I wouldn't give this or any other product less than 5 stars, the reason: I don´t know an equivalent blade to compare. Any rating would basically depend on my skill and if the blade is for my style of game. Having said that, this is my review:
Thinks I don´t like:
- The ST handle is uncomfortable: I used sand paper to smooth the edges and somehow re-shape the handle for my hand, however it was thin so I put a grip and problem solved.
- Handle design: I believe is not very popular so not a lot of marketing around the design of the handle. Looks regular.
Thinks I do like:
- The colored layers wood, black and red, This blade looks mean.
- No vibration.
- It is fast but won´t do all the work for you, you need to do your job to actually trigger that potential (or almost any other hight end blade).
- The sound it produces with MX-P / S, lovely. Perform a high speed, strong shoot originated from your legs to your torso combined with arm acceleration and you will make that ball scream, you can hear a special sound when the ball sinks into the rubber/blade and the effect is created with hight speed acceleration (is like car drifting).
-Control, of course is not the blade with the most control, you need a lot of training, hard work and skill to control the ball when you need to, but more importantly this is not a blade for control, is blade for attacking players. Returning a server could be the most difficult (and one of the most important skills for a player) part, either control it a return the ball to a good place or attack the serve whenever possible, it encourages you to initiate attack as soon as possible.
-Playing close to the table, I prefer playing close to the table, a fast blade combined with fast attacks close to the table will drive you opponent crazy.
-It rewards your confidence and hard work: try a super strong and fast back hand flip, full, fast wrist and arm acceleration and you will see the results.
Keep your gravity center low, strike fast and strong, loop with strong and firm legs and torso... you will defy laws of physics.
Thinks I don´t like:
- The ST handle is uncomfortable: I used sand paper to smooth the edges and somehow re-shape the handle for my hand, however it was thin so I put a grip and problem solved.
- Handle design: I believe is not very popular so not a lot of marketing around the design of the handle. Looks regular.
Thinks I do like:
- The colored layers wood, black and red, This blade looks mean.
- No vibration.
- It is fast but won´t do all the work for you, you need to do your job to actually trigger that potential (or almost any other hight end blade).
- The sound it produces with MX-P / S, lovely. Perform a high speed, strong shoot originated from your legs to your torso combined with arm acceleration and you will make that ball scream, you can hear a special sound when the ball sinks into the rubber/blade and the effect is created with hight speed acceleration (is like car drifting).
-Control, of course is not the blade with the most control, you need a lot of training, hard work and skill to control the ball when you need to, but more importantly this is not a blade for control, is blade for attacking players. Returning a server could be the most difficult (and one of the most important skills for a player) part, either control it a return the ball to a good place or attack the serve whenever possible, it encourages you to initiate attack as soon as possible.
-Playing close to the table, I prefer playing close to the table, a fast blade combined with fast attacks close to the table will drive you opponent crazy.
-It rewards your confidence and hard work: try a super strong and fast back hand flip, full, fast wrist and arm acceleration and you will see the results.
Keep your gravity center low, strike fast and strong, loop with strong and firm legs and torso... you will defy laws of physics.
