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Without opponent, no match.

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Without opponent, no match.

Thank you for your reply Achim and your translation Kees

I thought I’d provide some further feedback on the blade following a league match that I had on Friday. As previously mentioned, I had a two hour practice last week before my match and found the blade to be very good indeed. In fact in all of the games that I played at my practice, I didn’t lose a single game (winning all 3-0) which is unusual for me.

However the real test was at my league match last Friday. Being a summer league, the format is shorter and you only play two singles (rather than three) and a doubles. I won my first game quite comfortably. I’m not sure of the exact scores, but they were something like 11-6, 11-3, 11-8. My opponent was a pen-holder who always plays with a lot of side-spin and is good at smashing the ball. The first thing that I noticed was just how easy it was to return all of the balls back. The control with the Perfect was simply incredible and in the game that I won 11-3, I rarely attacked and instead opted to keep the ball on the table and under control. Of course I did hit a few that flew onto the table with a lot of spin!!

The second game was against a player that I’ve never beaten before. The last time we played, he beat me 3-0 quite easily, however this time I was playing with the Perfect! I won the first two games fairly comfortably, but to give my opponent credit, he fought back to level the game at 2-2. However I managed to see out the fifth and won it 11-8. Again, control was simply sublime and keeping the ball on the table was very easy indeed. There is a lot of feeling with this blade and I felt as if I could just knock it back onto the table all day long.

The only problem I found, which can be resolved through practice with it, is that you do need to work the blade. For example, on my other blades, when I forehand loop the ball I generate a lot of speed as well as spin. The ball will fly off the blade and arc onto the table. This is obviously very good for hitting but it does mean that the control isn’t going to be a good.

With the Perfect the control is better than any blade I’ve played with. However when hitting the ball, I found that I did need to hit it harder in order to get the ball to arc onto the table. It certainly generates massive amounts of spin (more than any blade I’ve used) but that catapult off the blade is missing. I’m using Butterfly Tenergy 05 FX (the soft sponge version) in 1.7mm and did wonder if I should be using something with a more medium sponge. Maybe something like Andro Shifter 1.7mm?

Having said all of this, there were a few forehand loop / smashes that I performed that absolutely rocketed onto the table. This seemed to happen when the ball made contact right in the centre of the blade (the sweet spot).

Anyway, I’ve got another league match tonight so will use the Perfect again. In summary, my thoughts are:

- Great control (the best I’ve experienced)
- Ability to create incredible spin
- Excellent to block with (both forehand and backhand)
- Very well balanced and light in weight
- Very good to hit with if the ball makes contact in the centre of the bat

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Blade: Ross Leidy - Rapscallion custom size
Forehand: Butterfly Tenergy 05 FX 1.7mm
Backhand: Giant Dragon Giant Long
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ChrisBuer
Achim's standard advice for blades with a thick balsa core like the Perfect is to loop (as well as hit) contacting the ball before or on the top of its trajectory. The reason is that if you contact it later, you have to open the blade more, and as a result contact will be more solid, the catapult of the balsa will be evoked, and dwell-timeas well as spin will be diminished. If the incoming ball has a lot of topspin, you can also contact it slightly after the top, as you can still close the blade well for the loop.
It isn't hard to do, either, you just have to remember not to be too far from the table when attacking. If you're a defender chopping away from the table, you have to come in for the attacks (and that is something you would have to anyway unless you are playing with very fast equipment).
If you don't loop, but hit flat, the solid contact will again diminish dwell-time and spin, resulting in a very fast ball with unusual low topspin. This can take the opponent by surprise; if he doesn't compensate, he will net the return.

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Thanks Kees. I actually tend to take the ball at the top of the bounce of just after and using the topspin from my loop to drag the ball down and arc it onto the table. This seems to work very well with the Perfect

I had another league match last night and I'm settling into the Perfect very nicely now. Our summer league format is the same as before, two singles each and a doubles (2 man team each side). I was playing against a player I've only beaten once (in many attempts) and a player that I've never beaten before (after about 6 seasons of trying!).

The player I've only beaten once I beat 3-2. The matches went been 1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2 then 3-2 so I always felt ahead and in control.

The player I've never beaten I beat 3-1 (1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1).

So in the last four games I've played I've won all of them with the Perfect. In fact I've not actually lost a single game with it. In practice I didn't even lose a single set!

It's fair to say at this stage that I am deeply impressed with this blade. The control is like nothing else that I've played with. It's just so easy. I don't even have to think about it, the ball just goes back on the table.

Also the forehand rubber has settled onto the blade now (I always find that it's takes a few hours practical before it does) and the forehand hitting now feels superb!! There is simply incredible amounts of spin, so much that a lot of my serves are now not returned. Flat hitting is still something I need to work on but I'll take your advise Kees and try and hit it and open up the blade more to envoke the balsa catapult.

So I'll continue perfecting the Perfect but I have to say that at this stage I'm really quite taken with it. I've played with a lot of blades in the past and have tried all sorts - Balsa, hard woods, stiffer blades, soft blades, combi blades, you name it. They were all good but also all has their faults. Being a looper / blocker (sticky rubber / pips) I've always looked for a blade that was good to loop with but also had the control for blocking. Previous combi blades I've used either blocked or looped well but not both. I've also sacrificed a bit of control to have something good to attack with.

