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Doesn't Mima Ito actually H3 and not G1?Fastarc G1 can be used for flat hits quite effectively ala Mima Ito.
Cool suggestion, I'll look into that.How about Goriki Kaisoku by Nittaku? It’s basically an inverted rubber that shares characteristics with short pimples. It’s been specifically designed for flat hitting, smashing and driving the ball. It’s the next rubber on my list to try (I currently play with SP’s on forehand and want to see if it’ll still do what I want from the SP’s but also give me more options to loop when needed).
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I remind trying the hardest Calibra and that felt somewhat spinny, I'll try that too. Thanks.Any of the Stiga Calibra line and Butterfly Bryce High Speed would be ideal, terrible for spin but fast as all get out.
What blade would you recommend then?When flat hitting, I thought the blade had more impact on the ball than rubber 😅
Good point, so... Hmmm are you saying I should go for a blade that I like the feel of then worry about the rubbers after?One would need to know what blade you intend to use as well as the rubber - and flathitting is really technical, you need to decide how you win points - most flat hitters topspin a lot especially vs backspin and I have seen some use fast blade with slow spinny rubber and some use slow blade with medium speed or old school rubbers. The key for most flat hitters is their block.
Saying that flathitting is a broad term and that Mima Ito for example plays different from Falck or even Richard Dewitt (an American who uses Mark V). You have to understand what your blocking and point winning game will look like before choosing a rubber to match it. if you are going to mostly block, your rubber choice might be different. Usually, if you have good smashing technique, rubber doesn't matter so much, but the range of shots you want to execute influences the choice a lot dependong on whether you want to focus more on speed or touch.Good point, so... Hmmm are you saying I should go for a blade that I like the feel of then worry about the rubbers after?