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Hi peter,

Off the defense topic, I think the Joo Sae Hyuk works well on the offense side for me. I use short pips on forehand and get a lot of dipping from a hard smash from JSH. I think it's really ok for offensive short pips. From the posts though, compared to other paddles it's too fast for defense.

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Custom Defense::: Friendship 802 : Dr. Neubauer Super Block

Thanks Dark Arts. I'll probably use exactly what you recommended.

Are you a push blocker?

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Custom Defense::: Friendship 802 : Dr. Neubauer Super Block

The Barricade blade is brilliant for out right defending, the low throw works wonders, however its massively oversized like a frying pan just means there's no excuse for missing the ball

Dark Arts TT

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Excellent for push/blocking also. Oversized, but very light. Had a lot of success with it. Cheapo Palio CK531a pips are a good match.

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Mynamenotbob is definitely right on the very light part approx 52-55 grams, however you have to be careful with this as it's very much oversized take caution to the weight of the rubbers your putting on, if you go for heavy rubbers due to the oversized size and the lightness it will become head heavy, pretty much anything in the Dr N range is light enough and you will be left with a very light great defence blade, but I would avoid ones like tenergy, hurricane etc in the passed I used a sheet of spin art on mine and immediately regretted it with it becoming so head heavy.

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A question for you, DarkArtsTableTennis: based both on your signature and on your posts on the forum (and I certainly could've missed some, but I'm saying this based on what I've seen), you seem to have recommended exclusively Dr. Neubauer rubbers and blades and heaped praise on all such equipment, so I have to ask whether you are in any way employed by that company or being directly or indirectly compensated by that company in any way, shape or form? What non-Dr. Neubauer rubbers/blades have you used and liked a lot? Are there any you like more than his products? It's totally fine, of course, if you just happen to love Dr. Neubauer's products -- I have used and still use some of them myself -- but if you are being in any way compensated for your kind words about his products, that's still totally fine, but it's important information for others here to have. (No offense meant.) Thanks.

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I. Re-Impact Tachi Plus 2019; FH: Nittaku FastArc G-1 1.4mm; BH: Saviga 77 Monster OX
II. Re-Impact Turbo; FH: Spinlord Sandwind 1.5mm; BH: DMS Kamikaze OX
III. Re-Impact Smart; FH: TSP Spinpips RED 2.1mm; BH: Dr. Neubauer Gangster OX
IV. Sauer & Troger Firestarter; FH: Spinlord Waran 1.8mm; BH: Giant Dragon Snowflake OX

Hi Traditional Tradesman

I'm more than happy to answer you question, I don't work for Dr Neubauer. My Company Dark Arts Table Tennis deals exclusively with Dr Neubauer Products, purely as we specialise in coaching pips out/ Anti styles, and i believe the Dr is the best at this, hence why i chose them.

We retail Neubauer bats exclusively/only to our students and through our coaching network, or to people who have done a bat testing session with us, so we do not sell over the phone/email or online, the bat testing sessions are where people come and test the bats (free of charge) so they can satisfy there EJ side without wasting money on products that are actually no good for them, before a customer purchases they have a testing session, at the end of that they have there own opinion of the equipment anyway, i don't get paid or anything like that for making good reviews,
so there would be no benefit to making good reviews on purpose, in fact it would be bad for me to do that as anyone purchasing from me tests it before so if it plays different to how i describe it would go against making a sale so i have to be very honest in my reviews for that reason.

I pretty much only do Dr Neubauer reviews as its the only brand i deal with, this and the fact i run the bat testing sessions so i have access to the products hence why theres quite a few reviews from me

The reviews i do are completely un biased, as stated i only sell to people who have tested it before hand so if i was un honest on any reviews it would even backfire at me as the customer would find this out upon the free testing session, because of this i have always stated the disadvantages and things to watch out for such as in this thread beware that the barricade blade can become head heavy due to its size, in my other reviews you will see the same advantages and also disadvantages.

i have used other brands in the passed but always found my way back to Dr Neubauer, (this is way before i started dark arts) there are many other brands that are good on the pips and anti side I'm not disputing that i have in the passed used other brands for the pips and antis but i personally have felt more comfortable with the Dr Neubauer equipment, this is again advantages of the bat testing sessions i run as people can make up there own mind weather its a comfortable play for them without wasting money on buying.

If anything the testing sessions could discourage people buying Neubauer as its free to test the bats so its all down to the bat and weather its for you or not, how many of you wouldn't have bought a rubber/blade after having a test with it prior?
its purely down to trying to help people find there own holy grail set up... i know i have

There is a sponsorship tread i created that has more information about my company on there please check it out for more info on Dark Arts (viewtopic.php?f=27&t=31549) this may help answer your questions,

so to sum up:
I review Dr Neubauer because i have the access to the bats with the testing sessions i run,
I dont receive any payment for making good reviews,
If I'm not honest on reviews it looks bad on my company,
The reason i exclusively use Dr Neubauer brand is because i chose to.

i hope this has answered any queries to my reviews, please feel free to ask any more questions

Dark Arts TT

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Okay, thanks for answering my question, and for the detailed information. There's nothing wrong with any of that, as I've already suggested, but I think it's better to have the information out there. I actually DO think you've been providing lots of great information, so my question was never about that aspect of things.

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II. Re-Impact Turbo; FH: Spinlord Sandwind 1.5mm; BH: DMS Kamikaze OX
III. Re-Impact Smart; FH: TSP Spinpips RED 2.1mm; BH: Dr. Neubauer Gangster OX
IV. Sauer & Troger Firestarter; FH: Spinlord Waran 1.8mm; BH: Giant Dragon Snowflake OX

Hi Traditional Tradesman,

No problem happy to answer any question, glad your liking my posts, i put a lot of description in there to hopefully also answer any other questions anyone else has, but anyone please feel free to anything you feel i have missed out.

Hi gus-goose,

despite the slow set up i like to play aggressively followed by short, i mix it up to get my opponent moving
if your using Super Block with no sponge, i would say start with Buffalo as thats the hardest so most similar feel to OX (no Sponge) pips, with the 1.8mm as its the slowest, if your pure defence Barricade blade is a great option, it helps the Anti produce a great wobble, however for better reversal i would say Jackpot, phenomenon & Kung Fu there all-round rated speed wise, or hercules, Matador's & World champion carbon for something a bit more dynamic, alternatively the Titan blade is a brilliant combination blade (fast forehand slow backhand) with great effect but its far from the cheapest option.

i would also advise getting the training dvd the Dr offers its not expensive and can help with getting used to the Antis, well worth the £9 asking price, this also has tips for short, long & mid pips, both forehand and backhand, also a great coaching tool for any coaches reading this


hope this was helpful,
Dark Arts TT

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The Pips Out Specialists
Professional Pips Out & Anti-Loop Coaching
http://darkartstabletennis.co.uk