I've played on 3 types of surfaces thus far: wood, rubber and concrete. I personally prefer wood and rubber, but wood over all. Concrete is just horrible on the joints. I never realised this before, but my style of play varies on all 3 surfaces drastically. I tend to attack more on rubber surfaces and place more on wood. I also move quicker and more gracefully on wood as oppose to rubber. Does anyone have this playing style?
I have only played on wood and concrete, so I don't really know about rubber. But I too play very differently on concrete compared to wood. I feel slower on concrete, and do less really deep lunges and high jumps than I do on wood. It's almost like there's something about a concrete floor that holds me back a little. I definitely prefer wood over concrete.
Prehaps you attack more on the rubber surface because its much less slippery. I've played on rubber, concrete and on wood (Parque) i think thats how you spell it. The wooden floors tend to be very slippery and difficult to attack on. When i play on wooden floors, i'm afraid of doing smashes off high drop shots due to the fear of touching the net.
I have played on various surfaces - rubber (foam carpet), wood, concrete, and tile (I believe that's what they have at Whampoa CC for those in Singapore). In any case, I don't particularly have any preference, as long as the surfaces are well cleaned and not slippery. I did however notice that I moved slightly slower on the foam/wooden floors compared to a properly cleaned concrete/tile surface. If the floors are slippery, I tend to be less aggressive, since it will be more difficult for me to recover afterwards.
