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Just a bit of background, I haven't been trained in TT by a coach when I was young and I play in my office but I have been playing for about 4.5 years(1 hr daily, 5 days a week, mostly doubles) now. Even now I don't have a coach, most of the things I know is I learnt by watching my better colleagues play and experimenting with YouTube videos. So my technique isn't perfect, but I have learnt to loop with both forehand and backhand quite consistently.
Let me try and explain how I play
1. My serves are not that great, I serve with my backhand and majority is heavy backspin server with occasional sidepsin-backspin combination, I usually get pushed back backspin balls that I try to loop with heavy spin in my forehand, problem is ever since we switched to the plastic balls(we switched very late), I get blocked a lot and I'm finding it increasingly difficult to win points off spinny loops. The more backspin balls I get the more effort I have to put in to loop which makes me unbalanced to return the quick blocks.
2. People who find it difficult to block my forehand loops mostly give me heavy backspin pushes to my backhand side, I can usually loop them back but again since my backhand is weaker than forehand, I get blocked even more. I reduced to keep on pushing from my backhand side and I eventually lose patience and lose the points.
Due to the problems above I've decided to upgrade my equipment a little bit seeing as my technique isn't going to improve any sooner. I currently play with Mark V on my backhand and Xiom Vega Pro on my forehand on a DHS 6002 blade, it's not mine, I have borrowed my friends so I would like to buy a new custom made for me now.
Its been mentioned on many sites that I'd need a flexi, all-wood, 5-ply blade to loop well as it would increase the dwell time for me to loop well. My budget is 100 USD, I cannot go over that at this point in time. I have decided on Yasaka Rakza 7 for my backhand, Rakza 7 soft for my forehand and I'm a lot of confusion over my blade, which would suit me well?
1. Stiga Offensive Classic
2. Stiga Allround Classic
3. Tibhar Stratus Power Wood
4. Galaxy w6
Sorry for the long post, any help is appreciated.
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Let me try and explain how I play
1. My serves are not that great, I serve with my backhand and majority is heavy backspin server with occasional sidepsin-backspin combination, I usually get pushed back backspin balls that I try to loop with heavy spin in my forehand, problem is ever since we switched to the plastic balls(we switched very late), I get blocked a lot and I'm finding it increasingly difficult to win points off spinny loops. The more backspin balls I get the more effort I have to put in to loop which makes me unbalanced to return the quick blocks.
2. People who find it difficult to block my forehand loops mostly give me heavy backspin pushes to my backhand side, I can usually loop them back but again since my backhand is weaker than forehand, I get blocked even more. I reduced to keep on pushing from my backhand side and I eventually lose patience and lose the points.
Due to the problems above I've decided to upgrade my equipment a little bit seeing as my technique isn't going to improve any sooner. I currently play with Mark V on my backhand and Xiom Vega Pro on my forehand on a DHS 6002 blade, it's not mine, I have borrowed my friends so I would like to buy a new custom made for me now.
Its been mentioned on many sites that I'd need a flexi, all-wood, 5-ply blade to loop well as it would increase the dwell time for me to loop well. My budget is 100 USD, I cannot go over that at this point in time. I have decided on Yasaka Rakza 7 for my backhand, Rakza 7 soft for my forehand and I'm a lot of confusion over my blade, which would suit me well?
1. Stiga Offensive Classic
2. Stiga Allround Classic
3. Tibhar Stratus Power Wood
4. Galaxy w6
Sorry for the long post, any help is appreciated.
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