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Anyone tried this blade out yet? How does it play? Any short reviews?

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dwruck uses one I believe.

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I'm always in the dark, but the Dark sheds lights upon everything!! Beauty is only pimple deep! Beauty is in the eye of the pipholder!
S/U 1: Blade: Bty Gergely . FH Black Andro Rasant 2.1 . BH Red Tibhar Grass Dtecs
S/U 2: Blade: Bty Gergely . FH Black Hexer+ 2.1 . BH Red GD Talon
S/U 3: Blade: Bty Gergely . No rubbers...thinking of adding Red Dtecs and Black Rasant
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I assume you saw my writeup in the shop, copied below? I reckon it's one of the best from 729... only downside is the handle is a little thin.

“The BOMB is a blade formulated for modern and European style of Play. In keeping with modern demands, mid distance power with short game touch 729 BOMB uses a gradation of ply’s the outer being hard to medium to balsa with a cork core. Balsa wood is light and gives it a 'catapult' effect. The Cork veneer in the middle gives a spring like effect for mid-distance kick, and the very hard and thin outer veneers gives it very good speed. This blade has very good dwell time for loading up those spinny loops. Great control and feel. This offensive blade also plays good short game allowing for superior control of push, block, and flip.”

Ratings :

Speed: OFF 9+
Control: 9+
Weight 85g+/-2
Approx. head size: W= 151mm H= 158mm

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Its a blade thats always attracted me, but its one I never bought (lost many of them on e-bay though LOL - shows how popular they are). It sounds like an excellent blade for the price (especially if you find one going cheap on e-bay).

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I'm always in the dark, but the Dark sheds lights upon everything!! Beauty is only pimple deep! Beauty is in the eye of the pipholder!
S/U 1: Blade: Bty Gergely . FH Black Andro Rasant 2.1 . BH Red Tibhar Grass Dtecs
S/U 2: Blade: Bty Gergely . FH Black Hexer+ 2.1 . BH Red GD Talon
S/U 3: Blade: Bty Gergely . No rubbers...thinking of adding Red Dtecs and Black Rasant
Aussie Table Tennis Shop / Aussie Table Tennis Facebook Page / Equipment Review Index / Read my Reb Report Blog: click here.

The BOMB is a really good blade. The description is pretty much spot on, that cork in it does really give it a kick. If you're going to play close to the table, I would probably suggest something else, as that kick would probably be a little too much. Or, if you use really fast rubbers, adding that extra bounce to your shots might bother your control. But with the slower, spinny Torrent that I use on my forehand, I find that it adds just enough speed and that extra gear, and for chopping I've found that it does give a very nice feeling. Even looping, I feel like I have very good control, and it feels pretty light to me.

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USATT Rating: 1725
Blade: Stiga Cybershape Carbon
FH Rubber: Butterfly Tenergy 19 2.1
BH Rubber: Dr Neubauer ABS3 1.5

Whats the overall weight of your setup DW?

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I'm always in the dark, but the Dark sheds lights upon everything!! Beauty is only pimple deep! Beauty is in the eye of the pipholder!
S/U 1: Blade: Bty Gergely . FH Black Andro Rasant 2.1 . BH Red Tibhar Grass Dtecs
S/U 2: Blade: Bty Gergely . FH Black Hexer+ 2.1 . BH Red GD Talon
S/U 3: Blade: Bty Gergely . No rubbers...thinking of adding Red Dtecs and Black Rasant
Aussie Table Tennis Shop / Aussie Table Tennis Facebook Page / Equipment Review Index / Read my Reb Report Blog: click here.

I'm not sure, what do you guys use to weigh yours? If I have something similar around, I'd be happy to weigh mine.

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"The greatest teacher, failure is"
USATT Rating: 1725
Blade: Stiga Cybershape Carbon
FH Rubber: Butterfly Tenergy 19 2.1
BH Rubber: Dr Neubauer ABS3 1.5

I finally got the blade. And two things do not please me: the heavy weight (89g) and the very thin handle. Nevertheless i play it right now, which means it cannot be that bad at all. It's rather slow compared to my Hinoki Carbon, the name "bomb" isn't really matching its speed, i would rate it OFF-. It is not really elastic but not stiff either, something inbetween. It give a nice touch however, without vibrations (like some Stiga), and doesn't feel "hollow" either (like some Balsa), quite solid feel, simply good touch. I bought it for 15€ and for that price its really good. I play it with a CTE-tuned Spin Spiel Ultima on backhand (wow!), forehand i haven't chosen yet. Maybe Tango, maybe Pronte Soft, maybe Bryce. I need some power on forehand.

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To me, it felt light, but I guess the heavy/light comparison depends on what you were playing with. for years, I used a Juic Kalinic, which is really heavy, then switched to the Instinct-plus, which I still felt was a little heavier than the Bomb. I don't know if I'd want anything much lighter for my setup, I'd feel like I didn't have enough control. It's whatever works best for you!

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"The greatest teacher, failure is"
USATT Rating: 1725
Blade: Stiga Cybershape Carbon
FH Rubber: Butterfly Tenergy 19 2.1
BH Rubber: Dr Neubauer ABS3 1.5

I use a digital scale.

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Actually the handle of "729 Bomb" is too thin for my taste, but against all these facts: i simply play good with this blade. So i keep it for a while. Don't know what comes next.

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imo the bomb is probably the best blade for the price out there!

It has a very short handle though. People may not like this. In a very short hit, it felt good and I thought it was fast. I tried this combo with 729 Higher and Cream transcend.

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Cuts hard, but not short and not down. I'm a cut above that, and not a cut out. I cut back, and am fully cut UP! I am cutting sensational.

Hey the handle looks very fun and funky!!!



I've always wanted to try this, I planned on getting it early last year but I ended up on getting a 8030 the sardius clone from Alex.

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The handle is just a little thin, which can be fixed with some grip tape of course... It plays very nice, I've tried it on a few occassions.

I like you new signature MM!

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