So I've been reading a bit about equipment for beginner players and the more I read the more I think I bought to advanced rubbers for me.
Started 1.5 years ago with: Stiga allround offensive with Mark V on backhand and Mendo on forehand.
Last 6 months: Primorac off- with Rakza 7 FH and Rakza 7 soft on BH
Personally I feel like I play better with this equipment then the last one but I also upped my training sessions to almost 5 times a week which has improved me more then rubbers have I guess... But for my long term skill should I go back to something more beginner friendly?
It depends as every player is different. I think you are fine. I will provide my logic if you are interested.
For me, the blade is the first issue in deciding whether a player has gone to fast equipment too early and not the rubber, though both are important.
The blade mostly controls flat speed and dwell time. The rubber can affect both flat speed and dwell time as well, but is most important in terms of how it reacts to spin.
The reason I find the blade important is that it is the part of the racket in contact with the hand first and foremost. The sensations from the blade inform feeling. Slower blades also hold the ball longer and require more effort to get rid of the ball, and this encourages you to spin more than hit as newer players are too enamored with speed and a blade that doesn't reward hitting helps them get to spinning faster.
As soon as one is beginning to spin competently and consistently, one can upgrade the rubbers to something faster. OFF- and ALL+ are not so far apart especially if both are all wood with good feeling.
One should go to a faster blade if ans when one is convinced that one is too consistent in their short game control and rallying and is unhappy that the amount of time one is holding the ball on quick blocks and counters is hurting his ability to play against faster opponents. Or one can do so because it makes it easier to play at one's preferred playing distance, while always keeping in mind that all points start at the table.
So I think you are doing fine if you can loop as good rubbers encourage you to topspin more. Your blade is also not too fast.
I tend to discourage learning players who are adults from using composites as they distort feedback while learning and can encourage bad habits like not hitting the ball consistently in the center of the racket or enjoying contact that gets rid of the ball too fast. But when an adult has good technique and knows what they are looking for, anything is possible. The fast countering advantages of faster blades come with control issues in short game. Composites reduce vibrations that you may not want when you swing hard and also help keep the blade thin (fast all wood blades are usually thicker). Those are good things when you know what you are doing or need to play further back and swing harder. But as a learner who needs to develop a close to the table and short game, these are not good things as the sensation on soft shots is reduced and steepens the learning curve.
That's my view based my experiences and observations. The better you get at spinning and learning to hold the ball on your racket, the faster you can go. But not so fast that all the soft shots are negatively affected.
