DHS 4002 Premade Racket Overview (2023) • Racket Perception

The well-known DHS model, sponsor of the Chinese language Nationwide Staff, has a spread of high-quality premade rackets. This time, we’re going to be reviewing considered one of their mid-range choices, the DHS 4002 premade racket.

To anybody who asks me for newbie racket, I’ve all the time really useful this one. That’s as a result of it has rubbers with nice spin, it is extremely low-cost and it’s accessible everywhere in the world.

It is a low-cost $30 racket, however it’s filled with surprises.

Design of the DHS 4002

The DHS 4002 is available in a cardboard field with the picture of Ma Lengthy and Ding Ning. The packaging may be very fundamental, contained in the field there may be only a piece of plastic to maintain the racket in place.

My preliminary impressions weren’t visible, as regular, however slightly olfactory. As soon as I took the racket out of the field, I used to be inundated with the attribute fish scent of DHS rubbers.

I knew this scent from years of enjoying the Hurricane 3 NEO on my forehand facet, however there are lots of people who don’t know of its existence till they purchase a DHS product and it really bothers them.

Truthfully, it doesn’t trouble me in any respect, what’s extra, I discover it fairly humorous. If it annoys you that your racket smells unusual, this one might be not for you.

Transferring on to a barely deeper examination, I used to be capable of finding a number of issues.

To begin with, this racket has Hurricane 3 rubber on the forehand facet (it doesn’t specify if it’s the common model or the NEO model) and a G888 on the backhand facet. As well as, it has a 7-ply blade.

Secondly, I used to be capable of finding quite a few high quality management points. To call a number of, I discovered the backhand rubber had many stains together with one which by no means got here off, the sting tape was poorly positioned and the deal with was misaligned.

From the primary second, we are able to see that it is a very industrial product. The fishy scent and the QC points make us perceive that this isn’t a premium product, removed from it.

Nevertheless, it might be very tough for DHS to supply us these professional-grade parts at such a low worth if the construct high quality weren’t inferior.

As soon as I picked up the racket, it felt very heavy, which didn’t shock me given its two Chinese language rubbers and the 7-ply blade.

After I put it on the dimensions, my suspicions had been confirmed, because the racket weighs 195 grams. For reference, a standard racket weighs between 170 and 180 grams. 

One among its opponents, the Killerspin JET400, weighs 173 grams, a a lot better weight.

I strongly advocate changing the backhand rubber with a softer and lighter one.

The DHS G888 is a really heavy rubber. When you change it to a smooth, mild, and controllable rubber you’ll cut back the load by 10-20 grams and have a a lot better racket. Good choices are the Butterfly Flextra, the 729 Focus 3 Snipe, or the Xiom Vega Europe.

When you swap out the G888 for a Focus 3 Snipe, you’ll have a 7-ply blade, a Hurricane 3 on the forehand facet, and a lightweight, spinny, controllable backhand rubber on the backhand facet, mainly a skilled racket. All this for lower than 50 {dollars}.

I feel this racket has numerous potential for its worth, because the blade and forehand rubber are wonderful, and the issue with the load may be solved by altering the backhand rubber.

If we press on the rubbers, we discover that each rubbers are very laborious, which isn’t significantly good for rookies, particularly on the backhand facet.

When doing a tackiness take a look at, the Hurricane 3 may choose up the ball from the desk and maintain it for 1-2 seconds, whereas the G888 may maintain it for as much as 8 seconds.

Playtesting the DHS 4002

Driving and looping

After utilizing this racket, it’s clear to me that it’s made for offensive gamers. The pace of the blade is kind of ALL+ / OFF-, and it might probably attain very excessive speeds.

Nevertheless, the rubbers would not have a rebound impact, as a result of they’re Chinese language rubbers. You should have good approach and know find out how to generate the power of your photographs your self.

That is why it’s most likely not an awesome racket for rookies who wish to loop straight away. 

It is vitally controllable for drives, pushes, and blocks, however relating to looping, you want superb approach to have the ability to generate spinny, highly effective loops.

Softer European-style rubbers are far more forgiving for looping than these laborious Chinese language rubbers. 

When you can study to play with these rubbers, as I did a number of years again, your photographs could have much more energy in the event you change to European rubbers. It’s doable, it simply requires some further effort.

When you don’t have a coach to show you correct approach, it’s possible you’ll be higher off going with extra conventional, easy-to-use rackets just like the Killerspin JET400.

When you’re prepared to study with this racket, it might probably pack some critical punch.

Topspin photographs on the forehand facet, as anticipated, journey with numerous energy, and it is extremely simple to regulate the depth and placement. 

