DHS Hurricane 8 Mid-Hard

I like this rubber because it helps me to improve my FH technique, as if you don’t have a good technique you will not get a good topspin and may seem like a slow rubber. It has great control, and I get awesome loops out of it even against heavy backspin. But as mentioned before, you need to have the right technique using your legs and hitting from the floor, with the body and not with the arm. I use it on a Yasaka Max Carbon 3D blade (very fast), and they work together perfectly in mid-distance, easy to put the ball on the table in counterspin. Not a great suit if looking for a super fast rubber, though.

Love this rubber, quality and consistency are great.

Not fast, but with good control.

Honestly, I can’t tell the difference between this rubber and Hurricane 3. The sponge is a little softer, maybe. Works well on the backhand. I only tried the red version of this rubber. Still a great rubber, and so is Hurricane 3.

I feel my control is much better with this rubber.

I use this rubber for my FH. The spin is fabulous, and the control is excellent. Highly recommended.

Getting used to it

It is a rubber that responds with a lot of logic, spin, and power; I would use it just like the Victas TDE, really good.

A lot of spin and control. I use it with my Ignito Xiom Blade.

Not as hard and powerful as Hurricane 3 Neo. Spin is good though.

Performs as indicated. Like the rubber (non-boosted) with nice feel/control on serve returns/close-to-table play. Requires good form and excellent racket acceleration, even at mid-hard, for the ball to bite into the sponge for full effect. I think my carbon OFF+ blade is too fast for this rubber—not having enough dwell time before the ball launches. May try on all-wood 5- or 7-ply. Suggestions?

Fantastic rubber, long-time user.

Was using H8 hard on BH, but switched to Mid and it has made a (good) difference.

Hurricane 3 has better spin and feeling.

Requires a bit of adjustment as the rubber is harder than my previous one. I have it on my FH side. But after two months of playing, I really like it. Very good for mid-distance returns with enough power.

Good price compared to the performance. Suitable for intermediate players.

Good as usual. Correspond to the degree of 40, which is hard enough for most players.

For me, 1.5mm was better.

Good Chinese rubber.

This rubber is excellent value for the money. I have played with this rubber for the past 2 years and really enjoy it: it’s very grippy, controllable, and long-lasting. It should not be a surprise to read this, but the corollary is that this rubber is not fast. A lot more physical effort must be put into a fast attack than would be required with say Tenergy 05 or Dignics 05.

Easier to play than H3 neo, more elastic, one of my favs.

I like it!

Good rubber of DHS H3—no need booster/oil. Tacky sheet for good spin.

Good rubber, mid hard is a well-balanced rubber, not so tacky like Hurricane 3 neo, but it is easier to adapt and play with this rubber, nice rubber, and worth trying and enjoying.

A bit slow, but good control. I will use H8 as my FH rubber for the next few years.

If you want to play tacky rubbers, but regular (non-boosted) H3 and H3 Neo feel dead to you, I recommend trying this one. It is pretty cheap on the current competitive market, yet a durable and stable rubber. It plays like a boosted H3 Neo, has god-like grip on the first day, and is similar to regular H3 later. Any Euro rubber users who try this say they will give this rubber a try on their blade in the future. I use it on the HL5x and HL5; it suits well on the FH, and you can also try it on the BH. Mid-hard is the only recommended version, because hard is for everyday training players with good technique, and the soft one lacks on solid shots.

One of the best rubbers for a novice, it helps you learn the strokes, but it is good for intermediate or advanced too. Very sticky and elastic too. Not a fast rubber.

This rubber is made for the plastic ball; it grabs the ball very well. The mid-hard version is not recommended for the forehand, as it bottoms out too easily; however, it is a good choice for the backhand due to its softness. Do note that this is a heavy rubber!

Felt a bit hard at first, but they are still excellent for any level of players. Of course, they are not as fast as other rubbers, but the spin is above average for all shots. I use them on my FH.

Very fast and spin. I like it.

La uso con mi paleta Fang Bo x2 y dio excelente resultado. A pesar de estar consciente de que no es lo mejor que hay, es ideal para un jugador amateur o para un jugador de nivel medio.

The pros: Serves = 10; smothering FH loops = 10; short/receive touch and spin = 10; fun = 10! If you want to have some fun again in pong, put this rubber on one of your paddles; it makes you want to try shots that make you laugh—you can rip a FH inside out and the ball will land! Or smother a hooking FH cross-court, it won’t be touched. It has some bounce compared to other “deadish” DHS rubbers, but not a lot like bouncy rubbers that allow you to just stand there. So, the con is you have to move a bit to get into a position to have the most fun with this extremely spinny and controlled rubber. Enjoy!

