7-ply wood Discussion

A friendly reminder to OP & Mods. that this topic should be relocated to For Sale Section.

Also, have you (the OP) tried the Avalox BT777? It should be quite affordable. Another supposedly "Beast" would be OSP Ultimate or Musko OFF Pro? The last 2 are kinda steep in prices if new.

Edited by tiehwen - 12/07/2011 at 3:12pm

I'm testing Ovcharov Senso tonight as well as pg7, I will let you know my impressions, I think these are both quite good.

I would add to the list:
1. Old Clipper Wood black writing but very hard to find
2. I have a really nice custom Borko 7ply, very thin, center mahogany, balsa, mohagany, and outer layer it looks like the same wood from Nittaku Violin, or some sort of Maple ($170)
2. Armstrong Houou 7 thinner then clipper
3. Avalox Power Tech (this has hinoki only on the outer 2 layers...the rest is a clipper setup and it is lighter) most people don't consider this blade because it is not very well known


Edited by emihet - 12/07/2011 at 4:19pm

chronos wrote: I'm testing Ovcharov Senso tonight as well as pg7, I will let you know my impressions, I think these are both quite good.

nice...this blade with Calibra LT or Calibra LT+ on the forehand is a beast...this is a springier 7 ply a nice kick for pure loopers...at least the one i tried
have you tried the avx power tech?


Edited by emihet - 12/07/2011 at 4:15pm

fatt wrote: Moved to the equipment section as a --- ---- --------.

emihet wrote: tiehwen wrote: A friendly reminder to OP & Mods. that this topic should be relocated to For Sale Section. Also, have you (the OP) tried the Avalox BT777? It should be quite affordable. Another supposedly "Beast" would be OSP Ultimate or Musko OFF Pro? The last 2 are kinda steep in prices if new. Nittaku Acoustic does have vibration but to me personally, nice vibration not as annoying (not even closed to) as some cheaper reg. 5 plied all woods. Musko and BT 777 are nice blade but they do have more vibration then most other 7 plys...but still much less then other blades

no vibrations like an alc blade? i highly doubt it considering ive read and talked to others about the avalox's blue thunder blades and they all mentioned high vibrations

Have you tried the TB ZLF? Though it's a composite it has more woody feel and feedback than any 7-ply wood blade. It feels like an Acoustic but is faster. Speed just slightly less than a TBS, and only 5.5mm thick.

Isnt the modern clipper wood at 7 mm?

due to the hardness? im just iffy about the thickness really considering i have used thicker blade in the past and could not find the amount of flex i can work with, versus the flex i find from the ALC blades i have (viscaria, tb alc)

mon22 wrote: due to the hardness? im just iffy about the thickness really considering i have used thicker blade in the past and could not find the amount of flex i can work with, versus the flex i find from the ALC blades i have (viscaria, tb alc)

Edited by ejmaster - 12/10/2011 at 9:59am

Thickness of my Joola Viva is 7.2 mm. I didn't expect such a thick Clipper clone and was really disappointed. What about yours, mon22, Viva?

what!? its at 7.2mm thickness??!

yes i am panicking. 7.2mm thickness is too much than what i was looking for 

I trained with the pg7 tonight; I also tested the ovcharov senso again.

pg7 is great.  No there's nothing special about it, no magic, but if you like 7 ply all wood blades its a nice option.  Its one of the softest 7 ply blades I've tried, Rosewood VII feels softer but plays quite differently - pg7 is familiar to me, plays like a clipper but has a bigger head, softer feeling, more flex.  I agree with sa01, it feels less "dry", I wish it had a little more vibration.  The feeling is good though, good feedback and no hollowness, it feels solid.

It's easier to use than clipper, certainly easier than clipper CR which I've used pretty exclusively for almost a year.  clipper CR is nice but there is no give to this blade - great for forehand with chinese rubber, but not nice on the backhand where I want more bite for looping.  I was able to play the same ball timing and power with the pg7 but got more spin out of the blade, the touch is better, I think its a more well rounded option, better for looping, nice catapult feeling (for all wood anyway) on harder shots.  pg7 is easier to use over the table dropping, pushing, and flicking.

Ovcharov Senso is surprisingly fast, feels harder, more hollow feeling / vibration to it.  I think its too quick for me even though its 6.2mm thick.  It's more dynamic than a clipper.

I just measured my very old p700 in a digital caliper - its 6.45 mm thick.  When I switched to clipper CR from this blade I actually found the clipper CR had better touch, better control, and I preferred the feeling - I wasn't expecting this.  My p700 is also picky about rubbers, some even chinese rubbers felt bad on it.  It also feels quite hollow, I prefer the feeling of newer p700s but this old one has a bigger handle.

I hit with an ALC tonight with whale II red sponge on the forehand and that on the otherhand, is magic - that blade is much faster than what we're mentioning, more dynamic, it gave my loops away from the table more spin, it has a much more muted feeling.