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glassmaple
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Posted: 03/25/2014 at 8:00pm |
Can anyone give some insight to how this blade play? I could only find one review and very little info scattered around the web, same as OSP Musko.
How does it compare to some of the more popular blades such as Acoustic, Clipper, or Viscaria?
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Imago
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Off to Off+ 7-ply (frankly, I can count only 5) blade ordered mostly with STSQ handle, very popular in Germany. Martin Carbon has two additional carbon layers and is correspondingly faster and more crisp. Weight 92-94 g. Thickness 6.0 mm. OSP masterpiece in terms of control and power. Xiom Vega Europe 2.0 and Vega Japan 2.0 make the perfect rubbers for this blade.
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TSuBaSa
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Its my backup blade. A lot crispier, a bit thinner but harder than clipper. Speed is similar.
A lot faster, powerful and stiffer than accoustic. 7ply version of accoustic would be very similar tough. |
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Nittaku Tenaly Acoustic Inner Carbon
Joola Rhyzer Pro 50 & 45 |
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glassmaple
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@TSuBaSa: How's the dwell time for loops and power on the BH?
Thanks for the info guys! Any more will be appreciated!
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TSuBaSa
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Dwell is not great. I can't say its bad like a carbon blade but there is less dwell compared to clipper, ludeack, p700 etc.
power? Its a hard 7ply blade there is plenty of power. |
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Nittaku Tenaly Acoustic Inner Carbon
Joola Rhyzer Pro 50 & 45 |
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glassmaple
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Anyone tried using Martin with Chinese rubbers? Not sure if hard on hard is doable here.
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Imago
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I tried it with red H2Neo and black Beijing IV. Far better than the same combo on Hurricane Long 2 and 3.
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Ray
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I may be wrong, but the top is very high quality limba, next two dark plys are mahogany and spruce with samba/ayous core.
Edited by Ray - 03/29/2014 at 2:22pm |
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Ray
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t64t64t64
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ayous?
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http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=61764&PID=734709
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flatstyk
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Imago, I am intrigued with your description of the Martin carbon. I am loving my Ultimate and play a "hold close to the table at all costs" kind of aggressive game. Recently I hit a few sessions with a faster carbon and was surprised I felt I could handle the extra speed and that it enabled me to return some quick returns jamming me at the table with deft quickness. SO.... now I am daydreaming about a carbon OSP. Maybe I should be waiting for a carbon Ultimate...but your description sounded so enticing! Please tell more about your experience testing it.
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[SIZE]V-14 Pro C-pen
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AndySmith
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OSP will put carbon in any of their models, if you ask them. Their carbon is nice too - quite soft feel. Doesn't interfere with the overall feel of the blade too much.
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This was a great signature until I realised it was overrated.
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flatstyk
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Thanks, Andy. I just sent them an inquiry!
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[SIZE]V-14 Pro C-pen
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