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Hello, i am quite new to the sport (played for around 9 months now) and recently got my first setup which includes a butterfly petr korbel (europe) with yinhe mercury 2 medium on forehand and yinhe moon soft on backhand.
I like to plan ahead so i am trying to think about what my next rubbers are going to be, I am trying to keep the same blade as for now i quite like it.
From what i read online so far i am looking at hurricane 3 (not neo and i guess the softest one so it is just a little harder than mercury 2 medium) to replace my current forehand and for backhand i was looking at tin arc 5 soft which i am not certain about. (i would like to go Chinese as that is what i found i like so far and because they are cheaper...).
I never got coaching (except one time from an ex provincial player) so i do not know if my current setup even fits my style or if the next one will, that is why i am politely asking for your advice as you have more experience than i have in terms of playing and equipment.
I am open to all suggestions and to give you an understanding of why i chose my current equipment, I like the idea of an all-wood blade and from all that i read online petr korbel is a good overall offensive all wood blade for beginners and also it is very affordable and easy to get where i live (romania). As for my rubbers i also like the idea of chinese rubbers like the hurricane series but i wanted to get something for beginners first so in terms of affordability yinhe looked really good and mercury 2 sounded like a good beginner rubber to upgrade from in the future (that is also why i chose medium so i can begin my journey to hard chinese rubbers). For my backhand as i already got something from yinhe i started looking further and found that moon soft would be a great candidate so i went for it.
To help you guys i would like to describe the best i can my playstyle (if needed i will also upload a video in the following days of my playing to give a better understanding). I like attacking a lot on both wings but in harder matches against my friend i tend to also chop the ball. I tend to play close to the table because we do not have much space where i play but my favorite part is mid distance play as i can use my forehand with a full swing, with my backhand i tend to only flick or block/chop block the ball. I guess i am a basic attacker with some chopping form time to time.
In terms of rubber requirements i want them to be tacky and feel like upgraded versions of what i already have if that is even possible. The forehand i want it to be harder and my backhand somewhat softer as i want as much control as i can get. I do not care about speed, i find my setup now it is fast enough.
Thanks in advance!
I like to plan ahead so i am trying to think about what my next rubbers are going to be, I am trying to keep the same blade as for now i quite like it.
From what i read online so far i am looking at hurricane 3 (not neo and i guess the softest one so it is just a little harder than mercury 2 medium) to replace my current forehand and for backhand i was looking at tin arc 5 soft which i am not certain about. (i would like to go Chinese as that is what i found i like so far and because they are cheaper...).
I never got coaching (except one time from an ex provincial player) so i do not know if my current setup even fits my style or if the next one will, that is why i am politely asking for your advice as you have more experience than i have in terms of playing and equipment.
I am open to all suggestions and to give you an understanding of why i chose my current equipment, I like the idea of an all-wood blade and from all that i read online petr korbel is a good overall offensive all wood blade for beginners and also it is very affordable and easy to get where i live (romania). As for my rubbers i also like the idea of chinese rubbers like the hurricane series but i wanted to get something for beginners first so in terms of affordability yinhe looked really good and mercury 2 sounded like a good beginner rubber to upgrade from in the future (that is also why i chose medium so i can begin my journey to hard chinese rubbers). For my backhand as i already got something from yinhe i started looking further and found that moon soft would be a great candidate so i went for it.
To help you guys i would like to describe the best i can my playstyle (if needed i will also upload a video in the following days of my playing to give a better understanding). I like attacking a lot on both wings but in harder matches against my friend i tend to also chop the ball. I tend to play close to the table because we do not have much space where i play but my favorite part is mid distance play as i can use my forehand with a full swing, with my backhand i tend to only flick or block/chop block the ball. I guess i am a basic attacker with some chopping form time to time.
In terms of rubber requirements i want them to be tacky and feel like upgraded versions of what i already have if that is even possible. The forehand i want it to be harder and my backhand somewhat softer as i want as much control as i can get. I do not care about speed, i find my setup now it is fast enough.
Thanks in advance!