Upgrade Setup

I'm looking to upgrade my current setup:

If you want to add more spins to your serve, I don't  think stickier rubber is the answer.  Your rubbers are sticky enough.  Rubbers like barracuda will probably make it harder to serve as spinny.

austin wrote: not what i heard lol its more controlable and spinnier than tenergy so i think it will speed up his play and he can just hang onto his current blade =]

Did you also miss the part about snapa being a defensive player? Could you share with all of us your experience using Barracuda in a defensive set-up?

snapa wrote: I'm also looking to add more spin to my serves.  Any suggestions?

Work on racket acceleration.  Lighter rackets will help.  Getting your wrist involved probably helps.  Ideally, your entire body is involved. Lots of practice will help also.  Aside from those general observations, there's also the question of which particular serves and spin you are working on.  Watch pros and see if perhaps they are using techniques that you are not.

And finally, keep in mind that disguising spin is probably as important or even more important than high levels of spin.  Though Ideally you want both.

big d wrote: stick with rubbers go with waldner senso carbon

I know the Waldi Senso Carbon is a slower version of a typical carbon blade, but is it good for defensive players? It is quite a step up in speed over the Appelgren Allplay Senso V2.

Club level is 1150-1250.  I'd probably be a 1000USATT player. 

I just feel like my strokes aren't as spinny as they once were. 

jt99sf wrote: snapa wrote: Club level is 1150-1250.  I'd probably be a 1000USATT player.  I just feel like my strokes aren't as spinny as they once were.    Age could be a factor.    If you play a defensive game, perhaps short pips on the BH would help.

JL, you're an evil man trying to lure another person into the dark side...

snapa wrote: I don't think age is a factor, although I think I'm rather old at 24 :)

Well honestly...my game is a tad offensive too. 

Hmm, that's the thing.  I want to stick with the control that the 2.0 affords yet I'm not happy with the lack of spin in my strokes.  

snapa wrote: Hmm, that's the thing.  I want to stick with the control that the 2.0 affords yet I'm not happy with the lack of spin in my strokes.

Are you saying that you have already tried 2.2 and saw that you had to sacrifice some control in order to handle the extra speed/spin?

If that is so, then it is unfortunate ... but forgive me for saying that but it means you need to spend more time training and honing your technique. So upgrade yourself first, then rubbers...