How good will Lin Shidong be?

[TensorBackhand]

He did well to get to the finals, and gave LJK a good contest. How good will he be? Also what's his current racket setup?

 

[SleepyMaster]

For now, it looks like he have it all, to be FZD caliber of a player, maybe even better. Also interested what he is using, but can't find any information

 

[DukeGaGa]

If I remember correctly from the video I saw a Viscaria handle, and also all CNT have H3 blue sponge on FH. Also recently a former CNT member said rubbers used in CNT are just different variations of Hurricane, and Butterfly stuff, so the only question is which Butterfly rubber he is using, probably 05 or 09c if I have to guess.

 

[TensorBackhand]

If I remember correctly from the video I saw a Viscaria handle, and also all CNT have H3 blue sponge on FH. Also recently a former CNT member said rubbers used in CNT are just different variations of Hurricane, and Butterfly stuff, so the only question is which Butterfly rubber he is using, probably 05 or 09c if I have to guess.

My guess is he would use 09c on BH to copy FZD

 

[victorwei]

Lin shidong using a custom made Viscaria. That can be seen from the TV.

 

[blahness]

He is probably the best junior in China now, followed by probably Xiang Peng whom I haven't seen around recently for some reason

 

[Gozo Zyreruna]

The very first time I notice this young Turk was him beating Ma Long in China Internal Competition at the age of 15 or something thereabout. I thought he will be a one hit wonder ( there are plenty of those in China as superkids are dime a dozen in China ).

It is perhaps it is time to take a little closer look at this wonderboy.

 

[Dr Evil]

He has the worst looking great backhand I've ever seen. Often seems like he's reaching too far forward, with too early timing, and then he swats at the ball with an invisibly fast compact stroke. But the results speak for themselves. I think his timing must be nearly perfect to make that backhand work. I don't trust it. I wonder if he'll be a streaky player, great when he's on, inconsistent when he's not.

 

[Shifu]

Lin shidong using a custom made Viscaria. That can be seen from the TV.

He uses a custom Butterfly ALC blade with H3 and 09c

 

[SFF_lib]

His BH reminds me of the FZD in the early years. Time will tell