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Sorry about the long post.
This is my first post here, and I have been reading a lot on the forum. Really grateful for all the information and the platform.
Some history:
I converted from penhold to shakehand and accumulated about a year of playing time now. (4 to 5 hour a week)
I now play moderately arressive, attack a lot but with low success rate. I want to get better in driving and control the pace of the game.
The good:
- Block, BH is better than FH
- Power and speed in both FH and BH
- BH close table fast hit and over the table flip
- Loop okay both side if the ball is slow, BH is still better than FH
- Short chop is okay
- Can play long chop from time to time and often can surprise my opponents
- Can serve different spins and directions pretty well in both FH and BH
The bad:
- Can't really drive (plan to improve)
- Low rate of success when attacking with force
- Can't control pace of the game
- Not good at directing the ball
- Horrible at reading the serve
What I like about the paddle I have:
- Not heavy, I have an old injury spot near the elbow, and backhand flip can cause some pain, especially when the paddle is heavy
- Has a lot of power, which helps when I land a punch
- Good at blocking, I found it is effortless
What I dislike about the paddle I have:
-Lack of control, not really tolerating, my hits are often too long or in the net
-Same rubber on both sides, while I can tell that my FH and BH play differently and could probably use different rubbers
I plan to practice more to improve my drive and close to the table hit, also slow down my game to gain more control. But thinking that I might need to get a slow paddle to help me about the success rate. Maybe I will start taking private lessons. I want to save my current paddle and try to preserve the it, and maybe go back to it when my skill is good enough to match its power.
Budget is $100 (USD) but can go up to $150. I plan to order it from megaspin, padddlepalace, tabletennis11, or ttnpp if people here think it is safe for authentic parts. I can also have my friend order it in China and bring over to here in the US.
Need suggestions for selecting stuff. I am originally from China, and prefer Chinese brands. I like to have tacky rubbers in both sides to improve my spin on serve and overall control.
Blades in my mind:
Sanwei Dynamo or Pro F3
DHS Power G7 or G8
Galaxy EC-14
LKT Transformer No.1
FH rubber options:
Sanwei Target National
DHS Hurricane 8, I tried it on a commercial DHS A6002, and liked it, the paddle was too heavy to me though
BH rubber options:
DHS Skyline TG3
Friendship 729-08
DHS Hurricane 3.50
Friendship 729 Battle II
Other questions:
1. Should I select Neo version or not?
2. Anything really against tacky for BH in my situation?
Comments and suggestions will be appreciated.
This is my first post here, and I have been reading a lot on the forum. Really grateful for all the information and the platform.
Some history:
I converted from penhold to shakehand and accumulated about a year of playing time now. (4 to 5 hour a week)
I now play moderately arressive, attack a lot but with low success rate. I want to get better in driving and control the pace of the game.
The good:
- Block, BH is better than FH
- Power and speed in both FH and BH
- BH close table fast hit and over the table flip
- Loop okay both side if the ball is slow, BH is still better than FH
- Short chop is okay
- Can play long chop from time to time and often can surprise my opponents
- Can serve different spins and directions pretty well in both FH and BH
The bad:
- Can't really drive (plan to improve)
- Low rate of success when attacking with force
- Can't control pace of the game
- Not good at directing the ball
- Horrible at reading the serve
What I like about the paddle I have:
- Not heavy, I have an old injury spot near the elbow, and backhand flip can cause some pain, especially when the paddle is heavy
- Has a lot of power, which helps when I land a punch
- Good at blocking, I found it is effortless
What I dislike about the paddle I have:
-Lack of control, not really tolerating, my hits are often too long or in the net
-Same rubber on both sides, while I can tell that my FH and BH play differently and could probably use different rubbers
I plan to practice more to improve my drive and close to the table hit, also slow down my game to gain more control. But thinking that I might need to get a slow paddle to help me about the success rate. Maybe I will start taking private lessons. I want to save my current paddle and try to preserve the it, and maybe go back to it when my skill is good enough to match its power.
Budget is $100 (USD) but can go up to $150. I plan to order it from megaspin, padddlepalace, tabletennis11, or ttnpp if people here think it is safe for authentic parts. I can also have my friend order it in China and bring over to here in the US.
Need suggestions for selecting stuff. I am originally from China, and prefer Chinese brands. I like to have tacky rubbers in both sides to improve my spin on serve and overall control.
Blades in my mind:
Sanwei Dynamo or Pro F3
DHS Power G7 or G8
Galaxy EC-14
LKT Transformer No.1
FH rubber options:
Sanwei Target National
DHS Hurricane 8, I tried it on a commercial DHS A6002, and liked it, the paddle was too heavy to me though
BH rubber options:
DHS Skyline TG3
Friendship 729-08
DHS Hurricane 3.50
Friendship 729 Battle II
Other questions:
1. Should I select Neo version or not?
2. Anything really against tacky for BH in my situation?
Comments and suggestions will be appreciated.
