good setup for penhold ?

[sidthelefty]

im a penholder atm .... im using my shakehand blade ; my current signature but im gonna get the yasaka extra offensive and rakza 7 rubbers on both sides. the trick is idk if i shld get max on my forehand .definately not gonna get max on my bh cuz my rpb is still developing. can anyone give some advice? im a hitter,looper and im very agressive....sometimes too much lol but i can slow down the game if needed... thanks

 

[sidthelefty]

might get the rakza 7 soft on my bh btw...

 

[shaolinTT]

It should be a good set up, but I probably would not but max. on the FH.
If you are used to Sriver on your BH, why not stay with that, EL or FX.

 

[sidthelefty]

You mean dont get the max on fh? I dont know i wanna go all yasaka this time. should i get the 1.8 on the bh? or 2.0? will it be too fast? i also want a higher throw than sriver ...

 

[shaolinTT]

Max. on the FH may compromise your short game but if you have tried max and like it then it may be fine.
I have not tried too many rubbers on the BH. I have tried Sriver G3, which is higher throw and it gives good control, but it is faster than Sriver.
BH, 2.0 should work.
I am using Focus III snipe for BH and like it a lot: light, easy to control, but not too fast.

 

[sidthelefty]

Max. on the FH may compromise your short game but if you have tried max and like it then it may be fine.
I have not tried too many rubbers on the BH. I have tried Sriver G3, which is higher throw and it gives good control, but it is faster than Sriver.
BH, 2.0 should work.
I am using Focus III snipe for BH and like it a lot: light, easy to control, but not too fast.

ooh ok how fast is the YEO? i was thinking abt getting that or the stiga active .....but idk....have you tried the rakza 7 or rakza 7 soft? thanks for everything again

 

[shaolinTT]

YEO is around a OFF- to OFF.
I have not tried the Stiga Active (a 7-ply). I personally like a 5-ply wood for CPen. Both Yasaka and Stiga make good CPen blades.
I haven't tried the Stiga NCT offensive but I think this would be a good choice too.
Rakza, I have not tried. I am guessing it would be between your T64 and Sriver in speed and spin.
Have you checked the PM I sent you?

 

[sidthelefty]

YEO is around a OFF- to OFF.
I have not tried the Stiga Active (a 7-ply). I personally like a 5-ply wood for CPen. Both Yasaka and Stiga make good CPen blades.
I haven't tried the Stiga NCT offensive but I think this would be a good choice too.
Rakza, I have not tried. I am guessing it would be between your T64 and Sriver in speed and spin.
Have you checked the PM I sent you?

yeah ... thanks it helped alot. btw what thickness do u use on your forehand?

 

[shaolinTT]

FH around a 2.1mm.

 

[sidthelefty]

would u recommend the YEO as my first blade? or get the Stiga active? it looks more controllable but im kinda used to stiff blades i guess cuz my andro is pretty stiff so idk what to do.i started off with a softer blade first when i was playing shakehand so idk .i think i cud handle the YEO but idk

 

[shaolinTT]

I haven't tried the Active.
YE (ALL+ to OFF-) and YEO (OFF) are quite popular for the CPen players.
If you are look for an all wood OFF CPen blade with 2 inverted rubbers, YEO would be my first choice.

 

[sidthelefty]

oh ok im guessing the active will be like the YE7 .i think ill get that first for a better transition from my current blade

 

[sidthelefty]

final decision lol YEO with rakza 7 on fh and focus 3 snipe on bh

 

[jyechen]

Ahh, I see you're a c-penner. Otherwise, I'd say one-ply hinoki all the way for japanese pendhold! XD

 

[sidthelefty]

lol yeah....

 

[YosuaYosan]

A high throw angle rubber is good for the backhand, since the backhand hit of penhold grip tend to close the racket more.
Thats maybe many Chinese use penhold grip.. The rubber is tacky, thus the throw angle is high and suit the penhold grip

 

[sidthelefty]

I got the yeo and 729-5 on fh and focus 3 snipe on bh.played two times with .it's great... I stuck both rubbers straight up to the handle though but I'll get used to it... both rubbers are good ...

 

[shaolinTT]

Great! Have fun with your new set up!