Hallo guys,
I'm currently using Fastarc G1 (2.0 mm) on both sides of a TSP Swat.
G1 is both easy to use for pushes and topspin play due to the low catapult in the low-force domain.
However, it requires a relatively high amount of arm swing and minimum acceleration to get activated due to the harder topsheet.
This characteristic renders it quite demanding to use for backhand flicks during matchplay, as a rather big movement with a lot of forearm use ist required (watch for example the technique of Morizono Masataka, who uses G1 on backhand and uses the backhand flick a lot in matchplay).
I did some research to find a rubber, which is more forginving to use for flicks and still retains the low-catapult-characteristic that allows to keep pushes low. Yasaka Rakza 7 might be an option (softer topsheet and still medium hard sponge), but I haven't tried it yet.
I would appreciate your thoughts about the topic and advice about possible rubber choices, which might valuable for a lot of intermediate players.
Thank you in advance .
I'm currently using Fastarc G1 (2.0 mm) on both sides of a TSP Swat.
G1 is both easy to use for pushes and topspin play due to the low catapult in the low-force domain.
However, it requires a relatively high amount of arm swing and minimum acceleration to get activated due to the harder topsheet.
This characteristic renders it quite demanding to use for backhand flicks during matchplay, as a rather big movement with a lot of forearm use ist required (watch for example the technique of Morizono Masataka, who uses G1 on backhand and uses the backhand flick a lot in matchplay).
I did some research to find a rubber, which is more forginving to use for flicks and still retains the low-catapult-characteristic that allows to keep pushes low. Yasaka Rakza 7 might be an option (softer topsheet and still medium hard sponge), but I haven't tried it yet.
I would appreciate your thoughts about the topic and advice about possible rubber choices, which might valuable for a lot of intermediate players.
Thank you in advance .