Customer review for DHS Hurricane 301 - Chinese Penhold

External Review for DHS Hurricane 301 on December 2, 2019

This is an outstanding blade, particularly for the price. I have three h301s, and the quality and play is very consistent for all three. As a former 2200 double wing looper with over 40 years of experience, I have a good deal of background for equipment comparisons.

The h301 is an offensive++ blade. It is a step slower than the DHS Hurricane Long 5 (offensive +++), with somewhat better control. Due to the blade construction, the blade has many gears, which you can access depending on the power of your strokes. Touch shots, blocks, pushes, serves all have excellent control, while power shots are fast and powerful. Loops are spinny and/or fast as you prefer with excellent placement, blocks are consistent and controlled, and kills are fast to target. I use DHS national hurricane 3 blue sponge (max, boosted) and Andro rasanter r50 (max, boosted). These are fast rubbers, but I still have great control with the h301. Serve return is good, but has to be controlled as with any fast blade. Counter-loops at the table and mid-range can be accomplished with the correct technique. If the blade has a drawback, it does not seem to play quite as well away from the table beyond the mid-range.

I also have h301 racquets made up with Nittaku Moristo SP (Mima Itos backhand, short pips, 2.0 mm) and Galaxy Qing (long pips, 0.7 mm) on the backhand, with h3nblue on FH. I occasionally play with pips so that the guys at the club can gain experience against a pips opponent. The pips hit crisply with the h301, better than other blades I have tried. I will leave individual reviews with these rubbers. At the price of the h301, you can afford to have multiple matched racquets for backup and to try out alternative rubbers while leaving you main racquet intact.

In conclusion, I highly recommend this blade, particularly for the developing player who doesnt want to spend $200+ on a quality blade. At this price, the question is not whether to get an h301 but how many to order.

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