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Butterfly Balsa Carbo X5
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Review of Butterfly Balsa Carbo X5I am more of a close to the table/blocker/hitter. I can generate a good opening loop with my BCX5 but after that I am usually hitting, blocking and pushing. For my style of play it is perfect.I have better looping paddles. I wouldn't buy this paddle if you only loop or loop a lot back from the table. It works but there are better blades out there for this kind of play. My BCX5 is as light as advertised. I can get away with putting heavy cheap Chinese rubbers on the FH and BH and still have a paddle that weighs less than 180 gm because the blade is light. My BCX5 has held up well over 3 years with only a few edge nicks. I have replaced the rubber many times but the blade surface has held up well due to a light sealing. Another thing I like is that the blade side is about the same as my TBS so I can swap rubbers between the blades and they fit well. Mar 04, 2013 | |||||||||

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KTL (LKT) Instinct
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Review of KTL (LKT) InstinctI have two LKT Instincts and one Instinct+. I agree with the others that say these blades are good for learning on a budget but other than that they are a waste if you are serious or not going to use it for hard bat. The Instinct is slow and it does vibrate a little but I don't think it is that bad. I have one Instinct that I still use as a hard bat covered with Dr Evil. It works very well for hard bat. The blade is noticeably stiffer than my Toxic 5 hard bat. I have another Instinct covered with Pro XT and 755 0X. It is fun to play with but I move on. It is a good starter combination for learning how to play with LP 0X for little money but I haven't played with it for a while now. I now twiddle and the flare handle makes twiddling difficult. My Instinct+ is noticeably faster. I have it covered with Reflectoid on both sides. This is a good starter setup buit I think the slower Instinct is better. The Instinct+ works well but I should probably give it away to a beginner.Jun 05, 2013 | |||||||||||
