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Sanwei (1)

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Sanwei FEXTRA 7
Speed |
8.9 |
Control |
9.2 |
Stiffness |
5.0 |
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Hardness |
5.2 |
Overall |
9.5 |
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Review of Sanwei FEXTRA 7I bought this blade because of the good reviews I read, and of course because of the price, so I decided to give it a try.
My main setup is (or was) Stiga Infinity with Rakza 7 2.0 mm on fh and Bluefire M2 2.0 on bh. This setup plays well, but I never get used to the hollow feel and sound of the Infinity. Once I got the Fextra I glued a Xiom Vega Pro 2.0 mm on fh and a Vega Europa 2.0 on bh on it, which I never tried before. I made a test during a training session changing the blades every 10 minutes. I was really surprised with the performance of this setup. Speed and general feel is better than Infinity, it's spinnier and also better balanced and even feels lighter. Infinity is a bit head heavy compared to the Fextra, but I think the XIOM rubbers are also playing an important roll on this. Workmanship is also excellent. I thought Stiga's Master handle was perfect for me, but Fextra's handle which is slightly "thicker" is just perfect for my hand. Aesthetically Fextra looks like Stiga Carbonado but has 7 plywood Clipper structure. Some people call it a clone, but I thinks it isn't. Despite it's affordable price It is is a high quality blade inspired by the Swedish brand but with it's own character: Clipper's wood layers are: Limba, Ayous, Ayous, Ayous, Ayous, Ayous, Limba, and Fextra's are Limba, Limba, Ayous, Ayous, Ayous, Limba, Limba. Will try with different rubbers later. For now, I think this blade will stay in my hand a long time. I really like it.
Feb 24, 2019 |
Stiga (1)

Tibhar (1)

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Tibhar Samsonov Premium Contact
Speed |
6.8 |
Control |
7.5 |
Stiffness |
5.0 |
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Hardness |
3.7 |
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Review of Tibhar Samsonov Premium ContactGood blade for starters. Light weight, small handle. I would recommend using Sriver kind rubbers. But once you realize your palying style (allround/off) and you start to improve your game you'd probably notice lack of power so you'd have to change to faster rubbers or better go for a faster blade.
I personally would go for chinese blades like Yinhe, LKT or Dawei. For the half of price you'd get similar results.
Dec 06, 2011 |
Yinhe (Galaxy/Milkyway) (1)

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Yinhe Earth E-3
Speed |
8.0 |
Control |
9.0 |
Stiffness |
5.0 |
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Hardness |
6.7 |
Overall |
9.0 |
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Review of Yinhe Earth E-3This is in all terms, except for it's low price, a medium blade. Great example for an excellent allround/off blade. Even good for deff/blck/chp. Plays well and looks awesome. I own it since a couple of weeks but I'm pleasantly surprised. If your a starting to medium player and need a cheap "do-it-all" training blade just go for it.
Dec 05, 2011 |