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Palio T7
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Review of Palio T7Very likable blade, good in almost every department (looping, driving, smashing, pushing etc) with the right rubbers (soft or hard).Very fast but controllable with soft rubbers like Andro CORS, Sriver G3 and Mark V with little power. More power and faster with harder rubbers like CJ 8000 40 degree, YinHe (Milky Way) Moon . Weights around 88 grams and got a large sweet spot. Handle is a bit short; almost vibration free. Recommended!! Sep 10, 2014 | |||||||||||||||

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Reactor DJ200
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Review of Reactor DJ200An All+ to Off- blade with excellent control due to soft external plies (be careful when removing your rubber if you did not put a thin varnish over the blade to seal it). It has decent control. I put on Yinhe Mercury II (hard Chinese rubbers) and Butterfly Rozena on the reverse side at first, and it was a good setup. Then I switched to Tibhar Aurus (softer sponge) rubber. This setup is too squishy, ie soft for blocking. Brush loop is easy, and power loop is nice. For both YinHe & Tibhar rubbers, loop kill and smash are not very good. But using Rozena, it is somewhat OK for me.This blade is slow when I try to lob from far away from the table. But the Control is Great! May 31, 2020 | |||||||||||||||

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Stiga Infinity VPS V Diamond Touch
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Review of Stiga Infinity VPS V Diamond TouchJust gotten a nice used Stiga Infinity VPS recently and paired it with 1) Gewo Mega Flex Control & 2) Loki Rxtn 1 Rubber. First impression, this is a nice 5 ply blade good for blocking and driving. It has a light feel and controllable too. Imho, it can be used by beginners to intermediate level player.When playing with the Gewo rubber, if the timing is used at the right time during top spin and drives, this blade is fast but controllable and it depends how much energy one gives out during hitting the ball, close play and mid to far table. But if timing is not used at the right time the ball may goes straight to the net, but sometimes will hit the net but "climbed" over the net (if one is lucky). This showed how big the sweet spot is. You need to sealed the blade first as it comes unseal. If compared with a Butterfly Viscaria, the Infinity feels soft compared to Viscaria but more control due to its allround all wood capabilities. But Viscaria is much crisper than infinity. Blocking is very good in both blades. More control with infinity but more speed to counter block with Viscaria maybe because one is all wood blade, the other is a hybrid (carbon, therefore stiffer) blade. As a summary, the Infinity has a very good feel and vibration, due to its allwood composition and vps. A very good blade for aggressive looping or driving with a very good amount of control. Indeed its control due to its speed is unbelievable. It is a killer spin-machine with medium to hard rubbers. Thanks to Stiga for wonderful blade. Best 5-ply blade I had ever tried todate. Jun 02, 2020 | |||||||||||||||

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TSP Black Balsa 5.0
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Review of TSP Black Balsa 5.0This Balsa 5 is a very light blade but gives plenty of "Oomph!" for hitting and looping. This blade is an allround blade for me. Perfect for the controlled spin game, has lots of control but needed power when required and a precise and powerful blocking and counterspin game. The 5.0 mm Balsa core veneer provides a perfect combination of speed and control.Good for the Allround player who likes to attack and defend (by blocking). May 31, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
