Every athlete had all sorts of exacting requirements for their racket.
Some needed more or less elastic rubber, stronger or weaker tackiness, a lighter or heavier blade, a smaller or larger blade face.
Ten thousand people had ten thousand different physical attributes. Their strength differed, their arm swings differed, their feel for the ball differed, their reaction speeds differed, and even their dynamic visual acuity differed. That was why a racket required countless minute adjustments, refined bit by bit until it best matched their technique.
When He Jingping modified Luo Jiu's technique, he had tested countless brands from around the world just to find the right rubber.
Geng Shuai being able to return the ball like that showed that his racket rubber was definitely less tacky than ordinary rackets, while his blade had better bounce. Thus, against Wang Chao's high-level flick, he could simply slap at the ball, using a motion similar to a snap hit to produce the best result with the least effort.
This was originally one part of his complete tactical system. He had a clear method for handling this kind of ball.
In just the first rally, Geng Shuai had already proven that he truly had once been a national player.
Only a national player's custom racket could have its details honed to such a flawless extreme.
Someone like Wang Chao, once a world-class coach, could even analyze more from that single shot.
For instance, since Geng Shuai's racket lacked tackiness, he definitely did not use the mainstream style of classic two-sided looping.
With such a bouncy blade, he should lean more toward a speed-based style.
Yet he used a large blade, which would affect his arm-swing speed. That meant he could not avoid stepping back from the table and would inevitably engage in rallies from