Konjekture's Blade Ratings/Reviews
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Andro (6) 
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Andro Treiber Q
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Review of Andro Treiber QBest played with Euro/Jap tensor rubbers. Plays good short game, pushes anywhere at anytime. Can loop close and far way from the table. Easy looping from close to far way, easy control with looping chops. Can smash any ball that is a hint to high. Can stand up and slap it back with almost explosive blocking returns without much energy required.Played Skyline TG 3 Neo, non boosted, no good, boosted, still requires extra effort. Current setup, Yasaka Rakza 7 (FH) and Rakza 9 (BH), helps win exponentially with less effort but can put in work and run the table. Nov 19, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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Andro Ligna FR OFF
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Review of Andro Ligna FR OFFMost certainly was slower than I thought. Had FastArc G1 on both sides and was slow as hell. Finish was okay. Got weighed in a 88 grams. Not super well made, the top ply came undone even after lacquer, perhaps a different glue used than what normal mass ones are glued with. I didn’t like it, head heavy, cost too much and slower than advertised in my opinion.Jan 04, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
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Andro Ligna Tour OFF
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Review of Andro Ligna Tour OFFI’ve tried nearly every top end 5 ply woods and 7 ply woods, including, the nittaku acoustic, S-5, stiga all round, nostalgic offensive, Ma Long 3, v5 pro, sanwei fextra, tsp reflex 50 award off. They all have pros and cons. This blade does it all really well with excellent control.Weight - flared, 90 grams, Fh/Bh Cornilleau Target Pro h47 2.0 - 191 grams, slight head weight, not any significant weight distribution issues. This blade has it all, it is a dream to block, serve, push, loop and counter comfortably with little to no work required for the spin and speed it produces. Touch game is solid, backspin pushes can be your choice for deception, blocking is crisp, lands every time with little wobble due stiffening when hit hard. It’s stiff when hard contacts occur intentional or not and the ball blazes back, even when blocking, the ball can fly right back with no effort safely on the table. Loops-9.5 Blocks - 9.7 Serve Receive - 9.2 Counters/Drives - 9.6. Feel - 9.3 Speed -9.1 It doesn’t seem like you can miss or overshoot on slow shots or fast shots with the same amount of spin. I would love for this blade style to be reinstated, it’s a great 5 ply blade that has the perfect feedback and control with above average speed for a 5 ply. May 24, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
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Andro Flaxonite Driver OFF
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Review of Andro Flaxonite Driver OFFVery good at about everything. No flaws but found it to be missing the x-factor, perhaps the feel of sense of security when playing counters. But overall a good blade.Dec 25, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
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Andro Gauzy SL OFF
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Review of Andro Gauzy SL OFFFastest all wood blade I’ve used. 87 Grams. Slight head heavy, not uncomfortable and great flared handle. Touch is very good for its speed and hard outer ebony ply. Does not feel super hard in terms of playing as it flexes slightly giving ability to spin when needed. Speed is 9.4/10 Loop 8.9/10 Drive 9.5/10 Touch 9/10 Block 9.9/10. Definitely more for loop drivers than spinny brush loopers. It does allow for brushing when needed but the pace when top spinning is relatively fast. Not as fast as carbons but a notch or two slower but can speed up to fast carbon speeds thus giving control in blocking or countering heavy topspin. Semi stiff and very good at driving with mid hard rubbers and works extremely well with Skyline 2 provincial 40’, R47 and C48 types of rubbers. Mid long trajectory and medium arc and safe when out of position when under pressure and allows for regaining aggression. Has many gears for serving and receiving, it however feels less crispy and more "soulful" feeling as they have marketed. Overall a good wood alternative for those who don’t want to play or want to get away from carbon. I can do the fastest third ball openings I've ever been able to do and has a high elasticity and speed when going for the hills but able to control the game if you decide to be less aggressive. Only drawbacks are price, veneer came off and recommend one layer of lacquer and it will last. Power is available at all ranges from close to very far away. It does best one step back if you open slowly or on the table if you open third balls with power. Overall my favorite 7 ply so far among ML3, PG7, Clipper or BS1 or even most euro 7 ply woods. It allows for all types of power input and you will rarely miss no matter how hard you hit or spin. Excellent control to speed ratio. Takes some skill but has a satisfying crack when hitting with tensors and strong powerful loops that make people feel like they are playing against primorac in his prime.Nov 02, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
