Hey Casper, that’s a really good thing that you are able to play with better players and this will really help you improve your game. But also it can make you feel demotivated at times if you are losing more often and especially in close matches. I would say that it is quite a fast bat combination you have there, the DNA platinum is a very fast rubber, but it doesn’t mean you can’t get used to it and be comfortable using it because every player likes different things. I do think it’s important though not to mess around much with equipment and try to stick to something and get used to it, so I would say keep with it for now.
The biggest things to focus on in practice are consistency, and the serve and return these are where the most points are won and lost. So spend plenty of time working on them and also playing plenty of matches against these strong players will really help you improve and see what you need to do better to stop losing points and where your strengths are as well.
Dan 🙂