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So, this year I've used two (really) different blades, paired with Mantra rubbers:
-The Azalea Allround and the Acoustic Carbon
Here are my thoughts:
The Azalea Allround is my favorite blade out of all the ones I've tried. I felt like it gave me tons of control and feeling, which made me feel a lot of safety when executing my shots. It helped me improve a lot (mostly with consistency). Blocking, serving, looping, pushing, pretty much everything was great.
I've decided to move to a blade people talk about quite a lot and that I had been wanting to try out for a long time, the Acoustic Carbon. Thinking about it now, it was a really dumb decision. Right off the bat I felt I lost the precious control and feeling I had with the All-wood blade (which was expected, since I chose a "hard" carbon blade).
Guess what else vanished?
Safety and consistency. I started hesitating a lot when playing, which led to a lot of frustration (and losses). This made me develop a series of bad habits, which affected me during practice and games. I couldn't get used to it at all (I've been using it for about 3 months).
I'm not prepared to handle the power of carbon.
And that's why I prefer All-Wood
This thread could also serve as a warning for people wanting to change to carbon. Make sure you're prepared before doing it.
-The Azalea Allround and the Acoustic Carbon
Here are my thoughts:
The Azalea Allround is my favorite blade out of all the ones I've tried. I felt like it gave me tons of control and feeling, which made me feel a lot of safety when executing my shots. It helped me improve a lot (mostly with consistency). Blocking, serving, looping, pushing, pretty much everything was great.
I've decided to move to a blade people talk about quite a lot and that I had been wanting to try out for a long time, the Acoustic Carbon. Thinking about it now, it was a really dumb decision. Right off the bat I felt I lost the precious control and feeling I had with the All-wood blade (which was expected, since I chose a "hard" carbon blade).
Guess what else vanished?
Safety and consistency. I started hesitating a lot when playing, which led to a lot of frustration (and losses). This made me develop a series of bad habits, which affected me during practice and games. I couldn't get used to it at all (I've been using it for about 3 months).
I'm not prepared to handle the power of carbon.
And that's why I prefer All-Wood
This thread could also serve as a warning for people wanting to change to carbon. Make sure you're prepared before doing it.
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