Blade Recommendations for OX LP

Hello

Edited by 100niTenis - 09/02/2014 at 9:52pm

Buy dr. neubaeur blades they are perfect for what you describe hands down.

kakapo wrote: donic defplay senso. Cheap and very good with OX

I can verify that. For me works best with Dornenglanz ox, Talon fine too.

You said you want good speed, so my advice is to move to an all or all+ blade such as butterfly grubba variant all or andrej grubba all+

Nueb. Firewall +

Hallmark Aurora

Tibhar Def +

Tibhar Power Def

Andro Fibercomp

Donic Dima

And yes...the Defplay blocks very well for a flex blade

Dtec works well on each of these blades.

It's a touch & feel thing tho.....

Many different blades will work for blocking but....like everything in this game....you will have to blaze your own trail.
Balsa works well but sometimes offers a rebound effect that gets annoying and slightly unpredictable.

When I was blocking I started out by looking for blades that had a harder outer veneer but gradually moved away from that to softer outer veneers/blades.

The theory as I understood it was that harder blade/veneer (potentially) offered more spin continuation (aka reversal)....but I'm not really sure that reversal is that much of a factor anyway when playing at higher levels.(Not to mention the new(er) restrictions on LP that sort of neutered the blocker's game and making reversal less of a factor)

I found that a softer blade worked better. Maybe sacrificing some "reversal" for being able to keep more balls on the table. For me a Defplay is almost perfect....hard(er) outer veneer but a softish blade. With OX it has an odd feel and takes some getting used to but it works great.

Found a blade? Next comes finding a rubber that is compatible with the blade and your unique/individual style.....and therein lies the challenge.

Ask the LP users how many rubbers they have tried.  I'd take up too much bandwith here trying to list all the rubbers I've tried....



 





Edited by sticharo - 09/04/2014 at 9:41am

sticharo wrote: Nueb. Firewall + And yes...the Defplay blocks very well for a flex blade When I was blocking I started out by looking for blades that had a harder outer veneer but gradually moved away from that to softer outer veneers/blades. The theory as I understood it was that harder blade/veneer (potentially) offered more spin continuation (aka reversal)....but I'm not really sure that reversal is that much of a factor anyway when playing at higher levels.(Not to mention the new(er) restrictions on LP that sort of neutered the blocker's game and making reversal less of a factor) I found that a softer blade worked better. Maybe sacrificing some "reversal" for being able to keep more balls on the table. For me a Defplay is almost perfect....hard(er) outer veneer but a softish blade. With OX it has an odd feel and takes some getting used to but it works great.

I played last season with FW+ and now I am turning to Defplay.

Softer blade is indeed more versatile and you can "work the ball" more. With FW+ ball just zings away very rapidly, so playing is very monitonic (which is also an advantage in sense, you don't need many strokes). In the end FW+ is bit too fast and overshooting will give up too many easy points. Playing is just more fun with flexible blade that gives you dwell and options. Rolling/pick hitting is much better with flexy blade.

Instead of passive reversal you have to use more active strokes. Flexible blade gives also much better sidespin curvy balls, as the somehow add to he curve, while rigid blde has straigh trajectory.

If you looking for a fast blade which is suitable to mix with OX close to the table I suggest you try the Infinity VPS :)

Edited by David.A - 09/10/2014 at 6:41am