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Was looking to get my first custom paddle - is xiom vega intro + W6 a good combo?
I've been playing since Aug pretty much every day at work and occasionally go to league nights at a local gym. Would you still consider getting 1.8mm?Get the 1.8mm intro because the w6 may be a little fast for you but probably when the rubber wears out you can get the 2.0mm version. This is assuming you are a beginner or have been playing recreationally.
thats probably my weakest point right now is trying to loop against heavy backspin. My hits usually go into the net, with the occasionally one making it over. my control is pretty good, i can dictate pretty easily where i wanna send the ball. I'm pretty bad at explaining things so let me know if you have any further questionsStill depends on your skills. How is your loop against chop and how is your control. What was your racket before?
thats probably my weakest point right now is trying to loop against heavy backspin. My hits usually go into the net, with the occasionally one making it over. my control is pretty good, i can dictate pretty easily where i wanna send the ball. I'm pretty bad at explaining things so let me know if you have any further questions
Different people have different opinions on how to handle things. Thinner rubbers is an option. I would say, a slightly slower blade without making the rubbers thinner.
If you are, as you describe, a player who needs to learn the skill of looping backspin, ether, thinner rubbers on that blade, or a slightly slower blade with 2.0 or even Max (Vega Intro) would make sense.
It is worth working on and learning the skill of spinning (looping) backspin (not hitting it).
I would suggest a blade like Donic Appelgren Allplay or Stiga Allround Evolution and whatever thickness of Vega Intro rubbers you want.
Those two blades would be slightly slower than the W6 but worth getting. I could use either blade as my main blade and not have an issue. But those blades will help you a little more with learning skills like looping backspin.
Would the Stiga Allround Classic work as well? It says the Evo version is no longer available on megaspin.net. What would be the major differences between 1.8 and 2.0 rubber? Should I get 2.0 if I'm going to continue using that down the road?