Hello everyone,
I am seeking for advice regarding an equipment upgrade. I am currently using the below setup :
- Primorac Japan 91g
- FH : T05 Max
- BH : D05 Max
I am an attacking player and ranked B2/B3 in Lux, which is equivalent to the below in other European countries (from a table I found):
- ENG : 1200-1300
- NED : 1600
- FRA : 1400
- GER : Kreisliga
- BEL : C2
I feel like my current blade is a bit slow and that I could benefit from a faster blade. My balls are often too short on the table and my shots sometimes lack power. I was tempted by the famous Viscaria and all its variants, since it is used by many players of my level and above and I heard good things about it.
I was leaning toward the classic Viscaria and the Fan Zhendong ALC, since from what I understood they tend to be more controlled and softer than the BOLL ALC.
I also have Large hands, and I find my Primorac JP handle to be too thin, I feel like I have to "press" my hand a lot to have a good handling, which always tend to hurt my fingers during long sessions. From my understanding FZD ALC and Viscaria have thicker handle, is that correct and is there any any difference between the two in that regard ?
Overall do you think it would be a good upgrade for me and not too fast considering my level ? (Obviously I know that it will be way different from my Primorac and that I will have to adapt)
Which outer ALC blade from BTY would you recommend me the most ? My current pick is the FZD ALC but it is still a bit unclear what the differences are compared to Viscaria, ZJK ALC or even the Boll ALC. Also I would ask my blade to be 90g to keep the same weight.
Regarding the rubbers, I planned to stick with D05 on BH but I was questioning the Forehand side. I am afraid that with a faster blade T05 would be too bouncy and hard to use in the shorter game, especially for serve return (which is already one my weaknesses at the moment I would say), hence was considering either T05H or D09C. What are your thoughts on it ? Would T05H or D09C help me transitioning to a faster ALC blade or should I stick with the normal T05 I've been using for 3 years now ?
Thank you in advance
I am seeking for advice regarding an equipment upgrade. I am currently using the below setup :
- Primorac Japan 91g
- FH : T05 Max
- BH : D05 Max
I am an attacking player and ranked B2/B3 in Lux, which is equivalent to the below in other European countries (from a table I found):
- ENG : 1200-1300
- NED : 1600
- FRA : 1400
- GER : Kreisliga
- BEL : C2
I feel like my current blade is a bit slow and that I could benefit from a faster blade. My balls are often too short on the table and my shots sometimes lack power. I was tempted by the famous Viscaria and all its variants, since it is used by many players of my level and above and I heard good things about it.
I was leaning toward the classic Viscaria and the Fan Zhendong ALC, since from what I understood they tend to be more controlled and softer than the BOLL ALC.
I also have Large hands, and I find my Primorac JP handle to be too thin, I feel like I have to "press" my hand a lot to have a good handling, which always tend to hurt my fingers during long sessions. From my understanding FZD ALC and Viscaria have thicker handle, is that correct and is there any any difference between the two in that regard ?
Overall do you think it would be a good upgrade for me and not too fast considering my level ? (Obviously I know that it will be way different from my Primorac and that I will have to adapt)
Which outer ALC blade from BTY would you recommend me the most ? My current pick is the FZD ALC but it is still a bit unclear what the differences are compared to Viscaria, ZJK ALC or even the Boll ALC. Also I would ask my blade to be 90g to keep the same weight.
Regarding the rubbers, I planned to stick with D05 on BH but I was questioning the Forehand side. I am afraid that with a faster blade T05 would be too bouncy and hard to use in the shorter game, especially for serve return (which is already one my weaknesses at the moment I would say), hence was considering either T05H or D09C. What are your thoughts on it ? Would T05H or D09C help me transitioning to a faster ALC blade or should I stick with the normal T05 I've been using for 3 years now ?
Thank you in advance
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