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Andro (1)

Andro Fibercomp DEF

Speed	7.0
Control	10.0
Stiffness	10.0

Hardness	6.7
Consistency	10.0
Overall	9.0

Review of Andro Fibercomp DEF

One of the best blades for all round defense game. Phantom 0012 is one of the best-fit rubbers for the BH. Somehow Tibhar Grass D'Techs OX / 1.2 / 1.6 versions did not suit this blade. Difficult to find a good FH rubber. Many rubbers (Dr. Neubauer Domination 1.5, Dr. Neubauer Special Defense, Stiga Chop and Drive, Butterfly Tackiness Chop, Tenergy 05 1.7, TSP Cutman 1.5, and many more) were tried but could not zero-in-on any. Long range chopping - very good. Blocking - very good. Hitting - reasonable power and accuracy. Topspin game - OK. A true all rounder. Good luck.

Mar 14, 2013

Best of Five (1)

Best of Five Carbon 2000 Defence

Speed	5.0
Control	9.0
Stiffness	10.0

Hardness	8.2
Consistency	10.0
Overall	9.0

Review of Best of Five Carbon 2000 Defence

Chinese long pimples with a very thin sponge for the BH and sticky thin sponge Chinese rubbers (Friendship / DHS) for the FH are found to be the best for this blade. Very good blade. Excellent finish. It is a mystery as to why it is discontinued. Great for long range defense. Also OK for blocking at close to the table range. A rating of 80 % for generation of spin. This blade also works well with 1.2 mm sponge Tibhar Grass D'Techs. Andro rubbers were OK on the FH. Much superior to many other highly rated and highly priced defensive blades. Handicap: none. Not available at many stores. Should be reintroduced.

Mar 14, 2013

Butterfly (4)

Butterfly Diode

Speed	8.0
Control	8.0
Stiffness	7.0

Hardness	8.2
Consistency	10.0
Overall	8.0

Review of Butterfly Diode

A very fast defensive blade. Consistent in long range cut game. Too fast for close to the table blocking game. With the blade face hardness being around mid-soft range the spin reversal with the best of low friction rubbers is rather low and it is insufficient to support a close to the table blocking game. Low throw. Pairs well with thin sponge rubbers on the FH. Such as TSP Cutman. Pairs well with modern tensor long pimpled rubbers such a Andro Chaos on the BH. TSP Curl series / Butterfly Feint Long series are not particulay great on this blade. Not much resemblence with JSH blade even though it is widely believed that the Diode is the predecessor of the legendary JSH blade. There is a charge that the Diode easily warps. I had tried 3 blades, all with ST handle, over the last several years. All the 3 are intact even now after many rubber changes and intensive use. This model is off the product line now. It was phased out. However you can get it custome made at a higher price. The price :245 US $ per piece seems to be too high!!

Mar 14, 2013

Butterfly Grubba Pro

Speed	6.0
Control	9.0
Stiffness	7.0

Hardness	6.7
Consistency	5.0
Overall	8.0

Review of Butterfly Grubba Pro

In the 1990s there was an old top of the line Grubba Pro ALL blade model with a flared handle. Similarly older model Grubba Pro AN blades were made from high quality materials. Fine and smooth furface finish and rather durable with no tendency to splinter. The quality of this model seems to have deteriorated over the years. It is a good blade for an all round game. Chop and Blocks well. Chinese long pimpled rubbers (OX / thin Sponged) seem to work well when paired with this blade. So is the case with Andro Hexer HD. Stiga Chop and Driove suits the FH side well. The popularity is fading with the legendary Grubba dead and gone long back.

Mar 14, 2013

Butterfly Innershield ZLF

Speed	7.0
Control	10.0
Stiffness	7.0

Hardness	6.7
Consistency	10.0

Review of Butterfly Innershield ZLF

A top quality Japanese make blade. Top quality wood and other materials are used in the manufacture of this blade. Very very difficult to match rubbers for this blade. Well known Butterfly and TSP long pimpled rubbers (except may be TSP Curl P3 R alpha OX) do not seem to match this blade. This is a bit disappointing. Unable to fix up a FH spinny rubbers for this blade. Particularly a rubber that suits a defensive player. A strange blade. While it plays like a fast blade with some rubbers it behaves like a slow blade with some rubbers. Speed equal to M Pro . Slower than M Pro Special and JSH blades. Resembles old Grubba Pro All in speed and some of the playing charecterstics. An expensive piece. Good luck.