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Andro Wanokiwami Ren OFF
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Review of Andro Wanokiwami Ren OFF83 grams lacquered. Tried C53, C48, R42, R50, Rigan Spin, G-1, Hammond Z2 and Chinese skyline and hurricanes. This blade has more flex and kick than expected. Well made but has a threshold that “bottoms” out on softer rubbers too. Has satisfying crack when hit hard. Looping is pretty easy and is rewarded with quick spinny shots. It only had good dwell time with Chinese rubbers. Other tensors seemed to be way to bouncy to be aggressive unless brushing only. Short game isn’t bad along with blocks. Does well with looping, punching and side spin. Not as stiff as I had hoped. Quite fast but doesn’t seem to have the “power” to hit through people. Harder sponge reccomended with mid throw rubbers. Still waiting to find out what works best with it.Feb 12, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
Butterfly (4)
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Butterfly Innerforce Layer ZLC
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Review of Butterfly Innerforce Layer ZLCFor those who want spin, control and safe defence and offense with effortless pressure on the opponent. I liked how easy it was to open and spin and block all naturally without much “skill” needed. Great blade for just about everything except for hard hitting loops or punchy blocks without losing some consistency. Found it works well with almost any rubber.Dec 25, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
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Butterfly Marcos Freitas ALC
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Review of Butterfly Marcos Freitas ALCPretty low throw and speedy. Found it worked best with tenergy05 and high throw rubbers. short game had trouble being to low throw and couldn’t flip or push with enough spin over the net. It was a bit hard to open since it was low throw. Overall, an average blade for those who can open well and like to keep the ball right on the net. Good dwell and feeling over other outer ALC blades. Would sugggest for those who want low over the net shots and like to counter topspin or really hit the ball hard with a bit more open face. Didn’t hate it but it’s a bit lower arc compared to viscaria or TBALC. Not safe if you don’t have good technique to lift backspin, everything else seems to play extremely well.Apr 05, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
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Butterfly Fan Zhendong ZLC
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Review of Butterfly Fan Zhendong ZLC85 gram specimen. Paired with BlueGrip C2 2.0 both sides. Racket weight is 186. Just a hint of weight towards the head but still really good flexibility for short game and wrist oriented shots. Dynamic without much loss of table control. Ball throw seems low based on C2 being a high throw rubber. Easy to produce low and high arc shots. Arc is dependent on speed of ball you hit. Excellent spin in short game and control to push, flick, flip and all round manipulation of the ball. Catapult of the blade is more dynamic and understandable than viscaria or super alc vis. Blocking is much easier and ability to change distance of loops from mid table to white line giving timing disadvantage to opponents. Speed is quite good to hit through people but this blade is more for getting the ball where they aren’t. Opening is good and consistent with a strong drive and touch. Countering is very consistent, only blades that have countered/counterloop this well in my experience are ZQH90 and Barwell Fleet. Excellent blade for those who want every spin option and vary between any and all shot selections without being punished for changing pace. This may be my last butterfly blade because it’s really good.Jan 10, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
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Butterfly Fan Zhendong Super ZLC
