Is 10 weeks with a new blade long enough to start getting adjusted to it?

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So I upgraded from a Yasaka Ma Lin carbon to an Innerforce Layer ALC on about 12th Feb.
Same weight same rubbers.

And I still feel like its too fast, too reactive on serve return and generally not right.
I hit quicker winners with it and it is better for my pips, but my fh is all over the place.

I have played a good 6 or 7 tournaments, about 6 league matches and Practised for between 5 and 10 hours a week.

Today last match of a tournament I switched back to MLC and felt like I played better instantly?

Have I given it long enough, I think I have TBH.

Yes. You gave it a shot and it didn't work the way you wanted. Just stick with your MLC or try something else.
 
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The time it takes to adjust is different depending on the player. There is no one timeframe here. Someone said 2 hours, I find it hard to believe because for me, it has taken around 4-6 months to completely get adjusted to new equipment. That is the reason I don't change things too often.

Even if I paste the same rubbers but they have different weights, my serve starts going a bit higher/in the net, or there is an issue with particular receives, especially if the weight changes more than 3 grams.

10 weeks is enough time to get to know the equipment and feel the minute differences between your previous setup and this one, but adjusting your habit and strokes may take more time, especially because its an inner carbon blade.
In my opinion, you need to spend much more time adjusting to inner carbon blades compared to other blades because they are usually non-linear and can be finicky.
 
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