Mar 14, 2013

Butterfly Joo Se Hyuk

Speed	7.0
Control	9.0
Stiffness	10.0

Hardness	8.2
Consistency	10.0
Overall	10.0

Review of Butterfly Joo Se Hyuk

It is no exaggeration to say that Joo Sae Hyuk blade is the ultimate blade for the defender if we take in to account the different models available in the market today from various brands. It is one of the best, if not the best, available today. It is hard and fast. It has practically no flex. It needs these properties to help the defender to attack or top spin when necessary. First let us look at the pimple rubbers part. It pairs very well with TSP Curl P 1 R 0.5 / 1.0 + long pimple rubber. Another popular choice of defenders, Feint Long II also matches well with this blade. Depending on the comfort level one should choose the fore hand rubber and the sponge thickness for the same. It is always better to start learning with the best rubbers in the business, the defender friendly tensor rubbers in near max sponge thickness. Andro Hexer and Tenergy series rubbers were found to be OK. This blade seems to excel in the long range defense when compared to its use in the short range or close to the table blocking. Joo Sae Hyuk is very good in generating low flat path cut balls or chops close to the table or from a distance on either the back hand or the fore hand. In this business this blade is simply great. Joo Sae Hyuk is not the best choice for the close to the table OX pimple blocking strategy. There are superior options for that. One can control the short game very well with the Joo Sae Hyuk blade and it is purely a matter of practice. It is certainly an improvement over the Diode blade in many ways. Diode itself was a great defensive blade. One just needs to find right rubbers for that. There are no warping issues with the JSH blade. This blade is very durable. It is a heavy and expensive blade. You would not regret the investment you made in this masterpiece once you master this weapon. Good luck!!

Mar 17, 2013

Donic (1)

Donic Defplay Classic Senso

Speed	8.0
Control	8.0
Stiffness	5.0

Hardness	8.2
Consistency	10.0
Overall	8.0

Review of Donic Defplay Classic Senso

Much faster than it is officially rated. This blade looked fragile to me. When I attempted to seal the blade about 100 ml of varnish (Polyurethane) just vanished in to the layers of the blade. It became harder. Definitely. May be it lost some of its original features. It has a lot of flex. Hence it gives a different feel. It seems to be a poor cousin to the much hyped defplay senso, which is hugely popular in main land China, where a lot many top-notch defenders seem to patronize it. I found it very difficult to find matching long pimples and reverse rubbers for this blade. Feint Long II with 0.5 mm sponge and Joola Topspin Chop C in thin sponge looked OK on this blade. Butterfly Tackiness Chop also worked well. Defplay senso classic seems to be very spin friendly. One can attempt topspin from far off. Long range chopping is possible. All said and done something vital is missing!

Mar 17, 2013

Gambler (1)

Giant Dragon (1)

Nittaku (1)

Nittaku Shake Defence

Speed	7.0
Control	10.0
Stiffness	7.0

Hardness	10.0
Consistency	5.0

Review of Nittaku Shake Defence

A pretty big blade. 162 mm X 168 mm Blade face. Excellent long square and robust handle. Thin frame and hence manageable weight. Good for all round defensive game. Great for close to the table blocking game when used with thin sponge or OX long pimples. All most all types of long pimples work equally well on this blade. Great workmanship and product features. Highly durable. Equally good with low or high friction long pimples rubbers. Advertised as one of the best blades to pair with Grass D'Techs. Away from the table chopping is working out OK. Tenergy 1.7 mm is one of the deadly rubbers for the FH side for this blade. Andro rubbers are also suitable when used with thin sponge. There are some variations in the blade features across batches. Though such changes are minor in nature they influence close to the table play. A solid blade. Worth owning.

Mar 13, 2013

TSP (1)

TSP Award Defensive

Speed	8.0
Control	10.0
Stiffness	7.0

Hardness	6.7
Consistency	10.0

Review of TSP Award Defensive

A 'Masterpiece' of a defensive blade. Very few of the high end defensive blades provide the kind of feel and touch that this blade offers. This blade is equally good with OX and thin and thick sponged pimpled rubbers. Low friction and high friction pimpled rubbers play equally well on this frame. Old generation inverse rubbers such as the Sriver and the Mark V and new era tensors pair equally well with this blade. A superb blade for close to the table touch blocks and chop-blocks. The cloth piece provided in the grip ensures that you quickly develop great and unrivalled control in the short game. The only weakness is that the blade faces are very fragile. Even three coats of polyurethane sealing was of no help. Big chunks of splinters came off with each and every rubber change and in a short time the blade was ruined.

Mar 13, 2013

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