Skyline TG2 NEO not tacky enough

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   So I recently bought a Skyline TG2 NEO, and it is nowhere near as tacky as I'd expect. It certainly is different from my european rubbers, but I have my 1 year old daily-used TG3 NEO that I take good care of, that is tackier than it (holds ball for 10 seconds). My TG2 only holds the ball for half a second.I've read some reviews online indicating there's an inconsistency in tackiness. Does anyone have this experience? For example one review says it is not very tacky at all, another says it is tackier than H3, and another says first and second sheet they bought were different, one tacky, one not as much.

Other than the tackiness, the way it plays does not seem far off from what I'd expect, it's slow, linear, produces a lot of spin.
Did I receive a fake? How do I check? This isn't the provincial or national version, just commercial, purchased for 19$.

Edited by rmdec - 07/23/2021 at 11:08pm

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rmdec Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Beginner Joined: 07/15/2021 Location: Boston Status: Offline Points: 7	Post Options Post Reply Quote rmdec Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Skyline TG2 NEO not tacky enough Posted: 07/23/2021 at 11:07pm
	So I recently bought a Skyline TG2 NEO, and it is nowhere near as tacky as I'd expect. It certainly is different from my european rubbers, but I have my 1 year old daily-used TG3 NEO that I take good care of, that is tackier than it (holds ball for 10 seconds). My TG2 only holds the ball for half a second. I've read some reviews online indicating there's an inconsistency in tackiness. Does anyone have this experience? For example one review says it is not very tacky at all, another says it is tackier than H3, and another says first and second sheet they bought were different, one tacky, one not as much. Other than the tackiness, the way it plays does not seem far off from what I'd expect, it's slow, linear, produces a lot of spin. Did I receive a fake? How do I check? This isn't the provincial or national version, just commercial, purchased for 19$. Edited by rmdec - 07/23/2021 at 11:08pm

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Zwill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Super Member Joined: 11/10/2017 Location: Hungary Status: Offline Points: 174	Post Options Post Reply Quote Zwill Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07/24/2021 at 3:33pm
	What you say sounds like an original one. DHS rubbers have inconsistency regarding their tackiness. Wouldn't worry too much about it to be honest. I played with very tacky ones and with ones that barely have any ability to lift the ball. Actually funny enough I think the less sticky rubbers grip (and spin) the ball better during play and the ones that hold the ball long actually can slip nastily. It's like the very sticky ones have this wax on them which turns into ice on high spin balls. If you want consistency look at 729 Battle 2.
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rmdec Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Beginner Joined: 07/15/2021 Location: Boston Status: Offline Points: 7	Post Options Post Reply Quote rmdec Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07/24/2021 at 6:11pm
	Thank you for the reply! I suspected it could be a quality variance thing, the confirmation is useful. Thanks for the suggestion also, I will try 729 Battle 2 rubber next. I am looking for more chinese style rubbers or tacky hybrids to test.