samsonov blade in Euro 2009

Handle looks like this one:

Valentine wrote: By the way is that rubber Niamnor?

Yes it is

Nice looking blade but apart from the handle I'm not convinced they are the same

He is addicted to Mazunov blade. He does remove the handle and has tibhar handle on it from what I've read.

Leshxa wrote: He is addicted to Mazunov blade. He does remove the handle and has tibhar handle on it from what I've read.

lol im think thats how it is for most pros, cause the companies want to advertise their new products, but the players dont want to have to change to a new blade everytime a company pops another one out. cool handle tho!

I have one and to be honest, it is actually a bit slower than the all wood Tibhar Stratus Power Wood.   Power Wood is designed for OFF- play but it is faster than Samsonov Stratus CB designed for OFF play.  Stratus CB has good control though.  The Kevlar-Carbon is between the 2nd/4th ply and core, so you don't get a typical carbon feel here.

FL and ST handles are phenomenal, the best I have tried.  BTY handles are just too slim.  FL is perfect but ST is a bit too thick for my taste but they are very comfy.

I am sure that Samsonov just replaced the handle to boost the sale of this blade.  I believe that he is still using the old Mazunov.  BTW, how does he play so smooth and full of control???  Mazunov is a speed demon and more suitable for power attacking, not control offensive.  I guess that what separates him from us, mortal TT players.

doraemon wrote: I  BTW, how does he play so smooth and full of control???  Mazunov is a speed demon and more suitable for power attacking, not control offensive.  I guess that what separates him from us, mortal TT players.

Valentine wrote: Yeah, on Vladi's blade you can clearly see the thick 2nd plies at the bottom of the handle, and I can't see any carbon. I think it's his usual blade with a new handle.

Look closer. The dark lines on vladi's blade look identical to the carbon pix. And on vladi's blade you are seeing the 1st and 5th ply wood that you think are 2nd ply (it's an optical illusion that the dark (of the handle and carbon) look "further away").
 

nicefrog wrote: Nice looking blade but apart from the handle I'm not convinced they are the same

Those pix look like same blade construction.

It's not the same blade, different plys for sure

you guys are great.

Thanks Amontiero. That makes it pretty clear that this is not a Mazunov with a new handle. 

He doesn't play Tibhar Samsonoc stratus CB. I know that and you could see that ,too. Look at the handle radius, it is total different. Samsonov is a tall Person with maybe normal or even bigger hands. He never used that rubbish of Tibhar blade. The handle radius is the secret. It is the handle radius of a Butterfly blade like old Mazunov blade

icontek wrote: Valentine wrote: Yeah, on Vladi's blade you can clearly see the thick 2nd plies at the bottom of the handle, and I can't see any carbon. I think it's his usual blade with a new handle. Look closer. The dark lines on vladi's blade look identical to the carbon pix. And on vladi's blade you are seeing the 1st and 5th ply wood that you think are 2nd ply (it's an optical illusion that the dark (of the handle and carbon) look "further away").   nicefrog wrote: Nice looking blade but apart from the handle I'm not convinced they are the same Those pix look like same blade construction.

Yes, he don't use SSB for years. Besides, I am sure that he stopped speedglueing in a 2008, only about a year before the last post before yours.


Edited by Ray - 05/26/2016 at 6:26am