Viscaria loss of power?

cobo · Dec 31, 2016

Bty Viscaria not sealed??

I brought a viscaria with 05 on both sides, the back hand flick was amazing controllable and fast but after 8 hours of play the bh side got slow and less control ?????

Is sealing or varnishing the answer?
Do pros seal or make blades harder?

rokphish · Dec 31, 2016

After playing 8 hours your weaker side got tired first thus got slow and less control. Very normal. A lot of people can't manage to play at all after 8 hours...

laistrogian · Dec 31, 2016

rokphish said:
After playing 8 hours your weaker side got tired first thus got slow and less control. Very normal. A lot of people can't manage to play at all after 8 hours...

8 hours of play? Even most professional don't train on table more than 8 hours

cobo · Dec 31, 2016

Haha my bh side is my dominant side and it was over a couple sessions

UpSideDownCarl · Dec 31, 2016

cobo said:
Haha my bh side is my dominant side and it was over a couple sessions

Perhaps when they glued your rubbers they used old glue with VOCs and you are noticing the speed glue effect dissipating. Check your rubber see if it has shrunk a little. If it has, then you may need to talk to whoever put your racket together. If that is what it was, it is kind of lame that the place you got your racket from would do that. But what you are talking about should not happen if they used water based glue so it is hard to figure out from the small amount of information you have provided what the actual cause is.

teddie · Dec 31, 2016

If it's really became much slower than FH - try to bounce both sides for checking - then reglue your rubber, maybe it just detached, sometimes it happens.

vvk1 · Dec 31, 2016

cobo said:
I brought a viscaria with 05 on both sides, the back hand flick was amazing controllable and fast but after 8 hours of play the bh side got slow and less control ?????

Is sealing or varnishing the answer?
Do pros seal or make blades harder?

It's a shame this forum does not permit simple replies like 'No'.

Nikola00 · Dec 31, 2016

I happened to me

cobo · Dec 31, 2016

Nikola00 said:
I happened to me

Do you know why it happend I thought it might be because of the wood softening due to the water based glue...????

bobpuls · Dec 31, 2016

it is just broken ... use to it..

chuckjordan2 · Dec 31, 2016

Cobo,

First identify what type of glue was used. A water based glue or one with volatile compounds (IE rubber cement). You kinda alluded that a WBG was used in your recent reply. Since you have used it for a couple sessions, that WBG should have dried within about 1-4 hours after being applied. So, no.

Other good advice above; has the sponge separated from the blade? Lay the paddle down on the table and drop a ball on both sides. Notice the bounce.

You may want to contact whomever assembled your racket. And ask them too.

Baal · Dec 31, 2016

I used that model of blade starting in 2007 until a couple of months ago. At least 12 different Viscarias. Nothing like that has ever happened to me. Hasnt happened with my True Carbons or ZJK ALCs either, which have more or less the same composition.

My guess is a bad glue job, especially common problem if the blade was sealed, but can happen even on raw blade surface

Try removing rubber and regluing.

cobo · Dec 31, 2016

Thanks for the reassurance

vaggelinho · Dec 31, 2016

It sounds like something went off with the rubber. Check if it is glued well and reglue it. Happy new year

Shuki · Dec 31, 2016

Your viscaria has used up its 8 hour sweet period. buy a new one for another 8 hours of use.

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