DHS HURRICANE-I Tournament Table Tennis Racket Set, Ping Pong Paddle, Penhold Racquet with a Landson Wrist Support

I have three different models of penhold DHS rackets each at different price points. I like this Hurricane model best, but it was hard for me to tell how much better it was than the other two below it.

Greetings,I’m writing you with heavy heart. Recently, I was married and, in my recent nuptials, inherited a ten year old boy. This boy is quite the odd fellow. He isn’t much for sports or academics. In an effort to get him out of the house more often (so newlyweds can practice what the Lord above intended) so I bought him one of your paddles: the DHS Hurricane. Eager as a high-schooler on prom night, the moment the package arrived, I shoved him out the door (box in hand) and pointed him toward the direction of the local community center.As we’re rounding second base, we are interrupted by the slobbery sobbing of the ten year old. Apparently, he arrived to the community center eager to test out the new hardware only to be thwarted by the overwhelming smell of what I can only describe as a 5 gallon drum of rotten fish. Immediately (and frustratingly), I threw the paddle into the backyard and washed the child’s hands with industrial dish soap. After three thorough washings and some skin loss, he is just now starting to not smell like a fish market. As for the paddle, I have hosed it off, soaked it in bleach, and hung it on our laundering line.Surely, we cannot be the first to comment on the overwhelming stench of this product. Is fish sauce an ancient secret to paddle rubber adhesion? Does it grant some sort of secret looping ability? Does the smell alone distract opponents in such a way to guarantee defeat?Please help me understand,An eager stepfather(PS - now this is for real: the paddle is really great. And it really does smell really bad and the sellers could not offer any solace. But I enjoy the game very much with this paddle...my opponents just don't like to shake my hand after our games.)

I've been playing table tennis for a couple months, and was getting tired of using the cheap paddle I bought from Sports Authority. So I wanted to step up my game a bit, and take it a little more seriously. I decided on this, and don't regret it. Awesome paddle. When I opened it up, I was impressed. Nice package, nice case, nice TT balls, and of course, great paddle. The paddle looks beautiful. After taking off the thin plastic cover on the rubber, it felt very tacky. So I figured, this is a MILLION times better than the old paddle I was using. When I finally played, it took a little while getting used to it. I was so used to using paddles with a shakehand handle and this was my first time holding a dedicated penhold paddle. Before buying this paddle, I thought about the fact that I may not like penhold as I progress and might want to go back to shakehand, and figured you would still be able to hold this paddle with a shakehand grip.. wrong. It would feel too short, so if you want to be penhold, you should be sure of it. Once you're used to it, playing is fluid. The rubber puts a lot of spin on the ball. It may be the rubber or maybe the paddle, but when you hit the ball hard, it sounds like you cracked the ball. I thought that was interesting. After a little over a month of using it, the rubber has significantly lost some of it's tackiness, even thought I always clean it after playing.Summary: Buy it, improve, win.

The racket has a very sticky surface. I was worried when I got it. I realized its expected after seeing others review. It took a few practices to get used to the racket. It spines the ball great, definitely help to improve the performance. The racket is slight on the light side. Overall, I am happy with the purchase.

This is a great paddle. It took very little time to adjust to. I like the small penfold handle it allows me to spin paddle with ease. But most of my friends say it to short for them ( mostly men). I like the heavier wieght, it makes me feel more powerful when I am hitting that hard fast shot. And it deffently has improved my spin 100%. I would recommend for the player who is serious about improving their game.

I'll just say that I played with this paddle for the first time against a co-worker who I'm relatively on the same playing level as, and smashed him the first two times with it. The 3rd game we switched paddles, and he beat me pretty handidly. Needless to say, this thing makes a world of difference in upping your performance. Definitely recommended for advanced/intermediate players. The control and grip is a huge upgrade over the standard rubber paddles. It also comes at a reasonable price for what you're getting.I couldn't be more happy with it, and can't wait to play with it some more!

I am using this Pen Hold DHS Hurricane-1 for more than 3 yrs now and in these 3 years I really enjoyed playing with this awesome paddle and will buy it again if have to buy another one :)

Agreed, the handle would be too short for shake-hand grip. Also, make sure to generously sand down the edges, or you will hurt your pointer finger (mine was going completely numb even after I sanded it only a little). But now that it's dialed in for my hand shape, I am getting great control of the ball.