KTL (LKT) Gun

A most interesting blade that I eventually determined just was not for me. The head of the blade being quite large, once you affix rubber to it it becomes quite heavy. I did skin it with rubber that was noted for lightness and that helped considerably. What's nice is that for the price you certainly can experiment by using one. If it were a $200 blade I would have been rather upset that I just didn't like it.

This is an amazingly low priced blade for such a fine product. Cypress (Hinoki) outer plies and soft inner plies give it a wonderful bounce with a soft feel. Blends beautifully with MarkV rubbers (or others with similar sponge hardness); the spin/speed on my old MarkV rubbers went up by a notch when glued to this blade. The cover rates it as Off-, but it is much faster than that, possibly Off/Off+. You may have to customize the handle to suit your palm since it is somewhat thin and the blade tends to rotate in your palm on direct hits. Also advisable to put lighter rubbers to reduce imbalance. Looping/driving from mid-distance produces just that "right" amount of flex from the softer inner plies, giving it a great feel. Worksmanship is top-notch, this is probably LKT's answer to Nittaku's Tenaly. Backhand driving speed is amplified by the blade design. Over-the table play can be awkward. Overall, if you stand back a few feet and play, this blade is for you.

TTplayer is right this blade is a lot faster than Off-. I have it with focus 2 on both sides. Great for attacking and punching. It's not good for pendulum serves because of the big handle.