7 ply wood blade

here they sell power7 for 50 dollars

stiga clipper wood, inexpensive and solid blade, i hear many good things about PG7 but i havent tried it though, i honestly dont know what dimension is compact head is but if compact it means as small as tibhar samsonov alpha then clipper is not compact

Edited by mikepong - 05/07/2012 at 8:41pm

sa01 wrote: here they sell power7 for 50 dollars

Where is "here" exactly?

power7 wrote: sa01 wrote: here they sell power7 for 50 dollars Where is "here" exactly? I saw it on ebay for like $85 + $25 shipping to the US.   So back in the days of 38mm balls, 21 point games, when men just discovered fire, I got the blade in $20-$30 range.

Argentina, a local distributor.

you could try pg7.
head is regular size but it is ok blade and very cheap.


Edited by sa01 - 05/07/2012 at 10:35pm

 Paddlepalace also sells the Avalox BT Series. If you want a softer 7-ply then Avalox P700 is also very nice but you will have to seal it as it does not come factory sealed. Very nice blades indeed.

Joola Viva, Dima Speedster, Yasaka Extra 7

I have just ordered a Joola Viva from its Hungarian distributor at a bargain price (~25 dollars - 4.900HUF) because  read cool reviews about it.

Reviews: http://www.tabletennisdb.com/blade/joola-viva.html
Shop: http://www.joola.hu/main.php?current=blades

Jubei wrote: igszoctan wrote: I have just ordered a Joola Viva from its Hungarian distributor at a bargain price (~25 dollars - 4.900HUF) because  read cool reviews about it. Reviews: http://www.tabletennisdb.com/blade/joola-viva.html Shop: http://www.joola.hu/main.php?current=blades For 25 dollars I also would like to buy..... Do they ship internationally??????

I have called them for you. The bad news is that they ship goods only in Hungary :(
I am sorry about that.
You should ask information about it at your national distributor. Good luck. 

Tibhar Illusion Killer is nice and light, though it's a bit on OFF- side and seems hard to find with shakehand handle...

mhnh007 wrote: I use to hate hard, stiff, and heavy blade, until I play with Stiga Rosewood 7, which is hard, stiff, and heavy, but it plays so well, I changed my mind.  Give it a try, you maybe hooked for life .

Sometimes I get hand cramps from using heavy blades during training.  So for competition I like lighter setups.  Maybe I'll get it for another training blade.

igszoctan wrote: Jubei wrote: igszoctan wrote: I have just ordered a Joola Viva from its Hungarian distributor at a bargain price (~25 dollars - 4.900HUF) because  read cool reviews about it. Reviews: http://www.tabletennisdb.com/blade/joola-viva.html Shop: http://www.joola.hu/main.php?current=blades For 25 dollars I also would like to buy..... Do they ship internationally?????? I have called them for you. The bad news is that they ship goods only in Hungary :( I am sorry about that. You should ask information about it at your national distributor. Good luck.

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you could also go for sk7 which probably has similar shape to power-7
more similar than any other brand at least.
and the ply construction is exactly the same as power-7.
I mean in thickness of layers, not sure type of wood used.


Edited by sa01 - 05/08/2012 at 10:58pm

power7, if you are still interested in Joola Viva, you may find it at http://www.timtts.be/Shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_11&products_id=121

I know it is only a 5 ply blade, but I am very pleased with this one I got:
http://www.tabletennisdb.com/blade/joola-flame-extreme.html

I like the extra thick handle, fits better in my hand.  The slower ones have a thinner handle though :(

Wicked fast wood blade, somewhat faster than the timo boll spirit I used to play with.  Very stiff, but great control as far as I can tell, better than TBS at least, but I was raised on an all wood blade so I am biased.  I don't like how the new carbon blades feel.  They feel dead to me.

If this blade were about 5 grams lighter and slightly slower, but with the same thick handle it would be perfect.