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Review of Butterfly Fan Zhendong Super ZLC86 Grams. Tried several rubbers. Hammond Z2 2.0. Boosted Skyline 40’, G-1 2.0 and finally on Inventus 47.5 XT- MAX sponge. Stiff and very small flex when looping mid hard. When doing hard powerloops it stiffens up but has strong/long dwell. It’s quite fast but holds for a long time. It loops well, much better to brush and accelerate with great timing and spin over power. Great at serving, blocking and short game but opening can be difficult depending on timing and spin unless your technique and strategy keep the ball with mild spin initially. I can do powerloops and then drop shots with double or triple bounces next. Counterlooping off the bounce is perfect for this racket. This blade does well with people who want speed and spin off the bounce while countering and driving. Blocks are quick, they kick against the opponent and spin on wrist movement is good but not crazy, enough to keep pressure. Biggest flaws can be throw, it is mid low unless you push it up. The ball also pops up on lobs/fishing and good plays can use that against you. Do no reccomend extra hard rubbers unless you have the stamina of a cheetah. 45 to 50 degrees is reccomended. The only rubber good that’s harder is 09cAug 22, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
Darker (1)
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Darker Cegna
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Review of Darker CegnaGot at 85 grams. FastArc G-1 2.0 both sides. Medium trajectory, very good dwell time whilst also being stiff and creating straight line shots easy. Superb blocking, short game and easy to drive the ball and keep in play. Counter looping does take some getting used to because it does have a unique jumping characteristic when hitting hard at the wrong angle when someone has spin on the ball. It has great speed and power reserves 3-4 meters off the table and doesn’t “die” when countering. Very easy to topspin with. I bet this blade would a superb loopers blade with tenergy 05 or something slightly softer and a bit more arc. It does really have a noticeable difference when holding and hitting with different grips which indicates it takes input very well and allows for all variations. It’s best to play with the “top” layer of the blade when looping and countering. Opening and counterlooping are overshot or in the net sometimes and tends to tell me it’s a bit too stiff for my taste but may be better for less spin oriented players when starting the rally.Dec 25, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
DHS (3)
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DHS Hurricane Long 5
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Review of DHS Hurricane Long 589 grams . 65% bounce. Large Sweet Spot. Deep Hold but really consistent and safe catapult on nearly ever stroke enabling consistent above average speed if you choose. Looping- 9.7 Drives - 8.5 Blocking - 9.3 Serve/Receive - 9.5 Counterlooping - 9.4 Smash/flat hitting (hard) - 8.3High arc, works best with mid or low throw rubbers in most cases. Used G-1 and was not suitable for backhand, too much catapult, no shot selections or versatility. T05 on BH or FH are nice but You won’t get the kick that Chinese rubber provides. The blade works best in tandem with unboosted or mildly boosted Chinese rubbers. Current and favorite out of 3 different types of rubber combos. Skyline 2 Provincial 40’ Blue on FH and H3Neo 39’ on BH. The combo of Chinese rubbers takes a little more work in some shots but far more rewarding. rewards smooth loopers and relaxed stroke patterns of all kinds. High speed combined with control of a chopping blade when passive. If you can consistently spin or hit, play Chinese on both sides as it works cohesively with flex catapult and loads of spin. Nov 21, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
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DHS Hurricane Long 3
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Review of DHS Hurricane Long 386 Grams - Two Winged attacker/counter blocker. FH Rubber - TG Skyline 3 40 deg (2.2mm one layer of booster), BH - Rasanter 50 2.0mm. Excellent feeling, sublime vibrations. The whole blade is the sweet spot. No spin or power can go through you. Blocks-10/10 Counter Spins 9.5/10 Short Game- 9.5/10Looping 11/10. Driving 9/10. Lobbing/Retrieving 9.5/10. Spin is killer in potential. No ball goes off the table when you keep playing the point, you can keep the pressure on the opponent like no other blade out there. Doesn’t feel like you can miss. Reminder- blade is on the fragile side. Treat it right cause it will treat you right. Nov 01, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
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DHS Hurricane Long 2
