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Hey guys,
Since the beginning of this season (including the summer period), I've been playing with Adidas Hypertouch and Rhyzer 48 max on FH and Rhyzer 43 max on backhand. The season will come to the half around January, and my rubbers are feeling the age, and in desperate need of replacement (by then). I thought to start the research early this time, to leave ample time to find club-mates with similar rubbers to try out some of the suggestions I'll see here. So, I'm going to explain the situation and I'm open to any suggestions (including sticking with the same stuff).
What works now:
on FH: Smashes, loops, and serves are all good. They're as spinny as I expect them to be, and I can control them quite comfortably. Blocking game is excellent. Chopping needs to be done really fast, but I have no problem with that.
on BH: Backhand drives and backhand punches are easy to do. I don't often block with backhand, but that's quite good as well.
What can improve:
on FH: On the short game, I need to put a lot of effort to keep the ball short. This is specially apparent on half-long pushes where I need to hold the bat pretty loose to try to absorb enough energy to keep the ball half-long on return. Also, it's not easy to do the forehand flick. That is indeed a technique issue, but it's there's not much room for error either.
on BH: The main problem is here. I rely a lot on my BH flick to open a rally, but my percentage has dropped with Rhyzer 43. The problem is that more often than not, I put the ball long when trying to flick it. This is mostly due to not having a fast enough flick, and the catapult throwing the ball off as a result of it. When it works, it does because I put so much speed in my wrist movement that sometimes it's accompanied by an audible sigh . The problem comes when I'm tired and unable to put so much speed in my stroke, and that's where I just stop flicking backhand balls.
What do I expect:
From the new rubbers, I expect the same amount of spin and reactiveness. However, I can do with a bit less catapult. I actually don't mind to lose a bit of speed and gain a bit of control if the amount of spin I can generate remains roughly the same.
Since the beginning of this season (including the summer period), I've been playing with Adidas Hypertouch and Rhyzer 48 max on FH and Rhyzer 43 max on backhand. The season will come to the half around January, and my rubbers are feeling the age, and in desperate need of replacement (by then). I thought to start the research early this time, to leave ample time to find club-mates with similar rubbers to try out some of the suggestions I'll see here. So, I'm going to explain the situation and I'm open to any suggestions (including sticking with the same stuff).
What works now:
on FH: Smashes, loops, and serves are all good. They're as spinny as I expect them to be, and I can control them quite comfortably. Blocking game is excellent. Chopping needs to be done really fast, but I have no problem with that.
on BH: Backhand drives and backhand punches are easy to do. I don't often block with backhand, but that's quite good as well.
What can improve:
on FH: On the short game, I need to put a lot of effort to keep the ball short. This is specially apparent on half-long pushes where I need to hold the bat pretty loose to try to absorb enough energy to keep the ball half-long on return. Also, it's not easy to do the forehand flick. That is indeed a technique issue, but it's there's not much room for error either.
on BH: The main problem is here. I rely a lot on my BH flick to open a rally, but my percentage has dropped with Rhyzer 43. The problem is that more often than not, I put the ball long when trying to flick it. This is mostly due to not having a fast enough flick, and the catapult throwing the ball off as a result of it. When it works, it does because I put so much speed in my wrist movement that sometimes it's accompanied by an audible sigh . The problem comes when I'm tired and unable to put so much speed in my stroke, and that's where I just stop flicking backhand balls.
What do I expect:
From the new rubbers, I expect the same amount of spin and reactiveness. However, I can do with a bit less catapult. I actually don't mind to lose a bit of speed and gain a bit of control if the amount of spin I can generate remains roughly the same.