more control on ZJK ALC

[Musaab]

Hi , I know it is not good for a beginner/intermediate player to buy such fast blade, but it is a pleasure to have one. I'm very comforable on my BH with T64 on it but not the FH with T80 FX, the ball just jump away and gives zero chance to develop the right stroke, I'm suffering on loops, they are very spinny and usually forces my opponent to make mistakes, but they are executed right once or twice in one set. Another thing I don't like is the huge lack of control. long story short I'm looking for the best rubber to be mounted on this blade that gives the best performance in terms of control.

I appreciate your help

 

[BeGo]

Nittaku Alhelg
Stiga Airoc S
Adidas TenZone Ultra SF
Donic Coppa JO
DHS Gold Arc 3
Palio CJ8000 Biotech 36-38° Japanese Sponge
Xiom Omega V Tour

These known as great allrounder (as good on everything) and great control rubber

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[Musaab]

Thank you

 

[darnner123]

some of the rubbers listed there is actually pretty fast.
If u want to develop your stroke with that bat just get sriver fx or something slower like mark v or rakza 7 soft.
these rubbers are slower and will go pretty well with your bat to develop your stroke.
if this still doesn't work just opt for a cheaper wood blade to develop first lol.
you shouldnt really jump levels as it could screw up your strokes.

 

[anchorschmidt]

some of the rubbers listed there is actually pretty fast.
If u want to develop your stroke with that bat just get sriver fx or something slower like mark v or rakza 7 soft.
these rubbers are slower and will go pretty well with your bat to develop your stroke.
if this still doesn't work just opt for a cheaper wood blade to develop first lol.
you shouldnt really jump levels as it could screw up your strokes.

I found Rakza 7 soft extremely fast. Rakza 7 on the other hand was still controllable.

 

[Archosaurus]

Would it not be best to build a bat of 60USD or so that is suitable to develop your strokes with, and store the ZJK ALC in ideal conditions, to take it out when you're ready and you'll essentially have a nearly brand new, top notch blade to play with when you can control it?

 

[Musaab]

Would it not be best to build a bat of 60USD or so that is suitable to develop your strokes with, and store the ZJK ALC in ideal conditions, to take it out when you're ready and you'll essentially have a nearly brand new, top notch blade to play with when you can control it?

This is an option, but I would like to try my best first, specially that my BH experience with this blade and the T64 was awesome

 

[Archosaurus]

I would do as I suggest, but if you must, do get a slower rubber. I am not an equipment expert so I can't comment on this specifically.

My advice, if you want to stick with the high level blade, is to do drills and drills only, and do them slower. Eventually you'll start to get the faster blade feel grooved in, assuming you're already a pretty high level player.

 

[Musaab]

I will let you all know , I just read a review on Yasaka Mark V 1.8 mm mounted on Viscaria that it has unbelievable control, I guess I will try the same on my blade.

 

[Archosaurus]

I've heard only good things about Mark V. It's not so popular among top players/people who think they're top players, but it's one of "the" rubber that I think of. So it can't be an absolutely terrible buy.

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

Mark V would be a good choice for having more control.

But, ultimately, Archosaurus has a very good point. I know you would rather work with the beautiful blade you already have and find a way to make it work for you.

The thing with the route you would be taking is that a thinner sponge on a faster blade will promote your desire to drive the ball rather than looping while getting the ball to sink into the sponge without reaching the blade. The thinner rubber with the faster blade will feel great to drive with. But it will be harder to have the precision to loop with it.

It may work. But ultimately, for the development of your technique you would almost certainly be better off with a 5 ply, All+ to Off- all wood blade with some flex, good feel and good dwell time. On that blade you probably would be able to put any rubbers you want.

Here are some of the reasons the slower blade with better feeling would be more useful if your goal is to improve your technique and skill.

The slower blade helps you feel what you are doing more fully. Which helps your touch and feel improve. The extra dwell time on the slower blade helps you learn to spin at a higher level. This part is actually one of the most important parts of developing better technique. The slower blade will ensure you take a fuller swing so that your swing mechanics will ultimately have to be better to got a more powerful shot. In other words, your stroke will have to be good for you to get the power into your shots.

With a faster blade, usually what happens to a mid-level player is they take a shorter less complete stroke with less power from the body in order to control the ball so it goes onto the table. This does more to damage the development of a player's technique than you can imagine and the slower rubbers probably won't make the blade enough slower to change this. That is a decently fast blade.

So, if your goal is to improve, listen to Archosaurus. If your goal is to play with the ZJK blade, well, it is still worth a shot.

You can always get a blade that fits your needs too.


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[necax007]

Musaab, i had the same problem and UpSideDownCarl recommended me Donic Barracuda. If you feel that you are an advanced beginner or intermediate player Barracuda can really help you. It have great spin and good control.

 

[Musaab]

Thanks guys for all your responses, just an update that may help other members, I put on Mark V 1.8 and the difference was significant, the loops are still comparable to the T80FX but with more consistency and control.