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Hi Hridoy, welcome. You might benefit from basic consistency drills, as in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ8z054Vjhw.

That might be funny if it would not also be grimly true.

I happen to play with a custom blade, built by DA Blades and can heartily recommend. I haven’t had a single loss with it (12 consecutive straight wins on a single day in a heavy tournament, even), but more importantly, it’s a joy to play with. I’d go that way again if for some or other reason...

Yes, that. I try to stick a bit closer to the table, and get a bit more selective about applying effort.

If I'm getting your style and level properly, I'd think the Korbel is quite fast enough. The Primorac Carbon does not look like a good fit to me; it's geared towards all-out aggressive offensive play, and I think that doesn't help a passive/defensive backhand. That being said, I understand the...

No. Gibberish, does not parse.

For me, it’s not so much the set length as the 5 consecutive serves. I used to be able to adapt to new opponent’s serves during the first game. And recover in the second if I’d been receiving very poorly at first. Less so now. Much fewer serves to get the gist from, and only two consecutive ones.

Sometimes I close out training session with test matches of a single five-point set (instant death at four); special focus required. I've started doing precisely that before matchplay, and I think I'm seeing good results recently.

Yes, that's what everybody tells me. Now what I'd like to know if they're not just the same balls created in the same factory using the same process, but if they're also subjected to the same QA regime. My mixed experiences with the DHS D40+ tell me that the good balls from this type are very...

Welcome back, Vince. Having returned to the game after a 30-years hiatus: just keep going and your skills will rise again over time.

Hm, must be just me then, having been burned by an incredibly bad batch ("XHAG") of them. I introduced the DHS D40+ with great enthusiasm after trying out a few boxes ("XCAG") first, then confidently bought a few dozen more. We're using the XuShaoFa seamless threestar, which plays fine and is...

… or penalized?

Wenge's very hard, janka rating of 1630lbf. Compare: limba 670lbf, koto 930lbf, walnut 1010lbf. It's harder even than bamboo (janka 1410lbf). My go-to blade builder lists it as "best suited for pips or antis operated near to the table, especially it supports spin reversal very well, but also...

Well. If nostalgic, then not nostalgic like it used to be. My sentimental inclination would be piqued by a Stiga blade akin to the original Offensive Wood. Walnut, limba, ayous. Still somewhat by a koto, spruce, ayous composition. It would spike by a svelte signature Stellan Bengtsson...

Yes, but then again everything is true at first light.

If you like the Offensive Classic but think it lacks power, you might like the Carbon version of that blade, the Offensive Classic Carbon. You might of course be giving in to counterproductive impulses, though.

Best advice I ever received was: pick anything you think you like to play with, with caution, and with the truism "1. consistency; 2. placement; 3. speed" ever in mind. Anything goes, as long as it's within your realm of possibility. Then stick with it, put in the hours; find focus and focused...

Or order it at the local shop; voting for your locality by way of your wallet isn't that bad an idea. And you'll get what you want in a few days anyway, and probably have somebody knowledgable enough to "take ownership" and assemble it — seal it, glue the rubbers on, put on edge tape of your...

We'd welcome you at the club, but that's probably not in your vicinity. Did you search for clubs within reasonable distance of your place of residence?

I think that particular crossroads is commonly known as confirmation bias, that pesky nemesis of so many well-intending scientists.