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My setup: Yinhe Pro 01 (happy as of yet but looking to switch to Viscaria or similar soon), FH: H3 Neo Blue Provincial 40 2.15 boosted, BH: Rakza Z max thickness. I am a spin-based player and like to put on either topspin or backspin on everything. Compared to my loops and pushes, I struggle a bit with Flat drives and Flat hits on both BH and FH.
Age:36. My Forehand loops against drives and against backspin are pretty up to speed. I started playing a year ago with LP on BH and I switched to inverted from OX LP on BH around 5 or 6 months ago for want of a more all-round game and more fun in general. I play 6 to 8 hours a week. I casually compete in regional tournaments but table-tennis is not and will not be my profession. I, however want to excel at the sport and I am ok with putting hours to achieve the same.
Put on my old Rasanter R48 (My first FH rubber) first on BH and then switched to Rakza Z (The one I used for a short time before making the switch to Chinese rubber on my FH) and I am pretty satisfied with the Rubber on my BH. I am comfortable with near the table pushing and when needed, long distance lobbing or chopping and can add above average levels of backspin to the ball. I am still struggling with drives (against heavy spin serves), Flicks and topspins on my BH in matches. I can do those in training to an average extent, however I struggle replicating the same against a well-matched opponent.
Of course, I am looking to improve those aspects of my BH. However, some senior members at my club (who are also sort of my informal coaches) are advising me to replace my BH with a SP rubber. Their reasoning is that if I am almost always defending on my BH, do it with a SP. The options I am considering for my BH are:
1. Continue with Rakza Z and work on my offensive skills for my BH. I like to think I can be a dual-wing looper in 18 to 30 months of time :-D
2. Switch to a Rakza Z of a smaller thickness like 1.8 or 1.9 or something for more control. Never tried thinner sponges with inverted and I do not know what difference it will exactly make.
3. Try SP as per my seniors' suggestion. Dr. Neubauer Killer 1.8 is what they are suggesting. Not very keen for this option but if this is what it takes to take my game to the next level against better opponents, I can put in the hours with this new Setup.
4. Go full chinese with unboosted (slightly soft) tacky rubber like commercial H3 38 or 39 or H8-80 on my BH if it could increase control and improve my short game while I learn to flick and loop on my BH.
I there is someone among you or who has experienced a similar confusion in your or a friend or a student's TT journey and has overcome it, kindly share your inputs. Thanks to everyone for reading this very long post of mine. Cheers!!
Age:36. My Forehand loops against drives and against backspin are pretty up to speed. I started playing a year ago with LP on BH and I switched to inverted from OX LP on BH around 5 or 6 months ago for want of a more all-round game and more fun in general. I play 6 to 8 hours a week. I casually compete in regional tournaments but table-tennis is not and will not be my profession. I, however want to excel at the sport and I am ok with putting hours to achieve the same.
Put on my old Rasanter R48 (My first FH rubber) first on BH and then switched to Rakza Z (The one I used for a short time before making the switch to Chinese rubber on my FH) and I am pretty satisfied with the Rubber on my BH. I am comfortable with near the table pushing and when needed, long distance lobbing or chopping and can add above average levels of backspin to the ball. I am still struggling with drives (against heavy spin serves), Flicks and topspins on my BH in matches. I can do those in training to an average extent, however I struggle replicating the same against a well-matched opponent.
Of course, I am looking to improve those aspects of my BH. However, some senior members at my club (who are also sort of my informal coaches) are advising me to replace my BH with a SP rubber. Their reasoning is that if I am almost always defending on my BH, do it with a SP. The options I am considering for my BH are:
1. Continue with Rakza Z and work on my offensive skills for my BH. I like to think I can be a dual-wing looper in 18 to 30 months of time :-D
2. Switch to a Rakza Z of a smaller thickness like 1.8 or 1.9 or something for more control. Never tried thinner sponges with inverted and I do not know what difference it will exactly make.
3. Try SP as per my seniors' suggestion. Dr. Neubauer Killer 1.8 is what they are suggesting. Not very keen for this option but if this is what it takes to take my game to the next level against better opponents, I can put in the hours with this new Setup.
4. Go full chinese with unboosted (slightly soft) tacky rubber like commercial H3 38 or 39 or H8-80 on my BH if it could increase control and improve my short game while I learn to flick and loop on my BH.
I there is someone among you or who has experienced a similar confusion in your or a friend or a student's TT journey and has overcome it, kindly share your inputs. Thanks to everyone for reading this very long post of mine. Cheers!!