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I´ve been through similar ideas that you have. Trying harder and softer sponges at different thicknesses. My most recent setups are very close to your wonderings. The first one, was a Korbel with T05 at 1,9 mm for both backhand and forehand. I was pleased with that setup, but after 6 months when it was time for new rubbers I thought of some adjustments. I bought another Korbel and this time I bought T05 max for forehand and T05fx max for backhand. I really liked this setup too. Even more, I think. However, during a practice my training partner asked me at the end of the session why I was playing with my old setup again? I looked at the blade and realized that I had played with my old blade without knowing and feeling any difference.
Then another 6 months later D09c was released, and I was eager to try it out. I preferred my newer setup with T05fx max, but chose to put it on my older setup to replace an older rubber but also for the idea of not have too much of a hardness difference on backhand and forehand. So now I´m back at T05 1,9 mm for my backhand and now that feels great.
TLDR I don´t think it will make that big of a difference whether you choose 1,9 or 2,1, fx, or regular T05 for your backhand.
However, for my forehand I think those rubbers make bigger difference. I have earlier played with T05fx on forehand and never liked that.
Hello SamTheMan
Many thanks for your input. Your experiences are invaluable to me as I need to get this setup right first time for financial reasons.
Your current setup is the alternative that I was considering. T05 seems to figure highly in the category of best backhand rubbers for topspin play by some such as EnRatThich. However to then obtain the normal balance of hardness between FH to BH rubbers points me in the direction of T05 Hard for the FH which I think would be too much of a rubber for me. So I have also been considering D09C for the FH as it seems to have the perfect properties for me if you believe what you read. My ideal is high spin coupled with high control; which is not normally available. However I have read that its characteristics of D09C are quite different and difficult to get used to due to the tackiness. This has put my off the idea a bit. How did you find the transition from T05 to D09C and what thickness are you using?
Are you using the 5 ply or 7 ply Korbel? I have had a custom blade made by Hipnotic to give me properties somewhere between the Innerfoce Layer ALC and the DHS968 blades, with good dwell time on the softer shots and brushes but with power when the ALC is engaged on the harder hits.
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