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Stlig
Super Member Joined: 01/30/2015 Location: Toronto Status: Offline Points: 212 |
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Hi Chillgurke How was your experience with OSP Vario blade? Did you like it? How did it play?
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MartyC
Beginner Joined: 10/20/2017 Location: CZ Status: Offline Points: 16 |
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Expert II CRWI , 87,4 gram , 157x150mm
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OSP Expert CRWi FL, Donic Bluegrip S1 max , Spinlord Killer Ex. 1,8mm
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Chillgurke
Beginner Joined: 01/06/2022 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 2 |
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What a beauty ... thanks to Robert for providing such a high quality blade. Can't wait to spin the ball Edited by Chillgurke - 01/06/2022 at 4:42pm |
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aeoliah
Premier Member Joined: 11/18/2005 Location: Indonesia Status: Offline Points: 3215 |
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Hi Mr Palatinus, what is the difference between Virtuoso ALC and Virtuoso CRWI ?
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Member of the Single Ply Hinoki Club
Viscaria Super ALC C-Pen Rasanter C48 |
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czaro243
Beginner Joined: 11/11/2020 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 1 |
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Hi Ludo, do you still using that immune classic ox blade? Did you order standard version? The brown side looks darker
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Palatinus
Member Joined: 08/25/2009 Location: Hungary Status: Offline Points: 65 |
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The answer can be found here: https://tabletennis-pingpong.equipment/content/1-delivery
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bschap
Super Member Joined: 01/07/2013 Status: Offline Points: 394 |
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What are people's experiences with the lag time between placing an order and getting a shipping notification?
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stiltt
Assistant Admin Joined: 07/15/2007 Location: Location Status: Offline Points: 1009 |
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I had a Ross Leidy blade with those super hard ipe outer plies , I wanted to go hard to soft going in to test just that, how it behaves with the new ball and it was fantastic. I do believe harder outer plies are better for the plastic ball. Ross tried to talk to me out of the idea but I was right to get it done. I should not have sold that blade. I do not remember the other plies but surely the outer ipe was totally dominating.
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icontek
Premier Member This is FPS Doug Joined: 10/31/2006 Location: Maine, US Status: Offline Points: 5222 |
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They were same day responding on a facebook post I questioned recently.
I'd be curious to hear about the Virtuoso with the ABS ball. I loved that blade with celluloid; and had my biggest tournament wins with it. if I remember correctly, it has Limba outer plies. I've noticed that most of the blades I've enjoyed recently have harder top plies. I don't think either my Avalox P500 or Yasaka Gatien Extra have a Limba top ply.
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bschap
Super Member Joined: 01/07/2013 Status: Offline Points: 394 |
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And, like somebody posted recently...do they ever answer emails??? I've sent about 4 or 5 in the last month...to a few different emails and no response.
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bschap
Super Member Joined: 01/07/2013 Status: Offline Points: 394 |
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I am wondering...their #1 blade is the original Virtuoso Off-...and that blade came out a loooong time ago when the balls were much smaller...and much different. Are people loving these blades just as much w the new 40+ Poly balls? Are the blades still enjoying the same popularity? Any opinions? (you know...is the full OFF virtuoso the way to go now?)
Thanks all.
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YBFlash
Super Member Joined: 05/10/2005 Location: Israel Status: Offline Points: 217 |
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I'm in OSP Virtuoso+ FL 157x150 89.7gr Edited by YBFlash - 06/02/2019 at 9:31am |
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Blade: OSP Virtuoso+
FH: Nittaku Fastarc G-1 BH: Nittaku Fastarc G-1 |
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Kontra
Member Joined: 09/09/2016 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 31 |
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Finally the real game can begin !!! * (*after I slap rubbers on this beauty) |
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Palatinus
Member Joined: 08/25/2009 Location: Hungary Status: Offline Points: 65 |
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Please resend it directly to me: [email protected]
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TSuBaSa
Gold Member Joined: 10/01/2003 Location: Turkey Status: Offline Points: 1147 |
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Guys, I'm trying to email the osp shop but I kept getting the message:The email
account that you tried to reach does not exist.
I tried [email protected] and [email protected] and [email protected]
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Nittaku Tenaly Acoustic Inner Carbon
Joola Rhyzer Pro 50 & 45 |
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fmarek
Silver Member Joined: 09/08/2018 Location: Sydney Status: Offline Points: 525 |
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Mine is humble Sanwei FEXTRA. Friend plays with OSP Virtuoso Off-
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729 Green Goblin 5, FH: 729 Battle II National H39, BH: Palio HK1997 Gold.
