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nguy0138 
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My brother likes to buy a blade around $100-$150 USD. His rating is around 1500 (US rating) and an offensive player. He is learning to get better. Which blade would you recommend? Thank in advance.
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sadius
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Posted: 04/30/2008 at 11:31pm |
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Alot of good blade out there with that price. Blade have 2 types: wood and carbon. For wood: He could try Nittaku Acoustic for close to table play, Violin for mid distance. Carbon blade: If he like Butterfly then try , Timo-Boll spirit, Photino, Ishlion, Amultart.
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JimT
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Posted: 04/30/2008 at 11:38pm |
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Tell him to save his money and buy a blade for 40-50 dollars tops. Terrific soft carbon blade like Galaxy W-1 can be had for $60, or he can have K-4 or K-6 for $50, which are at least as good as Butterfly originals TBS and Maze. If he wants a wooden blade then tell him to get a 3- or 5-ply Hinoki like Butterfly Kiso V ($50-60) or Galaxy W-6 for $30... that should be quite enough, and he will have room to grow. Really... Unfortunately I cannot plug my favorite Friendship V-6 here - because the manufacturer has discontinued the entire line, and it's become a rarity (a hundred blades in the whole wide world, I assume).  |
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GenomicsKnight
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Posted: 04/30/2008 at 11:58pm |
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Do you know why?
Do you know what blade and rubbers your brother is currently using? Is he looking to improve speed, power or control? |
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BHDoom
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Posted: 05/01/2008 at 12:13am |
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i would probably suggest butterfly peter korbel for that level and game type you described, very quality blade and not too pricey |
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holda
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Posted: 05/01/2008 at 12:15am |
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contact 2winged
he has a great used blade by spintech.the new one is around 130$.he sells for 60$.i would even think if i needed a blade.ask him,hopefully the blade is still available
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nguy0138
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Posted: 05/01/2008 at 12:37am |
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He just got back to the sport. Therefore, he is searching for an equipment that will help him to improve his game. For right now, he has one powerful shot on his forehand, no control or backhand loop yet.
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theman
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Posted: 05/01/2008 at 2:36am |
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ok then, a good off- blade then, i would suggest dhs dipper, get some tennis grip around the handle
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Posted: 05/01/2008 at 5:19am |
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The Xiom Stradivarius and the Timo Boll Spirit could be good choices. The Michael Maze Off could also be a good choice, as I personally feel it has better control than the Boll Spirit. It has a bit softer outer-plies than the Spirit, which gives it better feel.
I have a Straight handled one (Michael Maze Off) for sale, let me know if he could be interested!
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Blade: Butterfly M. Maze Off ST
Rubbers: Bluefire M2 2.0 |
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JimT
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Posted: 05/01/2008 at 6:53pm |
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Zeropong was informed that they stopped the production... but no reasons were given. Everybody just assumed that it was due to some legal problems with Xiom (because those lines looked like straight Xiom clones) |
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Kalin
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Hello JimT,
If you're still interested in the Friendship V-6, you can still buy them at Eacheng.net http://www.eacheng.net/upload/863106b0215967f8711cbe6c6b8a269e.jpg
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DeathAngel
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Posted: 06/17/2008 at 9:24pm |
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Im using the korbel and it has good control good speed.
But if u want a higher pricey blade, nittaku Acoustic or Violin sound good. How long has he been playing? |
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Posted: 06/17/2008 at 10:05pm |
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nguy0138,
I would recommend accoustic or violin. I am using one myself. PM me if you are interested to own an accoustic or violin.
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Posted: 06/17/2008 at 10:11pm |
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I have contacted them of course a long time ago and they told me that they only had ones weighed at... drum roll... 98 g ! But if you don't mind that kind of weight then I very very much recommend V-6 - I love it! In my opinion it plays better than TBS and Maze and Xiom Stradivarius... |
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Posted: 06/17/2008 at 10:29pm |
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98 gr, Jim? My goodness you will be doing bicep curls with that kind of weight. Is Eacheng the only place that sells V-6 now? |
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