My review on DHS Hurricane Long 5x (ebony topply):
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My review on DHS Hurricane Long 5x (ebony topply) blade:
Forehand: DHS Hurricane 3 (orange sponge) 40 2.1
Backhand: DHS Hurricane 8-80 37 2.1 and DHS Hurricane 3 38 2.1
All Hurricane rubbers used are being boosted.
My blade weights 92 grams. My Hurricane Long 5x got some splintering issue, so I sent my blade to @sdc_tt_blades to help me replace and change the top ply. The original top ply was Limba, but I wanted to test out this blade structure with ebony. DHS has actually produced a blade model called w968-5, which has Ebony as the top ply too! National players like Yu Heyi have even used this blade model in the 2017 Chinese National Games!
Forehand Topspin: the blade is feels harder, which forehand drive feels very solid. For topspin, the blade is a bit hard to control. A lot of the times, the ball ended up flying out out the table. But when I get used to that, the balls quality id quite high as it landed so deep on the table. The only slight disadvantage is that it’s hard to play against some soft and no spin balls.
Backhand topspin: the blade now feels so much more better than the original HL5x. With a more solid backhand, it gets more speed. But the timing has to be accurate, as I need to brush onto the ball and have a clean contact in order to control the trajectory of the ball.
Topspin against backspin: as the blade is a bit head-heavy, so lifting backspin feels easy, as you get more acceleration when you do the swing.
Serve: the blade is quite bouncy, so I think serves are not as spiny as before, but the advantage is that when doing some long serves down the line, the ball travels a bit more faster than usual.
Receive: the blade feels better for flicks. Pushes are not the best aspect of the blade, as the blade is quite bouncy, which results in a shorter dwell time.
So once again, a very big thanks to @sdc_tt_blades! He is just an awesome in making custom blades! And the materials he use has superior quality! The top ply feels smooth, it won’t splinter! So don’t forget to check out his website and his Instagram account!
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