Pre Season Training & Matches

[Zezima]

The equipment is so irrelevant tbh. Whether you use T19, D09c, G1, or any other rubber, you will play better shots by learning to brush the ball and play with more weight transfer and a faster swing.

At some point you need to get over the fear of missing if you want to be an offensive player.

No its not irrelevant. Some Rubbers you can play better quality shots more often at your playing level than with others. I can confidently say that nowadays. Will it make you automatically a better player? Nope. I did a personal test by playing with 2 different rubbers on the same blade and I did end up playing more often the quality shots with one than the other.

The fear of missing increases if you just train with 1 ball or in matchplay (also during warmup). You also kind of feel bad when the other has to collect more balls than hitting.

 

[jonol]

Sure, different rubbers will make an immediate difference in match play. Some will be easier or harder to play certain shots.

But as you've said, this doesn't make you better as a player.

All of the rubbers you've listed will generate very high quality shots if you play with more commitment and you brush the ball. The differences between them are real, but they pale in comparison to the difference in quality that can be generated by how you play the shot.

 

[Zezima]

Sure, different rubbers will make an immediate difference in match play. Some will be easier or harder to play certain shots.

But as you've said, this doesn't make you better as a player.

All of the rubbers you've listed will generate very high quality shots if you play with more commitment and you brush the ball. The differences between them are real, but they pale in comparison to the difference in quality that can be generated by how you play the shot.

ye but lets be honest in real matchplay how often do we stand perfect to the ball and get the perfect timing on top of that? If I get positive feeling from the equipment it wants me to continue trying. If I don't understand the feeling I get from the rubber I tend to play more safe and slow down a lot cuz I don't know how the rubber is gonna produce that shot.

Since I have 2 setups and I already like the g1 on the other setup I will try 2 backhand rubbers. A fresh R7(I prefer something more dangerous for my opp) and something else maybe T05fx?

I figured I like if the rubber gives a distinct sound like the g1 or even T19 when activated. With the dull sound of R7 I am really bad at saying this shot was good or not even though it's quite easy to make it land on the other side even though its not dangerous.

 

[J-fed]

The video is consistent with your earlier statement that you serve that "low" backspin serve, because it works so well in games. If i was to guess i would say you probably create around 30 rps of backspin with that serve. if you are training the 3rd ball attack like in the past video where the other guy just lifted the ball long back to you then there is probably at max 20 rps of backspin in the ball which makes it very easy to power loop for a winner. If it is high enough you could even blast it past the opponent even if you did not know how to properly create topspin.

now when doing the exercise with this current training partner we see the big difference. he does push properly giving his own backspin to the equation making the ball returned having heavier spin than you give him. this is why you quite often have trouble looping it with your current forehand technique.

this training partner clearly has some technical education because he does not only have feel but also quite stable shots all around.

You having a miserable time trying to attack the 3rd ball is the logical result of the way you like to play your forehand currently. even the "loop" against blocks where at most 50% spin 50% power if not more on the power side. If you struggle to have consistency getting an incoming topspin or blocked ball over the net then the issues are more severe and it is only logical that the nightmare continues if you use such a technique to try to loop a backspin ball.

i think you can even hear it quite well. Some topspin loops vs block have a more muted spinny sound but all faster ones are more slaps with a harsh sound. Sometimes the ball is high enough or the incoming topspin is enough for you to clear the net with the slappy technique, but the consistency is obviously not there.

i have fought until now in my reply not to mention the equipment and i don't know what you are using right now. I would not advise you to switch it so close before the season but i think you might have missed a great opportunity to find something that supports your forehand loop development better during the past season break. If i was you i would simply accept that with the current setup and technique you are only able to slap loop real high or empty medium high balls and not think about changing equipment during the season.
For the next season break i would advise you to find a forehand rubber that basically does not work with your slap loop technique and forces you to get that habit out of your system, so you learn a proper loop against any type of ball, especially heavy to mid heavy backspin balls. If you fail over and over with the slap technique i hope it will unlearn to use this technique as first response to incoming push balls.

The other alternative is of course to build your system around your current ability which is what most people do.

good luck.

OOF. I love Germany.

 

[J-fed]

No noone plays those rubbers. I personally thought about trying out t05fx since t19 is also the lil bro of t05.
I personally am more worried about my backhand rubber atm. D09c is spinny good to block with and if I stand right I can loop with it but with the R7 I do less unforced errors but for some reason it's very "tame" and the rubber doesn't give a life signal that I just activated the sponge or something. But it works the ball mostly lands on the table still. But since I am missing that feedback still I am not using it on difficult shots thinking I will do a mistake. It's my 3rd Session with it this time around I had used this rubber on my old blades back in the days. I think I am cooked this season and have to play unprepared.

You are not cooked and will perform well because you love TT and are dedicated to incremental improvement. You believe in your set up and will ignore that chatter for the rest of the season. You know that for each small miistake that this bat caused there is an equivalent winning shot it bought for you.
You know that this is the set up for you and this year and you are looking to make it work.
Let's go. FK 'em up.