PierreAd's Blade Ratings/Reviews
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Andro (2) 
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Andro Kinetic Supreme OFF-
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Review of Andro Kinetic Supreme OFF-I bought this time looking for a replacement for the Saive Andro Kinetic Off-. I was really disappointed as it doesn't fit my game at all : even though this blade offers a very good control in short game and passive shots, I found it much too hard and never managed to adapt my topspin / forehand loop technique.However, the build quality is impressive, and I think this blade might be a very good one for versatile offensive players (ie. offensive players not only relying on spin and placement). If you're mainly playing topspin shots, I'd advise you to either associate it to *very* soft rubbers (I was using it with 2.0mm F3 which is only 35°, and found this too hard) or go for another (softer) blade. Aug 25, 2013 | |||||||||||||
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Andro J. M. Saive Kinetic OFF-
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Review of Andro J. M. Saive Kinetic OFF-Simply my favorite blade ever, it's a shame Andro stopped making them.Lightweight enough but not fragile, an excellent control despite speed on attacking strokes, and a medium-soft feeling made this blade excellent for topspin attackers using soft or medium-soft rubber. Sep 09, 2013 | |||||||||||
Butterfly (2)
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Butterfly Timo Boll ALL+
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Butterfly Petr Korbel
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Cornilleau (3)
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Cornilleau Hinotec ALL+
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Review of Cornilleau Hinotec ALL+A very decent blade from Cornilleau, with an excellent build quality. Offers a good control, enough speed when attacking. I just find it a bit too hard for my taste, I prefer softer blades (I think it's due to the varnish applied on the blade as the wood essences used should be pretty soft). Not my preferred blade but still a good compromise between speed and control, I keep it in case my main blade has a problem someday.Jan 21, 2014 | |||||||||||
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Cornilleau Gatien Crown ALL+
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Review of Cornilleau Gatien Crown ALL+I've had the occasion of testing the Crown ALL+ during 2 hours with my usual rubbers (Vega Europe + Rapid Sound). A very good blade, pretty versatile : it's stiff and hard enough to be good at blocking and flat hitting, but yet the feeling for topspins is very good.However, this is truly a ALL+ blade. You can generate speed (especially on flat hits), but this blade may lack a bit of speed if you're a purely offensive player. If you like to control the game, attack sometimes, block, chop, then this is a very good choice. Feb 22, 2014 | |||||||||||||
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Cornilleau ORIGIN OFF-
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DHS (1)
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DHS Power-G PG7
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Donic (2)
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Donic Waldner Senso V2
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Review of Donic Waldner Senso V2A classic, but still very good blade. Tried it some years ago, wasn't that impressed. I struggled last year to find a replacement to my Andro Saive Kinetic Off-, and I found it with this blade.It's not very fast (between All+ and Off-, I'd say), but offers an excellent control for an offensive blade. It feels pretty soft, and associated to medium-soft rubber, it's simply a topspin-machine, with loads of control, a very soft feeling and enough speed to deliver winning strokes ! Not to be associated to very soft rubbers, as you might have difficulties in feeling the ball. It's a very good blade for topspin players, offers a good controle in short game and blocks, its only drawback is to be too soft and flexible for flat strokes. That's really the only area where it falls short. I'm only disappointed by the weight of mine (92g, slightly more than the average 85g it should weight). Moreover, it's quite head-heavy due to the Senso system, which makes it quite difficult to "maneuver". Mar 05, 2014 | |||||||||||||
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Donic Waldner Diablo Senso
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Review of Donic Waldner Diablo SensoA blade that's very close from the Waldner Senso "all wood" ones in terms of composition (the intermediate limba ply has been replaced here with a thin glassfiber ply).Versatile would be the word that describe this blade best. It's stiffer and a bit harder than the regular Waldner Senso, and thus far better for flat strokes. Still, the feeling on topspin is good, with a long enough dwell time (maybe thanks to the glassfiber, I don't know). I'd say this blade is an OFF-, don't find it faster than the WS, they just have a different feeling. This one is more direct and versatile when the WS would suite topspin-only players a bit better. Jul 24, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Huaruite (1)
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Huaruite Clipper
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Review of Huaruite ClipperA 7-plys all-wood blade, clone of the Stiga Clipper (limba, ayous, ayous, ayous, ayous, ayous, limba). Stiff, medium soft. I'd rate it OFF- when playing topspins, but it feels more powerful for flat-hitting, I'd say it's more an OFF blade for this kind of play (due to the fact it is stiff). Throw angle seems medium to me, at least lower than 5-plys blades I'm used to (Waldner Diablo Senso, Senso V2, Stiga OC...).Most of all, this blade is very versatile, with an excellent control. It's really linear (lots of gears), which allows you to easily control short game (the blade is not bouncy). On slow topspins, the ball speed is relative to the engagement you put in the stroke. No surprises ! Even if it's not a pure topsin blade, it's quite nice for this kind of strokes. Beware though, as the blade is quite linear, don't associate it with a linear rubber if you're mostly playing mid-court topspin rallys, or you'll certainly have difficulties in killing the point (I've played with a Vega Pro on my FH, and it's required some adjustments to my technique). The feeling is solid, and is therefore nice for blocking and flat-hitting. It's also a pretty good blade for defensive play, must be the set I like the most for this kind of play (linear + quite stiff, it doesn't catapult the ball which offers an excellent control, despite it being an offensive blade). Jun 28, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
JOOLA (1)
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JOOLA Viva
