be more dangerous (without tuning) than the TG3 blue sponge. You said none of them is fast (maybe none chinese rubber which is untuned except Gambler Outlaw?) but which out of them is faster and more dangerous?  I read that the TG series are designed for chinese penhold but I don't know if it's true.

I'd say blue sponge and neo are similar in terms of speed.
yes tg3 neo is a bit faster than the old tg3.
not sure if spinnier however.

I already use the 3 rubbers, the old TG3 was tackier than the blue sponge and NEO, but the rubber depends a lot on speed glue to get bounce and beat the tackiness, i also try that rubber with tuner and really doesnt feel well, cause the old TG3 with speed glue got power, with tuner no. But, talking about distance, the old TG3 is the one with the most distance for playing. The blue sponge TG3 is sorfter on the sponge, less tackier than the old TG3, also softer, that rubber got the best feeling from the 3, and also is the one with more gears, got good distance, but not as much distance as the old TG3, also the blue sponge is the one with less power from the 3 and really needs tuner, and the biggest problem with that rubber is durability, i found that the blue sponge only last from 1 to 3 weeks, one even last me 2 days, all of the blue sponge i use i made bubbles on every sheet i use. Finally the NEO TG3, thats the one with more power of the 3, i also find it the one with the less feeling, i really need to use tuner on that to got more feeling from the rubber, i also find that is the one with less distance of the 3 and also the hardest, i use it on 40 degress sponge. Close to the table the NEO is really explosive, more than the other two, far to the table you need a lot of force to make the ball pass over the net, also, you need a lot of training with the NEO, cause you have to got as much precision as possible, that rubber got a little margin of error on the hit.

if you get a REAL authentic blue sponge then I'd go with that. I have no problem playing off the table with it, and I'm not tuning it right now. When I loop with full force closer to the table its very good. It also has the grippiest topsheet, almost like H2 in terms of grabbing the ball. Wonderful for service. NEO topsheet not as good.  

if you're grooved on european rubbers, then try to go to chinese rubbers you realize that the rubber doesn't do as much of the work for you, so you go back because it's out of your comfort zone.

shouldn't have that problem with h2 though- H2 is also VERY VERY grippy along with tacky. However it might be a NEO thing.

BTW, I  am already playing more than a month with a H2NEO and really like it. What I don't understand is was it there any tuning effect and if there is any, for how long it will stay before I see difference .It still plays like the first day....C'mon experts

Edited by Kolev - 09/22/2010 at 7:16pm

Good news. I am happy cause the H2 NEO 39° seems to be a perfect match with my Senkoh 90.The TG3(orange sponge) is on my BH and I like it a lot, but the H2 r is unbeatable for my FH among all the chinese I've tried so far.....but frankly, haven't tried the rest of the NEO's 

Which do you feel is faster and more powerful?

i agree with nicefrogs comment but I also won't be sticking with TG3 because i don't like the trajectory of the ball coming off of it. It's longer than what I want.

I feel like with h2 or H3 I can get the ball down much quicker with the same stroke- the ball feels much more directly related to how I'm hitting it.. while it feels like TG3 is trying to accomodate for something that i don't need it to accomodate for. Therefore sending the ball in a longer trajectory.

Edited by beeray1 - 09/23/2010 at 2:54pm

why not just use H2 NEO?