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Hello,
I'm returning player. I always played with preassembled bats. I feel like it is the time to change that. Right now I'm using Stiga Flexure rated as OFF+ setup. I'm not sure how this stat corresponds to blades and rubbers bought separately.
I don't feel like the current bat is too fast. However I feel like in order to topspin the ball I need to finish the movement with bat almost (or even exactly) parallel to the floor. I don't know what is the reason for this but it looks exaggerated compared to other players and videos.
Smashes are hit and miss. I quite often miss few inches of the table. However I'm not sure if the blade is too fast. I guess I just need more playtime as I play around 1 month once or twice a week using this bat.
I'm a forhand dominant player. I like to play in all areas of the table (close, mid, far). Im more of an offensive type but I sometimes turn into defender as I don't feel uncomfortable there. My backhand offense is almost non-existant
This is short introduction to show where I am right now.
I have 3 blades that I seriously consider:
Tibhar stratus powerwood
Donic persson powerplay
Tibhar IV-s
and quite a few that i still consider: stiga offensive classic, stiga classic evolution, donic persson powerallround etc.
What I have read suggested that I would benefit with quite fast blade with a little flex. By quite fast I mean fast for all wood blade. A little flex to have a little easier time with topspin.
I can get Tibhar IV-s and Donic persson powerplay quite cheap. Powerwood is a little more expensive.
questions:
1. Tibhar IV-s seems to be old model but there aren't many opinions out there. Is it on the same level as powerwood, primorac Off- JP? Or it's just worse model than those guys? It's hard to interpret quality of the blade and the price is not always the best indicator...
2. Are my overall thoughts about the blade reasonable?
I might have more questions once I get some answers
sorry for my english!
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I'm returning player. I always played with preassembled bats. I feel like it is the time to change that. Right now I'm using Stiga Flexure rated as OFF+ setup. I'm not sure how this stat corresponds to blades and rubbers bought separately.
I don't feel like the current bat is too fast. However I feel like in order to topspin the ball I need to finish the movement with bat almost (or even exactly) parallel to the floor. I don't know what is the reason for this but it looks exaggerated compared to other players and videos.
Smashes are hit and miss. I quite often miss few inches of the table. However I'm not sure if the blade is too fast. I guess I just need more playtime as I play around 1 month once or twice a week using this bat.
I'm a forhand dominant player. I like to play in all areas of the table (close, mid, far). Im more of an offensive type but I sometimes turn into defender as I don't feel uncomfortable there. My backhand offense is almost non-existant
This is short introduction to show where I am right now.
I have 3 blades that I seriously consider:
Tibhar stratus powerwood
Donic persson powerplay
Tibhar IV-s
and quite a few that i still consider: stiga offensive classic, stiga classic evolution, donic persson powerallround etc.
What I have read suggested that I would benefit with quite fast blade with a little flex. By quite fast I mean fast for all wood blade. A little flex to have a little easier time with topspin.
I can get Tibhar IV-s and Donic persson powerplay quite cheap. Powerwood is a little more expensive.
questions:
1. Tibhar IV-s seems to be old model but there aren't many opinions out there. Is it on the same level as powerwood, primorac Off- JP? Or it's just worse model than those guys? It's hard to interpret quality of the blade and the price is not always the best indicator...
2. Are my overall thoughts about the blade reasonable?
I might have more questions once I get some answers
sorry for my english!
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