Best Upgrade Path for My Three Rackets?

[Sbundy]

Hi!

I’m a beginner who practices 2–3 times a week on a local club in a beginners group setting and I’m looking for advice on the best upgrade path. I do feel that I am progressing pretty fast when comparing with fellow beginners. I am very much enjoying this sport!! If it makes any difference I am in my mid forties.

My three setups are:
Butterfly Primorac FL + Rozena
Donic J.O. Waldner Gold Edition + Baracuda
Butterfly Timo Boll ALC FL + Rozena

I got good deals on 2 of them and 1 was a gift.

Which order would you recommend using them, and when would you move from one to the next?

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks !



My goal is improving my technique, not upgrading too quickly. Thanks!

 

[Migzkulit]

Primorac and then to the Timo Boll ALC, sell the donic setup xd

 

[chinacurious]

Play with Primorac for the next 1-2 Years and then talk to a coach.

 

[Sbundy]

Primorac and then to the Timo Boll ALC, sell the donic setup xd

Thanks for reply. In your opinion the Donic setup is not worth keeping?

 

[Table10Ice]

Thanks for reply. In your opinion the Donic setup is not worth keeping?

Donic themselves states in the product description that control: challenging. It's probably a nice piece of workmanship, made in Korea.

But what Donic says about the low level of control can be translated into common English: should be used by elite level and/or highly experienced players (10+ years) only. I was interested in buying it at first, but it would only make me play worse, not better.

https://www.donic.com/en/DONIC-J.O.-WALDNER-GOLD-EDITION/110210020

 

[Sbundy]

Donic themselves states in the product description that control: challenging. It's probably a nice piece of workmanship, made in Korea.

But what Donic says about the low level of control can be translated into common English: should be used by elite level and/or highly experienced players (10+ years) only. I was interested in buying it at first, but it would only make me play worse, not better.

https://www.donic.com/en/DONIC-J.O.-WALDNER-GOLD-EDITION/110210020

Understood! Thanks for the explanation

 

[Tyce]

If by Primorac you mean the all-wood 5ply version then that's your starting point.
Many people will never move on from that blade and play very, very well.

 

[Sbundy]

If by Primorac you mean the all-wood 5ply version then that's your starting point.
Many people will never move on from that blade and play very, very well.

Thanks for reply. Yes it is the all wood version

 

[Scarfed Garchomp]

The Donic setup will probably be more technically demanding. Baracuda is heavier than Rozena and the Waldner Gold edition has a slightly oversized head, so the weight and balance is likely noticeably further towards the tip than the other two rackets. Baracuda also has improved grip and spin capacity than Rozena so it will react to spin more strongly. However the TBALC has a koto surface outer ALC (fiber under the wood surface) composition which reduces a lot of the softness, vibration/feeling, and flex that a limba surface five ply wood like primo Off- has, so changing to a blade like TBALC might take a lot of adjustment time. On the other hand the Waldner Gold is limba surface with inner ALC (fiber under the first 2 layers of the blade) so there is more softness and feeling of 'dwell' compared to the TBALC

 

[J-fed]

Hi!

I’m a beginner who practices 2–3 times a week on a local club in a beginners group setting and I’m looking for advice on the best upgrade path. I do feel that I am progressing pretty fast when comparing with fellow beginners. I am very much enjoying this sport!! If it makes any difference I am in my mid forties.

My three setups are:
Butterfly Primorac FL + Rozena
Donic J.O. Waldner Gold Edition + Baracuda
Butterfly Timo Boll ALC FL + Rozena

I got good deals on 2 of them and 1 was a gift.

Which order would you recommend using them, and when would you move from one to the next?

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks !



My goal is improving my technique, not upgrading too quickly. Thanks!

Wow. Primorac still exists! I used that as a 12 year old 40 years ago!

I'd say your best upgrade is to stick to one raquet. When losing, there's not many factors bigger than that inner voice. Having more than one racket to choose from makes that inner voice even more loud and confusing.

Of course equipment is a big part of the fun of TT but you have to make a choice and stick with it.

 

[Matteones]

Keep playing with the Primorac until you feel like you have hit the ceiling of your technical improvement. Once you feel like your technique is the best that it can be than you can have fun playing with equipment.That's no less than 3-5 years, ideally 10 years.
You can get harder rubbers than rozena before those years if you feel like you need them when you get to intermediate - advance level (if you notice that you bottom-out the sponge when hit strongly. If you have to ask "how do I notice?" it's not time to change yet).

 

[Lazer]

Keep the Donic gold edition, you will able to use it in a few years. I got two stashed away… if you store it dry it will last almost forever.

Cheers
L-zr

 

[Sbundy]

Keep the Donic gold edition, you will able to use it in a few years. I got two stashed away… if you store it dry it will last almost forever.

Cheers
L-zr

 

[Sbundy]

Thanks for reply . The donic is assembled. Should I put adhesive protective sheets over the rubbers while stored? Should I remove them once in a while and clean rubbers ?

 

[Lazer]

Thanks for reply . The donic is assembled. Should I put adhesive protective sheets over the rubbers while stored? Should I remove them once in a while and clean rubbers ?

Yes put some sheets over it. The less air it comes in contact with the better. Do not remove the sheets once they are mounted. Rubbers eventually expires. It will last you year or two.

Cheers
L-zr