Vega Pro, Carbonado 290 or MJ ZLC

I don't want woody feeling blade and numb feeling blade like Viscaria (felt it was a bit bouncy and a bit slow), although loops were great and controlled. I've also been using Yasaka Extra Offensive 7 Power and although it's a great blade it lacks power especially away from the table. I'm currently using HL5 and it's a fast blade but is a bit bouncy for my taste and the BH flick is not so good.

I'm looking for a blade which is a controlled beast, which is fast enough from mid distance but is also great close to the table and is not super bouncy. Has a good dwell, has good speed and spin but is also has great control for short game. I mostly attack from my FH and do passive blocks and pushes on my BH, I also like to open with a push or flick from my BH.

I'm currently looking at these 3 blades and want your feedback as to the pros and cons for each of these as per my playing style:

XVP
Carbonado 290
MJ ZLC


So which of the above would suit me best? You can also recommend some other blade as well.

Thanks in advance.


Edited by unstopabl3 - 02/11/2017 at 3:29pm

unstopabl3 wrote: I'm looking for a blade which is a controlled beast, which is fast enough from mid distance but is also great close to the table and is not super bouncy. Has a good dwell, has good speed and spin but is also has great control for short game.

You need a hinoki carbon blade my friend. If you've never tried them, I'd say you should get yourself a Donic Ovtcharov Carbospeed.

Edited by ronakvyas86 - 02/11/2017 at 12:06pm

ronakvyas86 wrote: unstopabl3 wrote: I'm looking for a blade which is a controlled beast, which is fast enough from mid distance but is also great close to the table and is not super bouncy. Has a good dwell, has good speed and spin but is also has great control for short game. You need a hinoki carbon blade my friend. If you've never tried them, I'd say you should get yourself a Donic Ovtcharov Carbospeed.

And have you used the Donic Ovtcharov True Carbon blade?

Stiga Rosewood V and Clipper might provide what you are seeking for, since all wood blades have better feelings and control especially close to the table.

Have you considered Barwell Fleet? It fits all your requirement.

Barwell fleet is the blade with almost the best control close to table and powerful and spiny if needed. I think you can easily find many reviews on it. It used to be the No. 1 blade on TTDB until someone gave it a rating of 6 for reasons that I don't know. 

CraneStyle wrote: Guess what blade I vote for..? I believe it was one of the most used blades in one of the the recent European based championships... To me, it's the Golden Mean...

What do you like about MJ ZLC? And what are some things which you don't like about it?

Also why are you using Tenergy 80 with it, isn't it a bit slow? I know that loops with 80 are just a dream, but I must ask again, isn't it slow? Why would you tame this beast on purpose lol


Edited by unstopabl3 - 02/11/2017 at 7:34pm

piligrim wrote: unstopabl3 wrote: kindof99 wrote: Have you considered Barwell Fleet? It fits all your requirement. Did you get a notification when I tagged you in this thread? No I've not tried it or read it's reviews, no one ever recommended it to me before lol Can you link me to a good review for it? What about from the blades I've mentioned in my first post, since you have vast experience with blades :P Thanks http://www.mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=44315&PN=1&title=new-barwell-fleet

Thanks, read that thread as well as a few other reviews online many good things have been said about this blade but I'm not too tempted with the whole 7 ply wood plus 2 ply glassfiber combination.

From your choicew i would pick xvp.. It will feel dead at first but after a while you will fel a certain flex.. Good for mid distance controllable and loops and punches are really easy with this blade.

galaxy t8-s

rulia wrote: galaxy t8-s

Can you give us a quick review of T8s? The blade looks very intriguing but only few reviews out there

Control is a highly subjective phenomenon. For some, hard+flexy blades feel more controllable, some like stiff+soft blades (that's me), most defensive players like flexy+soft blades, hitters like hard+stiff blade. Manufacturers try to generalise "control" by labeling equipment with control rating. That's not how it works

Edited by ronakvyas86 - 02/15/2017 at 1:24am

andro treiber z

col6628 wrote: andro treiber z

Have you used it or using it? How fast is it compared to some other popular OFF blades?

col6628 wrote: yes all time , rpg fh, rpg bh , 1.9

Can you please review how good or bad the blade is?

And also please review RPG as I've just ordered RG because I thought RPG would be too hard.

Thanks


Edited by unstopabl3 - 02/15/2017 at 6:20am