Equipment advice

Edwin Gosens Asked 11 years ago

Hi Coach,

In may my play became more offensive and i decided to buy a stiga offensive ntc with the skyline 3 neo and tenergy 64. because my old bat was not what i wanted anymore. But since then i have less control with my loops. I think this combination is too fast for me and does not totally fit my play. when im in the mood i hit every ball with a lot of speed and spin but most of the time they end up going off the table. So i decided to finish off this season with this bat and then go back to something with more control. 

I came across the video of the pingskills touch and i think this blade in combination with vega pro is exactly what i need, im not looking for a lot of speed anymore, just a lot of control now. but i was wondering are there blades similar to the pingskills touch? because im not sure i can buy one because i dont have a credit card and i cant get one.

(and btw i dont know you remember anything of this stuff what a asked during summer break but i stopped with the penhold grip, it was just painful for my fingers and there was no1 else playing penhold at our club and i dont want to learn it the wrong way)

so... is there any similar blade to the pingskills touch?

thanks in advance,

-Edwin

Alois Rosario Answered 11 years ago

Hi Edwin,

Find any manufacturers all round blade.  I wouldn't go for Vega Pro though.  It will be too fast and you will have the same problem as you do now.  Go for a slower rubber as well.  In fact I would first think about just changing the rubber on your bat to something slower. Mark V or Yasaka Pryde are two possibilities.