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Review of DHS Hurricane Long 2HL2, 86 Grams, FH Neo H3, BH FastArc g-1 (red 2.0), 6.4 mm in hands of 1900.Serves/receive: ok, needs a pro touch to shine Loops: Hard, low and spinny on power looping and clips net occasionally, needs timing. Easy to regularly brush as well. Needs a rubber on the softer side and better arc. Blade is akin to European style of hitting since it’s a linear blade and needs a hook over the ball. Not easy to learn or stroke with. Arc: more linear than HL3 by 20%, may be the H3 rubber. Update: tried with skyline TG2 Neo and better feeling and spin production. Blocking: solid, easy to punch both sides Open-ups: Easy, but not flawless. Counters: easy and doesn't require much effort, can overshoot on hard swingers when countering. Touch: HL3 shines in this department, HL2 needs some management and relaxed educated decisions to make a good ball, no free touch shots since dwell is less than the HL3. Spin: will shine with less dense, harder rubbers will reduce dwell and lower the arc. Best used with rubbers in the med hard range, 47 ESN and 39 DHS. Less flex than the HL3 and more for hitter, counter hitters and blockers with opening loops and power looping versus brushing unlike the HL3. BH opens up easy, FH opens are not easy with Chinese rubber. Dwell sub par for plastic ball, Speed is about the same as the HL3 but perhaps a smidgeon slower, still fast for all wood. Control seems to be the same on offensive shots, short game needs practice. Feeling is less natural and can be lacking. Sweet spot is smaller than the HL3 by a very small margin, edge bounce is about 65% versus 90% bounce on the HL3. Power is good close to and 3-4 metres away from the table. Still good. It's only worth the discount price at $130 rather than $180 retail price imho. Would not buy again and spend that money on three fang bo B1s or a hurricane Long 3. Jul 10, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Gewo (1)
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Gewo Zoom Pro OFF-
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Review of Gewo Zoom Pro OFF-Great Blade for the price. I would recommend to people who want to gain more control with strokes and makes both types of strokes for Euro or Chinese. Great for short play, I even pushed too short and dumped into the net when trying to push short so it is very dwelly and great for short play. Takes a few hours to find the right spot and play style. Decent sweet spot, would go with softer or boosted rubbers. Really great at spinning fast or slow with whatever dwell that one wants. Does seem to require active blocking with tensor rubbers. Passive blocking may be better with higher throw rubbers that drops early. Played with boosted DHS Skyline TG2 neo on FH, Nittaku Factive Bh. Blade requires active strokes in all aspects, no work is done for you, except for "Oh snap blocking". Would reccomend to intermdiate and upper level players who want wood that has good all round power and speed.Dec 14, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
JOOLA (5)
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JOOLA Nobilis PBO-c
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Review of JOOLA Nobilis PBO-c88 grams blade. Weight leans towards mid head of racket. Stiff and soft. Played with several setups. For more control, I enjoyed Golden Tango PS and Omega V Euro. If you want more speed and arc was T05 and D80. My favorite iteration is the MX-S 2.0 on both sides. Medium arc and plenty of spin and much more control. Total weight is 187 g. Looping, easy but can overshoot if you put out too much power, compact strokes are required but are very spinny and direct with the well balanced clearance above the net. Blocking/countering is a breeze with almost no effort required and more direct and speed can be varied with much ease. Short game/touch/serve and receive are very pleasant and no carbon kick when receiving. Very soft and spinny touch allowing for short and long spinny pushed along with openings as well. Flipping/opening bananas was more difficult due to thickness but with sufficient technique and allowing the ZLC to kick in with a mild acceleration and compact swing it worked. Countering is easy as it doesn’t require a lot of work but a well executed compact stroke emphasising spin as the ZLC kicks once there is a certain power input/output. Lobbing/fishing is easy. Overall thoughts, the thickness of the blade demands a forehand style dominant game for power loopers or hitters. It can be two winged if sanded down to allow more head movement for BH strokes. Spin is still dominant but tends to make the game feel faster because of its kick effect. Little to no vibration and a mid high ping with certain rubbers. ZLC kicks in at a certain point. YOU must have a compact and adequate technique that does not swing wildly for this blade to work. It holds the ball and springs it back out and you must guide the ball. Those who have loose shoulder technique must either tame the swing speed or try a slower racket. One of the best blades available for those wanting a lower arcing spinning power looping blade with laser accuracy and above average control for its speed.Mar 19, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
