OOAK Table Tennis Forum

FYI .. XVT Balsa Carbon  blade 10 mm thick .. at their website  .. is Type .. All .. but the stamp on the blade says .. OFF .. even in their picture ..

http://www.xvt.cc/xvt-balsa-carbon-p-1168.html

I made inquiry to XVT. They said per users experience the blade is more All Type.

It has a good dampening effect when using long pips OX for blocking.

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Panda Drive / 4H Xiom Sigma Pro 2 2.0 / BH Xiom Omega IV Elite Max / Play right-handed
XVT balsa carbon 10mm / 4H Xiom Sigma Pro 2 2.0 / BH Globe 979 Long Pips OX / Play Left-handed shakehand
Stiga Def Wood / 4H Xiom Sigma Pro 2 2.0 / BH GD CC LP OX .. Play Left-handed
Cpen SOS Wood / 4H 729 802-40 2.0 / BH GD Talon use righthanded shakehand grip
HARDBAT / Shakehand Hock 3 ply / Friendship Dr Evil OX .. Play Right-handed

Hard for me to imagine how a 10mm balsa carbon could only rate an ALL.

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2. S&T Black & White / Armstrong SH-I 1.8 / TSP Curl P3 Alpha R OX

It's definitely slower than the Yinhe T-10/T-10+ which is also a 10mm balsa carbon blade.

This blade is Hinoki with balsa core, which is supposed to be a very good combo for a long pips side.

About Hinoki

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/ ... viewfull=1

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Panda Drive / 4H Xiom Sigma Pro 2 2.0 / BH Xiom Omega IV Elite Max / Play right-handed
XVT balsa carbon 10mm / 4H Xiom Sigma Pro 2 2.0 / BH Globe 979 Long Pips OX / Play Left-handed shakehand
Stiga Def Wood / 4H Xiom Sigma Pro 2 2.0 / BH GD CC LP OX .. Play Left-handed
Cpen SOS Wood / 4H 729 802-40 2.0 / BH GD Talon use righthanded shakehand grip
HARDBAT / Shakehand Hock 3 ply / Friendship Dr Evil OX .. Play Right-handed

Balsa has the softest Janka rating for wood hardness of all that are used for making blades.

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Panda Drive / 4H Xiom Sigma Pro 2 2.0 / BH Xiom Omega IV Elite Max / Play right-handed
XVT balsa carbon 10mm / 4H Xiom Sigma Pro 2 2.0 / BH Globe 979 Long Pips OX / Play Left-handed shakehand
Stiga Def Wood / 4H Xiom Sigma Pro 2 2.0 / BH GD CC LP OX .. Play Left-handed
Cpen SOS Wood / 4H 729 802-40 2.0 / BH GD Talon use righthanded shakehand grip
HARDBAT / Shakehand Hock 3 ply / Friendship Dr Evil OX .. Play Right-handed

Yes balsa is very soft. The blade is balsa/carbon/hinoki. In my experience 10mm+ balsa core blades are light, stiff and fast, even without carbon. But perhaps they can vary more than I was aware.

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2. S&T Black & White / Armstrong SH-I 1.8 / TSP Curl P3 Alpha R OX

I have blocked a loop kill shot which hit twice on his side of the table.

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Panda Drive / 4H Xiom Sigma Pro 2 2.0 / BH Xiom Omega IV Elite Max / Play right-handed
XVT balsa carbon 10mm / 4H Xiom Sigma Pro 2 2.0 / BH Globe 979 Long Pips OX / Play Left-handed shakehand
Stiga Def Wood / 4H Xiom Sigma Pro 2 2.0 / BH GD CC LP OX .. Play Left-handed
Cpen SOS Wood / 4H 729 802-40 2.0 / BH GD Talon use righthanded shakehand grip
HARDBAT / Shakehand Hock 3 ply / Friendship Dr Evil OX .. Play Right-handed

FYI

I have three of these blades from AliExpress since cheaper.

1 Backhand side appears to have same side of top layer as 4H so significantly faster.

1 blade has med speed on the backhand due to top layer.

1 blade has a slow top layer on the backhand

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Panda Drive / 4H Xiom Sigma Pro 2 2.0 / BH Xiom Omega IV Elite Max / Play right-handed
XVT balsa carbon 10mm / 4H Xiom Sigma Pro 2 2.0 / BH Globe 979 Long Pips OX / Play Left-handed shakehand
Stiga Def Wood / 4H Xiom Sigma Pro 2 2.0 / BH GD CC LP OX .. Play Left-handed
Cpen SOS Wood / 4H 729 802-40 2.0 / BH GD Talon use righthanded shakehand grip
HARDBAT / Shakehand Hock 3 ply / Friendship Dr Evil OX .. Play Right-handed

i purchase this blade and pair with globe 979 and globe 889
somehow this blade has dampening effect make it easy to counter-loop
i use yinhe T11+ before and compare this balsa carbon blade has more control

Yep... This blade has a very good dampening effect...

It took me a while to figure-out how to control my shots with this blade...Infact, I'm still finding it erratic, on the LP side (Pogo OX) ... Wondering if I should switch to a slower LP, or even a sponged one .... any suggestions ?

The Inverted-side (read signature), on the other-hand, is a sheer delight, with offense, and defense.... I feel, my blade/inverted rubber combo excels at BH Punching/Jabbing, flat hits, passive-blocking, and down-the-line topspin drives/loops.... For some weird reason, I net most cross-table top-spin loops/drives.... I'm really tempted to try this blade with inverted on both sides...

I am going to use my fast blade both sides with double inverted.

I don't have any problem using OX with my other 2 blades, actually plays like a dream. I am more use to playing with the medium speed and does have great dampening effect.

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Panda Drive / 4H Xiom Sigma Pro 2 2.0 / BH Xiom Omega IV Elite Max / Play right-handed
XVT balsa carbon 10mm / 4H Xiom Sigma Pro 2 2.0 / BH Globe 979 Long Pips OX / Play Left-handed shakehand
Stiga Def Wood / 4H Xiom Sigma Pro 2 2.0 / BH GD CC LP OX .. Play Left-handed
Cpen SOS Wood / 4H 729 802-40 2.0 / BH GD Talon use righthanded shakehand grip
HARDBAT / Shakehand Hock 3 ply / Friendship Dr Evil OX .. Play Right-handed

for slower LP, try giant dragon talon ox

huh ? .... The general consensus is that the talon is one of the faster LPs around....

I'm thinking, more on the lines of 388D

I have found my sweet spot with this blade using Globe 979 OX. Maybe because I quit trying other stuff and focused on being consistent.

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Panda Drive / 4H Xiom Sigma Pro 2 2.0 / BH Xiom Omega IV Elite Max / Play right-handed
XVT balsa carbon 10mm / 4H Xiom Sigma Pro 2 2.0 / BH Globe 979 Long Pips OX / Play Left-handed shakehand
Stiga Def Wood / 4H Xiom Sigma Pro 2 2.0 / BH GD CC LP OX .. Play Left-handed
Cpen SOS Wood / 4H 729 802-40 2.0 / BH GD Talon use righthanded shakehand grip
HARDBAT / Shakehand Hock 3 ply / Friendship Dr Evil OX .. Play Right-handed

@LOOPOVER, have you ever tried dr neubauer firewall plus? if yes, how is it compare with this xvt balsa carbon?