Rubbers for Carbon Blades and Wooden blades

Vijay J Asked 9 years ago

Dear coach,

I am an intermediate level player train 4 times a week. I am getting Yinhe  Wooden blade (5 layers) and Yinhe carbon blade (5+2 layers). The idea is to train with a wooden blade where I can learn the strokes and have a better feel for the ball. Then I plan to switch over to carbon blade when I am able to hit the shots consistently and perfectly. 

What I know already:

- My carbon blade is 16g lighter than my wooden blade.

- Based on the literature available online, I should put Medium to Medium hard rubber on my carbon blade. So I am going for Andro Rasant Turbo on Forehand and Rakza 7 soft on the Backhand for the carbon blade. 

Question:

Can I use the same setup on my wooden blade too? The advantage is that I will need less adjustments when switching over to carbon blades since the rubber setups are the same. 

Thanks and best rgds,

Vijay

Alois Rosario Answered 9 years ago

Hi Vijay,

Don't get too hooked up with the equipment.  I would use one blade and one set of rubbers.  I would stay with the same rubbers on both blades as this will make them as similar as possible.