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young dude 
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 Topic: Different blade / rubber for practice vs. game?Posted: 05/09/2017 at 11:04am |
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This sounds kinda dumb, but does anyone practice with a different blade / rubber setup from the one they use for matches?
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Posted: 05/09/2017 at 12:00pm |
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Not me.
Why would you do it?
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Posted: 05/09/2017 at 12:20pm |
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Rationale is using a tad slower / more basic setup for practice, and use a faster / more "lethal" setup for matches.
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Posted: 05/09/2017 at 12:27pm |
So during a critical point in a match, you'd rather use a faster setup than a setup with more control ?
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Posted: 05/09/2017 at 12:28pm |
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I think it's somewhat misguided: you develop touch, timing, and muscle memory with setup A, but want to use quite different setup B in matches, where it actually counts?
Most of people I know would try to make practice before tournament as close to real thing as possible, including exact brand of balls used.
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Posted: 05/09/2017 at 1:27pm |
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This is a bad idea!
Edited by rocketman222 - 05/09/2017 at 1:28pm |
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Posted: 05/09/2017 at 2:08pm |
============== +100 This makes sense.
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Posted: 05/09/2017 at 2:36pm |
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Sounds to me like what you need is 2 of the exact same setup.
Edited by Re1Mu2R3 - 05/09/2017 at 2:37pm |
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Posted: 05/09/2017 at 3:06pm |
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stay with the same setup
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Posted: 05/09/2017 at 3:14pm |
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Edited by Re1Mu2R3 - 05/09/2017 at 3:15pm |
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Posted: 05/09/2017 at 5:57pm |
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I think using some hurricane type rubber in the off session is a great way to train and develop and save money
, but training with a different setup than your normal one from one day to the next maybe not the best idea
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Posted: 05/10/2017 at 1:14am |
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Yes, one training technique is to use a a slower setup for training in certain limited circumstances.
Example. some players will use a a slow blade with slow rubbers to practise their fast loop-drive game. The extra effort in getting the ball up to speed is a bit like weight training without the weights. More extreme, is that you can try playing without rubbers at all. I think most European youngsters go through this at one time or other. |
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Posted: 05/10/2017 at 2:53am |
A better option would be to use one of those Kayaking paddles for practice, tennis balls instead of the plastic ball, and play on a table half immersed in water so you'll feel weightless playing on a regular court after. |
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