1st rule of EJing

More broadly, "only change one thing at a time".  If you are testing out rubbers, compare them on the same kind of blade.  If you are testing blades, use the same rubber.  Amazing how often people don't do this.

Baal wrote: More broadly, "only change one thing at a time".  If you are testing out rubbers, compare them on the same kind of blade.  If you are testing blades, use the same rubber.  Amazing how often people don't do this.

yes this is the second law of EJing

the 2 best players I know locally use the same blade they have for the last 30 years.

Baal where is the like button?

Baal wrote: mog1111 wrote: Baal wrote: More broadly, "only change one thing at a time".  If you are testing out rubbers, compare them on the same kind of blade.  If you are testing blades, use the same rubber.  Amazing how often people don't do this. yes this is the second law of EJing Actually your first rule is just a special case of my more general rule.  But yes it is the second rule.  The first rule is "don't be an EJ".

Shall we make 3 laws of EJing a la Newton's three laws of motion?

SmackDAT wrote: Shall we make 3 laws of EJing a la Newton's three laws of motion?

I was going to write out twelve complete steps, but got bored so just wrote one and went and looked at some blade and rubber reviews instead.

personally I always start at the top

back to ejing, the trouble is wither a slower more controllable set up, is your opponent has slower more controllable balls to deal with.

back to the stratus, the search continues.

can anyone recommend a good carbon blade, not too fast.
what would be a modern joola rossi emotion?
carbon and off- but controllable

I think I want to stop worrying about winning. Hit the ball really hard and fast and have a bit of exercise and take it less seriously.

wturber wrote: mog1111 wrote: back to ejing, the trouble is wither a slower more controllable set up, is your opponent has slower more controllable balls to deal with. Sounds reasonable in theory, but in actual matches I notice three things. 1) A slow blade can hit fast.  It just requires a bit more effort and or better technique. 2) In the 2000 rating and below categories, I see far more points lost than I see points won. Or to put it in tennis terms, I see few winners and and many unforced errors. 3) Off-speed balls can be as hard to deal with as can ripped, spinny, loops - especially if off-speed balls are placed well.  So as a practical matter, I think most players are better served by playing a more controlled and less aggressive game using a slower racket. Of course, this is operating on the narrow assumption that winning is the top priority.  I realize that for some, that is not the case.

Edited by SmackDAT - 05/25/2017 at 3:56pm

Edited by berndt_mann - 05/25/2017 at 4:44pm

yes I get that, but I need something sharp enough so when I take the ball early I feel like its moving fast enough. im not worried about reaction time. once the glue had dried and the euphoria of new equipment wore off on the sae I did not like the feel of how it played. I blocked too much and had to hit too hard somehow.

I enjoyed the sharp feel of the rossi emotion a year or two back which is as you know carbon but not too fast.
im only thinking wsc or something in that ball park not primorac carbon

I used to take the ball early and drive, I can loop a bit but im not good enough so I feel to play to my strengths and improve my weakness a good feeling off- ish carbon blade will make me feel good when im playing. im 47 I should compete with vets not juniors and this feels the way forward

I tried a clipper clone and a samsanov force pro but they don't quite seem to be for me, but both good blades and I can see why people like them