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Review of JOOLA VivaClipper-like a bit thinner (I have measured mine and it's 6.6mm thick), a bit slower than a traditionnal Stiga Clipper from what I've read. To me, it's right between OFF- and OFF. Very good feeling / feedback. Just what you can wait from a Clipper-like : really good at looping (both spinny and power loops), stable for blocking and punching, and offers a very good control in short game.I'd say the throw angle is medium-high, higher than my HRT Clipper, but lower than my Zetro Quad or my 2 Waldner Senso. On looping, you can feel a bit of flex that helps for spinny play (loops are very spinny, I'm always surprised myself). This bit of flex helps away from the table as well. Away from the table, I found the blade really suited to my game, it's not crazy fast so you can really control the game, and depending on your rubbers, counter attack really hard (but you need to put your body in the stroke, this is not an OFF+ composite blade). For blocking and punching, it behaves like a typical 7 plys blade, stable, linear, reliable. Really helps me to be confident in this area of my game. All in all, this blade has nothing "extraordinary" in it, it's not a revolution for me, but it is a well-balanced and versatile blade, good for close-to-table loops (both spinny loops / power loop), reliable in short game and blocks, not crazy fast so that you don't have to hold back your strokes, still fast enough for a typical offensive player. I really can't find any flaw to this blade, this will be my blade for the year to come, and I look forward to playing more with it ! Nov 05, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Sanwei (1)
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Sanwei M-8
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Stiga (4)
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Stiga Offensive Classic (OC)
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Review of Stiga Offensive Classic (OC)Flexible blade but medium hardness. Gives a versatile offensive blade. I find it difficult to understand how people can rate this blade as ALL+... It seems at least OFF- to me, mostly suited to close-from-table player who occasionnally play a bit further. But it's no ALL+ blade for sure. Good control in short game, hard enough to hit flat, but yet flexible, offering good topspin opportunities. My forehand topspins seem more difficult than with the Waldner Senso v2, but are spinnier.Also, this blade has quite a high throw. Nov 05, 2015 | |||||||||||||
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Stiga Clipper CR (WRB)
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Stiga Clipper
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Stiga Offensive Wood NCT
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Review of Stiga Offensive Wood NCTThe tagline "Designed for a technical and fast game with full control" is exactly what I think of this blade. It's an excellent versatile offensive blade, with good touch and control, but still enough power when you need it. It's really suited to a versatile offensive play, with spin and speed variations and a close-to-the-table play (it would lack power to regularly play an offensive game far from the table).I've never managed to use the Stiga OC, but this Offensive Wood NCT feels different, it's much more "stable" and predictable, stiffer and softer. It's limba outer ply, so the feeling is soft enough and works well for topspin play. I find it average in many aspects (average speed, say OFF–, average stiffness, average hardness)... and that's actually what makes it really good for me. I've paired it with Genesis M or H3 Neo on forehand and Rakza X Soft on backhand, and I got plenty of speed and control. Sep 22, 2018 | |||||||||||||
Xiom (1)
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Xiom Zetro Quad
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Review of Xiom Zetro QuadQuite stiff as it is pretty thick, but really soft thanks to the hinoki outer ply. This blade is excellent for both looping and countering : you can really make the ball spin a lot thanks to its softness (and, I think, the Zylon underneath the outer ply) and it's quite high throw angle, but it's also really good for blocking. It's quite fast (let's say OFF), but really easy to control over the table, especially in short game, it can "grab" the ball and allow you to drop it right behind the net.I still need to totally get used to it on my FH, especially for more powerful shots, but it's a really good OFF blade if you rely a lot on looping. Aug 15, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Yasaka (2)
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Yasaka Galaxya
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Review of Yasaka GalaxyaClipper like construction, quite thin (6.1mm for the one I've got). So compared to something like a Stiga Clipper, it's thinner, slower, flexier, and has a bit harder touch. Better for topspin and counter topspin because it's flexier (but it's still a 7-plys blade, so it's quite stable in its reaction), but for sure behind the Clipper for blocking. I've played with several 7-plys blades during the last 2 seasons (Stiga Clipper and Clipper CR, HRT Clipper, Joola Viva, Nittaku Ludeack) and this one is between 7-plys and 5-plys blades : behaves like a 7-plys blade but with more flex, so it's easier and has better feel for topspin game, but still nice for blocking and short game. Clearly slower than a regular Clipper Wood, I think speed is about the same as Joola Viva, I'd say OFF-, but with more flex and softer than the Joola (that has a smaller head as well).(and really it's a shame that this blade is not more easily available in Europe for instance, it's a really good one and not that easy to find this type of "not overly fast 7-plys allwood blades" on the market) Apr 08, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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Yasaka Ma Lin Extra Offensive
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Review of Yasaka Ma Lin Extra OffensiveI've been playing with the CPEN version of this blade, and I must say I'm impressed. It's a very good blade overall and I understand why it's considered a classic by many players.It's powerful but not too bouncy, you need to generate the speed yourself to get a faster ball. As a consequence, control is really good for an offensive blade (I'd say lower end of OFF blades). The blade is stiff enough but not too stiff (making it versatile, good in block/counter but still good in topspin play as well), it's medium hard but not that hard... it's hard to describe, really. It's taken me a long time to try this blade, I was afraid that it would have too "hard" a feeling for my taste (versatile topspin player, favoring limba-outer blades most of the time)... but it doesn't, and even though the external ply is hard, it does not feel that way. If you like only soft and flexy blades, this one is not for you, but if you don't mind a reasonably stiff / hard blade and hesitate, don't. Only thing to be aware of, for me : it has a medium-throw and is really "direct", powerful and therefore not forgiving, so it's not the best option if you like to vary a lot, with variations of spin and speed. But if you play mostly powerful attacks and counters, then it's made for this and really shines. Sep 22, 2018 | |||||||||||||
Yinhe (Galaxy/Milkyway) (3)
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Yinhe Earth E-3
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Yinhe Earth E-3 VB
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Yinhe W-6
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