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No need to apologise - adult learning is harder, but if you are committed and physically able then no reason you cannot get better. Equipment wise - there are many options, but a good 5 or 7 ply blade (There are so many) plus some mid hardness rubbers (again there are so many) and you will be...

That's not "older" age! I am 56 and still getting better after 2 years back in the sport.

NL - I have watched the Ti Long video again and wanted to clarify something. Is he saying that in order to maximise success against backspin, that the racket angle needs to be very open (as he demonstrates when showing the drive return vs back) - if so is this just for demonstration purpose or...

Thanks - both points make sense. I can see that I need to shift my body position to where I want the ball to go. The elbow - I hadn't been aware of that before, but can clearly see it now and need to practice how that feels to keep the elbow fixed and stable.

This is one from a few months back but hopefully will give some insight into what I am doing. In this vid I was focused on starting the bat higher but you can see a lot of the balls are landing mid table.

Thanks Der - I will sort that out. In the meantime, my instinct is that you are correct - it feels to me that I am starting too low on backswing and then struggling to get over top left of the ball (almost hitting a topspin like I would a loop vs backspin) The challenge for me when I spent a...

It feels softer than the 52.5 that it is - more like 50 or so (Similar to Bluestar A2) and also not that heavy (lighter than D09C I have on my other blade) I feel it just has a little more control and top end than QQ. I didn’t like Q5 however as it was too lively.

Its a great rubber - so is Q Power, which is my favourite FH rubber right now.

Could you explain this piece for me; “ for a long time, I used to hit backspin on the backhand even when I thought I was looping it because I was using open angle techniques.”

All makes sense NL. I am currently short of a decent BH topspin into that corner and so am missing out on those angles - all my BH shots to 2/3 of the table. Sam - yep, he’s pretty low but the main point he was making was that it’s not necessary to “lift” the ball vs backspin but achieve the...

I think that the bulk of my issue is not swinging forwards enough - by way of example, the shot I find most difficult to play with consistency is a simple BH drive when warming up. I tend not to complete the movement that would see the wrist extend and the ball sent across the BH angle. Likewise...

So I’m struggling with a tendency I have on BH cross table topspin shots where I tend to come across the ball a little too much, meaning my placement is mostly mid table (BH side) and I can’t consistently find the wide BH. I’m almost fading the ball if that makes sense. It also manifests on BH...

These two blades are not simliar in feel - handles different (more substantial on Btfly) and also the Btfly blade feels more powerful and a little softer to me. I wasn’t impressed by the Gear in, whereas the Innerforce layer ZLC I had was a nice blade.

Brilliant tournament - some great matches and top class videography.

I like both A1 and A2 very much - I’ve had no durability issues either. A1 a bit harder to access as you’d expect, but A2 very nicely balanced as a FH rubber for me.

I bought this one from Ali Express about a year ago and it has been very good indeed - easy to adjust and decent back/top/side spin. Not programmable but I have found it really useful as a practice partner...

In my view T05 is not an easy rubber to play with due to its high level of bounce and its spin sensitivity. 09c is generally easier but due to its hardness it requires real commitment. There’s many in the middle such as T19 or even Rozena. Non butterfly there could be DNA pro M or hybrid M -...

I’ve boosted a sheet for the same reason but used FTL and no real change - in size either!

These are top class - highly recommended.

Interesting feedback. I have a sheet of DNA pro hybrid H and DNA platinum H to try as these are both 50 deg and although a little softer than QPower for FH the hybrid has more tackiness. The plat may be similar to my Z2 on BH.