Help with new Setup

[Hax]

For context i have been playing TT for 3 years sincerely and have played 2 years before COVID too. As my budget used to be low I used to play normally with Donic Coupa J gold FH and donic liga Bh and tibhar stratus ply both dead and for tournament I had another racket with sanwei ply and tibhar genius Supreme in FH and Xiom Omega 8 in Bh.Tibhar Genius Supreme was the most perfect rubber for me as I used to hit spinny top spins with the help of long dwell time. It was like match made in heaven but everyone told me it is slower and very reactive and so now I bought another setup. Secondhand Timo Ball Spirit (good condition) and new rubbers Nitaku Fastrac g-1 in fh and tenergy 05 fx in backhand. In fh i m unable to hit flat smashes as ball flies out. Throw angle feels very less. Chopping and pushing is great. BH is the real problem. My bh action is a lil mehhh and blocking has got better with tenergy 05fx but sometimes the ball flies out even on a slightest power and when no power or even a lil less brushed the ball goes in net. It's difficult to lift backspin balls. My game feels so trash currently I feel like quitting tt. Idk what to do. I m losing against people i used to dominate before. What should I do?

 

[Larshos]

You can find Tibhar Genius on TT11

 

[Hax]

You can find Tibhar Genius on TT11

Should I change rubbers or should I adapt?

 

[Larshos]

Impossible to say without seeing you playing..

 

[MOJOJOJO-74]

For context i have been playing TT for 3 years sincerely and have played 2 years before COVID too. As my budget used to be low I used to play normally with Donic Coupa J gold FH and donic liga Bh and tibhar stratus ply both dead and for tournament I had another racket with sanwei ply and tibhar genius Supreme in FH and Xiom Omega 8 in Bh.Tibhar Genius Supreme was the most perfect rubber for me as I used to hit spinny top spins with the help of long dwell time. It was like match made in heaven but everyone told me it is slower and very reactive and so now I bought another setup. Secondhand Timo Ball Spirit (good condition) and new rubbers Nitaku Fastrac g-1 in fh and tenergy 05 fx in backhand. In fh i m unable to hit flat smashes as ball flies out. Throw angle feels very less. Chopping and pushing is great. BH is the real problem. My bh action is a lil mehhh and blocking has got better with tenergy 05fx but sometimes the ball flies out even on a slightest power and when no power or even a lil less brushed the ball goes in net. It's difficult to lift backspin balls. My game feels so trash currently I feel like quitting tt. Idk what to do. I m losing against people i used to dominate before. What should I do?

If you would like long dwell time, you should consider looking into Chinese rubbers as they're not bouncy and you're able to put in your own power rather than having that bounciness like Tenergy 05 FX or other tensor rubbers do.

In terms of wanting to quit, you should reevaluate what your weaknesses are during your matches and see what you can do to improve. I think everyone has had a point in their sports career where they've wanted to quit because they were performing worse than usual, and it's your choice to quit or see what's causing the mistakes and make the change to get better.

 

[Tyce]

You just made huge changes in both rubber and blade. If things are as bad as you are saying, simply switch back.

Otherwise, keep using your old racket for matches while you get used to the new one.