DHS Long 5, FH: 729 Battle II Gold H40, BH: Nittaku C1 |
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anubhav1984
Gold Member Joined: 05/08/2009 Location: Snoqualmie, WA Status: Offline Points: 1214 |
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Which blade do you and your friend have
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Butterfly Viscaria FL
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fmarek
Silver Member Joined: 09/08/2018 Location: Sydney Status: Offline Points: 525 |
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Well yeah your EJ is not going anywhere but this blade may suppress it for quite a while. I don't own OSP, however my friend got one last week. He is super happy. You made a good choice.
Since my friend received his blade we played about 6 hours in a few sessions. What can I say - as he is getting used to it, his game is improving faster that we both expected. I play: 729-08 ES + 2 limba + 3 ayous + 2 limba + Palio CJ8000 (7ply FEXTRA) He plays (edited) : DHS H3N + 2 limba + 1 ayous + 2 limba + DHS H3 (simplest from collection OSP collection) OSP look is by far superior. Important comment he made right on the first session is that it is easier to play far from the table comparing to Stiga All Round Classic 5ply. After seeing the product I don't think one can go wrong with OSP (unless you start mixing carbon layers into the picture, which I am not big fan of).
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729 Green Goblin 5, FH: 729 Battle II National H39, BH: Palio HK1997 Gold.
DHS Long 5, FH: 729 Battle II Gold H40, BH: Nittaku C1 |
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anubhav1984
Gold Member Joined: 05/08/2009 Location: Snoqualmie, WA Status: Offline Points: 1214 |
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Ok.. I caved in and ordered a V+. Now waiting to get it and then will post a review of it here. Hoping that this is truly the holy grail and will put an end to my EJ miseries once and for all.
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Butterfly Viscaria FL
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anubhav1984
Gold Member Joined: 05/08/2009 Location: Snoqualmie, WA Status: Offline Points: 1214 |
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I get your point about being able to afford and control tenergy. As I said, I have had my fair share of issues with Tenergy 05 in the past. I start off great for about a week and then when I get my hands adjusted and start going for more power the ball just starts dropping off. Also, even when I am not hitting into that issue the peak spin that I am generating with Tenergy is way lower than what I can generate with H3 Neo. So at this point, I will move past the fact that handling tenergy is not my forte. I think the key issue here is the throw of the blade itself and whether it is steady at all impact levels or not. If it is steady at all impact levels then I am looking for the one that has higher throw. Does that make sense?
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Butterfly Viscaria FL
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lzrby
Beginner Joined: 09/09/2018 Location: East Coast Status: Offline Points: 13 |
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I'm not an OSP expert, but I'd say getting a high-throw rubber like tenergy, Rakza 7, etc will help a lot with opening up against heavy backspin. Rakza 7 soft is higher throw than normal Rakza 7, but it's slightly slower. Tenergy is good only if you can control it and afford it. Also, the technique is even more important than the equipment -- if you take it too late and don't use enough hip power and forearm snap, the ball starts falling and no rubber or blade can really make up for that lost time. As Tyler45 said,
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anubhav1984
Gold Member Joined: 05/08/2009 Location: Snoqualmie, WA Status: Offline Points: 1214 |
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That's a great point actually! I am playing with a Viscaria right now. I do like playing with H3 Neo Provincial on my forehand and currently Rozena on the backhand. If one were to ask me what the best rubber was on the backhand for me on a viscaria, it was definitely Joola Rhyzm. My biggest challenge with forehand has been that I really could never generate heavy spin with Tenergy 05 and I tend to like it in the beginning for a few days and then after a few days almost every deep backspin I get, I end up forcing into the net as I tend to hit with a lot of power and forget about balancing the throw angle. So I am really looking for something that would suit a Tenergy and keep the throw angle consistently high no matter how hard i hit. The changing throw angle is the biggest gripe i have had with a lot of carbon blades. So net net - something that suits a tenergy 05 (even hard) or hurricane 3 neo prov And backhand, perhaps, something like a Rozena or even Tenergy 05.
