What Rubber is better for my style?

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I am a blocker with this equipment:

Blade: Stiga All round

BH : long pipples grass dtech OX

FH: Barracuda Big slam

I would like to know If for my style, what sugestion for FH, to improve.

I tested H3 and G1 but i dont like, it is hard to play, i am dont training much hours per week.
 
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Why would you play a blocker style with Barracuda though? And on such a slow blade too?
Clearly OP likes soft rubber but it isnt clear what he wants to improve about his forehand. I would say T80fx but not sure anyone wants to spend Tenergy money...
 

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Why would you play a blocker style with Barracuda though? And on such a slow blade too?
Clearly OP likes soft rubber but it isnt clear what he wants to improve about his forehand. I would say T80fx but not sure anyone wants to spend Tenergy money...

A slow blade is perfect for blocker with long pimples. i would like to improve my forehand to spin more the ball and sometimes i do rotor to attack with BH.
 
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A slow blade is perfect for blocker with long pimples. i would like to improve my forehand to spin more the ball and sometimes i do rotor to attack with BH.
Stiff outer ply, yes, slow blade, it depends. But you know your game better than I do. You can do a lot of things to improve depending on your level, there is no simple answer. What currently prevents you from spinning more with Big Slam?
 
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Barracuda Big slam is a very soft tensor with high arc. OP also does not like H3 or G-1. I really think G-1 would be a good fit.

My recommendation would be C-1 or Neottec Katana.

C-1 is slower than G-1. Good rubber. One of the more popular rubbers on TT11.

Neottec Katana is a good, Japanese rubber. Slight bounciness but I would not call it tensor. It is very affordable. Very good rubber if you would like to attack without going tensor. Maybe ESN rubber is just too fast.
 
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I like barracuda, but sometimes i have difficult for spin the ball.
I think normal Baracuda is worth a try. Keeping some characteristics as the Bigslam but witha firmer sponge, that is not as hard as G1 or H3
 
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I am a blocker with this equipment:

Blade: Stiga All round

BH : long pipples grass dtech OX

FH: Barracuda Big slam

I would like to know If for my style, what sugestion for FH, to improve.

I tested H3 and G1 but i dont like, it is hard to play, i am dont training much hours per week.
Baracuda Big Slam on Stiga All Round means the ball will travel from you bat to the other side in such a lengthy period of time, your opponent has time to run down to the cafeteria, have a cuppacino and sandwich / ciggies and be back to return your ball.


Get something manly for Christ sake!
 

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Baracuda Big Slam on Stiga All Round means the ball will travel from you bat to the other side in such a lengthy period of time, your opponent has time to run down to the cafeteria, have a cuppacino and sandwich / ciggies and be back to return your ball.


Get something manly for Christ sake!
And Donic BlueFire M2, what is your opinion?
 
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And Donic BlueFire M2, what is your opinion?
M two is the defacto go to BH rubber for most people. Preferred by controlled looping style stylist. You can't go wrong with M two. My opinion is with M two it would be better paired with stiffer blade like seven ply to get into the modern aggressive game play. But if you preferred a more controlled all round gane tempo, a five ply all wood would do just fine.
 
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Hi, have you got any footage of you playing? not really enough info to advise properly. for best advice - seeing is believing. Technique is key, equipment secondary.
 
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