I have been using H3 Neo for the past year and felt that it was amazing, but needed some little adjustments like the elasticity and topsheet. H8 is an elastic and more responsive version of the H3, a little less tacky though. I consider this rubber to be an alternative to a boosted H3. This rubber made an excellent BH option for me.

I already play with DHS H3Neo, and I feel DHS H8 Mid Hard is comparatively good, with an improved spin in my style of play. I’ve DHS H8 Mid Hard on my backhand, and my RPB is powerful with a lot of spin. I like it and will get it again once it is worn out. Thanks, Tabletennis11!

This is the best Hurricane rubber I have tried so far. It is light, fast, and durable, and not so tacky. So far, it doesn’t need tuning.

Немного быстрей 3. Вес: 71.4 г, вырезанная — 52.6 г.

This rubber is effective for ball spinning and speed too. The ball now is spinning more than before (used to play with Stiga ready-made rackets). And performance has changed a lot since using these rubbers.

Excelente goma, muy rápida, con muy buen efecto, superrecomendable.

Sticky and hard. For true athletes in TT :) But I am not.

H8 = H3 + booster. This rubber is good without boosting. If you like Chinese style forehand, try this.

I use this rubber on my BH. First time using this rubber, it was really tacky. But nowadays, it’s just tacky enough as regular Chinese rubber.

Because I used HN3 com before, I simply get used to use this and comfortable in my playing style. Need to improve my technique on BH because my grip is penhold.

I am not a high-level player, so it is very hard for me to tell the difference between Hurricane 8 and 3. It is a typical Chinese sticky rubber; you can create a very strong spin on the ball only with the rubber layer, which is very helpful for serving. It can also give a powerful topspin shot due to the hard sponge. The sponge will perform its elasticity only when you hit the ball with great power, so that it gives a low curve in touch play.

To conclude, it performs very similarly to Hurricane 3, and I enjoy playing with it.

Great forehand rubber! It has great spin and control on active shots and can be incredibly fast with the right technique, timing, and footwork; however, lack of physical strength and/or improper technique would make the rubber seem slow.

The rubber is best suited on a flexible blade (something in the region of off- at most). Stiffer blades would make applying spin on the ball an arduous task.

It isn’t as tacky as typical Chinese rubbers. I’ve been using it for over a month (~3 hrs/day; 6 times a week) and its characteristics seem to be fairly close to day one (-3% to -5% tackiness now), leading me to believe that this rubber has good durability.

GOOD

You can do everything with this product, control excellent and spin incredible! Thanks Tabletennis11 from Argentina.

جلدة جبارة لا هي ناشفة ولا طرية، ممكن وضع البوستير لها ومن أفضل الجلد الصينية بالسوق.

The rubber is tacky, the sponge is hard, but not too much and with some elasticity. Will try to boost it. Seems like it will become a dream!

Sponge is not too hard. Good control.

Накладка на любителя, не каждому подойдёт.

Super god, jeg er glad for den.

Good quality rubber. If you like Chinese rubber and you look for a softer sponge, this rubber is for you.

Играю данной накладкой с форхенда на основании Stiga Rosewood XO. Очень быстрый плоский удар. Умеренная липкость и неплохое вращение. Отличные блоки. Накладка раскрылась после десяти тренировок. Во время игры никаких сверхъусилий применять не надо, хотя накладка наклеена на водный клей и без бустера.

Spin capabilities were great for only a short period of time.

This rubber is excellent; also, combined with a good quality bat, it makes it perfect. My game has improved tremendously lately because of the high quality of this product. I strongly recommend buying from tabletennis11.com.

Very good, although maybe it loses a bit too quickly the features “tachi”.

It is not a bad rubber; it is just that there are dozens of Chinese rubbers that are better. I consider it a failed DHS project.

Happy with it.

This rubber is bouncy. Spin and speed are moderate. Smashes are not as hard. Could be this rubber needs a break-in period.

Made for the polyball. Great for topspin and driving.

What a great Chinese rubber! Thanks to DHS. Highly recommend.

It’s very easy to play with this rubber. I have HL5 blade and I love this fusion.

Used instead of Tenergy and find it a lower-cost alternative to Tenergy. Great grip and good control too. Doesn’t last as long, but cheaper anyway.

Esta goma es buena, tiene muy buen agarre y tiene también buena velocidad… pero es algo pesada…

Highly recommended. Speed, spin, and control are excellent.

Buena calidad de la goma, mucho efecto, muy buen control, pero no es una goma rápida. Uso esta goma al revés y al derecho y la paleta queda un poco pesada.

Отличная накладка! Играть с ней одно удовольствие!

