DHS Tin Arc 3
Rubber description:
The DHS TinArc 3 is a hybrid table tennis rubber that balances speed, spin, and control. It features a semi-tacky topsheet paired with a medium-to-soft sponge, designed to provide a consistent feel for both offensive and defensive play. Users often note that it excels in looping and aggressive third-ball attacks, offering a reliable, controllable performance that performs well on both the forehand and backhand sides.
Key Playing Characteristics
- Spin and Dwell: The rubber provides significant spin potential, particularly when brushing the ball. It features a mid-to-long dwell time that rewards players with sound technique and active strokes.
- Speed and Catapult: While capable of high speeds for offensive play, it is not excessively bouncy, which enhances control during blocking and short-game exchanges. It exhibits a subtle catapult effect that assists in counterattacking from mid-distance.
- Throw Angle: Generally described as having a low-to-medium throw angle, which aids in opening up against pushes and maintaining trajectory control.
- Tactile Feedback: The rubber offers high levels of sensory feedback, allowing for precise ball placement. It is noted for being less sensitive to incoming spin compared to traditional hard-sponge Chinese rubbers.
Considerations
- Weight: This rubber is consistently noted for being heavy. Players using it on standard blades may notice a significant increase in total setup weight, which can impact wrist comfort during extended sessions.
- Maintenance: Like many Chinese-style rubbers, the surface can show cosmetic wear or attract dust relatively quickly, though this does not typically degrade its playing performance.
- Adaptation: While easier to use than traditional Hurricane or Skyline series rubbers, it performs best when the player commits to full, fluid strokes to activate the sponge. It is well-suited for aggressive-looping playstyles and works effectively on both stiff carbon blades and 7-ply wood constructions.
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Recent Reviews
#1 â August 2021
Review of Table Tennis Rubber
Pros:
- Best rubber for current level
- Less dense sponge than Goldarc 8
- Spin and speed depend on technique and strength
- Low trajectory, great spin, and controllable speed
- Great blocking control
- Improved looping for underspin
Cons:
- Not tacky
- Heavier than Yasaka rubbers
Specific Observations:
- For close-up topspins, overshooting the table may occur with flat hits
- In comparison to Yasaka Razka 7:
- Razka 7 is better for blocking and less sensitive to spin and touch
- Razka 7 is more suitable for flat hitting, while TA3 is better for under-spin lifting
- Razka 7 provides similar quality for lifts and flicks, with a minor difference in performance
Overall Recommendation:
Recommended for players seeking a rubber that maintains pace from medium to far from the table.
#2 â April 2021
Speed: 8
Spin: 9
Hardness: Medium
This rubber provides good control.
However, on the first day of use, the rubber is hard. By the third day, it softens down to a medium hardness.
#3 â June 2020
Right now I use this TA3 on my backhand. H 35, 2.0mm and black. Iâm coming from using DHS Hurricane 8, H 39, 2.15mm, black. These rubbers are very different. The TA3 is much less spin sensitive, so itâs a lot easier to return high spin serves and brush loops. Itâs very soft, so itâs quite slow compared to the H8 (even if the H8 is a bit slow as well). TA3 doesnât âgoâ by itself. Youâll have to work it good and make the full strokes to get the most out of it, otherwise the ball often goes in the net. Perhaps this is mainly the H 35 sponge being to slow and not so forgiving.
On the other side, itâs easy to block loops and place them well, and the pushing and short game is much easier to handle.
Now Iâve only played about 10 hours with my new setup, and if I have another feel in the future, I will change my review.
Blade: Friendship 729 L3 FL
FH: DHS Skyline TG2 NEO, H 39, 2.15mm
BH: DHS TinArc 3, H 35, 2.0mm
Update: Now I have tried the TA3 2.1mm H37 Red on my 729 V-6 blade. It gives me a better feeling in my backhand. You donât have to put so much effort in your strikes to get the ball over the net. When I put it on forehand and test some brush loops, the feeling is good, but the ball always comes back. The spin and catapult effect isnât anything like Skyline/Hurricane NEO rubbers, so I will keep it on my backhand. Weight cut 2.1mm H37: 48-51g. 2.0mm H35: 46g.
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