Practice Setup ?

TTW · Jan 15, 2020

Hi all,
Do you guys use a practice racket and a match racket ?
I use the same equipment for practice and matches. I was thinking to have a separate practice racket to increase the durability of main racket.

I thought about some rackets cheaper practice equipment from aliexpress as I can replace practice racket quickly. I play usually 1+ hour daily so the main racket durability is usually less.

My main Setup is Carbonado 190 with FastArc G1 and DNA H.

After reading reviews, I thought about DHS PG5 as blade and Palio AK47 rubbers. Do you think it will be a good inexpensive practice setup ?

chintanmashroo · Jan 15, 2020

get a 729 blade with 729 rubbers, they are the best quality against price,
yinhe blades are good too

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TTW · Jan 15, 2020

chintanmashroo said:
get a 729 blade with 729 rubbers, they are the best quality against price,
yinhe blades are good too

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Any specific setup you would suggest that would be bit similar to my current one?

chintanmashroo · Jan 15, 2020

I am not much aware about Carbonado, you can google it

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lasta · Jan 15, 2020

There are lots of posts about this subject. General consensus is practice with what you will use in a match.

chintanmashroo · Jan 15, 2020

You can go with Presto Spin rubbers on both sides, the latest one with Yellow color package

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TTW · Jan 15, 2020

lasta said:
There are lots of posts about this subject. General consensus is practice with what you will use in a match.

Pretty interesting, I saw some pro also having similar equipment as they use in matches.

lasta · Jan 15, 2020

TTW said:
Pretty interesting, I saw some pro also having similar equipment as they use in matches.

Yeah, pros usually have a few dozen of the same set up.

yogi_bear · Jan 15, 2020

I suggest by extra similar rubber and when you have a tournament change to the newer rubber 5 days before.

TTW · Jan 15, 2020

yogi_bear said:
I suggeat by extra similar rubber and when you have a tournament change to the newer rubber 5 days before.

I read your review for Carbonado and that helped me decide

I hope you can help me with selection of alternative cheaper spare racket based on my current setup.

yogi_bear · Jan 16, 2020

TTW said:
I read your review for Carbonado and that helped me decide
I hope you can help me with selection of alternative cheaper spare racket based on my current setup.

The thing is, it might harm you for using a different racket as practice racket unless you are used to this already.

Airoc · Jan 16, 2020

TTW said:
I was thinking to have a separate practice racket to increase the durability of main racket.

If automatisms matter in your game (and even on fairly basic level they start doing so ...) you´d probably find it hard to adjust to the "main" racket after playing with the practice racket 5 times a week.
The whole idea is totally unusual and doesn´t seem to make much sense to me.
If money matters, try switching to cheaper rubbers for good so you can replace them more often.

thomas.pong · Jan 16, 2020

Airoc said:
If automatisms matter in your game (and even on fairly basic level they start doing so ...) you´d probably find it hard to adjust to the "main" racket after playing with the practice racket 5 times a week.
The whole idea is totally unusual and doesn´t seem to make much sense to me.
If money matters, try switching to cheaper rubbers for good so you can replace them more often.

Airoc pretty much summed it up here. You should use the same setup all the time: for training, practice, league play and tournaments.

The only thing I'm really going to add is that you could have a separate setup but only for training others, meaning coaching, ball feed, blocking... Our coach used the same bat for his coaching activities that he uses for competition and his rubbers get used up real quick.

langel · Jan 16, 2020

Doing all your trainings with a different set up is not a good idea, no matter how "close" you think it is.
Its better to double your set up, or change rubbers more often.
You may use different blades in training, but for particular purposes, not as your main set up substitutes, and if you do it, its good to use the same rubbers, the old ones you've descarded from your main blades.
I use such blades for "behaviour correction". For example when I start to brush the net too often, I do a session with a stiffer and harder blade, producing a lower arc with the same rubbers, which make me try to open the net clearance. And as its 10 grams heavyer its good for strength and stamina training. After that I feel much more confident with my main set up. In periods when I feel more nervous and less concentrated, I do a session with a blade with somewhat similar to my main blade performance, but with much smaller sweetspot and a lot of vibrations out of it. It helps me to keep eye contact to the ball and to concentrate on the hitting area. And when I play as an assisting partner, I ususally use a "walk in the park" slower All+ blade, which make me relax and gives me more confidence.
But I don't use that in "real" training. Some time ago I used it more often, but now it happens when I feel I need it only, maybe once in a month.

TTW · Jan 17, 2020

langel said:
And as its 10 grams heavyer its good for strength and stamina training. After that I feel much more confident with my main set up. In periods when I feel more nervous and less concentrated, I do a session with a blade with somewhat similar to my main blade performance, but with much smaller sweetspot and a lot of vibrations out of it. It helps me to keep eye contact to the ball and to concentrate on the hitting area. And when I play as an assisting partner, I ususally use a "walk in the park" slower All+ blade, which make me relax and gives me more confidence.
But I don't use that in "real" training. Some time ago I used it more often, but now it happens when I feel I need it only, maybe once in a month.

This reminded me of Piccolo from Dragon Ball Z

Thanks for your post, what type of racket you use ?

langel · Jan 17, 2020

TTW said:
This reminded me of Piccolo from Dragon Ball Z
Thanks for your post, what type of racket you use ?

The one in the profile - Xiom Vega Tour.

p.s. if I'm to be Piccolo, let me be the 5 fingers version

TTW · Jan 17, 2020

langel said:
The one in the profile - Xiom Vega Tour.

p.s. if I'm to be Piccolo, let me be the 5 fingers version

lasta · Jan 17, 2020

langel said:
The one in the profile - Xiom Vega Tour.

p.s. if I'm to be Piccolo, let me be the 5 fingers version

I'm expecting lVegita to post a gif soon.

thomas.pong · Jan 17, 2020

lasta said:
I'm expecting lVegita to post a gif soon.

I hope he does!

iVegita, we're waiting for you!!

Also, if OP really wants to train with a separate blade on the reg and use a different one in competition, I'm worried for him... Can't say we didn't warn him! lol

TTW · Jan 18, 2020

thomas.pong said:
I hope he does!

iVegita, we're waiting for you!!

Also, if OP really wants to train with a separate blade on the reg and use a different one in competition, I'm worried for him... Can't say we didn't warn him! lol

Haha

I want something similar in composition of my current blade

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