DHS Hurricane 8 is the best rubber for me so far, even better than Tenergy. When choosing Hurricane 8 (or 3), you should use a booster. I recommend Seamoon, which is pretty popular in China. Remember, China is the No. 1 pingpong country. You should follow Chinese players if you want to improve your skill.

It feels like a hybrid; however, it is faster in lower gears and then not as fast in the higher gears.

Tried it for a few weeks and sold it. Nothing special—used as backhand on zjk alc. Went back to Tenergy.

Had been using Hurricane 3 for forehand for years. In general, 8 is a better version of 3. More powerful and spinning.

1. Feel almost identical when close to table. Don’t need to adjust anything.
2. More powerful when away from table, which is the biggest issue with 3.
3. Looping seems to dive down a little faster.

Tried many types of hurricane rubbers for FH. Hate the smell from Hurricane3 series. This one hurricane8 has no irritating smell, that’s a good improvement. Unfortunately, it’s still not my cup of tea, no matter I tried using booster on it or not. Give up.

The new DHS Hurricane 8 rubber is great. I find it to be good on my backhand. It’s fast & has good spin. Also, it’s good to flat hit with. Ideal for a person who likes to attack. Looping & chopping with this rubber, you can create lots of spin. I have this rubber on 2 different types of blades & find it excellent on both.

Good

A hard sponge of 46 degrees provides very spinny serves and loops. Used preferably for forehand.

День добрый! Играл один раз, поэтому не могу оценить свойства на данный момент!

Ok

品质ok，价格一般

Odlično se obnese pri močnem spinu, tako tudi pri obrambi močnih udarcev.

It has good effect and tackiness on poly ball.

Very tacky rubber. Keeps the tackiness for a long time. Good for playing close to the table. I wished to use this rubber on forehand, but it was slower than I expected. Also, hardness was not enough for my forehand, as I like harder rubbers. I should mention that I am in the top 50 in VIC, Australia, and these are my personal ideas. In general, I found it better for backhand.

Super spin and super powerful.

This rubber is tacky, good for attack looping style play. Requires good technique and effort to play with rubber. Also needs a lot of cleaning to maintain its performance; protection film is essential to minimise dirt particles.

Good DHS rubber, nice price. Thanks, TT11.

It is ok, but no good for me..........

Low speed, low spin refund is ok.

Good rubber.

It is not much different to DHS 3.

Kontrolle ist sehr gut, aber etwas zu schwacher Katapult (mit meinem Holz).

Not much different than the other Hurricane rubbers. I feel that Hurricane 3 boosts much better, but that is just a personal opinion. I can say that Hurricane 8 does appear to be a higher quality product than the inconsistent Hurricane 3 line of rubbers.

This rubber is amazing! Good control and super spinny. I am using this on my FH now and Tenergy05 on BH with the power of Zhang Jike SZLC! Now I can loop with excellent control and maximum power with it!

I like the same feeling as Hurricane 3 Neo (I used it for years), and with a better sponge. This is the rubber which I am looking for in the 40+ plastic era.

First impressions after one practice session (H8 on FH + Nexy Calix):

a) Tackiness — It is a mildly tacky rubber, the level of tackiness is nowhere near N3 Neo. Which for me translates into slightly worse short game, and not as much spin on “brushy” serves. But still, H8 is much less bouncy than pretty much any modern tensor rubber.

b) Driving the ball — Easier with H8 than H3 Neo because H8 is less tacky. Same considerations apply to passive blocking. This is an area where H8 is better than H3 Neo.

c) Looping — The grip is good, quite reliable, but one needs to engage the sponge a bit more when looping using H8 in order to generate the same amount of spin as with H3 Neo. The arc is a bit lower than with H3 Neo.

d) Speed — At medium swing shots H8 feels a touch faster than H3 Neo, but at full swing H3 Neo is faster and spinnier.

As I use it, it shows on the back cover that the hardness of it is mid-hard, but actually it is 39 degree, and the thickness is not 2.15 but 2.2. Who buys it should pay attention to it.

This rubber is faster than h3, but not too much difference at all. I have tried playing it without using booster, and it is rock hard. After using Falco booster on it, the sponge is softened and spin is better. I will say this rubber cannot be used without booster, while we all know booster is banned to be used in official games, but so far everyone is using it.

As I first used it, it could be the same tacky rubber and different sponge. For topspin it stays on the same level. Due to the softer new sponge used in Hurricane 8, it offers more speed, and by harder playing it reaches to the blade easily and the power of the wood can be excavated. One has to change the hitting habit a little bit if you used the harder sponge of Hurricane 3 or Neo. Totally, it should be the next classic of DHS family. It is worth to own it!