Hi guys,
i'm playing TT since almost three years. Like almost any beginner i started with way too fast Equipment.
Nowadays i'm using an All+ blade with FH H3 39°, BH some 50° Tensor.
While i got used to H3, i was afraid to use BH Topspins cause of the risk going too long.
Last week i switched to H3Neo Backhand. I was astonished about the gained control. all my practice games were great.
Now my cons/hesistations:
FH: looping backspin is really hard, i need a full motion swing, right now 7/10 balls doing their job, speed is kinda low, spin right now is good enough for lower lvl players (they overshoot mostly), but i dont know if this will be enough for higher players someday. To solve this i consider a softer sponged H3 (like 3-50) or a mid-hard (47,5°) Tensor. My hesitation about last one is to lose my great services and recieves and losing the full swing motion. I just want to get more output for the current physical input. My physicals aren't bad, but they wont get top notch which is needed for the H3.
BH: i use my backhand mostly for recieves and drive shots. with the H3Neo i get alot of control. my shots are nearly spinless with low-moderate speed. i also consider to switch to a softer sponged chinese to get more speed into the shots or to a mid-hard tensor. out of question i definitely need to improve on my looping skills so my shots get more spin, while i dont think this will solve the speed problem.
to summarize my post: while the great control provided by chinese tacky rubber is great right now, i dont know this will be enough for higher level players. thinking in long term i need to decide if i continue the road with the chinese rubbers or get used to faster more risk more reward tensor rubbers.
appreciate all inputs.
iamsan
i'm playing TT since almost three years. Like almost any beginner i started with way too fast Equipment.
Nowadays i'm using an All+ blade with FH H3 39°, BH some 50° Tensor.
While i got used to H3, i was afraid to use BH Topspins cause of the risk going too long.
Last week i switched to H3Neo Backhand. I was astonished about the gained control. all my practice games were great.
Now my cons/hesistations:
FH: looping backspin is really hard, i need a full motion swing, right now 7/10 balls doing their job, speed is kinda low, spin right now is good enough for lower lvl players (they overshoot mostly), but i dont know if this will be enough for higher players someday. To solve this i consider a softer sponged H3 (like 3-50) or a mid-hard (47,5°) Tensor. My hesitation about last one is to lose my great services and recieves and losing the full swing motion. I just want to get more output for the current physical input. My physicals aren't bad, but they wont get top notch which is needed for the H3.
BH: i use my backhand mostly for recieves and drive shots. with the H3Neo i get alot of control. my shots are nearly spinless with low-moderate speed. i also consider to switch to a softer sponged chinese to get more speed into the shots or to a mid-hard tensor. out of question i definitely need to improve on my looping skills so my shots get more spin, while i dont think this will solve the speed problem.
to summarize my post: while the great control provided by chinese tacky rubber is great right now, i dont know this will be enough for higher level players. thinking in long term i need to decide if i continue the road with the chinese rubbers or get used to faster more risk more reward tensor rubbers.
appreciate all inputs.
iamsan
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