Blade Sanding

 I am surprised at the number of player who get a new blade and don't sand the sharp edges at the bottom of the wings. There is that perfect feel I must have that I only get with sanding down those sharp edges. When serving my right hand is always up close to the blade to get max feel for best blade angle on serves. Sometimes I must lightly sand the handle but that is rare except for Stiga blades which are always rough feeling. The best out of the box blade that needed zero sanding was my Donic Epox Power Carbon ( fantastic feel). After sanding is complete I rub in a small amount of lemon oil  to seal the wood from hand sweat and grim. I know the pro's spend considerable attention to the way their blades feel in every sense sometimes bordering on obsesive compulsive behavior. Am I nuts too or do you guys and gals strive for that "perfect" feel too?

Always file down the wings and sand them smooth to accomodate my grip which is a bit to tight.

hey, I'm mew to those terms, what is sand the edges, wings ? seal the handles ? what are those terms and why do you do that ?
 

elfanta wrote: hey, I'm mew to those terms, what is sand the edges, wings ? seal the handles ? what are those terms and why do you do that ?

    

I guess I never really got into the habit of sanding my blades and so now I don't feel the need to. It's true that after an extended period of play, the wings can dig in a bit but I don't think it bothers me all that much and I'd probably feel weird if it changed now.