OOAK Table Tennis Forum

I've only tried Bomb as well - pretty good value I reckon!

7 ply wood, how about Joola Viva?

I have palio s4 and i quite like it. Now i have ordered sanwei fextra 7 .what are the differences? Fextra is faster?

I agree about the qualities of the P700. I also really like the Gambler DJ Fly.

Top of my list is Tibhar Kim Jung Hoon blade designed by Nexy, followed by Adidas Challenge Speed, Joola Flame Extreme the fastest, Clipper and 729 Bomb

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Joola Rosskopf Emotion, FH T05 red, BH Dignics 05 black

The only one I have used is Yasaka Falck W7. It’s a very good blade at a great price point. It’s a relatively fas blade with good feel and control.


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I enjoyed to play a couple 90g Stiga Clipper Woods.
But a new 85g one while looks like identical to heavier siblings and without any visual effects but is very different in play.

85g version plays like usual thinner 5-ply blade. Spinnier, higher throw, much more vibrations, luck of long arc away from the table.

There was that time I went crazy and bought three expensive 7 ply hinoki blades - a Septear, a Darker 7p-2a and a Yinhe Kiso 7. The Septear and the 7p-2a were in my weight range (the 7p-2a was particularly light - 75 g or so), the Kiso 7 was around 85g (a little too heavy for what I like).

Iskandar

Nittaku Septear, Sword Day Fury, Sanwei Fextra, HRT Clipper, DHS PG7.
Septear had an odd feel, soft and fast but the small handle was a deciding factor in not persevering. Day fury is exceptional slightly harder than Fextra perfect balance feel and speed for short pips. Can’t find another with a straight handle! Fextra has a great larger straight handle, soft feel and relatively light. HRT was fine middle of the road in terms of speed and feel but only available in flared version. PG7 was odd I bought and sold it many times as I bought it on the basis of reviews and sold it on the basis of my experience. Highly inconsistent in the way each blade played, and ST handle size.

Wooden blades remind me of guitars. Each is an individual and you probably need to try a dozen to find one that plays well to you?