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Has anyone had any experiences going from fast carbon blade with tensor rubbers to slower wood blade with non-tensor rubbers?
I've been using Hurricane Long 5 with MX-P rubbers for quite some time and have enjoyed this set-up. However, sometimes I can't help but wonder what it's like to use more controlled set-up, for example, Nittaku Acoustic with Mark V rubbers. I think about this especially when I drive/loop and the ball overshoots the table, thinking "is my set-up simply too fast for me?"
I understand typically people start with a slower set-up and transition to faster set-up, but for those like me who started off with fast set-up thinking it's a must for 40+ ball era, has any of you actually went back to a slower set-up to refine your form? If so, what was your experience like? Was it simply too slow for 40+ ball or you felt that some sacrifice in speed was totally worth it for the extra control you have?
I've been using Hurricane Long 5 with MX-P rubbers for quite some time and have enjoyed this set-up. However, sometimes I can't help but wonder what it's like to use more controlled set-up, for example, Nittaku Acoustic with Mark V rubbers. I think about this especially when I drive/loop and the ball overshoots the table, thinking "is my set-up simply too fast for me?"
I understand typically people start with a slower set-up and transition to faster set-up, but for those like me who started off with fast set-up thinking it's a must for 40+ ball era, has any of you actually went back to a slower set-up to refine your form? If so, what was your experience like? Was it simply too slow for 40+ ball or you felt that some sacrifice in speed was totally worth it for the extra control you have?