ive seen harimoto hit some of the most amazing shots of his life away from the table with zyre, and yet, i wonder is that the difference maker thats going to bring him success? its obv not a big deal and a pro can play with whatever, but i think his ability to control the ball close to the table has suffered, so in order to control he has to go very passive or back off more and hope other player misses (good ones dont). not that he wasnt doing this already but i dont think it helped. i feel it puts him under more pressure to go all or nothin.
besides Sora, who is both more or less a table tennis god and who in my opinion has benefitted from being able to see what Harimoto did successfully/unsuccessfully over the years for his development, i dont recall players doing anything so great with zyre yet (could be forgetting, miwa switched back already it looks like). but many players like franziska are hitting best shots of their life too. more adjustment needed and dont need to give up on it, just gotta accept if playing people right at your level then equipment differences matter until you have adjusted.
i think there could be something with the harimoto super alc and zyre that causes bad synergy too, with the super alc catapult and launch, but i havent tried them together yet! just my ideas
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