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JOOLA Vyzaryz Trinity
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Review of JOOLA Vyzaryz Trinity89 grams. Played with Rasanter 50 2.0 FH/BH in previous setup. Now currently using Skyline 2 Provincial 40’ on FH and H3 Neo red on BH. Works well with tensors and Chinese. Chinese tends to have an odd threshold to creat certain spin and power but has a larger spectrum of gears. The Rasanter lost a bit of control in countering heavy topspin or receiving serves. There is still plenty of pace with slight tuned rubbers and a bit more glue. Speed - low off pace and ability to go to Off+ when wanted. Touch - very good with limbs but is a bit hard and sharper in the palm than the finger imo. Looping- above average, more suitable for loop drivers like Lim Jonghoon or Liang Jingkun. Blocking- super easy with Chinese and excellent with tensors when passive blocking. Countering- takes a bit of practice but you want to be over the ball, even when with no spin shots coming at you. Short game - easy to flip with hybrids and Chinese rubbers. Throw is medium low and requires good timing and bat angle for good strokes. Pretty easy to play on the table all the way to 3 meters. Maintains power and pace all while maintaining linear pace similar to wood racket but a little less input required. Similar to TBZLC I’ve had a chance to try out, but much more linear and ability to spin and stay lower on arc than the TBZLC. Feels and arcs similar to ZJSLC, but a bit more stiff. Tends to be better with mid hard or tacky mid sponge rubbers.Feb 04, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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JOOLA TPE Perform
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Review of JOOLA TPE PerformSemi stiff blade. Low arc. Quite good feeling but nothing super special. Tried with T05 and Chinese rubbers and just couldn’t find a sweet spot. Decent blade though and has a classic look.Apr 24, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
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JOOLA Zhou Qihao Hyper ARY-C 90
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Review of JOOLA Zhou Qihao Hyper ARY-C 9084 grams. High pitch around 1511-1535. Good handle dimensions and size. Stiff, hard, crisp and clear with consistent and deliberate bounce. Dynamic feeling with Rasanter C53 and H3 Neo alike. Chinese needs boosting since the blade has a clear demarcation before the bounce takes over when looping or countering. This makes it easy to block or counter depending on your preference regardless of opponents spin. Speed/Pace 7.5/10 when passive and 10/10 when active. Plenty of power along with the speed and pace. Spin is as good as any other alc blade. Can be more fickle with Chinese rubbers due to both being high hardnesses. It works well with C53 and Nittaku Z2. Touch - 9.5/10. It can keep ball short when softer touches and force the opponent to push when other blades of similar or less speed usually push or block long, this one doesn’t. Looping is 9.2/10 CounterLoop is 9.6/10. Blocking is 10/10. Serve/receive is 9.1/10. Skip viscaria, skip super alc butterfly blades and get this one or the Tibhar zodiac for more control because that green alc is something else.Jun 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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JOOLA Hugo Calderano KL-c Outer
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Review of JOOLA Hugo Calderano KL-c OuterClean finish. 85 grams. 09c max on both sides. 183 GMs. Koto outer. USATT 1950 ~This blade is basically the same feeling, speed and rebound as ZJK SZLC and LYJSZLC combined but a little crispier, less trampoline feeling on passive blocks but still strong similar to TBALC. Very high pitched tock sound similar other kl c blades but similar speed and bounce to super ZLCs but more feedback and feeling.Looping: shorter spin oriented stroke required, more speed than spin unless you focus on spinning more. Makes easy to brush loop and loop drive consistently. Opening backspin is a little harder than super ZLCs. Arc is flat but not too much to open with strong and fast shots. Must be focused and use high arc rubber for consistent looping with pace. Very mild dwell with hard sponges rubber. May be easier with thicker softer sponge. Forehand felt more natural than backhand with this blade so far. Short game- is great when passive but can be very bouncy if you rush or put too much energy into a shot. This blade encourages opening on every point basically. Easy to flip, flick and smash and high serve. Serves take good touch and slow brushing skills and ability to serve fast and spinny is more inviting. Countering- just keep racket behind the ball and it’ll go back quick. Needs some form of active block (just a push into table block) or counter block. Easy to wait and hit the ball meters off the table. Overall- fast, rewards fast blockers on table or counter drivers and anyone who wants speed but likes to brush a lot. A player that would do well with this blade or fits them well is a player similar or like Liam Pitchford and/or Sora Matsushima. Oct 27, 2026 | |||||||||||||||
