There are so many blades out there that they're just getting to be too similar. Timo Boll ZLC and ZLF with Tenergy rubbers should be the standard for high level players and the same thing with a bit more controlled Sriver for low levels. New rackets and rubbers at this point with already such a big market can't really distinguish themselves that much anymore.
The setup suggested for a lower level player here is something I totally with.
A fast carbon blade with a hard top ply is not going to be very useful to a player developing the touch and contact for spin, even with a rubber like Sriver on it.
Personally, I feel like a blade that is slower with better dwell time and some flex, that helps you to feel the ball better, an all wood 5 ply blade with an All or All+/Off- speed rating would be more useful.
Adding a controlled modern rubber to one of those 5 ply All, All+ or Off- blades so that the player gets used to the modern rubbers and the blade helps make it more manageable is often more useful for a player developing skill.
The speed of the blade and the hardness of the top ply will delay the process of developing spin more than higher quality rubbers will if they are on a flexible blade with good dwell time that is not too fast.
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