Joola Rosskopf Emotion - Review

puppy412 wrote: I didn't like ths blade much. slow and very soft feel. not much power, light weight.

As I said earlier, when I switch TO my RE, I feel like I have no more power. But actually my opponent does not seem to find the ball much easier to deal with, and after a minute or so, the feeling is gone and while I can accelerate, the gain in control remains.

I think that the power problems of this blade would recommend the heavier ones.

NextLevel wrote: puppy412 wrote: I didn't like ths blade much. slow and very soft feel. not much power, light weight. I understand very much where you are coming from - maybe the heavier ones would do a bit better, but the soft feel is what makes it good for the short game and first loop - I guess it all depends on where you try to win your points.

yes control is awesome.
power was where it didn't convince me.
but maybe with tenergy it would do well.
I don't remember but I think I used it with chinese rubbers or mark v or sriver.

what I really like in the Emotion is that it does everything I want without trying to be a superstar at anything: it has ALL  I need without taking over and conducting me with features I can't control or dominate; in other words it serves me instead of forcing me to adapt to its characteristics. It has no vibrations while giving great feedback; excellent speed; enough softness without the mushy feel and enough hardness to hit and smash at the same time. For my level it is the best blade I can get given the friendly price. Frankly it could be a $100+ blade and I would say the same thing.
Of course there are plenty of blades that fit the description for my game and I am probably stopping to test blades because I am tired of it and the Emotion comes in my hands at the right time.
Now what will I do with the 2 Stiga Intensity Carbon that are in the mail? (trade + cash for the 2 emotion I did not keep); a quick test+comparison? yes, sure. I hope I do not start another wave of silly testing to mask a reality: more practice at the table with the same setup and less posting about material is what I really need for my game. I hope the Emotion does that for me and that the Intensity Carbon does not arrive in my hands to ruin the good resolution.

I let the 2 78gr go; I keep the 84gr ones; actually on my scale one is going back and forth between 83 and 84 for 2 seconds and stabilizes on 84; the other is going back and forth between 84 and 85 for the same time and stabilizes on 84 as well; the latter has a higher pitch in the skull test and that's the one I use. I did not find significant differences at play time between that one and one of the 2 78gr that I used for 30 minutes, both with the same rubbers. Same solid medium soft feel; same speed...the decision to keep the 2 84g ones was arbitrary, just to stay with what I have been using for a long time.

I think it could be a good 'three blades' for the photino light (price wise); all 3 better than the photino light
The problem is you really need to communicate thoroughly with timtts before ordering so you can get his word about the weight of the blade(s) you will receive.

where can we find other pictures showing the same pattern than the 2nd and 6th (koto as advertised) plies in the handle picture above; I have seen that pattern before but can't remember where.

fatt wrote: what I really like in the Emotion is that it does everything I want without trying to be a superstar at anything: it has ALL  I need without taking over and conducting me with features I can't control or dominate; in other words it serves me instead of forcing me to adapt to its characteristics. It has no vibrations while giving great feedback; excellent speed; enough softness without the mushy feel and enough hardness to hit and smash at the same time. ...

Fully agree with what you say and happy that you like the Emotion, at least so far.
It's a do-it-all blade. Really good at everything, without sacrificing anything.
In German, we would call this the "oviparous wool-milk pig"

Yes. Correct. Also, this is one of the rare blade I know that fits equally well tenergy-like rubbers, tensor rubbers and chinese rubbers. Now , I never had a 78 or even 74gr sample in hands. My lightest is 82gr. That's why I asked fatt about it.

Edited by Jolan - 11/03/2013 at 11:50am

so you all have tempted me enough! if anyone has a joola emotion they are willing to split with, i am willing to buy! PM me. (im in US)

Ej's over; I am done for good this time.

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Trying something

Edited by Jolan - 11/03/2013 at 3:12pm

Compared to outer koto ply of tbs, we can notice it is definitally not the same koto.

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Played another tournament today (i got the date for the league wrong - October has 5 Thursdays so it is this coming Thursday). I still don't play as well with thus blade as I did with the oversized head blades but I am closing the gap and will continue to work on it. Also, the rubber change is a contributor - Juic Nanospin 2 plays much better on this blade but it still ain't Tenergy, no matter what Jim Butler says.

I am trying to work on my ability to back off the table and exchange as a precursor to backing off the table and counterlooping. Will need to enhance my anticipation abilities.

But nothing has changed about how I feel playing with this blade. The feedback is pleasant. I can't wait for my backup to arrive so I can stick on thicker sheets of Nanospin 2. If Jim Butler is to be believed, these sheets may outlast my ping pong days....