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Topic: Disappointing K3

Posted By: Rollko
Subject: Disappointing K3
Date Posted: 05/24/2023 at 5:41am

Hi All,

I tried Tibhar K3 recently (both FH and BH) and was taken aback - it really did play like a boosted hurricane. Now it's been a couple of weeks and it's nowhere near what it was at the beginning - the topsheet is still ok but the sponge now plays like a completely different rubber (in a bad way) - no clicking sound, no speed, no arc and not very safe.

Are there any other good hybrid alternatives that last longer than this?

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Posted By: JustANoob
Date Posted: 05/24/2023 at 2:42pm

Hi,

Probably need to be more specific with couple of weeks, and how much you play, but the reality is you are describing the current progression of all ESN rubbers( someone correct me if I am wrong and there are some exceptions).

The way I see it you have 3 options:

1) D09c

2) Chinese rubber that you boost the living spirit out of it with the correct booster. Maybe an H3 37?

3) Try to reboost your own K3 with falco or something else suggested around and see how that feels. Mentioning falco here cause its supposed to be the booster for EU type sponges but might be entirely wrong.

Posted By: zhuangcorp7
Date Posted: 05/24/2023 at 11:35pm

If you like boosted hurricane, why don't you just use hurricane?

Posted By: ashishsharmaait
Date Posted: 05/25/2023 at 12:42am

zhuangcorp, how does Jupiter 3 Asia in H39 compare with K3?

Posted By: underspinTopspin
Date Posted: 05/25/2023 at 1:07am

I have the same experience with K3. The best rubber I played with, but it is just too expensive to replace it every few weeksif you are not sponsored. And the drop in performance after few weeks it’s probably the most drastic I have experienced ever.

Posted By: vittiv
Date Posted: 05/25/2023 at 9:13am

Yasaka Rakza Z

Posted By: merlin el mago
Date Posted: 05/25/2023 at 9:28am

Thibar is always the same poor rubber duration.

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Posted By: zhuangcorp7
Date Posted: 05/25/2023 at 12:12pm

I think it has the same speed and bounciness, but J3 grips the ball more and is tackier.

Posted By: ashishsharmaait
Date Posted: 05/28/2023 at 4:48am

Can any native speaker explain what the reviewer here is saying?

Posted By: zhuangcorp7
Date Posted: 05/30/2023 at 7:17pm

He basically said that he used to use Dignics 09c and his image of Chinese rubbers is that they don't bounce much. But he was surprised by Jupiter 3, because it loops easier and better than D09c. He said he never missed a loop against cutman using Jupiter 3. It bounces a lot more than he thought, has very good control, and is easy to hit with, even with his penhold backhand. Basically the rubber far exceeded his expectation.

He said the rubber generally requires you to hit active strokes, and you can't be overly dependent on using your opponent's pace.

Posted By: zhuangcorp7
Date Posted: 05/30/2023 at 7:27pm

He said the ball lands deep on the opponent's table. He said even if the ball drops lower than the table, the rubber can easily grip the ball and lift it over the table.

Posted By: ashishsharmaait
Date Posted: 05/30/2023 at 7:38pm

Thankyou, I have ordered a sheet in H39, lets see how it goes and if it requires boosting.