Giant Dragon Superspin G3 Hard review

Okay, my friend. I have the results... So first off let me say, that I think the majority of this issue is semantics, that is: grippy vs tacky vs sticky.  I think when you say tacky, I say grippy.  And when I say tacky, you'll probably say sticky.  Please understand also that I'm coming from TopENERGY and TaiChi rubbers and looking at SuperSpin G3.

 

Now with that said, I opened a black sheet, and (mind you this was new rubber), it held the ball a bit longer than the red, even after running it through a few cleanings.  But I actually have a one month sheet of SuperSpin G3 Hard in red that still picks up the ball, if only for a fraction of a second.

 

Now here's the catch.  On the TaiChi, Karate, TopENERGY, and SuperSpin G3 rubbers, if you press and pinch down on the rubber then try to let go, it actually does pinch back... like a grip.  I believe this is the manufacturer's G.A.T. effect.  Other rubbers like H3 Neo, Sriver and Outlaw do not do this for sure.

 

However, if you simply slide your finger or a ball across the rubber without pressing into it, the topsheet of SuperSpin G3 has noticably less friction that even say the Karate rubbers.  This is what I consider tack.  To give you an idea, TopENERGY fresh out the package, which has both G.A.T. and heavy tack, can not only pick up the ball, but the ball can literally roll down the sheet of the rubber upside down!

 

Ultimately, I don't want this discussion to get overblown and turn into an argument and really take away from the review.  Everything topspinschuss has shown is true and holds water, it also agrees with martian22's initial impressions and others.  The black is a little more tacky/grippy whichever you prefer -- I think it's the G.A.T. topsheet effect.

 

The tuning is indeed supposed to be more permanent, I really don't know how long it will last.  I'm not a heavy power player, but it's lasted one month so far.

 

topspinschuss wrote: Oh good. I actually hope that the black one you break out is also tacky. :)  That would at least be a sign of consistency.  Black: Tacky  Red: not so tacky   Let us know about your results.   If all black SS G3 Hard rubbers are tacky, then this rubber would be more than a great alternative to factory-tuned tacky rubbers like blue whale 2.   By the way...I read on the Korean Double Dragon website (via web translation) that the factory tuning is some special tuning that is supposed to last for the life of the rubber.  If true, that would be great!  I guess we'll see in a few weeks or months how long the tuning lasts.

Edited by conradsong - 02/23/2011 at 11:34pm

 

Agreed.  Beyond this, the only thing coming shortly down the pipe will be a factory tuned short pips, 612 Turbo,  and a new long pips, Dragon Talon.

Most points have been covered in this topic, but theres 1 more important point to discuss, and that is the durability of this rubber.

And overall, the durability is great. After about 3-4 weeks the tuning died down a bit, as expected, but all other aspects remain the same.

Spin, speed and physical appearance have all held out well, especially for the price.

So if your looking for a cheaper alternative to euro tensors then give G3 a try!you wont be disappointed!

I'm a 1200 player (and rapidly improving) and I think the Superspin G3 Soft is my preference.  I guess the hard would be the preference of Chinese style loopers, but even though I have a Chinese stroke, I wanted something that tended to handle my errors better so the soft worked better.  I like putting fast spinny rubbers on slower blades so I can get the spin without going off the deep end on the speed.  I tried doing fast blades with slow spinny rubbers but those don't work as well.  The Defensive blades also have bigger heads and I have bigger hands - a match made in heaven.