Any help gratefully received.
I need a new bat (broke last one) and am completely mystified as to what to get.
This is my 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] season. I am playing local league Division 2.
I have had most success with my previous setup – a Stiga Allround Classic blade with Kotukatu 868 rubbers. Very low powered and tacky with good control. I could go with that again but feel like I want to try something new, pretty sure im behind my opponents in equipment terms as well as skill.
I try to play an offensive game, try to put spin on, try to loop, but not good enough to overpower people so I have to be able to switch to a chopping game too when needed.
My biggest weaknesses are incoming spin, and also consistency/control (ie my opponents can usually keep the ball on the table a lot longer than I can).
I changed my bat for a Butterfly Boll blade with Yasaka Mark V rubbers about a year ago, and it was a disaster. I didn’t have the skill and control for it. I was either hitting it into the net or long, just couldn’t keep it on the table. I gave it 2 months but was losing too many games genuinely because of it, had to switch back and sell it eventually.
I don’t need power, I can hit it hard. I need control, so I can hit it hard AND IN.
So any recommendations for a new set up would be very helpful? Don’t really want to spend more than £100. Donic Allplay Appelgren with Vario Softs?
I need a new bat (broke last one) and am completely mystified as to what to get.
This is my 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] season. I am playing local league Division 2.
I have had most success with my previous setup – a Stiga Allround Classic blade with Kotukatu 868 rubbers. Very low powered and tacky with good control. I could go with that again but feel like I want to try something new, pretty sure im behind my opponents in equipment terms as well as skill.
I try to play an offensive game, try to put spin on, try to loop, but not good enough to overpower people so I have to be able to switch to a chopping game too when needed.
My biggest weaknesses are incoming spin, and also consistency/control (ie my opponents can usually keep the ball on the table a lot longer than I can).
I changed my bat for a Butterfly Boll blade with Yasaka Mark V rubbers about a year ago, and it was a disaster. I didn’t have the skill and control for it. I was either hitting it into the net or long, just couldn’t keep it on the table. I gave it 2 months but was losing too many games genuinely because of it, had to switch back and sell it eventually.
I don’t need power, I can hit it hard. I need control, so I can hit it hard AND IN.
So any recommendations for a new set up would be very helpful? Don’t really want to spend more than £100. Donic Allplay Appelgren with Vario Softs?