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So here i am switching equipment again in the middle of the season. At least not by much, but something i seriously didnt want to do. But as per usual there were some issues in my gameplay i could address with equipment change.
More so i was intrigued by the R9, and got annoyed by the durability issues with LAC on fh, aaaaaaaand i finally got an E-Mail that changed everything.
So tldr first:
- Got durability issues with LAC on fh
- Got an E-Mail back from Sérgio
- Several weeks later i have a new blade and R9 on fh and LAC on bh
- FH now feels like a freaking whip, is unblockable but hard to control from myself
- BH sets my opponents into infant-stages and let them cry for 3 sets, period
Some more words explaining the development in the past 2-3 months.
I played with LAC on both sides with the Sword Vsea.
I had a really great time especially on FH shots but several issues on bh (drops, too slow attacks, clipping the net).
Therefore i made the switch back to Yinhe Pro 01 to address the bh stuff, simply because bh is really important for me to get my opponents into the defense and defeat them from that point on. Or even better, right from the opening.
Around one month into playing and training with this setup i got intrigued by R9, because i was another sheet into LAC because i had some more light bubbling. Especially around the upper edges.
So i ordered R9 for the offseason around mid-december.
A week after that i got an E-Mail from Sérgio (SDC) that he is ready to build my blade i ordered some while ago.
Some things got changed, and we got the setup we hoped that suit me best.
For those of you, who loved playing Cyberpunk 2077 as much as i did - please dont wet your pants
photos.app.goo.gl
Beside the sexy handle, we made the bh a bit stiffer and harder, and the fh softer.
The plan to strengthen my bh and "help" me restraining my fh a bit, because i usually put too much force into my strokes anyway.
Either way, the current state is the following:
My fh is something to be feared by everyone. Sadly, myself included. No kidding, the moment i unload my fh attack, either my opponent thinks "the heck happened" or i am cursing myself for why i did that. There is rarely anything in between. I must admit though the main issues lies within myself. Too often i am in the position to see my opponent launching an attack and i have way too much time to react. In that time i get everything ready to strike, so my feet, legs, hip, upper body arm put everything into the stroke and that usually sends everything flying. Room for error: 0,1... probably. At most.
My bh however got improved by that change more than i could imagine. Flicks go way wider than before (on the table), are way more stable and feel way better, more natural. Initiating finishing strokes (Lin Shidong-stlye) feel manageable now.
Another thing i have to address is the R9. While the LAC works really well on the blade, i have the feeling that the R9 even reinforce the issues mentioned above. The rubber is faster and more dynamic than the LAC.
I saw Gans review of the rubber and i can confirm almost every point he made, besides the arc, although i am not sure if he doesnt mean a different thing with that word.
For me the arc is not shorter than the H3. More so the R9 feels as if it has a wider trajectory. Maybe we can say that the R9 has a slightly lower arc but definitly not a shorter arc than the H3 BS imo.
Therefore my current plan is to learn to restrain my fh (technique) a bit and make better use of the gained speed. Either way i have a great setup, with which i can grow now.
FH is a budget H3 national bs with a little tradeoff and so is the LAC - a slightly weaker D09c. And my blade is as cool and weird as i feel and maybe am xD
One more thing. With the current setup i played 3 season matches and got new all-time-highs (TTR-wise) from week to week. The issues my gameplay have become clearer by the day and give me more more to focus on in my training.
So in order to credit and because this is some kind of a review, i need to tag: @hipnotic
Also @longle simply because i probably wont be able to come back to Moon Blue 12 as soon as i have hoped for^^
More so i was intrigued by the R9, and got annoyed by the durability issues with LAC on fh, aaaaaaaand i finally got an E-Mail that changed everything.
So tldr first:
- Got durability issues with LAC on fh
- Got an E-Mail back from Sérgio
- Several weeks later i have a new blade and R9 on fh and LAC on bh
- FH now feels like a freaking whip, is unblockable but hard to control from myself
- BH sets my opponents into infant-stages and let them cry for 3 sets, period
Some more words explaining the development in the past 2-3 months.
I played with LAC on both sides with the Sword Vsea.
I had a really great time especially on FH shots but several issues on bh (drops, too slow attacks, clipping the net).
Therefore i made the switch back to Yinhe Pro 01 to address the bh stuff, simply because bh is really important for me to get my opponents into the defense and defeat them from that point on. Or even better, right from the opening.
Around one month into playing and training with this setup i got intrigued by R9, because i was another sheet into LAC because i had some more light bubbling. Especially around the upper edges.
So i ordered R9 for the offseason around mid-december.
A week after that i got an E-Mail from Sérgio (SDC) that he is ready to build my blade i ordered some while ago.
Some things got changed, and we got the setup we hoped that suit me best.
For those of you, who loved playing Cyberpunk 2077 as much as i did - please dont wet your pants
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photos.app.goo.gl
Beside the sexy handle, we made the bh a bit stiffer and harder, and the fh softer.
The plan to strengthen my bh and "help" me restraining my fh a bit, because i usually put too much force into my strokes anyway.
Either way, the current state is the following:
My fh is something to be feared by everyone. Sadly, myself included. No kidding, the moment i unload my fh attack, either my opponent thinks "the heck happened" or i am cursing myself for why i did that. There is rarely anything in between. I must admit though the main issues lies within myself. Too often i am in the position to see my opponent launching an attack and i have way too much time to react. In that time i get everything ready to strike, so my feet, legs, hip, upper body arm put everything into the stroke and that usually sends everything flying. Room for error: 0,1... probably. At most.
My bh however got improved by that change more than i could imagine. Flicks go way wider than before (on the table), are way more stable and feel way better, more natural. Initiating finishing strokes (Lin Shidong-stlye) feel manageable now.
Another thing i have to address is the R9. While the LAC works really well on the blade, i have the feeling that the R9 even reinforce the issues mentioned above. The rubber is faster and more dynamic than the LAC.
I saw Gans review of the rubber and i can confirm almost every point he made, besides the arc, although i am not sure if he doesnt mean a different thing with that word.
For me the arc is not shorter than the H3. More so the R9 feels as if it has a wider trajectory. Maybe we can say that the R9 has a slightly lower arc but definitly not a shorter arc than the H3 BS imo.
Therefore my current plan is to learn to restrain my fh (technique) a bit and make better use of the gained speed. Either way i have a great setup, with which i can grow now.
FH is a budget H3 national bs with a little tradeoff and so is the LAC - a slightly weaker D09c. And my blade is as cool and weird as i feel and maybe am xD
One more thing. With the current setup i played 3 season matches and got new all-time-highs (TTR-wise) from week to week. The issues my gameplay have become clearer by the day and give me more more to focus on in my training.
So in order to credit and because this is some kind of a review, i need to tag: @hipnotic
Also @longle simply because i probably wont be able to come back to Moon Blue 12 as soon as i have hoped for^^
