NEO HURRICANE 3

Everyone's rating [Hardness] Little hard
[Performance] Spin and Control to have excellent
NEO HURRICANE 3

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Averages reviews points

  • Rating: 8.92 / 10
  • 258 reviews
    • Speed:7.29
    • Spin:9.53
    • Control:7.91

    Powerful “NEO” sponge and Hurricane 3 rubber with special glutinosity could create stable and high-speed arc, improve the scoring ability of players. NEO Hurricane 3 has a high speed and low fast loop, changeful arc, stronger spin.

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    Specifications

    Price
    5,200 Yen(Include tax 5,720 Yen)
    Producer
    DHS
    Product code
    NR-8701
    Speed
    11.25
    Spin
    15
    Hardness
    42.5
    Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary
    Praised for exceptional spin and control performance, though limited rebound poses challenges when transitioning from tension rubbers. Recognized as a versatile rubber suitable for beginners to advanced players, particularly excelling in close-range techniques and looping drives.
    ■ Frequently Mentioned Points
    • Outstanding spin performance enabling easy lower-ball attacks and loop drives
    • Excellent stability in close-range techniques (stop, push strokes)
    • Strong adhesion provides excellent ball grip and precise control
    • Requires adjustment in stroke technique compared to tension rubbers
    • Pairing with elastic rackets recommended due to low rebound characteristics
    ■ Representative Voices
    ▲ PositiveNearly perfect performance. Serves spin sharply and short, while push strokes offer exceptional stability and sharpness. Counter-attacks and lower-ball drives deliver powerful shots, with the stickiness neutralizing opponent's spin.
    ▽ CriticalBalls go into the net when using tension-rubber techniques due to lack of rebound. Beginners find it difficult and extracting the rubber's true potential is challenging. It does not tolerate lazy or careless strokes, constantly demanding solid, committed shots.

    Reviews by user

    • visitor

      Zhang Jike fan (Experience: 6〜10 years) Simply the best,

      Reviews by user

      I bought this because I wanted to try a tacky rubber!
      First, about the performance - compared to the Hurricane 2
      series, it has less tackiness, so I think it's easy to use for beginners! Also, tacky rubbers usually lose speed, but the Hurricane NEO3 still has decent speed!
      Pairs great with the Zhang Jike ALC, Viscaria, or Hurricane Long5! (I use it because I'm a fan of Zhang Jike

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      2024/02/11
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      10
      Control
      8
      Hardness Hard

      Racket recommended use Zhang Jike ALC

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    • Niruka

      Niruka

      Reviews by user

      This was my first time using a tacky rubber. It was way tackier than I expected — if you press a ball onto the rubber, it just stays stuck there even upside down. On top of that, it has basically no bounce at all, a completely different animal from tension rubber. If you hit it with a tension-rubber feel, the ball doesn't fly and just catches the net. For now, I can't recommend it as a transition from tension rubber.

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      2023/09/08
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      8
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use Suifuta

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    • visitor

      Crazy Cut Fiend (Experience: 4〜5 years) Softer and flies farther than expected!!

      Reviews by user

      Blade setup:
      Blade: Cybershape Carbon
      Forehand: Hurricane NEO3 (max thickness)
      Backhand: V15 Extra (max thickness)
      People online often say it's hard, but thanks to the idatei treatment it felt about 5 degrees softer to me. On light hits it has basically zero bounce, lol
      But once I started driving from mid-distance or away from the table, it flew enough to go long.
      When you hit it firmly it grips and spins, but hit it lightly and it comes out like a knuckle ball, so you can vary it manually.
      As for weight... it's heavy, of course, lol

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      2023/08/07
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      10
      Control
      8
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use Cybershape CARBON

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    • Talk

      Talk (Experience: 4〜5 years)

      Reviews by user

      It was 49.5g at max thickness.

      It's light for a Chinese rubber and still gives you that classic tacky-rubber ball, so
      if you've been wanting to try Hurricane at least once, I think this lets you experience both its good and bad points.
      It's easy to handle, but compared to tension rubber it's a completely different animal.

      I paired it with a bouncy outer-carbon blade, but even so, forehand hits barely bounce at all — enough that people can tell it's Hurricane just from that, lol

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      2023/06/25
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      6
      Spin
      9
      Control
      8
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use STRADIVARIUS

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    • Yuu.Cutman

      Yuu.Cutman (Experience: 2〜3 years) A hardcore Chinese rubber that's still easy to use

      Reviews by user

      Unlike Hurricane Turbo Blue and Turbo Orange, this feels like the quintessential Chinese rubber. This is really what comes to mind when you say "Hurricane." It's a hard rubber, but it's had the "idatei" pre-treatment applied, so it's a bit softer. It has a lot of the quirks typical of Chinese rubbers, but I found it surprisingly soft and easy to use.
      Drives naturally get a ton of spin. Even a player with somewhat weak impact should still be able to get a decent amount of spin. Speed, as you'd expect, doesn't match a tension rubber, but it does have a minimum baseline of speed, and the harder you swing, the faster it gets — that's the part that really tests a player's skill. And above all, since it doesn't fly much, the short game is really easy. With a push, the ball goes in even if you push it a bit, and if you make firm contact you can put a lot of cut on it.
      I can also recommend it for choppers. I'm actually a chopper myself, and I got a real sense of reassurance from slow chops that just dropped onto my opponent's side of the table.
      I think it's a rubber that works from beginners to advanced players, so drop your preconceptions and please give it a try!

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      2023/05/09
      All
      9/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      10
      Control
      8
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use Acoustic

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    • visitor

      H.M (Experience: 2〜3 years)

      Reviews by user

      I used to have Dignics 09c on, and switching to Hurricane NEO3 made things so much easier to use — the backhand is stable and I can put a real arc on my forehand shots too!!
      Compared to Dignics 09c, it's also really easy to put spin on, so I think it's a rubber I can really recommend!!
      Compared to Dignics 09c, I've become able to hit both forehand and backhand drives more consistently. My serves also spin so much that opponents' returns pop up!! Forehand flicks, pushes, and stops have also gotten easier!!

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      2023/04/20
      All
      10/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      10
      Control
      9
      Hardness Little hard

      Racket recommended use INNERFORCE LAYER ALC.S

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    • Morumofu

      Morumofu (Experience: 4〜5 years) Affected by spin...

      Reviews by user

      Because it's a tacky rubber, receiving serves is hard. I think it's difficult unless you don't just make contact but also brush slightly over the ball to add spin. It's top-notch for topspin rallies and for lifting backspin balls. If you don't pair it with a blade that flies well, it really doesn't fly at all lol

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      2022/10/09
      All
      8/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      10
      Control
      6
      Hardness Hard
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