LowPost, since you speak generally, so will I.

Professional players prefer blades over any other design, generally speaking. Professional players are more precise than any other player, generally speaking. Professional players have more control over the shape of the shot than any other players, generally speaking. Professional players practice more than any other player, generally speaking.

These statements above are all generalities.

So are these statements below.

Professional players prefer cavity backs over any other design, generally speaking. Professional players are less precise than any other player, generally speaking. Professional players have less control over the shape of the shot than any other players, generally speaking. Professional players practice less than any other player, generally speaking.

Now, which set of generalities are more true?

The hype. My exact statement is: "All other stated differences are simply marketing hype. Except one, ..." It's up to you to figure out what the other stated differences are.

I prefer to think that cavity backs are detrimental to one's own ability to play well. If only for the simple fact that they give less feedback than blades with the resulting loss of control.

How can they help me when the only thing they do with any efficiency is to shield me from my own mistakes? They are certainly not straighter than blades. They are certainly not longer either. Whatever I can do with cavity backs, I can do with blades, only better.

With cavity backs, even the bad hits feel good. With a blade, bad hits feel bad. Blades don't lie.