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Hi guys - I recently bought a new DHS 301 composite blade after playing with my Andro Temper Tech OFF for 3 years as I wanted an upgrade. I did my due diligence and read lots of reviews online about the 301 before purchasing and most reviews seemed to be glowing. Most reviews seemed to agree that the 301 has very good touch for a composite blade but also has decent power when you need it (for example, when drive looping).
I slapped some Andro Rasants on the 301 and had a go with it last night in my first league match of the night (my Temper Tech has Rasanter R47s).
Unfortunately, I was quite disappointed as I was expecting an upgrade in speed from my Temper Tech and I found the 301 to be almost unbearably slow. In addition, I found that I couldn't get as much spin as I could from my old blade and that some of my loop shots seemed to slip off the rubber.
The Temper Tech is a 5-ply all wood blade, and, although it is an OFF blade I did think that the 301 (being a 7-ply composite) would surely be an upgrade in maximum speed. Perhaps I'm misunderstanding how these things work. I actually find my Stiga All-Round Classic (with the same rubbers) to be faster and grippier than the 301.
I find looping with the Temper Tech very good and I've never had that sensation of the ball barely gripping the rubber like I did with the 301. Did I do something wrong when gluing the rubbers? Perhaps my technique is not suited to the 301 and I need to adjust?
I slapped some Andro Rasants on the 301 and had a go with it last night in my first league match of the night (my Temper Tech has Rasanter R47s).
Unfortunately, I was quite disappointed as I was expecting an upgrade in speed from my Temper Tech and I found the 301 to be almost unbearably slow. In addition, I found that I couldn't get as much spin as I could from my old blade and that some of my loop shots seemed to slip off the rubber.
The Temper Tech is a 5-ply all wood blade, and, although it is an OFF blade I did think that the 301 (being a 7-ply composite) would surely be an upgrade in maximum speed. Perhaps I'm misunderstanding how these things work. I actually find my Stiga All-Round Classic (with the same rubbers) to be faster and grippier than the 301.
I find looping with the Temper Tech very good and I've never had that sensation of the ball barely gripping the rubber like I did with the 301. Did I do something wrong when gluing the rubbers? Perhaps my technique is not suited to the 301 and I need to adjust?
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