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I think, I'm somewhere between a beginner and Intermediate level player as I can already perform basic shots quite consistently, but I'm still developing technique
for regional level tournaments. About a year ago, I "re-started" playing (I've played little bit in my school as a hobby and of-course at my workplace ) at a local club.
My equipment setup journey so far:
A friendly guy in my club suggested this setup after looking my game style. I enjoyed this setup and played with this setup for a while. But at some point I felt I need more aid from my equipment setup to generate speed and spin with my loop. I love forehand looping and is my core strength (I'm sure, I'm far from being
technically sound but it is still quite good, at least that's my gut feeling is and what I hear from other players in the club) and hence I changed my rubber
I chose this rubber (Rasanter r47) after reading some reviews and yes Dan's review on Youtube. I did feel that now I was able to generate more speed and spin but I felt I've lost some control. Hence after few months with this setup, I started looking for an alternativefor my blade.
I selected this blade, after watching the review on Treiber series blade by Dan on Youtube At first, this setup was very heavy for me (almost 25 gms increase from my previous blade). I had a lot of difficulty in backhand flick, which reduced my confidence in opening up with my backhand on backspin serves, however my forehand loop started landing on the table lot more and with more spin as well. Players at my level had difficulty blocking those, because of high arc I was generating. I started
winning more matches during the training and also in competitions. Now I wanted to focus more on my technique and started reading information on internet like
a search engine crawler and decided to go with the following which is my current setup.
I chose Chinese rubber after reading lots of assorted information on internet about those rubbers. I must admit that It indeed gives a very nice feeling and more control,
specially when placing the ball short, also a lot of spin on my forehand loop with even more consistency with counter looping. I'm currently not able to generate a lot of speed as I used to with Rasanter r47 on my forehand but I think, I'm going to stick with Chinese tacky rubber for a while and improve my technique. I'm not sure if It's because I got used to heavier bat, but my backhand flick started to become better as well. Unfortunately, just recently while trying a forehand loop, I hit the edge of the table which has damaged the rubber and the blade. Hence I find myself looking for a new setup soon. My goal is to improve my technique and also win few matches in the competition. IMHO a good setup does help in improving the overall game and also the player tends to slowly adapts to the higher playing standard required when playing with a better setup
Therefore I'm really looking forward for your advice for the following equipment setup that I have in mind
I think, I'm somewhere between a beginner and Intermediate level player as I can already perform basic shots quite consistently, but I'm still developing technique
for regional level tournaments. About a year ago, I "re-started" playing (I've played little bit in my school as a hobby and of-course at my workplace ) at a local club.
My equipment setup journey so far:
- started at the club (about a year and half ago):
- Blade: Stiga allround WRB
- Rubber Forehand: Yasaka Rakza 7 1.9 thickness
- Rubber Backhand: Yasaka Rakza 7 1.9 thickness
A friendly guy in my club suggested this setup after looking my game style. I enjoyed this setup and played with this setup for a while. But at some point I felt I need more aid from my equipment setup to generate speed and spin with my loop. I love forehand looping and is my core strength (I'm sure, I'm far from being
technically sound but it is still quite good, at least that's my gut feeling is and what I hear from other players in the club) and hence I changed my rubber
- After 6 months at the club
- Blade: Stiga allround WRB
- Rubber Forehand: Rasanter r47 max thickness
- Rubber backhand: Rasanter r47 2.1 thickness
I chose this rubber (Rasanter r47) after reading some reviews and yes Dan's review on Youtube. I did feel that now I was able to generate more speed and spin but I felt I've lost some control. Hence after few months with this setup, I started looking for an alternativefor my blade.
- After about 10 months at the club
- Blade: Andro Treiber FI off
- Rubber Forehand: Rasanter r47 max thickness
- Rubber backhand: Rasanter r47 2.1 thickness
I selected this blade, after watching the review on Treiber series blade by Dan on Youtube At first, this setup was very heavy for me (almost 25 gms increase from my previous blade). I had a lot of difficulty in backhand flick, which reduced my confidence in opening up with my backhand on backspin serves, however my forehand loop started landing on the table lot more and with more spin as well. Players at my level had difficulty blocking those, because of high arc I was generating. I started
winning more matches during the training and also in competitions. Now I wanted to focus more on my technique and started reading information on internet like
a search engine crawler and decided to go with the following which is my current setup.
- current setup
- Blade: Andro Treiber FI off
- Rubber Forehand: DHS Hurricane 3 orange sponge, Chinese hardness 39, thickness 2.15
- Rubber backhand: Rasanter r47 max thickness
I chose Chinese rubber after reading lots of assorted information on internet about those rubbers. I must admit that It indeed gives a very nice feeling and more control,
specially when placing the ball short, also a lot of spin on my forehand loop with even more consistency with counter looping. I'm currently not able to generate a lot of speed as I used to with Rasanter r47 on my forehand but I think, I'm going to stick with Chinese tacky rubber for a while and improve my technique. I'm not sure if It's because I got used to heavier bat, but my backhand flick started to become better as well. Unfortunately, just recently while trying a forehand loop, I hit the edge of the table which has damaged the rubber and the blade. Hence I find myself looking for a new setup soon. My goal is to improve my technique and also win few matches in the competition. IMHO a good setup does help in improving the overall game and also the player tends to slowly adapts to the higher playing standard required when playing with a better setup
Therefore I'm really looking forward for your advice for the following equipment setup that I have in mind
- Planning to purchase
- Blade: Butterfly Viscaria
- Rubber Forehand: DHS Hurricane 3 Neo blue sponse, Chinese hardness 40, thickness 2.15
- Rubber backhand: Rasanter r47 max thickness
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