Timo boll spirit vs Micheal Maze .

I think even Maze himself stopped using his blade and uses the Timo Boll spirit. Ma Long uses TBS, it's very popular among top pros and has more gears than the Maze.

tbs is good blades.. i just try it today and the result is wow. will stick with this. i just need to adjust the feel of these blade a little

I'm playing with balsa carbo x5 and like it. I'm really want to try m.maze or timo boll spirit but I'm not sure that I can handle the speed of them due to my quite poor backhand..

cntcasey wrote: Ma Long Plays with Timo Boll spirit?

Yes.

Yes, they have a contract with Stiga, but they can play with the blade they want. There are many threads that have photos of his racket and if you see videos of him, you can see that he uses the Timo Boll Spirit. His forehand is Hurricane 3 Neo and his backhand Tenergy 05 if I am not mistaken...

what do you think timo boll spirit would play like if I removed the kiri in head only and replaced it with balsa.

I think it would be a pretty simple but slightly messy process. But I think I would remove about the 10 grams of weight that are my least favorite part about the blade.

I think it would make the blade less powerfull, but possibly much quicker to play and even better balanced than now with my double tenergy usage.

They are both good.  I prefer that TBS myself.  

MM would have a slightly mushier feel and because of the handle, a slightly different weight distribution.  As mhnh007 said, you can't go wrong either way.  Personally, I think the Viscaria is best of all.

I owned 2 M Maze and several Tbs. What can I say...i prefer the handle from Maze by far...it is so comfortable(IMHO). The tbs feels a little harder but M Maze has more feeling, more woody feel...Tbs works better with soft rubbers...M Maze has more control...

Klaus123 wrote: Baal wrote: MM would have a slightly mushier feel and because of the handle, a slightly different weight distribution.  As mhnh007 said, you can't go wrong either way.  Personally, I think the Viscaria is best of all. Hi Baal, du you mean Viscaria or Viscaria Light? And would you see much difference between them? Is Viscaria Light a good substitution for Viscaria?

I meant Viscaria.  I've never hit with a Viscaria Light so I can't comment on the differences.  I never found Viscaria to be all that heavy, though, so never understood the need for a lighter version.

Baal wrote: I meant Viscaria.� I've never hit with a Viscaria Light so I can't comment on the differences.� I never found Viscaria to be all that heavy, though, so never understood the need for a lighter version.

Thanks! Alright, but you hardly get a Viscaria below 90g. My Viscaria Light has 83g. I think there is a reason for the addition "Light".

What is this?  Maze and Ma Long switched to TBS and now everybody praise TBS as better blade compared to Maze !!!

I remember few years ago when Maze and Ma Long used different blades, more reviews said that Maze was better than TBS (especially for the feeling).  I have both blades and I still feel that Maze is better for me than TBS, probably I played more with Korbel, so Maze is a better replacement.  Besides Maze FL handle is better than TBS FL (for my taste only).

My point is, TBS is a good blade, but I still find Maze is better in feeling (for me).  What makes me laugh is that now more reviews praise TBS as the better of the two, I suspect because more Pros using it now.

I think it is clear by reading TBS vs. MM threads from a few years ago and contrasting the general opinion then to the opinion now, that 99% of mytt members are either consciously or subconsciously heavily  influenced by the preferences of the professional players.

PONGTARDED wrote: I think it is clear by reading TBS vs. MM threads from a few years ago and contrasting the general opinion then to the opinion now, that 99% of mytt members are either consciously or subconsciously heavily  influenced by the preferences of the professional players.   I am suprised by how many fall  into the subconsciously influenced group and actually believe that their preference for the currently trendy equipment has to do with objective preformance qualities that are relevant at their amateur level of play.

I don't know, I read most people saying that both are good blades that are not that different, even if some expressed a preference for one.  Also, TBS is not really the trendy blade anymore since the new series of Timo Boll  and Innerforce blades came out, as well as Amultart, Photino etc.  I liked the old Keyshot best of all -- mainly the handle shape.  You are probably right though, if I switched from my Viscaria to either the MM or TBS my level would be --- the same.

PONGTARDED wrote: In addition to people moving from MM to TBS, the Ma Long case is also quite illustrative. Notice an increase in the popularity of H3 + TBS and a decline in the whole dogma that H3 should only be played with all-wood?

I suppose you may be right.  The only times I tried any chinese rubbers I found them completely unplayable, so I just ignore all threads about them.