DHS Power-G PG7

Currently using PG7 with Yinhe MStar on FH and Gewo Hyper XT Pro 50 on BH. This Blade is awesome. Head heavy for sure, but not so stiff. Dwell is good. Just to mention, I use 50 degrees sponge on backhand and it is a charm, a powerful charm. Could be paired with everything. Every shot is easy to play. It is a powerful 7 plies, really different from 5 plies. More power, less dwell but a good in between option instead of buying an uncontrollable carbon pricey blade. Nice quality. Have fun! I will never buy something else before reaching 1800 level. Update : Now playing PG7 with Skyline 3 neo on FH and Donic Bluefire M2 2.0 mm on BH and... Let me say... I found my setup for the next 20 years. I tried a lot of blades... Clipper, 5 plies in many brands like Xiom, Gewo, Yinhe, Donic... Some carbon blades too... Nothing is better than a 7 plies feeling and power. 2020 Update : Changed rubbers for DHS Neo Hurricane 2 on FH and Donic Bluefire M2 max thickness on BH. Simply Wow! Despite the small sweetspot, seriously, for 30 USD$... You can't get better. I'd prefer my Bluefire to be 2.0 mm because I'd feel the wood better. Control would also be better. Unboosted H2 gives me enough power : my loops have tons of spin. I was looking for DHS H301 for more power but I prefer sticking with my all wood 7 plies. Spending more money will not bring opponents in my basement this year, thanks to Covid, that cool dude! hehe

7 layers of wood: limba-ayous-ayous-ayous-ayous-ayous-limba. Weight 91 g, thickness 6.1 mm. It is much like Clipper (layers and playability). All shots are playable, no extreme weakness. Throw angle extremely high, good for high arc loop game. Balls usually goes very deep so overthrowing the table is constant threat. Block is fine but no more than that. Blade provides great spin and has power from away from the table. It is fast, but not too fast, I would say off-. I recommend it to spin oriented players more than those who play straight power shots and smashes. Straight handle is too short but you get use to it. Bottom line - great quality cheap blade for spin oriented attackers.

This is a flexible 7 ply of medium hardness. it is a more flexible clipper wood. outer ply is limba (unlike Pg2 and pg3 which are koto). not hard as koto. This blade is a bit slow. I suggest you get PG5-X instead: it's a much better and modern blade, with the same feel as PG7 (some flex, limba outer) but faster.

This gets my vote for the best blade in the world in the $35 or under price range. It’s a 7 Ply wood blade with Limba/Ayous/Ayous/Ayous construction. My blade is 87g and 6.3mm thick. The blade offers great feel and control with Off- speed with the new ball. Build quality is good for the price and feels good and balanced in the hand. I also have the $200 DHS Ma Long 3 blade and this blade has similar construction with lower quality control and a smaller sweet spot. The speed is a little slower but I think this blade actually has better control. It’s a very well balanced blade with enough flex for great looping and counter looping and enough stiffness for good directional control, hitting, and blocking. The price/performance ratio for this blade is remarkable. If you or someone you know is on a tight budget but still looking for a high quality blade with good performance, this is highly recommended.

The DHS Power G7 is clearly a little slower than the Tibhar Samsonov Force Pro Black Edition even though it is based on the same ply construction. I would categorize it as an OFF- blade. It is also more flexible, has slightly longer dwell time, and produces more vibrations upon ball impact. FH and BH drives are pleasant to play, controllable, and moderately fast. For better or worse, the PG7 feels a little softer and bouncier than the Samsonov Force Pro on these shots. For the same reasons, I had slightly better control on slower and spinnier FH loops, whereas my loop drives occasionally went too long. The throw angle with the Power G7 is a little higher than with the Samsonov Force Pro Black Edition, being what I would categorize as medium to slightly above medium. Read our full review: http://blog.tabletennis11.com/dhs-power-g7-review