while i most write about lifting backspin balls with topspin, i remember a weird situation.
after i lost a league game with my grubba and H3, i did buy two sheets of Mark V in 1.5 (bh) and 1.8 (fh) and put them on my Stiga AC.
I did train with a usual partner who liked to give me heavy chopped backspin. while it was hard to do the shot, the success rate was kinda 50 % with the Grubba/H3 setup.
with the new setup (Stiga AC + Mark V) it was impossible to lift it. i tried it all sets we played against each other i wasn't able to lift even one ball. i tried to adjust to the new equipment with a more upwards-motion, still every ball did land in the net.
back then i did blame the thin rubber (1.8 MV vs 2.15 H3), now i remember an article about the blade speed which need to be fast enough to override the backspin.
while the Stiga AC isn't far away from the Grubba on paper, ingame i like the Grubba way more. even on speed side there is a noticable difference between them.
now thinking back to my problem to get a constant lift of backspin balls, maybe the solution might also be a faster blade. i was thinking about the primorac (i promised myself to get one if i get over 1500 ttr.)
what do you guys think about the different effects using a sightly softer rubber / slightly faster blade on be more constant lifting backspin balls.
side note on the technique side: i always train open up backspin balls with topspin. it's my major priority in every training to get this stroke done, thus i wouldnt consider it to be bad. with my current equipment i am able to do it about 50-60%. for me this quote isn't satisfied, but still better than some previous time ago.
after i lost a league game with my grubba and H3, i did buy two sheets of Mark V in 1.5 (bh) and 1.8 (fh) and put them on my Stiga AC.
I did train with a usual partner who liked to give me heavy chopped backspin. while it was hard to do the shot, the success rate was kinda 50 % with the Grubba/H3 setup.
with the new setup (Stiga AC + Mark V) it was impossible to lift it. i tried it all sets we played against each other i wasn't able to lift even one ball. i tried to adjust to the new equipment with a more upwards-motion, still every ball did land in the net.
back then i did blame the thin rubber (1.8 MV vs 2.15 H3), now i remember an article about the blade speed which need to be fast enough to override the backspin.
while the Stiga AC isn't far away from the Grubba on paper, ingame i like the Grubba way more. even on speed side there is a noticable difference between them.
now thinking back to my problem to get a constant lift of backspin balls, maybe the solution might also be a faster blade. i was thinking about the primorac (i promised myself to get one if i get over 1500 ttr.)
what do you guys think about the different effects using a sightly softer rubber / slightly faster blade on be more constant lifting backspin balls.
side note on the technique side: i always train open up backspin balls with topspin. it's my major priority in every training to get this stroke done, thus i wouldnt consider it to be bad. with my current equipment i am able to do it about 50-60%. for me this quote isn't satisfied, but still better than some previous time ago.
