Dealing with Skyline 3

[judah000]

Hi guys really need help.
I have a new skyline 3 and it gives me a headache.
What should I do do get use to it?
My playing is chinese style and got used to chinese soft rubber so should my stroke in forehand be more horizontal?It has a very hard sponge.

 

[CTTC]

Well if it's new... It might take time to bed in a little. And you need to get use to it too.

In general i find brushing the ball works better on the forehand for loops and a very light touch on the backhand. Ie don't strangle the blade handle.



Steve



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[judah000]

thanks Steve

 

[dici]

For me, I prefer skyline 2 more than skyline 3. The reason is that skyline 3 produce less spin does the ball will curve less than other rubbers, said H2, H3 and any european rubber.

Therefore, what you want to be aware of is the first brush of drive/loop. Try to avoid hit the ball hard else it will fly all over the place. But you can tell the difference one you heard the sound of the ball bounce on the rubber, then you know straight away that you are going to lose a point >.>

The other thing you can try is hit the ball at its highest point as possible, whenever you want to go for drive.

 

[MildSeven]

You need to play with it for awhile and wait for the tackiness to wear off slightly. If it is still giving you trouble you can buy a softer degree sponge next time.

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

If you are used to something else, Skyline III takes a while to get used to. Take your time with it. It is worth getting used to it. You can also try a drill where you take a bucket of balls and bounce a ball on the table and loop from the bounce, one ball after the other. As you do this over and over again, a few buckets will get you more used to how to loop with the Skyline III. But over time this will sort itself out for you.

 

[azlan]

HI Judah, I know it's a difficult transition. It takes time. I use a very hard rubber on my FH, Calibra LT Plus. Usually with the harder rubbers, the spin effect is lesser than the softer rubbers, but you do get pace.

Spinning the ball, helps the ball do drop faster on the other side of the table. With softer rubbers you can have a good spin without even trying very hard, therefore you may loop higher (high throw), knowing the ball will drop onto the table.

On the contrary, the harder rubbers have more speed, but less spin. Loop the ball too high, and it will go over the table. Loop too low with not enough pace and power, it'll go into the net. Like you said, I spin the ball with my bat almost horizontal. But in order to do this perfectly, you have to take the ball on the rise or at the highest point. Once ball drops below the table, you will find it a bit tricky (if you're still new to it). It requires you to change your game habit, and adapt.

But once you get the hang of it, you'll realize that the ball zips across at an amazing speed, and the bounce is low.