What would be the DIFFERENCE between them in terms of speed, control etc
There is no doubt that putting in the hours will make you better, but without knowing the characteristics of things can help you achieve what you want faster, according to your style and gameplay.
I would second Tyce on this.
There is no one answer to many of these questions and what one player finds easy to use another may not.
My experience is that once you choose sensible and reasonable equipment then you'll be fine.
Choosing
too fast equipment is where the problems start. Like players using Tenergy because it brings immediate speed to their beginner game, speed without them having to do anything differently. Until they try to develop their strokes to also bring more power and then they realise they cannot keep the ball on the table and keeping it on the table only comes when they use the Tenergy 'softly' which is what they did in the first place and now they have bad habits they cannot change.
So Korbel (made in Japan version recommend) along with Rozena would be a very good choice. D09c is definitely too hard. G09c seems sensible.
Then stick with it for a full year with no chopping or changing of equipment.
Overthinking this won't help. Truth is you can easily adapt to almost all reasonable equipment in and around the same level as Korbel with Rozena.
So just choose one and go with it.
But to find out if soft carbon, inner carbon or ALC is better the only way is to try, nobody else can answer that question for you.
Calling a blade controlled is very misleading though. They're either stiffer or more flexible with harder or softer layers so they impart different force onto the ball.
But it's the player that controls things so it's all dependent on
players ability.
That means technique. So if your technique isn't good get something relatively forgiving. Carbon generally isn't this.
So prudently, at the beginning it's going to be safer to go with slower more manageable blades. Unless your technique is already good?
I found MLEO way too fast at 3 months in but after 2 yrs I found I loved it.
And I only switched to inner carbon after that.
My story is that my technique improved to allow me to use harder stiffer blades just fine but at 3 mths in it was too difficult for me. Any full stroke saw the ball go too fast and short game was difficult also.
But conversely, if you buy a MLEO and stick with it for a full year that can also work.
If I'd stuck with it anyway I would have eventually found it ok but it made more sense for me to just use my slower more forgiving ade for another year. 🤷♂️ Choose the route that feels most comfortable.
All the talk about the finer points of equipment speed etc is really only relevant to advanced players. Seriously.
At the beginner and mid level the idea that there's a blade or rubber that's going to make a big difference to your game is a misnomer.
Pros with perfect technique will loop, block etc with different combos and see where their shots land. They are not going to change their technique so they may find s new rubber that offers better results from the same input. The same, perfect, concise, consistent, powerful input, each time.
Many of us play with differing technique on different days depending on how we're feeling and then blame the equipment 😂
So, either go the equipment junkie route and find all these answers for yourself and discover that it's not the equipment but your
commitment to the
equipment and the
training that count.
Or
Stay away from EJ, just buy a good blade rubber combo and stick with it.
My observations tho, most people who are prompted to ask all the questions you're asking are almost certainly destined to EJ because the curiosity is already there😬. (I've done it too!)
All in all, from my experience and that of another 8-10 players I've observed, learned from and helped I would say buy something of decent quality, reasonable for your level and train with it for the next 12 mths without thinking any more about equipment. That's the way forward.
Korbel, Rozena and G09c sounds like a good investment!
Buy no more equipment and spend money on coaching intead 👊
