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Yeah I agree, that I might be around a USATT 1800 "level" against certain styles, but only 1400 level against other styles. I don't have a rating at all, I'm just trying to cite a certain benchmark to give members an idea of where I am. I'm trying to describe what I do well and what I don't do...

I don't follow your logic. I'm pretty good at opening loops, blocks, and topspin loops. But to improve, I think I should improve on my weaknesses. I had a weakness in backhand opening loop, but I would say today it is more of a strength. I had a weakness in return game, but I would say today...

Well footwork is good, but I think its not the lowest hanging fruit. I feel like there are more low-hanging fruit to improve your game. Maybe developing a strong and consistent deep push. Or improving the mid-table ball. etc

Well there you have it. Anybody on the forum planning on entering the US Open? James will pay $5000 and send you the rubber he would like you to use.

How do we know you will actually pay out the $5000?

lol, why is the offer specifically for her?

I mean the highest level of target is National right. The lower level is Provincial. And below Provincial is just the regular target. What kind of sponge is the regular target? You said the Pro 3 uses a lower performance sponge.

How do you successfully use these Target rubbers if their throw angle is so low? Do you boost your Target National and Pro Blue? If the Pro 3 uses a lower performance sponge, does that mean the commercial Target is even a lower sponge?

I personally would pick A for more power. But if you want more control, I guess C.

Sure, no problem at all.

How is the Target Pro blue in terms of speed and throw angle? I've been testing out the Target Pro 3. But I find it to be very dead/slow and the throw angle is very low.

Seems like a safe solid choice

Also to answer your question, from all my testing, the really awesome standout FH rubbers are Jupiter 3 and Bloom Power. The standout backhand rubbers would be AK47 Red and Big Dipper 38d.

Thanks, I'll try to take a video if I can find a good matchup. I haven't taken video in a long time. I think starting in January I will start going to Balboa club where I should find a lot more good matchups. Especially in the weekly round robin tournaments. I'm not sure exactly my level right...

I see a lot of guys practice movement drills. Like they do 1 loop from FH corner, then they move over to do a loop from BH corner and then back and forth. It looks fancy in practice, but I notice that these types of players usually are not that good. The fact is most points are not lost or won...

These are both really nice rubbers indeed. But why did you go for such thin sponges? Feels like a bit of a wasted opportunity

Rakza 7 soft is a bit slow, because it is very soft. You can't really hit hard. G1 Max certainly makes sense on both sides. Evolution MXP is also very popular as a fast and powerful rubber.

I believe ML uses 42d on forehand. How hard is the actual rubber he plays in competition after all his layers of boosting?

About 6 months ago, I felt my biggest weakness was by BH opening loop. After practicing it a lot, I now feel quite comfortable with this shot. I actually surprise myself with how many points I win in games with this shot. 3 months ago, I determined my biggest weakness was returning serve...

Aren't V15 and Super Ventus both 47d ESN hardness?