Nittaku (4)
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Nittaku S-KC
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Review of Nittaku S-KCSoulspin made blade. The Blade came in at 85 grams. Med-large sweet spot. Feels light and powerful. Used 2.0 Nittaku FastArc g-1 both sides. As mentioned by other reviews which were scant, it’s pretty direct and has a good feel. It’s faster than the Hurricane Long 3/5 I have used with the same rubbers and the control is only marginally less than those blades but faster. I was able to produce plenty of spin when needed, was able to brush the ball on soft shots and power loop when needed too, very versatile blade for close- mid game and only struggle with over 3 meters away from the table. Otherwise, it’s a great mid distance machine. My backhands have never been better than with this blade, wicked spin and low arc that is impossible for the opponent to touch. Great short game, serves were easy, touch shots struggle just a bit but it’s user error, it’s only a bit bouncy but not out of bounds for its speed. This blade may be a magical wonder blade with rubbers like T05 or T05 hard on it. Anyway, I highly recommend this blade for its price. Feels great in the hand, great feedback, minimal unwanted vibrations and ability to grip and then hit are easy and dangerous to the opponent. 9.4 out of 10. Would recommend to those who want to find a decently priced composite blade without breaking out too much of the bank account.Dec 18, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
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Nittaku Barwell Fleet
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Review of Nittaku Barwell Fleet87 Grams. Played with DHS Skyline 3 Provincial 40’ (one layer booster) on FH and R50 on BH. Very good feedback on every shot. Low and pleasant vibrations. Serving and pushing are absolutely perfect. Touch shots like flips, short dead/spinny balls and all variations are possible and aggressively played with little to no mistakes. Blocking is so easy and no spin can go through you. Counter driving and spinning are consistent and powerful as you command it. Spin creation and power shots are your decisions. It has countless gears and it does them all well. Loop kills, balloon loops and counters are all effective and spinny (or not) and at your command. Mistakes are the users fault. The blade will not fail if used correctly. It can play as slow as a chopping blade and as fast as Ma Long with a power loop. Consistent and reliable gears and relatively medium pace when playing basic shots. Very easy to use and I look forward to playing because I can trust the blade and know that if I put the work in, it will do what I tell it to do. Oh and finally, it will almost never miss counterlooping. Give the blade a try and you will not regret it.Aug 07, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
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Nittaku Acoustic
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Review of Nittaku AcousticFound too unforgiving for more offensive counter shots or looping with Chinese rubbers was too hard even when boosted. Didn’t work well for me with G1 or target pro 47 rubbers. Tended to overshoot with looping and wasn’t spinny enough on slower loops. Just too slow to get through people. Low control when trying to be aggressive. Feels good but not worth the price tag. Spend the money on a Barwell or Hurricane Long 3 for the price tag and actually get a blade that can do everything the acoustic does well the same or better with safer high end speeds.Apr 24, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
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Nittaku Acoustic Carbon
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Review of Nittaku Acoustic CarbonBought at 86 grams. Handle is quite small. Head heavy. Played with Chinese, hybrids and euros. Worked best with Euro/Jap rubbers. Somewhat linear in output and medium catapult that sometimes left you taking the slower shot in fear of unknown catapult. Getting a ton of spin with hot and cold and not consistent due to bouncy nature and opponents shots. Blocking is good, loop driving is ok but nothing to mail home about. Easy to counter and serve recieve wasn’t bad. Just head heavy and inconsistent bounce. The quality control was something to be desired, one sides too ply was noticeably thinner than the other side to almost being as thin as the carbon under it. I would try the inner version or Barwell Fleet or any Gyo En before this one imoNov 02, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
