TSP Black Balsa 7.0

OK. I'm an intermediate but experienced allround attacker. I came back to TT after a long break, 2.5 years ago & tested blades like: Persson Power Play, Korbel, Gaia (1st edition), Force Arc OFF, Christian Suss OFF and I have to say that Black Balsa 7.0 with 5Q Sound rubbers (both sides) for my playing style is BY FAR the best combo. Pros: 1) incredible control & feeling with such a speed that gives ability to play in EVERY style, 2) very lightweight (I have two BB7s, 1st is 69 grams & 2nd 65 grams), 3) short but still very good contact with the soft rubbers on it. Cons: 1) this blade is VERY delicate - you have to take good care of it, 2) it's not that easy to... glue the rubbers to it! I highly recommend this one - really don't be afraid to give it a try.

3-Ply, Top-plies are Fibre-glass ... core is Balsa wood. Top-ply is Hard, Centre core is Soft. Blade is one of THE LIGHTEST ! Yet you could play an Aggressive or Defensive and get the SAME results !!! Consistency of this blade is EXCELLENT ! Unless you EDGE or hit the handle, there is NO LOSS in POWER ! Everywhere is a GOOD CONTACT! The Blade is FAST ! And if you do try a drop shot, it simply WORKS! Japanese manufacturing, quality really shines with this TSP. A marvellous weapon in any hand. ~~Still ... Soft / Medium rubbers .~~ are probably not suited unless you are going for All-Round or Defense. ~~ I am currently on Xiom Omega V / Tibhar 5Q Sound ... both soft/medium and lightweight rubbers.~~ Xiom Vega Asia and Rakza9 both hard or mid-hard rubbers which is recommended for this hard outer-ply blade. Update: 7 years of using this blade. This is more for loopers or smashers. This blade either produces tons of forward power or drastically drops that power for touch shots. All the way up to 11 or down to 1 or 2 ..... this is the problem with this blade the no middle ground. No or minimal Dwell time ... means if you loop drive the ball suddenly kicks off the rubbers ... but if you start brush looping there isn't any power at all ... TSP BB7 for players who will take VERY good care of their equipment, play deceptive game, can attack and defend with ease and have great extreme good touch.

This is a high end blade, well made and I may considered it as one of the best balsa blade. This blade is highly recommended to flat hitter players. Good for blocking and close to the table. And the control is quite high.But I will not recommend this to players who love to loop or spin the ball. The dwell time of this blade is almost almost none. Very cheap, a must try blade.

First of all, it is not as fast as it is listed here, quite softer and slower than f.e. szlc blades, which can be really fast... Balsa blades as this one are quite thick and light, mine weight 70 grams, which is quite very light, this blade is interesting in one thing, when u don't hit hard it is quite controllable and not so fast, when you hit fast, it is fast, it has very nice feeling, but one con is here, and it is that it seems to me it has occasional variations, but overall it's very good blade for extremely low cost. It is suitable for almost all players, from little advanced to players whom play for many years.

i have tested many different top blades with my Nittaku Hammond Z2 (and others) and this is the best (for now) blade I ever play. Very light thus ball control is very well and you can feel the ball. very fast.