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Spin and more spin.
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Spin and more spin.
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Appreciate the inputs. I just graduated from Yasaka Sweden Extra and Mark Vs, since I can't consistently kill anything with it from distance, as long as the opponent is good... Honestly the Hurricane Long 5 setup might be a bit much (it's shipped, I haven't gotten it yet). However, I'm going to get a coach, and didn't wanna waste time / money adapting to further equipments before my dream blade (HL5 and W968). If I find the setup too much to handle even with a coach, I don't mind "downgrading". I don't wanna EJ too much though, ironic right?
This is an issue of technique and it is actually why you want the blade that is not quite as fast. If the blade does the work for you:
1) You will miss a lot more.
2) You will not develop the technique to spin heavy because it is much harder to learn that with that much faster of a blade.
3) You will not learn the technique or body mechanics to generate the power you need because the blade will be doing that for you.
When you have the power with the Yasaka Sweden Extra and you really are spinning the ball heavy, then stepping up one speed class for your blade makes sense.
So many lower and mid level players try to solve a problem that is about technique with an equipment fix. The slower blade will help you improve the mechanics that get you both power and speed. But you could step the rubbers up to something like Xiom Vega Pro, Nexy Karis M, or some other midrange tensor rubber.