Andro Temper Tech review please
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Topic: Andro Temper Tech review please
Posted By: Old-Man-Southpaw
Subject: Andro Temper Tech review please
Date Posted: 11/18/2011 at 4:45am
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I am considering the OFF- version Can anyone tell me if the blade has a normal size/shape head and handle? It looks to have very, very high control for an OFF- blade according to megaspin's ratings, but is this really true or just a flaw in their control numbers? I've also seen comments where people say its slow, yet its speed ratings are high. Which is correct? thanks for any info...
------------- --- Push/Chop or Attack --- Blade: TT Piet Off/All Custom 5 ply FH: Rakza 7 BH: DTec.S Long pips Feedback: http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=48168 |
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Posted By: magister
Date Posted: 11/18/2011 at 7:11am
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I cannot comment on it at length because I have not played with it that much, but a good friend of mine uses it, and I have had the opportunity to hit with it. He has thors and h3 on it. It felt really good to me. The speed and control are both excellent. I play with the bomb, which is off -, and this blade felt familiar to me. I could switch to it. So, yeah. The off - is off enough. Control felt great too.
------------- Butterfly Primorac FH: Cases Inspirit BH: Sriver EL 1.9 |
Posted By: assiduous
Date Posted: 11/18/2011 at 11:09am
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I have the Temper OFF- and Yasaka Extra. The Temper has a very hard outer ply (walnut). It feels like the popular Koto outer plies in playing characteristics - hard and sharp. Not my taste, personally. Temper OFF- is probably a bit faster than YE. Even though it feels quite hard and sharp, it still flexes a lot and generates good spin and loops. Build quality is excellent. This blade does not need to be treated with minwax :) Very strong and smooth surface, amost like glass to the touch. Head looks pretty, handle is kinda cheapish. Control is excellent. I still don't like playing with it. If you like this sharp feel just go for carbon.. ------------- puppy412 : Sorry man, I don't mean to sound disrespectful, but I know that more training will make me better, I don't need to come here to figure that out |
Posted By: AndySmith
Date Posted: 11/18/2011 at 11:51am
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I used the TemperTech ALL+ for a month or so. It felt more like OFF- to me, and as others have said had a very hard feel.
Handle was excellent - very comfortable in the hands, but the blade was too hard for my tastes and it got sold. ------------- This was a great signature until I realised it was overrated. |
Posted By: Old-Man-Southpaw
Date Posted: 11/18/2011 at 11:56am
Thanks for the replies, guys. It sounds like the OFF- is too much for me. My BH is mostly short game or chop, with an occasional smack, and a good bit of my FH is also short game until I get a good opportunity to go on the offensive. Hard and sharp would be good attributes when on the offensive, but for short play, I think they would be a negative.
------------- --- Push/Chop or Attack --- Blade: TT Piet Off/All Custom 5 ply FH: Rakza 7 BH: DTec.S Long pips Feedback: http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=48168 |
assiduous wrote:Posted By: Peter C
Date Posted: 11/18/2011 at 7:34pm
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The outer plies of the Andro Temper Off- are actually Mahogany and not Walnut, as mentioned above. Mahogany is slightly harder than Anigre; which is the wood used for the outer plies of the Yasaka Extra and it's softer than Walnut; which is the wood used for the outer plies, of the Yasaka Extra Offensive. The reason behind the hard, stiff feel of the Temper Off-; is the Temper Tech technology process, which is used during manufacture; as it takes moisture out of the wood and thus hardens the blade. Speedwise, the Andro Temper Off- is a faster blade than the Yasaka Extra and with less dwell time too. Bearing in mind you like playing with long pips on the backhand; I think you'd be better off looking for a blade, that's designed specifically to work well with long pips. In that sense, you could ask for advice from other long pips players on the forum, regarding suitable blades. |