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I have been playing since January 2022. Although I still consider myself a beginner. The nearest club and access to coaches are at least 3 hours away. I do play roughly 10 hours a week but it is relatively recreational as I only regularly play against the same handful of people who are also beginners. Currently I am using an Andro TP ligna ALL with vega euro on both sides. I also have a Yasaka sweden extra with razka 7/razka7 soft combo however I rarely use this as it is also a loaner when I'm playing with friends that don't have their own blade.
As far as technique goes I am backhand dominant, usually playing close to table or at most middle distance, I do a mix of blocking/attacking with backhand and exclusively use my forehand when there is a good opportunity to score a point or I am out of position for a backhand shot. The only forehand stroke I really have is a smash or a loop when further away from table.
I thouroughly enjoy my current setup however I will say the vega euro wore out incredibly quickly. Within a month of play I could see a significant difference in the amount of spin I could generate and the feel of the ball. Within 2 months the rubber was almost completely dead and felt like a completely different rubber compared to new. As far as the backup yasaka setup goes I truly haven't used it enough to form an opinion on it.
Since I started playing I have had my eyes set on a nittaku violin, however I couldn't justify the price in the beginning. I'm finally going to bite the bullet and pick up the blade. The store I am ordering from only carries butterfly,nittaku, victas, and yasaka rubbers. I would like to order the rubbers from the same store as I will get a slight discount and they can assemble the blade for me, something I am still not comfortable doing. I was hoping someone here could help recommend me a rubber from the aformentioned brands to pair with this blade. It would be cool if it was made in japan since the blade is also made it japan but it honestly doesn't matter all that much. Most of all if it was more durable than the xiom vega euro I would be thrilled. As I was not pleased with the performance of the vega euro after it was broken in.
As far as technique goes I am backhand dominant, usually playing close to table or at most middle distance, I do a mix of blocking/attacking with backhand and exclusively use my forehand when there is a good opportunity to score a point or I am out of position for a backhand shot. The only forehand stroke I really have is a smash or a loop when further away from table.
I thouroughly enjoy my current setup however I will say the vega euro wore out incredibly quickly. Within a month of play I could see a significant difference in the amount of spin I could generate and the feel of the ball. Within 2 months the rubber was almost completely dead and felt like a completely different rubber compared to new. As far as the backup yasaka setup goes I truly haven't used it enough to form an opinion on it.
Since I started playing I have had my eyes set on a nittaku violin, however I couldn't justify the price in the beginning. I'm finally going to bite the bullet and pick up the blade. The store I am ordering from only carries butterfly,nittaku, victas, and yasaka rubbers. I would like to order the rubbers from the same store as I will get a slight discount and they can assemble the blade for me, something I am still not comfortable doing. I was hoping someone here could help recommend me a rubber from the aformentioned brands to pair with this blade. It would be cool if it was made in japan since the blade is also made it japan but it honestly doesn't matter all that much. Most of all if it was more durable than the xiom vega euro I would be thrilled. As I was not pleased with the performance of the vega euro after it was broken in.