The previous best controlled blade I had was a TT-Master blade. It has massive amounts of control, but that was because it was soooooooo slow!! Even with some of the fastest rubbers you can buy it was hopeless to hit with.

However the Perfect really does do it all. Loop, smash, block, control, touch.....everything!

I don't know how you do it Achim but you've made my holy grail!!

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Blade: Ross Leidy - Rapscallion custom size
Forehand: Butterfly Tenergy 05 FX 1.7mm
Backhand: Giant Dragon Giant Long
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No video = Hoax........

pleaaaaassseee.......

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Tachi, BH: red Tibhar Grass D.Tecs OX, FH: black Adidas P3 max

Ich hab das Hammer-Teil jetzt doch in er Stärke gefertigt und erste Dotztests ergeben eher eine hohe Tempoeinheit auf beiden Seiten. Es sieht also eher nach einem verspäteten Aprilscherz aus. Aber die Dicke des Holzes ist gewaltig. Dafür muß man ja einen Waffenschein beantragen.

Da ich für Keme ein dünneres Exemplar vorgesehen habe, schicke ich dieses mal Kees zu

oder hat jemand anderes von euch Interesse an dieser Spaßnummer?

Ich werde immer wieder angeschrieben, wie man ein Perfect bei uns bestellen kann, zumal in der internationale Seite das Dream ja auch noch nicht steht.

....... Wir sind deswegen dabei, einen neuen Shop zu entwerfen, wo es für uns einfacher ist, Änderungen vorzunehmen, ohne auf fremde Hilfe angewiesen zu sein.

Bis es jedoch soweit ist, könnt ihr bestimmte Modelle wie das Dream nur auf der deutschen Seite bestellen. Das Perfect ist ohnehin nur mit Sonderbau-Codeangabe auf besondere Anfrage unter
Code:
service@re-impact.de
erhältlich, wenn eine Selection gewünscht ist. Ihr solltet euch in jedem Fall bei einem Perfect per Email von mir beraten lassen, weil nur ich weiß, welche Spieleigenschaften sich unter den Typen entwickeln lassen. Mit dem neuen System Perfect läßt sich jedes offziell angebotene Re-Impact ausstatten. Jedes Perfect kostet 169 € und enthält im Endpreis auch die 35 € für die Selection des Holzes. Inclusive dieser Selection werden jedoch alle Maßanfertigungen kostenlos mit ausgeführt.

Meine Holzberatungen sind im In- und Ausland "Kauf nach Probe". Erstkunden zahlen jedoch in Deutschland für Ihre erste Bestellung in vorkasse und im Ausland zahlen aus rechtlichen Gründen alle Kunden immer in Vorkasse, also vor Erhalt der Ware. Eine ausdrückliche Nutzung unserer Ware ist nur auf Kauf nach Probe gestattet. Bei allen Geschäftsabschlüssen gelten immer die gesetzlichen Regelungen.

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Without opponent, no match.

I don't have a license either, but I still dared to apply for the tester position. Achim wouldn't trust me with it, and I don't blame him.
You will just have to conceal the true nature of that blade if you want to avoid being arrested.

Pinstripes on black are supposed to have a slimming effect, so perhaps pinstriped edge tape? Don't think they make it so you will just have to roll your own.The narrowest type of duct tape should be the right size for you, and then pinstripes taped on top.

Heavy? Nah... don't think so ...

ok, das mit dem Waffenschein war nur ein Spaß, weil das Holz so gewaltig aussieht. Ich denke mal, dass es sich aber hervorragend spielen läßt. Es ist sehr schnell, aber auch sehr gefühlvoll schnell. Ob es wirklich mit LN so einstoppt wie behauptet, muß erwiesen werden. Ein einfacher Balltest kann da nicht die richtige Aussage bilden.

Ich habe da speziell an Dich gedacht, weil Du der richtige Tester dafür wärst. Damit dser Griff besser liegt, werde ich das dicke Teil mit einer Schiffsschraube ausstatten. Auf diese Weise wird der tatsächlich handlicher. Gruss, Achim

A shortened and adapted translation

How can I refuse now? I'll give it a try, Achim, and post a review here.
[Also, nein sagen geht jetzt nicht mehr... Ich werde es mal versuchen, Achim, und hier einen Test-Bericht posten.]

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ok, thanks, Kees, best wishes Achim

Just thought I'd post a brief update. My games with the Perfect are going really well and for some reason the forehand seems to be getting better and better each time I play with it. It's almost as if the rubber has settled right down onto the blade and feels very powerful and spinny indeed.

I have a couple of games next week and I'm really looking forward to using the Perfect. Having played 3 league matches with it and a few practice sessions I am getting very comfortable with it. I still need to master some of the things it can do, but I'm confident to say that it's the best blade I've ever played with.

I have enjoyed Rendler blades in the past but none of them are even close to how good my Perfect is. It totally suits my game and it's a joy to play with. It is quite simply perfect

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Blade: Ross Leidy - Rapscallion custom size
Forehand: Butterfly Tenergy 05 FX 1.7mm
Backhand: Giant Dragon Giant Long
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Ever tried, Ever failed? No Matter.
Try again, Fail Again, Fail Better!