I don't think there is much of a problem with using more than one blade, or trying different things out. I haven't really bothered doing that in a long time because what I am using really works for me. But there was a point where I tried so many different setups.
I wasn't buying them. I just was training with an outrageous EJ who worked at the club and he would get everyone in the club (and that was literally hundreds of people) to let him try their setups. When we were training, he would make me try them and discuss the details of how each setup played. I learned a lot from that. I have forgotten a lot of it too. [emoji2]
Anyway, in general, trying different setups is fine.
The issues here are twofold.
1) The setup in question isn't working for your BH and hence you created this thread.
2) It actually sounds like you are making an inaccurate assessment of what is going wrong with the V- blade.
If you have the same rubbers on a Primorac Off- and a Virtuoso Off-, the two blades will feel different. But the throw angle should not be that significantly different.
Are the rubbers on one of them much newer or older than the other?
My best guess, without seeing footage, is that the V- is a little faster than the P- and you are not spinning the ball as much on the BH as you need to for the shots you are attempting to make.
My other best guess is that the rubbers on one of the blades are newer or older than the other. And that could be throwing your BH off.
I could be wrong. But with a slightly slower blade the lack of spin on the BH my not be a problem. And with the FH you are likely getting enough spin.
Now it is worth understanding that the technique to generate fairly heavy spin on FH is different than the technique to generate fairly heavy spin on BH. Some people learn one more easily than the other. So it is possible that, with the slower blades, you have not needed the extra spin so you have not noticed the issue. But with the V- you may actually need to improve the technique of your BH a little more to use it effectively. OR you may just need to use it for long enough to feel the right touch for your BH wing.
I really couldn't be sure without seeing footage.
Some solutions to the issue, if what is going on is one of the things I think is going on would be:
1) Use the blade exclusively for a few weeks and do a bunch of training drills to see if you can find the touch with your BH for that blade.
2) Take a few months off from using it. And then try again and see what happens.
3) Get a slower BH rubber but don't worry so much about throw angle. Rakza 7 is a decently fast rubber. Something a little slower that may be just as spinny could be a solution.
But I really don't think the throw angle between P- and V- should be as dramatic a difference as you are presenting.
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