What do penhold loopers/hitters prefer to play?
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Topic: What do penhold loopers/hitters prefer to play?
Posted By: O! Ju Qian
Subject: What do penhold loopers/hitters prefer to play?
Date Posted: 03/02/2014 at 4:12pm
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All wood or composite? Name your blade.
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Posted By: ChichoFicho
Date Posted: 03/02/2014 at 4:33pm
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I have tried many penhold blades but nothing beats Nitchugo Super/Senkoh 5. Blade has to be thick and heavy. Carbon blades have good control when you attack but blocking is not that easy and you cannot vary the pace. The old DHS blades 08/032 are very good as well but you must have strong arms since their weight is around 120 g. The only downside of Nitchugo is that it is shorter which means that the contact point with the ball is closer to your hand. Butterfly Hinoki Pen Neutrino is the closest one to Nitchugo Super but with longer head (160x140 mm.). However, it was discontinued by BTY and is nearly impossible to get one. ------------- Darker Speed 70 Hammond FA Speed Tyotokusen |
Posted By: SKRHG
Date Posted: 03/02/2014 at 4:42pm
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Generally allwood blades are better for backhands. Forehands are usually strong enough so it won't make too much of a difference with the extra bit of power. Being balanced is pretty important... Xu Xin is working on that now apparently... his backhand is getting better. I would say all wood wouldnt be too bad... try Intensity, Rosewood maybe? ^___^ ------------- Stiga Rosewood XO FH: DHS Hurricane 3 BH: Calibra Tour M |
Posted By: O! Ju Qian
Date Posted: 03/02/2014 at 4:43pm
Oh good, I have someone who is interested in buying a blade to use short pips with, so do you recommend something that has more control, especially for starters? ------------- BL: Yasaka Extra Offensive CP FH: Hurricane 3 Pro BH: Tenergy 05 "Practice is USELESS if you don't understand what you are doing." |
ChichoFicho wrote:Posted By: O! Ju Qian
Date Posted: 03/02/2014 at 4:45pm
How fast is the Rosewood? How is the control? I've seen a few penholders play with it. ------------- BL: Yasaka Extra Offensive CP FH: Hurricane 3 Pro BH: Tenergy 05 "Practice is USELESS if you don't understand what you are doing." |
Posted By: ChichoFicho
Date Posted: 03/02/2014 at 4:48pm
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Senkoh 5 is a blade that can be used at all levels. Smashing opponent's loops is very easy with this blade. Blocking is very solid and you can do both chop blocks and punch blocks with ease. ------------- Darker Speed 70 Hammond FA Speed Tyotokusen |
Posted By: bbkon
Date Posted: 03/02/2014 at 6:22pm
chicho do you have the videos of the japanese hitters?
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Posted By: JohnnyChop
Date Posted: 03/02/2014 at 6:27pm
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most people uses all wood blades! 5ply for loopers, 7ply for hitters, 1ply for 'drivers'! ------------- 729 Battle 2 Yasaka Goibao 5 Nittaku Fastarc G1 Nittaku Fastarc G1 Butterfly Cypress Max |
Posted By: Imago
Date Posted: 03/03/2014 at 2:22am
I'd like to see XX using WH's blade. 
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Posted By: TurboZ
Date Posted: 03/03/2014 at 6:14am
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XX is the new king so Stiga should release a blade with his signature just like what DHS and Butterfly is doing.
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Posted By: Imago
Date Posted: 03/03/2014 at 7:25am
| Indeed, they should re-introduce their own old practice of naming the blades after the prominent players using it. |
Posted By: schen
Date Posted: 03/04/2014 at 1:49am
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I love 5-ply all wood (my YEO) for looping, and I love carbon (my IZLC) for short pips hitting and blocking. ------------- http://bit.ly/1clQmfp" rel="nofollow - Feedback | http://bit.ly/1rcjTiH" rel="nofollow - FOR SALE - updated Mar 19 Dynasty / H3 / H3 |
Posted By: stefashka
Date Posted: 03/04/2014 at 6:44am
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For Cpen looping, I prefer OFF/OFF- blades, without carbon, but some other composite can be used like Zylon (aka Zephilium) or fibreglass. Burnt wood centre plies (like Peterpan) or hard outer weeners like YEO and RW are also good for me. For Cpen hitting, a 7 ply woods like P700, Illusion Killer, PG7 are my favourites. For JPen with smooth rubber - 1-ply Kiso Hinoki, 9.5-10.5 mm thick. It's also good for SP hitting, but it's really a matter of taste... As for smooth rubbers - Chinese sticky FH (H3/TG2/999/Tau/VC), E/J BH for Cpen and E/J FH for single rubber setup. ------------- Darker 7P-2A CP - Dignics 09c, TSP Curl P3α |
Posted By: Egghead
Date Posted: 03/04/2014 at 3:33pm
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Cpen looper (cannot hit), HH ------------- Aurora ST: Rhyzm / Talent OX |