Palio Thor's & Blades

Works exceptionally well on Xiom Zetro Quad. Spin is simply monstrous (the spinniest setup I ever knew so far), speed is great and so is control. I know (from forums and own experience) that XZQ pairs great with most rubbers, but this combination is simply great. 

Just a question , but why Carbon?
I use a Galaxy W6 and it works AMAZINGLY well on this blade (My attacks are fast enough that sometimes I intentionally slow down my attack in fear that a quick block will change the favor back to my opponent). I would think it's carbon brother the Galaxy Woodking would perform just as well.
They're availabe at ColesTT.

big_lou wrote: 1.  As thin as possible. 2.  2X Carbon minimum, 3X preferred. 3.  Softer outer plies. 4.  Weight less than ~95 grams   TIA for any replies!

stefashka wrote: Today I had an hour playing Thors on my friend's Xiom Ignito. Very good.  So, my theory about Thor's is: it shines on stiff preferably thick blades with softer outer plies and hard second layers.

GeneralSpecific wrote: I suggest trying http://www.tabletennisdb.com/

I think he may mean something quantifiable. I would like this info as well.

msilhanek wrote: seguso wrote: I think it is more useful to stress this rule: a flexible blade is fast in opening loop and power loops, and it is slow in block, smash and drive. A stiff blade viceversa: slow in opening loop and power loops, fast in block drive and smash. (other things equal of course. in particular, softness being equal.). So you have to regulate the stiffness based on what you need. Thx. Pg3 is cheap, I'll give it a try. ;)

Thank you all for your advices. I'm going to get Stiga OC. I'll let you know how it works later.

@msilanek

pg3 is a monster. with tensor rubbers it is unusable for close-to-table looping (timo boll style). unless you are a pro of course :).

I think you should definitely try stiga offensive classic and stiga clipper wood and choose what's best for you. the former is faster in loops (both opening loops and power loops) and slower in block, drive and rally. Stiga offensive wood could also work well for you; it is an inbetween. Ignore stiga offensive CR and clipper CR, they are hard, not like koto blades (pg3 and pg2) but almost.

DHS PG8 or Stiga Allaround NCT

Thors works well with "Koto or Walnut top", "Thin" "Carbon or Carbon composite" blades !!

gatorling wrote: If you want to buy a blade that goes well with Thor then I'd suggest the Yinhe W6. Cole has them for sale and the price isn't too bad ($36 for the blade). I've been playing with Thor's on both FH and BH on a W6 for almost a year now (11 months to be exact) and I love the rubber and have been happy enough with the blade/rubber combo that I haven't bothered trying to change things up.

I can confirm this. Thor's is very good on W6.

If you want to buy a blade that goes well with Thor then I'd suggest the Yinhe W6. Cole has them for sale and the price isn't too bad ($36 for the blade).

I've been playing with Thor's on both FH and BH on a W6 for almost a year now (11 months to be exact) and I love the rubber and have been happy enough with the blade/rubber combo that I haven't bothered trying to change things up.

msilhanek wrote: seguso wrote: to add to the previous suggestion: for slow loops dhs pg3 is better. OCR is more flexible so it turns all loops into fast loops. Thank you. Could you compare pg3's speed to something well known? Because I've found an review of this blade here: http://www.mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=45849&PID=569477&title=dhs-power-g3#569477 They say YEO is faster then PG3. I don't know, maybe I could try to get a jttaa version of YEO (I've heard it is different - better). What about any really fast carbon blade? Official Butterfly info says that Viscaria, Iolite Neo, Amulart and Photino are fast with a soft feel. But what is that "soft feel" comparing to all wood blade like YEO? Could someone help me with this?

pg3 is a bit faster than ocr (especially in non-loop shots). pg3 is also much faster than stiga oc, stiga offensive wood nct, and clipper wood. it is slightly slower than an off+ carbon blade such as dawei wavestone or galaxy t2. (actually slower in drive block and smash, faster in opening loops, since pg3 has more flex).

I think it is more useful to stress this rule: a flexible blade is fast in opening loop and power loops, and it is slow in block, smash and drive. A stiff blade viceversa: slow in opening loop and power loops, fast in block drive and smash. (other things equal of course. in particular, softness being equal.). So you have to regulate the stiffness based on what you need. PG3 is medium stiffness, so it is good for power loops and opening loops, but is stiff enough for backhand punching. Stiga OC and OCR, otoh, force you to bh loop.


Edited by seguso - 03/09/2012 at 3:38am

to add to the previous suggestion: for slow loops dhs pg3 is better. OCR is more flexible so it turns all loops into fast loops.

Hi guys, I need an advice. I'm currently using Blitz and YEO (regular non jttaa version). Blitz is a nice rubber but I feel I need a harder and tacky rubber on my fh. I guess Thor's is a good choice but there is a small problem. I've been thinking about it for some time and I still can't decide the blade question. Blitz is a fast rubber but my YEO isn't simply enough fast. It works well, nice controll, ball feeling, I like it really. The only problem is a lack of speed and power in mid distance loops. It's speed is ok close to the table but I simply feel I need a faster blade. I wanna keep Blitz on bh and switch to Thor's on fh (I've heard that Thor's is slower than Blitz and since I'm playing more in mid distance the blade question is more important. More info about my style: mid to close distance variable loop - highly rotated slower loop when opening the game, power loops in an opened game). What would you recommend? I've been thinking about any OFF+ blade but dunno what to choose. Almost all the OFF+ blades are carbon and I have never used a carbon. People say that carbons are stiffer and I'm not sure how it would work with my variable spin oriented game. Thanks for all advices or suggestions.