Not every single blade of the same archetype play the same despite similar construction. I.e. W968 and Butterfly Innerforce ALC....
I've been there, done that. For me it was counter productive (my collection was V14 pro, Joola Zelebro PBOC, Gambler Fire Dragon touch, Virutoso, and countless inner fiber blades). But after I got Vodak Horejsi Custom Hajto Turbo Edition and Donic Ovtcharov Number One Senso (darn, those long names....) I cannot justify using anything else, and my game skyrocketed because for once I focused on learning and not gear (and those blades do play almost identically). I highly advise sticking with one blade you really like and controlling its weaknesses.
What made you settle and stick to one blade? Like what was something that you so much liked that it made you stay on that particular blade?
It's probably because of the dignics rubbers. I tried once a zjk szlc with d05 on it and the feeling was very nice: fast, springy, with some good dwell, somewhat resembling tenergy on hinoki. And I'm really not a fan of koto-alc (viscaria or tb alc) with tenergy on the forehand. I don't think szlc would make more difference for me than the rubber.
Concerning why nobody plays zjk zlc: there's a video by Kenta Matsudaira where he tests it along with other blades and finds it simply the most complicated to use (if zlc being the best). With tenergy again, that is.
It's not about the speed of tenergy, there's just no synergy between it and koto (or koto/kiri combination) on the forehand somehow: no dwell and you have to hit harder to penetrate the sponge. This is actually not bad in topspin rallies, but requires more effort when incoming ball is slow. With d05 on the forehand of zjk szlc I didn't have this problem.
Here's the video I was talking about, there are English subtitles.
I guess just for looks?
He's talking about pairing T19 with different kind of blades. Some he likes, some not so much.
Do you play with rubbers, blades? How is it possible to test rubbers or blades? He tested how t19 and t05 behave on different blades.
That's easily one of the most useful reviews on YouTube and internet in general: a world class player confirms what has been "debunked" long ago on multiple tt forums, namely that koto/kiri/tenergy combo is difficult on forehand and rules on backhand.
The funny thing, and it makes the review even more valuable, is that his a priori estimate was exactly opposite, that zjk zlc would be the easiest to play. He himself uses zjk alc and now discovers that he likes more dwell. What an irony.
Yoshimura btw use Revoldia with Timo Boll handle
Why would he use a TB handle from the same company?
