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This is very sound advice as far as my experience goes (and I have been there recently - back to 5 ply now....)

What a lovely player to watch - thanks for sharing this :-)

I can very much relate to your thoughts and experience here - but I have taken a step further back. I am back using my all wood Violin (with D05/C48) and it has been transformational in allowing me to regain the confidence to hit fuller strokes and also to deliver reasonable results when I am...

Thanks DE - very helpful and something I will try next practice. I have typically been trying to impact ball at its peak but will now let it drop. The other variable seems to be the bat face angle - if I close it too much then it hits the net (obvious I know) but it always feels like a shot that...

Thanks - that's helpful. I have a robot and have been using that to deliver a short ball with a little bounce which I then try to flick - any other advice as to how to cover it in practice?

Hi all For those of you that use this stroke regularly, I am interested in your approach. The biggest challenge for me is choosing the right ball to attack with a flip - either serve return or shorter push to my BH. In most of my matches I tend to face either a faster, longer serve which does...

Thanks - makes perfect sense, I guess the Ovtcharov is nearer my Viscaria - which works a treat with slower rubbers on (H3 etc) but, as I discovered when I got hammered in every match on Wednesday, not so well with D05 which just seemed to make the Viscaria into a bit of an untamed beast. So...

I’m interested to hear thoughts on this too as I find myself gravitating back to my Violin and Acoustic often, although I feel they are better with slightly more lively rubbers such as Dignics.

Hi ND can you tell me how the Octcharov alc blade compares and what you like about it compared to the Harimoto?

Makes sense. I swapped it across to my Violin today along with the D05 on FH and it was chalk and cheese - I felt like the C48 behaved completely as expected and felt great. Back to 5 ply for me ;-)

That’s interesting, given the different stroke/bat angle required, don’t you find transitioning between H3 and C48/53 a challenge to consistency?

Yep, this is very true - so often I love a set up vs my robot or FH/FH training, only to find it unplayable in match play. I do however think that’s also down to tightening up and not playing relaxed or if I’m tired and slightly off the pace.

Duke, how are you finding C48 vs R48 - I have now had a session with C48 tonight and found it way harder to play with than R48 based on one session - could have been me playing poorly of course, but very keen to hear from you.

Thanks - makes sense. I really felt the need to close angle and hit forward tonight when playing and hit way too many FH long - very upsetting. When I hit them well however, the penetration is far better than with H3 for my stroke. Tried C48 on BH tonight and struggled with consistency compared...

To me the speed is fairly similar to Viscaria but the feel is very different and much less crisp

Hi NDH Thanks for the reply. Truth be told I don't feel a need to change from the Viscaria as I play well with it and it doesnt appear any faster than the Harimoto. I just felt it was interesting how all the "on paper" factors that would position the Harimoto as the ideal blade for me didn't...

That's very interesting - almost exactly what my experience has been. I love the look and feel in the hand but when I play it didn't feel as good as I had hoped. I had a similar experience with the other inner blade I have used - Ma Long HL5x, which was faster than the Harimoto but also a...

HI all I wanted to share some thoughts and gather any other views on these two blades, from those that may have played with both. I currently play with the Viscaria as my main blade and like it very much but have also been toying with the Harimoto, which in theory might suit my level better...

That’s a very interesting question, and as someone interested in data analytics, I’m keen to know too. I try to reflect back on a match where I may have been playing well but lost, however I struggle to recall objectively what really happened if there’s no video. I tend to focus on how I’ve...

Im having the same issue right now having moved from H3 to D05 - quite challenging..