Tibhar Samsonov Alpha

Very similar to BTY Petr Korbel. Smaller head. ST handle too slim. People talking about big bulky handles refer to FL handle. Blade is on the stiffer side, but loops very well. Not very fast, but enough power. Controllable and good feel.

Very good blade for beginner, nice touch and you definitely can learn how to play with this blade. After that you will probably want something with more speed.

Medium feel, decent dwell time and good for blocking and mid distance shots. I read people saying its slow. It is not. You put the effort in and it has serious zip. It is not an ALL+ blade as some say, that is ridiculous, but i wouldn't say off either. Def an off-. I have a Grubba ALL+ , which is fast for an ALL+ and this is considerably faster and a little harder. It is slightky faster than Primorac off- as well. Slightly small blade head and flared handle a little small. Not good for a beginners if you want to learn stroke technique as far too fast. For advanced beginner, intermediate and advanced players only.

The stated thickness on here is I think wrong and should be 5.5 stiffer than other blades of this thickness and more power than some thicker blades i.e Primorac.and flexes on harder srokes with a noticeable catapult.Long handle which moves the balance towards the handle which explains the good defensive qualities. Very good for lp blocking with the control of an allround blade,Icouldn`t get as much spin,arc when looping as with my normal high flex Defplay and have just shaved the throat to add more flex,to try shortly

Using this combined with Nimbus Sound (really soft) on FH and Primus on BH. Blade offers a lot of control and feeling, especially in blocking heavy topspin shots near table. Speed is decent, but you have to work hard when playing topspin far away from the table. Overall a nice blade for overall to offensive players. Would rate it as ALL+.