OOAK Table Tennis Forum

Will the Buffalo paired with the mazunov blade too fast, dificult to control?

I can't say for sure since I didn't test it with Mazunov but I play it with the Schlager light which is not a slow blade either and it works very well. The Buffalo is the slowest frictionless anti I have tested so I would say it might be okay with the Mazunov.

As for the Buffalo and balsa, I have now tested this anti on three balsa blades (Re Impact T4, Re Impact Smart, Tibhar Defense Plus) and I was completely surprised by the positive results I got! Balsa, it seems, is a plus with this anti - at least on DEF blades. The problem I had on conventional DEF (or ALL-) blades with the Buffalo was with attacking incoming topspin or low spin balls; the rubber was just too slow to deal with them accurately. The balsa, however, gives this strokes a real boost! And without compromising your defensive strokes, as it tends to slow the ball even more down with those. It is like playing with an OFF-/ALL+ blade when you attack and with a DEF/DEF- blade when you defend, which is really very nice. The Re Impact T4, an OFF- blade, was a bit too fast to defend with; good for blocking and attacking, though. But the Tibhar Def Plus was very good in attack in defense, and the Smart played like a dream. If you want a pleasing mix of real defense with real attack, especially the Smart (or blades like it) is the ticket with this anti.

Now, I have a question for all players with buffalo:
When I took the rubber out of the package it wasnt completly red, the rubber had some stains (kind of pink). At sun light the rubber is red with some pink spots!?!?
Has anyone notice the same?

Blocking wasnt so easy at first but it seem han with more practice it will be easier.

Hi,

After some extra sessions with buffalo, I have extra conclusions.
1. Blocking seems to be easier with more practice (obviously).
2. The key is to be with some fitness (for every stroke of course) to rich the ball near the body and be active, because when you rich the ball too late and play more passive strokes the ball will carry almost no spin and it will be easy for the oponent to atack it!
3. In previous point I refer than its possible to produce a no spin ball, but it will only be good on a rally to confuse your oponent (with a chop stroke from 1-2 meters from the table) who is thinking the ball is with a lot of underspin and send the ball off the table!!

This week I start to practice another way to block topspin, instead of a chop/block motion I am using a kind of side sweep.
But at the moment I am not sure wich one will be beter to use. Has anyone try those 2 strokes? wich one produce more spin reversal? it seem than the side motion is easier to keep the ball on the table?! any coments? another strokes to try?

Thank´s in advance

Try passive block, no motion at all at ball contact. When you move you create friction and reduces the spin reversal (unlike when you block with LP ox). Look at how Amir blocks in this video:

So do you think Buffalo is good on the Dr. N. Barricade?

That's my favorite blade.

How is it going with the Buffalo 1.8?