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Maybe I'm not understanding the marketing correctly, but isn't this a contradiction? How can it be low bounce for defense and also OFF- for an attacking game?

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Tatco Hornet w/ ATP Leland Era

First thing that comes to mind: VKMO clone

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3) Ross Leidy "White Shadow" / P1R (1,3) / Hexer PS (1,7)

The marketing is similar, but I can see some big differences between VKMO and Matador:

- I suppose outer wood plies are different, although it is also dark-coloured
- blade size of Matador is smaller (153 x 153)
- 7 plies instead of 5 plies




There are several other defensive blades with All+ or Offensive speed. For blades, the word "defensive" is not necessarilly connected with being slow. Look at BTY JSH and Defence II, f.e. Those blades are thin, have a larger size and a 5-ply control oriented wood composition. But both have an All+ to Off- "speed".

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Wow, these blades are heavily varnished with a gloss finish!

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Like the Stiga blades?

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Dr Neubauer Gladiator / Dawei 388D-1 / Xiom Sigma II Pro

Has anybody tested it yet?

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No, much more.

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Yes I have tried this Dr Neubauer Matador blade.
I have used many different blades from Butterfly, Nittaku, Yasaka, Stiga, Donic, Andro, DHS, Xiom, TSP (I have 32 blades ) but I end up loving this Matador.
This blade has excellent control and ball feeling and also quite fast even though it's not a carbon blade, it's only a 7 plies wood blade.
I love this blade flared handle since it's easy for me to twiddle and nice feeling to hold it in my hand
This Matador is not only excellent for pimple rubber but also for inverted rubber.
I have bought 3 Matador blades and I put different rubber on each to try out.
I have one with inverted rubber on both sides and one with long pips 0.6mm on backhand and one with long pips ox on backhand.
I love to play with all 3

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Setup 1: Joola Toni Hold White Spot, Donic Bluefire M2 max on forehand, Friendship 755 Ox on backhand
Setup 2: Yasaka Sweden Defensive, Stiga Calibra Tour M max on forehand, Friendship 755 Ox on backhand
Setup 3: Butterfly Matsushita Pro Special, Yasaka Rakza 7 max on forehand, Bomb Talent 0.5mm on backhand
Setup 4: Nittaku Resist, Xiom Sigma I Europe max on forehand, Friendship 755 0.5 mm on backhand
Setup 5: Victas Koji Matsushita, Yasaka Rakza 7 max on forehand, Bomb Talent 0.5mm on backhand
Setup 6: Butterfly Defence 4, Yasaka Rakza 7 max on forehand, Bomb Talent 0.5mm on backhand

Digging up this older thread...is anybody here still playing with the Matador blade? I would love to hear more about it. Has anybody tried it with Dr. N antis and how does it do looping with inverted on fh? Thanks!

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I actually got a Matador now (83g, ST) and I have tested it in 2 sessions with my coach but only in fh drills paired with Nittaku DHS H3N. I actually really like it for looping as it is very consistent, with very good feel and control (better than my current carbon blade) and the spin is really nice. It gets a very nice "kick" in counter looping drills. My coach also tried (he usually plays Nittaku DHS H3N on Schlager Light, USATT ca. 2400) and his spin was amazing! I also found it more forgiving than my Viscaria Light. It is slighty slower maybe than the VL but still OFF; it plays like a little crisper Clipper (Walnut outers!) but slightly less springy.
I have not tested it yet with my anti on bh but will probably continue to use it for now.

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OSP Ultimate, FH: Dr. Neubauer Dominance Spin Hard 2.1, BH: Dr. Neubauer Troublemaker 0.5
YouTube channel: "AntiRules"

Matt, are you still using this blade? Could you update your findings on the blade?

Came across with one, not sure whether to keep or return it.

Haggisv, it's indeed heavily varnished with glossy finished. Too much for my liking, but looks like no option to get one without it.







Looks like the varnish was applied after, so they should offer the blade with/without varnish.



Bouncing ball on the blade, felt like it's a decent blade, thus still thinking about keeping it regardless the heavy varnished.

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I am indeed! The more I play with it the more I like it. In the meantime I got a second Matador as a backup blade and to test other rubbers. Initially I had focused on forehand (footwork, technique) drills and I think it is great for looping. Very stable and consistent with good control and outstanding spin. When my coach (USATT 2400) looped with it the spin was insane and more than with his regular blade (Schlager Light) and the same fh rubber. I have now tested it with anti as well, both with Dr. Neubauer Buffalo and Bison (each 1.8mm) and it works very will with anti also: good control (better than with a couple of carbon blades I used before), good reversal but according to my practice partner more disruptive balls (weird curves, wobble etc.). I believe this is due to the harder outer ply of walnut.
By the way, on my second Matador the varnish was not as heavy as on the first blade though I did not have any problems to attach the rubbers to that one either. I use Elmer's RC and did not sand before gluing.

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OSP Ultimate, FH: Dr. Neubauer Dominance Spin Hard 2.1, BH: Dr. Neubauer Troublemaker 0.5
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thanks Matt, a few more questions:

- does the second blade's weight similar to the one you got earlier? the one i have is 78.42 gr and has AN handle

- how stiff or flexible is the blade? comparable to what other blades you had used before?

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Both blades I have are similar in weight, 83 vs. 81.5g; both have ST handle.
The blade is fairly stiff comparable to a Clipper blade (both are 7-ply all-wood) but it is not as stiff as some of the carbon blades I recently played like Schlager Light, Viscaria Light or YinHe Vis-A Pro.

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OSP Ultimate, FH: Dr. Neubauer Dominance Spin Hard 2.1, BH: Dr. Neubauer Troublemaker 0.5
YouTube channel: "AntiRules"