Have couple of session with this defense setup. Forehand with Def X on XVE felt different from TBS on T05. Ball trajectory is lower and I got less bite on the ball. forehand loop a bit harder but hitting is better. The blade is vibrating when you hit the ball but after few session you will get used to it. I think my forehand did not suffer much after this setup.
Backhand with long pip is really challenging. I need to practice more on how to used long pimple. Beside push I know how to hit(bump) slow no spin ball. Blocks and chops still not consistence. From my reading there are four type of blocks(Passive block, chop block, push block and ??). I should take the ball of bounce to apply these blocks to make the ball land on the table.
In practice game, I still won against opponents that I beat before. When play with MP the best I can achieve is tied at 2-2. This is good because I loss to him when I played with both inverted. My record against pimple was not good except when played with mokt-pos and one time I won against mud.
Need for improvement:
- block using pimple against hit/smash
- chopping away from table
- hit high ball using pimple
- try to twiddle.
- take ball at high point when pushes to make it faster.
Setup:
Def X XVE/Haifu Octopus OX
