Hard or soft blades/rubbers versus playing style
Equipment
Benjamin Coene Asked 9 years ago
I know equipment is a personal preference but when you are someone who always stays close to the table, is there something you should pay attention to when choosing a blade and rubbers? What equipment is more suitable when you play close to the table, hard or soft?
Alois Rosario Answered 9 years ago
Hi Benjamin,
There are no set rules with this. Even from close to the table, some players will like a faster blade and others will like the softer blade with more feel.
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Benjamin Coene Posted 9 years ago
Thanks. Today i trained for the first time with my new blade, butterfly Viscaria. Before i played with butterfly Iolite. My new blad is average stiff and average hard. So I took the middle way and i can adjust with harder or softer rubbers.
Good to hear it worked out.
Johan B Posted 9 years ago
It almost worked out too well... He was making controlled loops and I was giving him all kinds of nasty blocks last night - fast, slow, backspin, topspin, sidespin - he could still cope with it for the most part