Customer review for RITC Friendship 729 Battle II Provincial

External Review for RITC Friendship 729 Battle II Provincial on December 18, 2021

Great rubber! Better than my commercial Hurricanes 3 Neos. Comparing both at 39 degrees, Battle is harder, equal speed and gives more spin than H3N. Actually I started to think H3N is too soft for my BH. I use a Nittaku Hurricane Turbo Blue in BH in another setup and it is perfect. Maybe H3N in 40 degrees fits better. But this review is about F-Ship Battle II Provincial blue-sponged. I like it a lot, has become my main FH rubber. Dont know how the normal sponge behaves so I can not compare but this BS version is excellent. Rubber is hard, even at 39 degrees and 2.1mm, gives good speed and tremendous amount of spin. What I liked most in this rubber is the topsheet does not become blurred as quick as H3N, it keeps the shining topsheet for a long time just cleaning with cotton ball and water. That keeps the tacky feature for longer time. For opening topspins Battle gives a low trajectory with huge spin and low bounce. I won a lot of points I didnt win before just because of the low bounce. As other chinese type rubber it does not accept flat hits. the stroke must have spin to be a quality stroke. Price is acceptable, much lower than Provincial Hurricanes. I matched this rubber better with ALC blades, right now using it in a Timo Boll ALC. Didnt go well in ZLC blades, it became hard as a brick with low feeling. I will but another and recommend it for anyone looking for a high quality tacky rubber with a reasonable price. If you are used with commercial H3 Neo try this one and might have a nice surprise.

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