Friday, 14 March 2025

My Current Set-up (Feb - Mar)

 Primary Racket


In a nutshell: This set-up feels heavy at 193 g, after adding tape on the handle & 3/4 sidetape. Power and speed are great, spin is balanced and solid. Control is subjective as it's tactically challenging to use but controlled enough to ooze with fun factor. 

Blade-wise, the flared handle is pretty standard if not slender. Blade compatibility with set rubbers is ideal for offensive players. 

Alternative blades considered to be my Primary include Tibhar Dynamic JC, which its maker gives it a "9" (presumably /10) for Speed, weighs about 86 g and has a bigger sweet spot than this Koki Niwa ZC. Koki's blade ultimately edged out Darko Jorgic's "JC" blade because of its higher arc on shots - owing to its greater sense of flexibility. 


The Spare

"ST" - straight handle. 

In a nutshell: This set-up feels light in comparison at 182 g. No sidetape with BH K3 Pro not cut to the blade's specification. However, this should not exceed 185 g - which is highly impressive - on perfect cut with partial protective sidetape, should one choose to replicate, thanks to the off-the-shelf weight consistency of these rubbers. ST handle is a control boost and a BH dominant player's dream. Speed and spin might feel underwhelming at times but the great feeling, control and fun factor more than make up for that. 

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