DHS Hurricane 301T

I have not tried other models of DHS 301. It has very high control. The speed is adequate. The quality of my spins and shots has improved significantly with this blade.

I use Tibhar k3 on the forehand and Victas ventus extra on the backhand. Blocks and shots are incredibly fast and controlled. Now, I can easily defeat many players who I couldn’t before.

Simply wow. Felt better than HL5, maybe a touch slower, but a very aggressive blade with extra high control. It ticks all the boxes for a spin-oriented player. Looping is easy as anything. I am able to smash confidently as well, which is usually hard to do well on a looping blade. The handle is a big improvement from the original H301; it is much better and more of a European type on H301T. I have the 301, and this 301T is my new favorite. The build quality is very good, too.

I’ve used H301, 301z and 301T but not 301X, which I believe is not worth it. Nevertheless, I will give a review based on my experience with all three.

If you want speed, use the 301T. If you want control, the 301 and 301z are quite similar. The 301T feels stiffer and harder, hence the increased speed. The short game and touch shots feel similar across all three because they are inner carbon layer blades. However, if you are looking for the blade with the least rebound on touch shots, I would say the 301. The 301z was the most pleasant for me in the short game and blocking because I found it easier to execute variation in blocks and short game shots. Be careful when using the 301T in the short game. For smashing, the 301T wins. It also has more threatening loops. All three blades have great looping capabilities, but I felt that the 301T loops to underspin were more threatening. The 301z loops next, and the 301 is ranked last in drives and smashes. For smashing from far, the 301T also wins.

Conclusion: The experience differs depending on the rubbers used on these blades. I almost always use a fully extended arm when executing a forehand drive. I use DHS Skyline Series as a Cpen player. If you use Skyline Series, you really have to close the angle of the blade and get a low center of gravity to land balls on the table. Hurricane 3 would likely be the easier option to adjust as a forehand rubber for this blade because you need the control. This is my rating of the blades: 1=301T, 2=301z, 3=301. The 301 has the least speed and too much flex to make threatening shots. The 301z is the medium of the three, but I still don’t think it cuts it if you want to improve speed. The 301T is the champion of the three. It feels like an external carbon blade when hit at a distance.

Here’s another review I agree with: https://www.tabletennisday.com/review/dhs-hurricane-301-series.html.