Switching from 16/19 racket to 18/20- and what I realized

I got bumped up to 4.0 and I have been playing tougher opponents and been getting pretty much bageled.

I was wondering why as my topspin just wasn"t doing enough for me to win.

Swapped out to an 18/20 just to try it out.

Turns out I don't hit through the ball. With an 18:20 racket if you don't hit through the ball on serve or on a forehand... you really see the result. A dead ball with no spin or power. Turns out with the 16/19 I was brushing it all day long and not driving it through.

With the 18/20 you are forced to correctly transfer your weight into the ball on serve and forehand. Otherwise your ball ends up dead.

Very interesting observation. Turns out I have been playing incorrectly the entire time and arming it through my 3.0-3.5 journey. But now with the 18/20 it has taught me better mechanics on my strokes.

Worth a try to demo for any lower level players to see if your strokes actually are good enough and utilizing the kinetic chain correctly.