Thank you NoFootwork; great content/advice. I am hoping that being used to fast reverse rubbers I should be able to adjust to the D.TecS reasonably well. My next question is how best to glue OX to the blade: glue sheet, WBG or solvent glue? Like most other subjects there are so many proponents of each!
Playing with a fast inverted is not the same as playing with a fast OX LP. With inverted you can close the blade angle, add your own spin or even punch thru the ball to control the ball. LPs don't add their own spin so it makes them harder to control. If you are blocking close to the table with OX LP against topspin, most players have the blade angle 90 degrees to the table surface and add a quick downward motion shortly ater the bounce to chop block. You can also do a side swipe against a slower ball. Against a ball that has backspin, you can push aggressively as your push will have topspin on it.
Your placement is important as your push return will have light topspin on it. If your opponent know what they are doing, they can easily loop kill this ball. The classic way to play against a LP player is loop one, get back a backspin ball, push this ball, get back a light topspin ball back, then loop again. If you are not placing your returns well a good player will be loop killing to a match win using this basic play pattern.
As mentioned previously by others, you need a loose, soft wrist to control the ball and lots of practice. The LP don't play by themselves.
Regarding gluing OX sheets, there are many tutorials/methods on youtube. Its a pain to get a nice smooth attachment and like with anything else practice makes perfect. Using a glue sheet is the easiest way but 2 things to think about:
1. They have a minor thickness and some OX players don't like that feel.
2. Some glue sheet brands are very strong and can be difficult to remove. If your blade doesn't have any varnish/lacquer, they can pull up some wood splinters from your blade when you remove the glue sheet.
A good water based glue that you use for attaching your inverted rubbers can be used to attach an OX LP as well. It's more difficult as an OX LP is so thin and isn't rigid and this makes attaching difficult as the sheet wants to flop all over the place. Take a look at some tutorials first.