Handles! It is all in the handles!!

[Lula]

How Do you grip the racket now again?

High grip gives control bus less power and spin proably.

If your hand is hitting there is No option than standing.

If you have money to spend i think you should try a Donic Jo shape blade. It think they Will fit you pretty okey.

 

[MOG]

Hi Lula, i still have my high grip. I tried A Donic JO shape, it was ok but I prefer the Force Pro, I found The Jo Shape a little too slow or a little too stiff maybe.

 

[GusShnaps]

It's Ok to sand your blade. Just sayin.

He straight up just bit his blade on both sides lol

 

[Lula]

I am pretty sure that blade is suppose to be that way from the manufactor. Maybe due to aerodynamics or What it is called

 

[thomas.pong]

I am pretty sure that blade is suppose to be that way from the manufactor. Maybe due to aerodynamics or What it is called

Yes, Tibhar (his sponsor at the time) made it like this and it was also sold to the public (I saw one at a club not too long ago). I saw Damien Eloi at the World Cup in France a year ago, and he told me it was purely novelty.

 

[GusShnaps]

My bad haha.
That's pretty cool. Just did some research on it.
I think it might be the Tibhar Swing IV-S or the Tibhar Chila Swing.

Also found this thread from 2010 on this topic:
http://mytabletennis.net/forum/making-my-own-eloi-blade_topic32193.html

 

[langel]

I think that if you do this with a standard blade it would increase the flex significantly, especially with thinner blades. Thicker blades would not get much extra flex.

 

[bobpuls]

I think that if you do this with a standard blade it would increase the flex significantly, especially with thinner blades. Thicker blades would not get much extra flex.

Not really. My default head template had practically the same modifications on neck like he wants to sand down.. And i do not feel much differences in stiffness.

 

[langel]

Not really. My default head template had practically the same modifications on neck like he wants to sand down.. And i do not feel much differences in stiffness.

I was speaking about the strange "violin" head shape, not the neck sanding.

 

[bobpuls]

I was speaking about the strange "violin" head shape, not the neck sanding.

i was refering to the same ...but call it neck line ... because it is connected .