In EXTRA SPECIAL Yasaka combines harder inner veneers with a little softer middle veneer to get the right power without vibration. In addition the surface veneers are thin, selected hard walnut veneers, making the blade faster.
Yasaka EXTRA SPECIAL is the ultimate pure wooden blade for demanding players who like hot power strokes.
Good speed, control, spin. My rubber Rakza 7 Soft is backhand. Super spin and control for backhand. Forehand Rakza 7 is cool speed and spin. Full Control is back table. :) I would recommend it not for beginners. Blade provides experience for professional players. I play as a Chinese player Zhang Jike. Backhand and forehand is play no problem. It is absolutely cheap and very good racket. Try you with the racket. I am a deaf person. We apologize for the English language. ;) Bye for table tennis players :)))))
Same composition and quality as barwell for much much cheaper price. Its more than great value for money, it is getting a priemium blade for a fair price.
This short review is the same for Barwell and Extra Special.
Certainly on of the best clipper based blade. The Walnut outer gives amazing control and power, the touch is great. Throw is medium high, speed is off+. The blade is topspin monster close and mid-range, short game is very good thx to amazing touch, speed/spin/control ratio is amazing. The solid feel is amazing for blocks. Tested both Barwell and Extra Special with bluefire M2 both side. Sold my barewell, bought two other Extra Special (91gr each, blade has good balance, feels much lighter than my Butterfly IF ZLC of 89gr with same rubbers).
I commend this blade for those how wants a premium clipper based blade, with hardwood outer. If you liked Ebenholz VII, Rosewood VII, Barwell, Timo Boll W7, Stiga CRW VII.........you will also like the Yasaka Extra Special and you will love its price compared to the previously listed blades.
If you liked Yasaka YEO and wants somehow even more power, you can consider the Extra Special as a great choice, but you can also think about the Extra Offensive 7 Power.
For those who love their Barwell, give a try to the Extra Special, its the same but much cheaper......same quality.
I bought this blade on sale as a spare/training blade. I'm pleasantly surprised by the quality and performance. It has a lot of gears and plenty of speed. It also has great feeling, so you can easily execute any techniques with it. As a 7-ply blade, it's fairly stiff. It's great for blocking, but you also get enough dwell for high quality loops. This blade provides good control, but it's not for beginners. You need to have some power and proper technique to unleash this blade's potential. I recommend medium hard to hard rubbers. Both tacky Chinese rubbers and tensor are good.
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