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Butterfly Viscaria FL
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GMan4911
Silver Member Joined: 08/31/2012 Location: Earth Status: Offline Points: 830 |
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The problem with making a recommendation is that it's highly dependent on the rubber, personal preference, etc. I didn't like Xiom Omega V Asia Max with Virtuoso+ but I love it with the Ultimate II. On my Virtuoso+ I am using ITC Powercell Ultra Max and I love it. Bottom line is that most of your requirements could be met with either blade depending on which rubber you use. Having both is nice because it gives you more flexibility to use different rubbers but if you could only buy one, I'd go with the Ultimate II. If you end up ordering one or both, make sure you put your weight requirements in the special instructions and they will try their best to accommodate your request.
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OSP Ultimate II, FH/ITC Powercell Ultra 48 Max BH/ITC Powercell Ultra 48 Max
ITC Challenge Speed, FH/ITC Powercell Ultra 48 Max BH/Powercell Ultra 48 Max |
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anubhav1984
Gold Member Joined: 05/08/2009 Location: Snoqualmie, WA Status: Offline Points: 1214 |
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Any OSP expert that can help here?
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Butterfly Viscaria FL
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anubhav1984
Gold Member Joined: 05/08/2009 Location: Snoqualmie, WA Status: Offline Points: 1214 |
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I played at the SPTTC January open recently and went against someone who was playing with a Virtuoso (or perhaps Virtuoso+, don't recall exactly) with a Yasaka Rakza 7 on forehand and I was super impressed by the amount of spin he could generate with really no tell in the action.
I then asked if I could try his racket out and played with it for a couple of rallies and was completely hooked onto the feeling of the blade. It was exactly what I had been looking for. Crisp feeling, solid power and excellent spin generation. Came back and looked around a bit and went through this thread and now I am a bit confused. I really want to order an OSP blade and I am an offensive player who likes to loop from both the wings. The only thing that I definitely want in my blade is ease to open up heavy backspin balls. Thus, this boils down to higher throw capabilities in a blade (please correct me if I am wrong here). Looking at OSP's catalog, I zeroed down my choices to Virtuoso+ and Ultimate II but I am now in a deadlock and very confused. I am playing with a 90 gms Viscaria right now and like it. I also like my Hurricane King III (at 90 gms) but it is too soft for my liking. I have had the most consistent game with a TB ALC 85 gms back in the day and I just simply could not adjust to an IF ZLC that I owned for 6 months. The open ups were pathetic and there wasn't enough juice in lower gears and the top gear just bottomed out my rubbers, no matter what I used (obviously my technique is at fault here, which I completely understand). The help that I now need is choosing from the range of OSP blades. My requirements are - 1. Easy to open up against heavy backspins. 2. Power from mid and long distance. 3. Good Spin generating capability. 4. Crisp feeling of a solid kind. Don't like soft feeling that HKIII provides. 5. Preferably something in the 85-88gms range. 6. Preferably as powerful in the top gear as my Viscaria. What would your recommendation be?
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doraemon
Gold Member Joined: 05/14/2007 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 1738 |
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Thank you GMan4911
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Blade : Just wood
FH : black rubber BH : red rubber |
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GMan4911
Silver Member Joined: 08/31/2012 Location: Earth Status: Offline Points: 830 |
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OSP says the Ultimate is their Clipper equivalent. However, the Ultimate is no longer available and has been superseded by the Ultimate II. The webpage for the Ultimate is still online - |
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OSP Ultimate II, FH/ITC Powercell Ultra 48 Max BH/ITC Powercell Ultra 48 Max
ITC Challenge Speed, FH/ITC Powercell Ultra 48 Max BH/Powercell Ultra 48 Max |
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doraemon
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Currently I appreciate playing characteristics of Stiga Clipper Wood (classic - no wrb, no CR coating) with 40+ plastic ball. What is the closest OSP blade to standard Clipper Wood? Is it Martin or Ultimate? Many thanks |
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Blade : Just wood
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icontek
Premier Member This is FPS Doug Joined: 10/31/2006 Location: Maine, US Status: Offline Points: 5222 |
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Yeah, even though I am fairly low level, this blade is easier to transition to than many. And seems well controlled for a lot of different out of position shots. With Nittaku Premium balls, it makes more spin than other blades I use with same rubber. Not sure how OSP did this. |
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Tyler45
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Hi icontek, I’ve enjoyed reading your reviews of the ultimate II. Especially as you also came from virtuoso. I was only playing friendly games with team mates so haven’t tested serving really short under pressure conditions, but yes I do think its lowest gear is lower than the virtuoso if that’s what you meant. Nothing a bit of practice won’t solve. I’m actually quite pleased at how quickly I felt at home with it.
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