Vega Pro, Carbonado 290 or MJ ZLC

unstopabl3 wrote: Thanks for your feedback Stanny, so the blade has a low catapult but what about the speed and spin of the blade? And have you tried any other rubbers with it to see if you can get a higher catapult and arc such as MX-P or Tenergy 05? Seems like a good controlled blade but if it seems slow and I don't know if I will like it after playing with HL5 :P

just watch stephane quaiche awesome cheers stanny

Hey unstopabl3, I also have the andro treiber z and it's one of my favourite blades and I have it as a spare blade as well. The combo I played with is andro treiber z + andro rasant grip 2.1 BH and FH.

Touchplay - probably the best out of all the blades I've played with. You can literally tap the ball over the net and it will land with a low bounce and be close to the net, making it hard for your opponent to attack. I've used carbonado 190, DHS-WL, Viscaria, and HL5 and I have to say that this blade is still the best in this department.

Pushes - nice and low. You can push the ball close to the net or far from the net with lots of control.

Flicks - BH flicks are very low and spinny and can be hard for your opponents to return. FH flicks are are also very good.

Loops - BH loops are very well controlled. It's nice and low and can be hard to return. This is due to the low arc that you can generate from the combination. FH loops are too low sometimes because of this combo. If you want to loop (FH or BH) a ball from under the table or just slightly above the table, it can be hard because the ball may clip the net a lot. I'm not sure if it's due strictly to the paddle or the rubbers or a combination of both. However, when I played with rasant grip on my BH for my HL5, the arc was much lower vs tenergy 05 but the arc is definitely higher than treiber z.

Drives - FH and BH drives may require a slight brush to lift the ball over because of the low arc but really easy to adapt.

Feel - as mentioned from the touchplay, incredible feel. I've given it to beginners and all types of players to try out and they all say it has an amazing feel. You know exactly where the ball is.

Overall, it's a really nice blade/combo to have. Recommended combos are rasant grip FH and BH or Rasant powergrip FH and rasant grip BH. The first build is for a more controlled play but still has quite a good offence. The second build has more offence but you lose a bit of control. Your FH arc might be slightly lower with the powergrip according to some reviews/players. Classic player who uses the second build is Stephane Ouaiche, so you might want to watch a few videos to see how he plays with it.

Summary:
Pros: touchplay, pushes, flicks, BH, and feel are really good.
Cons: FH loops is a bit low for my standard but still very good.

col6628 wrote: yes all time , rpg fh, rpg bh , 1.9

Can you please review how good or bad the blade is?

And also please review RPG as I've just ordered RG because I thought RPG would be too hard.

Thanks


Edited by unstopabl3 - 02/15/2017 at 6:20am

col6628 wrote: andro treiber z

Have you used it or using it? How fast is it compared to some other popular OFF blades?

andro treiber z

Control is a highly subjective phenomenon. For some, hard+flexy blades feel more controllable, some like stiff+soft blades (that's me), most defensive players like flexy+soft blades, hitters like hard+stiff blade. Manufacturers try to generalise "control" by labeling equipment with control rating. That's not how it works

Edited by ronakvyas86 - 02/15/2017 at 1:24am

rulia wrote: galaxy t8-s

Can you give us a quick review of T8s? The blade looks very intriguing but only few reviews out there

galaxy t8-s

From your choicew i would pick xvp.. It will feel dead at first but after a while you will fel a certain flex.. Good for mid distance controllable and loops and punches are really easy with this blade.

piligrim wrote: unstopabl3 wrote: kindof99 wrote: Have you considered Barwell Fleet? It fits all your requirement. Did you get a notification when I tagged you in this thread? No I've not tried it or read it's reviews, no one ever recommended it to me before lol Can you link me to a good review for it? What about from the blades I've mentioned in my first post, since you have vast experience with blades :P Thanks http://www.mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=44315&PN=1&title=new-barwell-fleet

Thanks, read that thread as well as a few other reviews online many good things have been said about this blade but I'm not too tempted with the whole 7 ply wood plus 2 ply glassfiber combination.

CraneStyle wrote: Guess what blade I vote for..? I believe it was one of the most used blades in one of the the recent European based championships... To me, it's the Golden Mean...

What do you like about MJ ZLC? And what are some things which you don't like about it?

Also why are you using Tenergy 80 with it, isn't it a bit slow? I know that loops with 80 are just a dream, but I must ask again, isn't it slow? Why would you tame this beast on purpose lol


Edited by unstopabl3 - 02/11/2017 at 7:34pm

Barwell fleet is the blade with almost the best control close to table and powerful and spiny if needed. I think you can easily find many reviews on it. It used to be the No. 1 blade on TTDB until someone gave it a rating of 6 for reasons that I don't know. 

Have you considered Barwell Fleet? It fits all your requirement.

Stiga Rosewood V and Clipper might provide what you are seeking for, since all wood blades have better feelings and control especially close to the table.