The trajectory is sort of low, which is a plus as a result of it signifies that your photographs might be tougher to counter. On the flip facet, a low trajectory can even make it simpler to clip the web or ship the ball lengthy. Nevertheless, this didn’t occur usually throughout my testing.

One other factor I ought to point out is that because of the heavy weight of this racket, it was tougher for me to swing the racket and generate numerous acceleration with my wrist and forearm.

As everyone knows, Chinese language superstars use the sort of rubber as a consequence of its wonderful qualities for counter topspins.

This racket was no exception. Counter topspins away from the desk had numerous spin and it was very simple for me to get the ball on the desk. The racket had sufficient power and stability to play 2-3 meters away from the desk.

I’ve to say that my favourite shot with this racket was the counter topspin close to the desk.

The nice benefit of Chinese language rubbers is that it is extremely simple to hit by means of spin. Because the rubbers are sticky and never grippy, it is extremely simple to disregard incoming spin and put your individual on the ball when you’ve got good approach.

Counters close to the desk had been phenomenal, and they might have been even higher if the racket had been lighter.

Regardless that I had a tough time swinging the racket, the counter topspins had been very protected, extremely highly effective, and constant. The ball traveled with a low trajectory and the racket produced a really satisfying cracking sound when putting the ball on energy photographs.

Taking a look at these clips, it doesn’t appear to be I’m enjoying with a $30 racket. If we modified the backhand rubber to a greater and lighter one just like the Rakza 7 Delicate, I might have the ability to use it in official tournaments.

Talking of which, the backhand facet of this racket is fairly dangerous if you wish to assault. The backhand rubber is even tougher and stickier than the forehand rubber. When you needed to generate any sort of pace or spin you would want extra energy.

The G888 shouldn’t be on the backhand facet of this racket. It’s virtually not possible to loop the ball with the backhand facet. I may open up with some extent of consistency, however contained in the rally, I might solely drive and block the ball.

Additionally, the rubber doesn’t have any sort of pace and it received’t spin the ball except you carry out an lively stroke. When you block or drive the ball, your opponent will obtain a sluggish, no-spin ball that they will assault.

When you’re contemplating shopping for this racket, it’s best to ask your self 2 questions: 

1. Are you prepared to play with Hurricane 3 on the forehand facet and study the best approach?
2. Are you going to vary the backhand rubber, or would you settle for utilizing the G888?

When you answered sure to each, this wonderful offensive racket is for you.

Serve and obtain

The serve and obtain recreation with this racket is nice, particularly when it comes to management.

Serves had good spin to them however above all, they had been very simple to put. Because the racket doesn’t have a robust rebound impact, it is extremely simple to serve brief or place the ball anyplace on the desk.

Pushes labored nice with this racket since each rubbers didn’t take up a lot spin. It was additionally very simple to contact brief because of the racket’s lack of pace and its tackiness.

Nevertheless, I had hassle flicking, particularly on the backhand facet. The rubber doesn’t have any sort of inherent pace and is just too laborious to flick constantly and with good high quality.

Blocking and chopping

Blocks with this racket had been effective. It has tons of management and it absorbs incoming power properly.

Nevertheless, blocks work in a different way than with a traditional racket.

Each rubbers take up the incoming power and return a really sluggish ball that has little spin. That is good from a management standpoint however you may’t actually assault your opponent with blocks because the ball rebounds little or no. 

Chopping was additionally good, though it requires a distinct approach than with the European rubbers. With European rubbers, you may chop the ball by grazing it. With this racket, you must influence the ball a bit extra in order that it crosses to the opposite facet of the desk.

General reflections on the DHS 4002

All in all, I feel this racket is nice for all-round or offensive gamers on a funds.

It’s fitted to gamers who like topspin and counter topspin rallies or for individuals who worth management on drives and blocks.

Its weight and its backhand rubber are its predominant cons, which may be solved by altering the G888.

Additionally, if you wish to use it to assault, you should have good approach or be prepared to study, because the rubbers don’t produce a robust loop by themselves, you should work laborious to present the ball energy.

When you’ve got good approach, all photographs are attainable with this racket, with topspins and counter topspins being a really sturdy level of this racket.

General I had numerous enjoyable with this racket. It’s an awesome offensive racket and it’s the right underneath $50 racket for offensive gamers… however provided that you turn its backhand rubber.

Alvaro’s been enjoying Desk Tennis since he was 15 and is now ranked throughout the high 100 in his native Argentina. He likes to compete in provincial tournaments and is all the time on the lookout for methods to enhance. Alvaro made his favorite recollections with a racket in hand, and he joined the RacketInsight group to share his ardour with different gamers!

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