Agree on everything said. So I am going to give a story. Sometimes stories help.
I have a friend. He was a pro tennis player. He is a decent amateur level at TT (USATT 2200). He uses a Stiga Allround Classic (fairly slow) with Yasaka Mark V (also not so fast).
He hits harder, faster and with more spin than most 2500 level semi-pro players. The reason he is only 2200 is he does not read or handle incoming spin, especially sidespin, all that well. But his attacking strokes are enough better than most 2500 players to overpower them even though he is using a very slow setup and they are using Butterfly ALC blades with Tenergy.
If your technique is good, the Butterfly Primorac with Vega Intro is MORE than fast enough. If you feel it is too slow, it is your technique that needs to improve.
Often, with those faster setups, they feel great when someone is hitting to you and you are allowed to rip the ball back. But in real match play, your opponent does not do that. If your opponent is half decent, he will limit your opportunities to play aggressive shots. And force you to give him opportunities to make aggressive shots.
So, just hitting topspin shots can make you like something that will cause you to loose more and deter your development.
Whereas, a slower setup forces you to do more of the work. Which is where mid-level players could start learning to add their body to their strokes for power. Because the slower setup forces you to improve your mechanics to get the speed, spin and power. Whereas, a faster setup does more of the work for you. So you are forced to cut down your stroke and compromise your stroke quality just to land the ball on the table.
So the faster blades end up giving you worse stroke mechanics and less potential for improvement. And the slower setups, by making you need to have better mechanics to get the power, actually encourage you to improve your technique much more.
If those 2500 level players had loop mechanics as good as my 2200 level tennis pro friend, they would be 2700 instead of 2500. And my tennis friend still can hit faster and get more spin with a Stiga Allround Classic and Mark V than they can with a Viscaria and T05. Let it sink in for a moment.
Perhaps you should get a Donic Appelgren Allplay with Mark V or Vega Intro!
Think about it. That actually would help you get better even more than the Primorac. And it has the same wood plies as the Primorac. [emoji2]. But yes, it is slower than the Primorac.
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I myself had a good time trying to answer your questions, because I ask those myself sometimes.
