Well, I started a little over a year ago after a temporary (30+ years) retirement from the game so I guess that's not unsimilar.
Ambition and ability turned out to be different things, for me at least. While I too liked the feel of hitting with speedy and spinny stuff, I really did need a few months of intensive training with more tempered stuff. I began by using my old, rather heavy carbon frame (a czech frame, think it came from a store owner's hobby when I last played in the eighties). After a little while I felt that regaining feeling and consistency were key to regaining a more acceptable play level, and I got me a Stiga Allround Classic with Mark V and Friendship 729 - pretty much what I started out with early eighties, or so I thought.
After a few months of focused training consistency returned up to the point that it left room for more power, and when I got tossed a used but still decently fresh sheet of T05 (1.9) I stuck that onto a Stiga Offensive Classic. That upped my game a few levels, but also revealed shorcomings. Serve reception and pushes remained subpar. I chose to keep focusing on consistency and adapt a "baby steps" approach to more powerful material. As in, reproducable counter rallies of 100+ exchanges, near error-free blocks and loops. Even when getting there, I need my feet and legs to forget how old they are before diving into raising speed substantially. In the end, it's feet-first; there's no consistency without position, at least, that's the bit of reality that really bit back to me. When in position, I can hit anything in any conceivable way with a reliability that's pretty OK.
I've never used the Stiga CC7 but have seen advanced players do, and they tell me it's a very, very fast blade that's quite heavy, but well-balanced. Tip o'the hat to you, for you sound confident and bold. For me, that particular path did not prove beneficial to my redevelopment.