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2022/11/21
This is the comeback Booster JP. I've been an SA user up until now. Using it on the forehand of a penhold blade.
It really flies. I ended up closing the racket face a bit more than usual. The power on hard hits is quite something. Hard hits especially feel stable. When I go for a kill shot on a floating ball, it feels like it goes in almost every time. There are fewer balls now where I have no idea why it didn't go in.
Serves get good bite. No worse than SA. Pushes are stable. I can keep the rally going indefinitely.
Stops floated up a bit at first. I think it's better to stand the racket face up and add a bit more cut.
For short blocks, I got the feeling that if you push hard it just flies off. So instead, treating it as a drawing-back technique and holding back on the push to stop the ball gives you quite a good knuckle ball. And the trajectory comes out lower too.
So overall, my impression is that the trapezoidal pips are firm enough to keep hard hits and drives stable, the small tip area means you don't get eaten by the opponent's spin, and you can still produce knuckle balls - it feels like it strikes a good balance between the two.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Recomend racket VISCARIA
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2017/11/14
Switched over from the Intensity. I was looking for a harder blade.
First off, the stability when blocking with short pips really stands out.
I've cut down on overshooting on lobs, which I'm not great at. With the Intensity, it would sometimes flex too much and send the ball sailing up and out, but the Arctic doesn't flex nearly as much, so I don't send the ball up anymore.
On the backhand, there's plenty of power.
At first I struggled to control my forehand touch well, but I've gradually gotten used to it, and now I can hit balls with a solid, centered feel. My counters and pushes have gotten heavier too.
The fine short-game control doesn't produce weird, erratic flight, so you can fine-tune each shot individually. I think the control will keep improving the more I use it.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little hard
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