Oh, boy. I have to say I love it. The LULZ that can be had from this subject.
Should I give a story that's real or talk about the goon squad, the secret hideout, the sceptic tank, the trap door, the sewer rats, the Brooklyn bridge, and spin a yarn about the subject that only people who already understand will know. Us Illuminati have it hard.
The goon squad is always on our tail to keep us from letting out trade secrets and the equipment companies all want us to die a slow death but know they would lose the biggest part of their business since the Illuminati are those who have had their hands on more equipment than all the rest.
They know how all the blades and rubbers perform. They know what wood plies and what gluing process was used for each kind of blade and the relative benefits of each.
It's no use. Turn back. It's still not too late. Be afraid. Be very afraid. That mind worm....once it has gotten ahold of you....well, never....um never mind.
Here, I'll say it: the best looping blade is a Gewo High-Power (Balsa Carbon) 6.5!!!
No wait, it's a Schlager Carbon!!
A Primorac Carbon?
Oh, you said looping blade? Some wiring got crossed.
The truth of the matter is to really understand how equipment works you have try a lot of different setups.
Like, every time you hit with someone, get them to try your setup and at the same time try theirs. Do this with hundreds of rackets and hundreds of setups and you will start realizing that blades with similar plies will play similarly BUT NOT THE SAME. And as NextLevel already said, even when a blade is the same exact make (and even weight) no two blades will play exactly the same.
But any blade that is all wood, 5 ply, semi thin, like 5.65mm thickness, so the blade has good flex will be a blade that is good for looping. If you add a top ply that is not too hard like Limba, and a gluing process that facilitates the flex and the feeling, it will be good for looping.
Now that is a lot of blades. Because every blade manufacturer has a few blades that are thin and flexible with a semi-soft top ply and a good gluing process.
Some have more feeling. Some have less. But the feel is something different than what makes a blade good for looping. Although it is nice to have a blade that has good feel and loops and flexes well.
But in the end, if you have a blade that is pretty much suitable for helping you improve at the level you are at, and you play with that blade and only that blade for 1.5-2 months, that will be the best blade. Whichever blade THAT is. And all the other blades will only be second best.
Darn it. I knew I'd mess up and give away trade secrets. Here comes he goon squad. Der_Echte, I need your help to escape this time. I lost track of things and let them get too close while I was writing this.
Gotta Go!!!
Sent from the Oracle of Delphi by the Pythia