SpinLord (1)
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SpinLord RD2
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Review of SpinLord RD2FastArc G-1 2.0 mm on both sides.Good control, easy to loop with, easy short game. Blocks were easy, felt impossible to miss the table on pressure inducing shots on every stroke. I enjoyed playing with it more than any other “basic” 5 ply blade. Medium crispy feeling but still could spin and hit at the same time effectively. Sep 08, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
Stiga (2)
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Stiga Eternity VPS V
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Review of Stiga Eternity VPS VPros- good speed, great touch and feel. Good flex do power looping and super spinny balloon shots. Great to mid distance looping. Good Power.Cons - kind of a heavy and a little too hard for 5 ply blade. Not compatible with most rubbers. Requires softer rubbers in general, harder tended to overshoot and not have any spin due to hardness of blade. Feels like a composite blade without the composite blade. Would reccknend to power loopers or well trained players to get the best out of it. Jan 04, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
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Stiga Nostalgic Offensive
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Review of Stiga Nostalgic OffensivePrime Chinese looping blade that will spin and speed the player off the table. Not good for blocking or driving. If you are a looper day in and day out with counterspinning and Powerspins, this blade will treat you right. Perfect for looping and spinning and not so good at others. Was 95 grams and a bit too heavy for my tastes.Dec 25, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
Tibhar (3)
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Tibhar Samsonov Limited Edition 25
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Review of Tibhar Samsonov Limited Edition 25Basics-85-86 grams, flared. Edition 0341. Bought on TT11 for $106 over Powerspin Carbon. ($120). Fh/Bh - FastArc G-1 (Max) Total Weight- 185 g. Pros - great speed when really Gomme -ing the ball, (wood and sponge and all- power loop). Also great at opening up with slow spinning shots, and I mean spinny, made 2200s have trouble with the spin and I am mid 1800 USATT. Great for blocking with force. It only reacts harshly when not guiding the ball, so no free shots, you have to aim the ball and hit it, no carrying allowed when playing, so it would not suit all rounders well unless they are putting the ball back with decent topspin every shot they produce. Speed is great, flex is very good for topspin, great active blocking (passive can be iffy - may be harder rubbers), wonderful control in short play. Touch is mid to mid hard, it will flex all funky like a wood blade if you hit in the wrong spot, so sweet spot is quite large but still not huge. Weight distribution is good. Feel is good for ALC fiber. Overall, a very good version of many types of the same style. If compared to the TBALC or Viscaria, it would the cousin with a little bit more harder touch and punch in blocking and placement like Samsonov would do in his style. Cons - for a special edition blade, the handle is crooked in the design portion. It does dent pretty easily. Things not recommended on blade so far, softer high throw rubbers, cannot smash or power loop at all. opt for lower throw rubbers and less reactive rubbers for those who are quite offensive. LSS. Good overall offensive blade. Find med hard rubbers that are not super reactive and spinny. Blade has balanced feel and power when needed. If you play far from table, this is your blade for power looping. If you block and punch, this is your blade. Either one works. Jan 04, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
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Tibhar Drinkhall Power Spin Carbon
