Good blade to pair with JUIC Dany III

I am trying to find a good blade and rubber combo for developing an all around game.

I like the description of the Juic Dany III. What would you recommend for a good blade to combo with this?

Should also probably mention I am interested in developing a range of fundamental shots rather than becoming a defensive specialist.

Some blades I've been pondering:

Hallmark Strategy
Stiga Allround Classic
Donic Appelgren Exclusive AR
Donic Wang Xi Dotec Control Plus

I have tried a Stiga Allround Classic with Mendo Energy and It played faster than the cheap paddles I've gotten used to. I'd like something slower and even more control oriented than the Classic with the Mendo. I did really like the Legend flared handle on the classic, though.

Would also be willing to entertain recommendations for other slow, low spin, high control rubbers other than the Dany 3. That one simply struck me and I had seen a couple of positive mentions that seemed to imply it would serve my purposes well.

Edited by dorfmeister - 01/25/2015 at 8:03pm

Baal wrote: I think the Donic Appelgren Allplay and the Sgiga Allround Classic are great blades you can use for a long time even if your level improves dramatically, and they are definitely not for defensive specialists.

Thanks for the reply. I did like the way the Stiga Allround classic felt in my hands and balanced. I've got fairly large hands and the Legend flared profile seemed to fit my hand well.

Have not had a chance to try out a Donic Applegren Allplay.

Baal wrote: Yes, the Stiga Legend handle is a classic, especially for tall people.  The Donic handles are nice too.

Thanks. Any thoughts on how the Donic flared handle differs from the Stiga Legend flared handle?

I am in the United States. I have been looking at the Paddle Palace site.

I play at home against my nephew who is a very good tennis player, though completely unschooled in table tennis. I played a lot of table tennis a lot years ago with a guy I also played tennis with. Both of us were unschooled but could get good hard hitting topspin rallies going but knew nothing of the subtleties of table tennis technique.

I am trying to find people to play against regularly. My nephew and I get together about once a month and get in a good 3 hour session.
I also plan to get a cheap Ipong robot to be able to practice daily to help groove my strokes and get my timing down. I plan to get a dvd or two to help me with proper technique. I never learned proper serve technique and am trying to develop that.

Edited by dorfmeister - 01/25/2015 at 8:37pm

OK - you have a couple of approaches you can take.

Edited by NextLevel - 01/25/2015 at 8:53pm

OP, until you get a 1/100 understanding of what does what for equipment, get what some good player in your area can tell as SUITABLE for your playing style and use that at least 6 months. By that ammount of time playing, you will meet enough players and try their stuff out and have a much better understanding of equipemnt.

Well I decided to get the Paddle Palace combo special with the Stiga Allround Classic and Mendo Energy rubber as I had played briefly with a Stiga Allround Classic and liked the feel of the handle and the balance in my hand.

Thanks for all the recommendations given.

Seemed like a solid choice. Peddle Palace recommends it as a first non pre-made bat. Stiga Allround is one of the most common blades out there. Not wildly expensive as a PP Pro combo. I think it should serve me fine for the near future.

Next is to get a fairly inexpensive robot so I can log some daily hitting time to refine and groove my strokes. Also trying to find more regular playing partners.