Faster blade?

I think your present setup is fine unless you are a pure power player. Want more speed then change your rubber to 1Q or 1QHD, Bryce speed, on FH and Donic Acuda S1 for bh. Solo is a great blade that has more feel than many composite blades. :) Also a small change in your stroke/technique can yield more power/speed. :)

mts388 wrote: Spend the money on lessons and not on equipment.  Your equipment is fine.  Where do you play (club, garage/basement, tournaments)?  How long have you been playing and what style?  Why do you think you need new equipment?

I agree withe mts388, you must try to have good basic technics before looking for another setup , it's better to play with around, off- setup than off off+ unless you have a good level and you are an offensive player

Edited by kprimorac - 09/19/2014 at 11:54pm

As is the standard advice on this forum, focus more on training/lessons than equipment. If you really want a fast forehand or backhand drive/loop, then you can probably obtain it with your current set-up if you learned proper technique. Now granted, some blades definitely have a faster effect than others. Ever since I bought a Timo Boll ZLF blade, my forehand drives have been much faster than a local 1900 player I play against frequently. However, as long as you aren't using a racket less than $50, you can probably generate a lot of power (and spin for that matter) with a basic understanding of form and technique. 

This seems like your first ever blade and you don't seem to have ever tried a carbon blade.  I would actually have asked you to try switching, but you need more than 3 months to understand a blade and if you haven't had coaching, you haven't really explored your blade.  You will waste a lot of money on switching blades rather than coaching if you switch blades before you get really consistent with good coaching.  If your goal by switching equipment is to get much better, rather than try something different, get a few lessons and stick with your current blade for 2-3 more months.  If your coach tells you to  switch, then do so.

I donno, Sigma 1 Euro is plenty fast even on an All+ blade. I had it on Acoustic before. and actually had to DOWNGRADE to a previous blade(Donic WSC). Couldn't be happier with the switch

If this is your first custom blade then you need to establish a baseline reference which I think takes up to a year depending on how often you play/train. I agree that you should focus more on getting your base strokes, timing and footwork together before auditioning more equipment.