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Review of Tibhar Drinkhall Power Spin CarbonReview:85 grams, Andro R50 both sides 2.0 mm. Phenomenal speed, wonderful control, and easy to use. I’ve used Hurricane Long 5, Long 3, Fang Bo 1 and 2 and 2x, TBALC, they do not compare in any of those departments. If there was one blade it felt similar to, it would the speed of the TBZLC but control of the Long 3. Easy to loop with, easy to spin low balls, super easy to block with and almost impossible to go off the table when being passive or active on blocks, lobs are easy, countering is easy. I enjoyed the fact that when I brushed off the receive or my third ball, a lot of people had trouble keeping the ball on the table or if it did land, it was high and easy to kill. It is a viscaria on steroids. I would highly reccomend this over viscaria any day. Price is better too. Only one issue, the short game can be a bit of trouble when flipping, I found in flipping even heavy backspin, I would go off the edge of the table by a small margin, it may be my technique but never had big issues before doing it. Perhaps it may be the R50 is too hard to hold and spin in those circumstances. May edit if I find it easier to flip with a small technique change. Sep 01, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
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Tibhar MK Carbon
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Review of Tibhar MK CarbonQuite hard. 84 grams. Skyline 2 Pro Blue 2.1 40’. G-1 2.0 red. Weight distributes well, still in handle even as light as it is bare. It tends to stiffen up on 1-3 gears and 4-6 are quite kick oriented and then 7-10 stiffen up again. Blocks are consistent but require some form of active approach, must add something, even a little swing helps, passive is only good when the other player is loopkilling the ball with tons of power/spin. Looping is easy with Chinese rubber with a shorter more compact stroke. Maintains good speed and spin on shorter strokes. Longer strokes with tensors for spin or short for good drives. Active smash/blocks are excellent. Rallying needs some form of active ball engagement, you cannot let the blade put the ball back when the other player hits to you. This blade rewards even the lowest active engagement to the ball but no passive shots. Serve/receive is excellent with clear touch and easy to flick. Chop blocking is also easy as Kenta M does. Drives are good as well with a slight squirrel in the flat drives, viscaria tends to create direct straight balls, MK dwells a tad longer and more curvature occurs. Countering is good along with touch. I like it close to table and far away. Blade works well slow to mid on the table and slow to super fast 1-4 steps off table. Placement is easy and crystal clear feedback. Seems to play better with lower arc rubbers as the blade seems to have a quite high throw momentum. T05 and C45/48, BlueGrps C2 or 09c may only work with loop spinners but no loop driving is available as throw is uncontrolled. Great blade for those who want a slightly more flexy viscaria and more spin and much better feedback and control. Needs good technical skills, not for faint of heart.Oct 25, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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TSP Reflex 50 Award OFF
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Review of TSP Reflex 50 Award OFFIt is a Great looping and driving blade. Perfect for the strategy based spin player over the power looper. Good control, works best with harder rubbers, used FastArc G1 both sides. Great spin and control. Great for all shots. The only ones that are some trouble are active blocks as it has a decent amount of flex that can affect control of placement. Plays 90% of the Nittaku Acoustic at 80% less of the price. It is true, the top ply is slippery like a freshly mopped floor and hard to glue sometimes. Will be getting 1 more as a spare and a gift to another if I feel so inclined one day.Sep 24, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
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Xiom Feel ZX3
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Review of Xiom Feel ZX3Where to start. 88 g. Needed wings sanded about 1 mm taken off. To be comfortable. Very soft and good feeling while maintaining mid stiffness, not as stiff as a Nobilis or Primorac but a notch less and thus a bit safer arc and dwell time. Speed is similar to or even faster than viscaria without being crispy. Very responsive feedback. Touch is far better than viscaria or TBALC or koto outer. Spin is much more potent and plays better when you loop and loop drive and still lets you keep spin on it. Looping- 9.6/10 Blocks 9.6/10 Counters 9.3/10 Short Game 9.4/10. Ability or loop and smash and no major loss pf either stroke. It gives me chances to counter loop or smash and equal chances of either landing with no loss of control. Played with C53 and Hammond Z2 in 2.0. The Hammond was able to brush or block but not very easy to hit with sponge and spin on this blade. Wish they still made this blade. Will buy any that are sold because it’s a better blade than viscaria or TBALC or Trinity or any other racket so far.Mar 19, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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