Hi guys, a kinda noob question here,but it's the one that i have been meaning to ask u guys. I am an intermediate player playing since 3 years.(have been coached for 6 mths.) Till now i mainly used flexible shaft rackets. (I own an arcsaber 11,but haven't played a lot with it) Other than that i haven't tried any stiff shaft rackets. My only question is how much power decreases when we shift from using flexible shaft rackets to completely stiff rackets? As majority of u guys own a ton of awesome different rackets,u could immediately know the power difference between using a stiff and flexible shaft racket. What do u guys think? Sent from my SM-G975F using Tapatalk
Honestly, stiff shaft does not mean that there is any power loss but rather that the access ability to that power is more confined due to different technique. If you have a flexible racket it will flex with contact and the power will be created for someone who hits incorrectly, however it will actually produce less for someone who has better technique because for the more flexible a racket is the less it will be about your arm movement and power but more about the racket flexing itself. So the ceiling for power is lower for flexible rackets while a stiffer racket is more dependent on your arm and the ceiling is higher. A better player will get more power from a stiffer racket while a worse player will get more from a flexible. In esscense the power is more accessible for anyone in more flexible rackets but has less potential power than a stiff if it is given to a higher level player. Hope this helps
wow, what a great question that no one has ever asked before. if only the internet allowed you to search for a somehow stickied thread addressing this particular concern!
Lol, how about not being a jerk and minding your own business,kid. Sent from my SM-G975F using Tapatalk
Hurr durr I'm posting on a public forum and want people to mind their own business. Lolololol lrn2internet, loser.
Arcsaber 11 shaft is not flexible, it's a stiff racket. Flexible shaft will be provide more power on mis-hits or not full power swings, but stiffer shaft will allow you to swing with more power without losing control. With flexible shaft once you swing really hard and really fast, the flex will make it hard to control placement
