Well, trying new equipment do give us a certain "high moment" which admittedly i do always have the chance than most people in the world.
On a serious side, i only go by certain few but practical principles such as better handling and control with also quality of shots then that is good enough...
I have nothing against Baal and only replied to voice my disagreement on some of his points (i agree with some) and it is for purposes of discussion only.
As what i have said, there are safe choices of equipment that people can start with. Sometimes, when a forumer asks about something i give the answer related to his queries with good faith that he knows what he is asking for. If he says what level he is that is good and makes the suggestion of...
1. If what you are saying is true the a lot people can adjust to a sardius or primorac carbon with time. My former coach has used extensively tamca 5000 blades but still settled for a dhs 08 blade despite playing with a carbon blade for years. He even reached as high as 2400 us rating. So where...
It does matter, there are dull bounces on tables with 14mm top compared to tables having 25mm and above. It messes with your timing sometimes if you are in a tournamanent wherein you play with ittf tables and the next game it is a 14mm table. I have seen a lot of higher level players complain...
The right equipment for you makes you play better not just equipment alone. Time is the major factor to know if the equipment is right for you aside from the obvious skill requirement.