KTL Black Power (Pro Blue Sponge edition)
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Topic: KTL Black Power (Pro Blue Sponge edition)
Posted By: rawrtje
Subject: KTL Black Power (Pro Blue Sponge edition)
Date Posted: 01/05/2015 at 9:54pm
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Just noticed this while perusing eacheng and ttnpp. Anyone tried it and lived to tell the tale?
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Posted By: cole_ely
Date Posted: 01/06/2015 at 9:04am
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They've been out of regular black power for so long I doubt it's ever coming back. I've resisted ordering the pro version but might sometime. Zeropong has it. ------------- Wavestone St with Illumina 1.9r, defender1.7b Please let me know if I can be of assistance. |
Posted By: JimT
Date Posted: 01/06/2015 at 12:49pm
I cannot find it on their web site. However I noticed that they ran out of Black Power Mechanical as well. That one had black sponge, though, not blue. Is Pro version tacky? ------------- Single Ply Hinoki Club, Founding Member Say "no!" to expensive table tennis equipment. Please... |
cole_ely wrote:Posted By: aroonkl
Date Posted: 01/08/2015 at 2:10am
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Same question here. " Is it Tacky?" How is it compared to H3 Neo Prov?
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Posted By: cole_ely
Date Posted: 01/08/2015 at 1:09pm
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I put pro, but meant to put mechanical. I got it crossed with outlaw pro. ------------- Wavestone St with Illumina 1.9r, defender1.7b Please let me know if I can be of assistance. |
Posted By: rawrtje
Date Posted: 01/26/2015 at 5:37pm
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Posted By: rawrtje
Date Posted: 01/26/2015 at 5:40pm
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It's non-tacky, very heavy smell coming out of the vacuum-sealed package. Just on the robot, it seems very stable, good spin on loops. Harder sponge not great for chopping.
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Posted By: JimT
Date Posted: 01/27/2015 at 1:30pm
This one is probably heavy. Did you weigh the cut piece of rubber by any chance? ------------- Single Ply Hinoki Club, Founding Member Say "no!" to expensive table tennis equipment. Please... |
Posted By: rawrtje
Date Posted: 02/09/2015 at 7:09pm
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Unfortunately not, though I can weight a 1x1 cm square if I can find the scraps somewhere. It's not light, but it's no Hurricane. Had a knock with it on the Lissom - first impressions still stand. Very stable, great for a blocking and controlled looping. Would probably need a juicier blade to get those kill shots, though. I'd imagine boosting would do wonders too. It ain't no Big Dipper though, that's for sure.
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Posted By: vanjr
Date Posted: 02/10/2015 at 12:34pm
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I got a sheet from eacheng. It is non-tacky. Plays well enough in all areas. I am also trying is compared to big dipper (38 sponge) and black power w blue sponge does some things better but does not counter loop as well as BD. I could probably play with either. I think BD also blocks better and definitely chops better. I think black power w blue opens against dead, no spin or low spin balls better and may even serve better (I have a hard time serving deep with BD). edit-I like the sponge better than the golden cake sponge. While the golden cake sponge plays well, I cannot take it off without breaking the sponge. |
Posted By: rawrtje
Date Posted: 02/10/2015 at 1:08pm
Sounds like my sheet of BP, though I will add that BP worked out better for me than BD for traditional penhold backhand. Big Dipper 38 is softer, more dynamic and bouncy - Black Power is much more linear in that respect. I only had one session with Golden Cake Sponge, but from what I remember, this Blue Sponge version is better in all areas. Now if only the topsheet was (lightly) tacky like first generation Black Power...
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