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Hello guys
I am looking for forehand rubber suggestions. In particular rubbers that encourage offensive forehand strokes.
Here are the ones I have tried so far.
Faster G1: A very good rubber, but my skill level is not enough to wield it. It felt satisfying to hit with, but the overall hard feeling is making me back away from it...
ELS: A very good rubber and I hit well with it on my backhand side. It feels slightly soft for forehand play.
Select: A safe rubber to play with, good on the backhand side. It felt low quality on forehand side.
Omega VII Euro: Good and direct, but lacks spin, and does not encourage power play on forehand. This is what I am playing with at the moment
Omega VI Pro: it simply felt too fast and low on dwell time for me.
Rasanter R47: simple too fast to wield
Rasanter R42: fast enough but too soft, discourage power play. Good for backhand I guess.
Barracude: high throw which is good, but little on the sift side..
In the last couple of months, I have been practising more and more, 3-4 sessions per week, really trying to improve. In the past, I liked soft rubbers (around 42 degree) a lot, cause I had a weak forehand, a weak swing. But as I am practising more now, I finally come to realisation that harder rubbers encourage more powerful play, and people do so on forehand side.
So I am now really trying to think which rubber I should try/stick with. Couple of 47 degrees rubbers like G1 or R47 felt too fast. 42 degree ones definitely start to feel soft to me now. And ELS, which is 45 degree, felt bouncy and high throw, does not encourage development of a fuller swing.
Some rubbers that I am also looking into are, MXS, MXP, ELS (again.. if I have to).
Can really use you guys' input on this one.
Many thanks in advance
(P.S. forgot to mention I use a 5 ply wood blade, Nittaku Acoustics)
I am looking for forehand rubber suggestions. In particular rubbers that encourage offensive forehand strokes.
Here are the ones I have tried so far.
Faster G1: A very good rubber, but my skill level is not enough to wield it. It felt satisfying to hit with, but the overall hard feeling is making me back away from it...
ELS: A very good rubber and I hit well with it on my backhand side. It feels slightly soft for forehand play.
Select: A safe rubber to play with, good on the backhand side. It felt low quality on forehand side.
Omega VII Euro: Good and direct, but lacks spin, and does not encourage power play on forehand. This is what I am playing with at the moment
Omega VI Pro: it simply felt too fast and low on dwell time for me.
Rasanter R47: simple too fast to wield
Rasanter R42: fast enough but too soft, discourage power play. Good for backhand I guess.
Barracude: high throw which is good, but little on the sift side..
In the last couple of months, I have been practising more and more, 3-4 sessions per week, really trying to improve. In the past, I liked soft rubbers (around 42 degree) a lot, cause I had a weak forehand, a weak swing. But as I am practising more now, I finally come to realisation that harder rubbers encourage more powerful play, and people do so on forehand side.
So I am now really trying to think which rubber I should try/stick with. Couple of 47 degrees rubbers like G1 or R47 felt too fast. 42 degree ones definitely start to feel soft to me now. And ELS, which is 45 degree, felt bouncy and high throw, does not encourage development of a fuller swing.
Some rubbers that I am also looking into are, MXS, MXP, ELS (again.. if I have to).
Can really use you guys' input on this one.
Many thanks in advance
(P.S. forgot to mention I use a 5 ply wood blade, Nittaku Acoustics)