OOAK Table Tennis Forum

So basically I have a local shop that is offering a 50% discount on three popular blades:

Stiga Rosewood VII (89 gram)
Stiga Ebenholz V (91 gram)
Stiga Emerald (94 gram)

I'm coming from an ALL/OFF- setup, and I want to try a somewhat faster blade. Which one of these blades is the best of the bunch in terms of quality and fits my style? What would be the differences in terms of speed and feel?

I really am curious to know what you guys think!


My style is as follows:

If opponent serves long, I try to open this ball immediately, especially fast serves. If opponent serves short, I go for an aggresive shove into either their body or one of the corners and prepare myself to attack the next (4th) ball.
If I serve myself, I either serve fast and long and prepare for a quick rally. If they chop/shove this ball back I will definitely open it. If I serve short it will usually be with backspin. I am prepared to open the 3rd ball in this case, but if they shove it on my body or short, I will shove it back again and play a more passive rally.
In general I like opening up the rally with a top-spin opening, but also like to block when need be. Sort of all around / offensive.

I play for 3 years, I play around 1600 USATT and am currently focusing on developing my strokes more fully with the usage of footwork.

I currently am playing with the following setup:

Blade: Nittaku Violin Offensive
FH Rubber: Rasanter R48 Max thickness
BH Rubber: Rasanter R45 Max thickness

Which one costs the least?

Have you tried any of these blades yet? Perhaps a clubmate might have one and you could try it.

Iskandar