Hey UT-guys what's up? Would you give me some talkie to get me through doubts, one way or another?
I'm using UT modded to 348g static weight, 31.8cm balance and low-330 SW, achived by ~4.8g split between 3&9 areas, and some beef inside/on top of handle. Stringjob is Solinco Revolution 1.20 mains at 21 x Kirschbaum Pro Line 2 1.25 crosses at 20. Or both 0.5kg lower in second stick.
I generally enjoy playing with it. I like swinging out from the baseline. I feel in control picking directions. Where I struggle at times is blocking the ball back under pressure - squash shots, blocky slices from the back of the court, etc. Seems I tend to hit them closer to the tip, where the hoop looses most of it's response. Well, rather expected, and possibly fixable with focus and better precision. However, I'm still wondering if couple of g of lead at 12 o'clock would improve playability. My previous racquets had a tad higher SW, and I deliberately stopped just shy of that customizing these ones. I feel some free space to bump it up, and in the meantime I'm striving to train myself to rely on execustion quality and precisive hitting more than on sheer power, so staying a bit underpowered is in line with the strategy.
So basically the doubt is if 2g at 12 o'clock will help the case with leverage over the negatives? Repair the upper hoop while keeping sweetspot power tamed and overall mass (remember 2-3g to counterbalance) serviceable?
Or should I just practice more
PS: by the way, another option is to cut those 2g from 3&9 zone and move to 12...