Need help with new rubbers for Dotec blade

[boretennis]

Hello

I need help with choosing new rubbers for my Dotec Waldner AR blade.

I really like the feel of the Dotec handle and also love the sound of it (not many do it seems), but for some reasons it is too fast & uncontrollable for me, i keep overshooting the table. Currently I have Fastarc C-1 2.0 on FH and Quattro A'conda 2.0 on BH. This shouldn't be too fast on paper i'd say? I was wondering what to do with it, am i in need of harder & slower rubbers maybe? Or even more softer ones?
I also have a Sanwei Parla blade with Xiom Vega Europe max on FH (long pimples on the BH) which works perfect for me, i like the feel & most shots from half-distance land where they should.
I really would like to save & keep using the Dotec blade, but maybe balsa wood is just not right for me?
I planned on keeping this as a pips-in setup, but maybe it's a better option to have something thick and soft on FH and long pips on BH like my other blade?
I am not an aggressive power-looper, mostly play a bit defensive with the BH with some occasional fast hits, and shoot with the FH a bit away from the table.

Thanks!

 

[boretennis]

i have spare DHS G666 and Friendship 837, maybe that could be an idea?

 

[Brozi]

How long have you been playing the Dotec? I dont know much about their makeup or characteristics, but generally speaking when you change equipment you need some adaptation period. Sometimes longer, sometimes shorter, depends on how different the new setup is.

 

[boretennis]

i came back to TT just half a year ago after a 35-year hiatus, so i am trying different set-ups to see what i like best. the dotec was one of my first and i really wanted to play it, but couldn't really make it work, at least not with those two rubbers mentioned above. i was hoping i could find a new rubber combination to save the blade, but maybe it is just the type (quite stiff but soft) i can't work with?

 

[Brozi]

I mean, generally speaking if the blade doesnt suit you, there isnt much to be done about it regarding the rubbers, but you could try something softer like xiom vega europe.

 

[boretennis]

i think i'll try with some cheaper "super soft" 729 rubbers before i abondon the blade