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okay fine, hurricane rubber 38degree. comparing degrees in different brands is like comparing a speed stat of a different brand.
But anyway, it´s not all about sponge hardness, so if the overall feeling of Rasant Grip is softer than that of FX-P or nearly equal to that of Rasant Beat, maybe I´ve had the mislabeled ones.
no no no, Beat is absolutly much softer than grip, it's hands down the softest rubber I've ever used.
I would consider:
Beat = Super Soft
Grip or fx-p or JP03 = soft
EL-p or Tenergy = Medium
Mx-p = Hard
Hurricane = Super Hard
\I still come back to this sentence from the OP.
"I'm also wondering whether a soft rubber would help my BH development."
Why do you wonder this? I know a lot of people think this way based on stuff I see on forums, but I am just curious where the idea comes from, or at least the basis for it.
I've had experience with rasant beat, grip, powergrip. Beat and grip are very soft. Loved them both. Topsheets are extremely grippy too, but they die pretty quick. Both are EXCELLENT rubbers for development.
I still come back to this sentence from the OP.
"I'm also wondering whether a soft rubber would help my BH development."
Why do you wonder this? I know a lot of people think this way based on stuff I see on forums, but I am just curious where the idea comes from, or at least the basis for it.
OK, I kind of anticipated the answers I would get. The reason I asked the question of "why" is one coach many years ago weaned me off of quite soft rubbers in general, suggesting that it was a bit of a crutch that would actually hinder development over the long term. He gave me this advice based on his own personal experience, which was based on advice he had gotten in China and Korea. Right now I am using MX-P both sides and might use T05 if it wasn't double the price. (I'm not saying everybody should use those rubbers on BH, mind you, far from it, just mentioning my own preferences).
I think that as someone else said, this is largely a matter of taste, although it would certainly have an effect on how you might hit the ball.
However, the idea that softer rubber would somehow enhance "development" of a stroke --- I don't think I buy into that idea, at least not as something that should be accepted without question. (Or in other words, I strongly question that premise).
The other thing of course, is the OP's original statement that he is happy with what he is using now. So...????????
OK, I kind of anticipated the answers I would get. The reason I asked the question of "why" is one coach many years ago weaned me off of quite soft rubbers in general, suggesting that it was a bit of a crutch that would actually hinder development over the long term. He gave me this advice based on his own personal experience, which was based on advice he had gotten in China and Korea. Right now I am using MX-P both sides and might use T05 if it wasn't double the price. (I'm not saying everybody should use those rubbers on BH, mind you, far from it, just mentioning my own preferences).
I think that as someone else said, this is largely a matter of taste, although it would certainly have an effect on how you might hit the ball.
However, the idea that softer rubber would somehow enhance "development" of a stroke --- I don't think I buy into that idea, at least not as something that should be accepted without question. (Or in other words, I strongly question that premise).
The other thing of course, is the OP's original statement that he is happy with what he is using now. So...????????
The rakza 7 feels nice to me but for me the overall setup is a tad on the heavy side and I'm having somewhat of a difficulty with BH loop.
In the first place, my BH attacking game is way below my FH. People who play with me pretty often never give me a long push to the FH because I always know how to open the ball. So I pivot around to the BH side to open most of the time but the better players know how to push it faster and deeper into the BH side so a stable BH opening loop is necessary for me.
Your backhand technique is likely just bad. Start with that and post video of your backhand loop practice. If we address that, then your thoughts about weight may go away.