I have just started using T05fx on my backhand, after using bryce speedfx/joola tango/vega pro/ vega elite. So far so good. At present am using vega pro on forehand. you have seen me play at club level. What are your thoughts on forehand rubber. Bruno is coaching me and I am really happy with my improvement. Six months ago T05 was out of my league. What do you think, Keep going with the vega pro?
Bruno says to find the right combination then stick to it, but my level has evolved so much I am still trying to find the perfect combination, if there is such a thing!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Which Ping Pong rubber suits me best?
Jimbo, firstly I must say; you are a member here already so I hope you can post directly instead of emailing me thanks.
I am using tenergy 05 fx and although I swore I hated it the first time around when I was reviewing it, it warmed up to my backhand and now I can't part with it for my style. I know the original is more deadly but the fx weight is important to me and the drop in speed also ads to the complexity of the return to my opponent.
The question is your forehand rubber. Vega Pro is probably best tenergy 05 alternative you are going to get at the price it goes for. It is not as spinny, and to be honest your level has improved but I don't think it has improved so much that you must move onto the best looping that is available. I myself would use tenergy 05 original if I thought that my forehand is not spinny and fast enough when I loop. If that is what you want and you can afford the crazy butterfly prices then I would say go for it.
William Henzell is the best in Australia and he uses tenergy 05. The price is not the determiner. His skill level is better than any of ours so whether your skill or my skilll level is good enough is the quesiton. I know that Tenergy 05 is the best rubber and I will always be questioned over this belief because it is the title of the domain name tenergy05.com. But the fact of the matter is that I chose the domain name because I believed that the rubber was so good it warranted more interest than any other title including anything with the words table tennis rubber .com for examle.
There rarely is a post in a forum anywhere in the world about a table tennis rubber that doesn't compare its spinning capabilities to tenergy 05.
oops I went on a tangent.
1. If you want the best there is nothing else than tenergy 05.
2. If it suits your level or pocket is the question.
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Hey Boz how you doing? first of all thanks for reply. Second. Ive been slack and taken this long to get back to you.Since my last blog i've been practicing on my ball machine (get back soon Bruno) and have logged results of these three rubbers.I hit 1500 balls hitting f/h and b/h push, loop and drive. percentages of balls returned from ball machine were vega pro 75% tenergy 05fx 78% vega elite 81% Looking at these figures vega elite gave me best control although percentages on b/h were very close between vega elite and tenergy05fx and my thinking is to use vega elite on forehand and either vega elite or tenergy 05fx on b/h(I have yet to do % on bryce speed fx which i have used on my b/h previously) What i was unable to factor in to these sample figures was my opponents ability to return balls from these rubbers(you never know one day we may have a ball machine that can return balls!)Anyways your thoughts would be appreciated. Happy new year Jimbo
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get it on the table vs finish the point
Hey Jimbo, Your percentages are so scientific and as you pointed out yourself your opponent getting the ball back is another factor. When I get back to Australia, and you know someone with a key - or you are welcome to come out to my place, I can see your danger first hand.
But in the end it really depends on what kind of player you are. If all I wanted to do was get the ball on the table, I would just use 1.2 second hand inverted on my defensive blade. There isn't really a ball that I would miss with this. But I lose my ability to finish a point when I get the opportunity.
The reason I love tenergy is that I can finish a point from anywhere (if I am in position!) The more land it on the table "control" goes up the less of this finish the point from anywhere. When I put tenergy 05 fx on both sides of my defensive blade there were a couple of players who would p*&^ off because they could block everything I do and beat me that way. I would say find a balance between the two. Your combo should help you be dangerous to your opponent and not yourself.
How does vega elite play compared to bryce speed fx?
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get it on the table vs finish the point
Love that comment. But that's the problem. i need to get it back on the table to set it up to win the point.Its been a while since i used bryce speed fx and my game has changed a fair bit that's why i would like to give it another try on my b/h. I loved blocking with this rubber,now my blocking has improved i cant wait to try it.I also felt I could punch the ball a bit better, the speed off the bat i loved. My big problem was if I didn't commit to the shot and rolled my wrist to early the ball would just roll into the net.Opening up on the backhand was more difficult than opening on the forehand. Maybe i should openup on the forehand! Which brings us to another subject."Should the game i play depend on my choice of rubber, or, should my choice of rubber depend on the game i play?'' over to you Johnboy
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Your game always is more important than the equipment
Without a doubt, if your equipment tells you how to play then you have made a very large mistake. Equipment does limit and allow what you can do with the ball, but you are the subject. I choose stuff that allows me to play how I want and then only slightly modify to it's quirks. Some people give more or less of a hole or gap between how they want to play in the future and the reality of how they play now. For example if you want to play like Ma LOng, the number 1 in the world then choose his equipment. But you will very quickly see that the way you trained your forehand for euro jap rubbers will have to change greatly and take a hell of a lot of adjustment. So the equipment will be telling you how to play for a long time but at the same time you will be trying to play the way you want in the future: you want to play like Ma Long. Opening up with your forehand means: often that you have to sidestep on your backhand end and go for a good enough shot with the right percentage % they won't block it down the line on your forehand in particular. You need to be fast to recover and make sure that your forehand is really much better than your backhand, otherwise there is no point in moving out to a more vulnerable position of an unguarded table.
I want to know if Ma LIn's rubber would suit me more than Ma Long's rubber... how about some advice back?
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