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I absolutely love this blade been using this for 6 months, swapped from my primorac carbon, it is a tad slower than the primorac carbon, heavier and stiffer but is a much better blade in terms of craftsmanship mine weighs in at 90g. Kill shots are a dream with this blade although forehand flicking can be quite difficult due to the stiffness imo counter looping is easy but passively blocking isn't as easy as other blades but active blocking is also very easy with this a blade. Overall a very good staple for fast attacking composite blades.

On my visit to Beijing last month with STIGA, we visited the Chinese National Team Training centre. All the players from the National A and B squad including Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Zhang Jike, Xu Xin, Ding Ning etc were all training with this ball. I only saw one ball break throughout the whole 2 hour training session. I was surprised and managed to try out these balls could feel the quality of the ball. I still think plastic balls have a fair way to go to feel similar to the celluloid ball however this DHS 2* was reasonable. I have given it 5 stars as I think it's one of the best out of the plastic balls I have tried.

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This blade is less stiff than other carbon blades, and more control. On the other hand, it is also slower. Mine is much faster than others, and I don't like that. The handle is wider than most, and you need to sand it or else your fingers will get blisters.

I say this is like a fast allwood. The carbon gives it power while the arylate gives it control. Again, I like other people's better because they are slower. There is much less feeling than in an allwood.

Forehand off the table with this is easy. It'll help you pick up a half long serve or kill-loop a ball inches from the floor that you misanticipated. I find that if I miss a ball, I only put too much effort into it.

My backhand technique is fairly awful. I make only 65% of my BH loops against underspin and I can't really blame that on the blade or rubber.

The problem comes over the table. It is harder to flip. It is harder to push short. A different blade would help you bring the ball over the net. This has been the biggest downfall of the blade.

Blocking is consistent and excellent. The blade is consistent everywhere on it.

I bought this after trying it on a friends blade and I've been in love with it since! Great for creating heavy spin shots or faster topspins, it has enabled me to get that extra kick on the ball to make it awkward for my opponents to deal with. Control definitely comes with practice. However normally I can last a season with rubbers before I notice anything, after about six months were completely gone but this might be normal for some of you.

Other than that I would highly recommend them to any attacking player out there!

These balls are identical to the DHS and Double Fish plastic balls. They tend to split along the seam very very easily. Durability is terrible. They also feel pretty soft. I personally prefer the seamless balls and haven't tried the Nittaku Premium balls but I hear they are the best.

The J.O Senso is a carbon blade with a hollow handle, has great spring feeling and is superb for control spinning and blocking. Really allows the ball to sink into the rubber with it's softer feel. I have been using the J.O blade since 2011 and have tried changing a couple of times, but always came back to it. It might just be my blade for life!

Tenergy o5 is my choice of rubber. It allows you to play an offensive game with loops from anywhere close or away from the table . Despite the speed , it's great on the short game for serves and touching , receiving is easy whether flicking or digging long . I love blocking with the rubber as the spring sponge technology allow absorption of the speed . I use this on my forehand and backhand sides , would recommend to all offensive players.

I bought this blade to try and achieve more speed, control and feeling in my game and it did exactly that . You can do anything with this blade from short push to topspin shots. It's comfortable to hold and easy to block with . This blade will accompany a fast rubber like tenergy because it will complement the speed and control of the rubber. I cannot find any floors in this product. The anatomic handle is very comfortable for this product. Would highly recommend this to anyone who has an offensive game !

I really like this shoe,
I bought mine for for the sole purpose of tt training on a regular basis. I bought them for about £120 hoping that the price reflects the quality, and they delivered. They are comfortable , attractive to the eye and lightweight so I have no problem doing drills that require lots of footwork . The rim of the sole feels sturdy so if you put pressure on it the rigidness provides additional support for you feet and ankles. The downsides to the energy force shoe it that it is expensive , however I feel that the high price reflects it's high quality . The other problem is that the grip of the sole is lost slightly if not regularly cleaned with water . Overall a great shoe for table tennis .

Definitely the best wood blade i have used. although in the past i have been more favorable to carbon blades to match my attacking style, the amount of feel that this blade gives me when executing the strokes combined with a good speed, something i havent found in other wood only blades, making it a real winner in my book.

especially good at playing serve and short game, whilst also allowing m to play a strong attacking game. 9/10

Using this rubber atm in combination with the Stiga Rosewood VII blade. First thing i noticed with this rubber is that it is definitely more suited to use with the new poly ball than the old celluloid ball, although obviously with the rule changes coming into effect from July i can only see this as a positive thing, as STIGA have clearly designed this rubber series with the new balls in mind.

The main thing for me was that when playing attacking shots, as i have also found with a large variety of STIGA rubbers, the trajectory on the ball is very flat compared to some other brands, and this left me feeling there is little margin for error, and as a player whos style is generally to play with high quantities of spin i found it didnt allow me the trajectory i need to play to my strengths, something which i did find with the STIGA boost series of rubbers and Tibhar evolution. However, positives of this rubber were that it was easy to control and also durable, having used it for 3 months without having to change.

I will probably persevere with this rubber through to next season to see how my results fair with the new ball. 7/10

I used this rubber during the speed glue era along with Sriver. These two rubbers were extremely popular during the speed glue era. The amount of control you had to ratio of speed and spin was perfect. The only problem is without speed glue you don't have enough speed.

Nowadays this rubber is very good for beginners and intermediate players wanting to develop their technique. I haven't seen to many players use this rubber any more. It use to be so popular! Those were the days...

This blade has tremendous amounts of control and feel. I would recommend this blade for beginners and intermediate players. I used this blade when I was younger and it really pushed me to work on my strokes. The high control allowed me to not make many unforced errors when developing my technique. I also know a few kids starting out who use this blade and they are blocking very well to.

Meant for the plastic ball, but is just as good for the old one.

A lot of my friends have been using this ball. I like it better than other plastic balls I have tried. However all in all I really dislike the new plastic balls. I hope they get better in quality.

Excellent rubber suitable for forehand or backhand attacking play.
Generates great spin and speed, for me personally, great for backhand.
This is a little slower rubber than Bluefire M series, but very good control and great feel.
To me, the bluefire series from Donic are very similar to Butterfly tenergy series, just these are much cheaper..

The holy grail !

This blade is fast and powerful! but I keep maximum control.
The outter ply made of limba makes the short game so easy, and helps me to generate lot of spin.
I feel like I am able to play the ball where I want... every shot is accurate.
It's quite stiff, so block is very easy. But it is flexible enough to play slow and spinny topspins.
The dwell-time is very long for a composite blade.
Evrything is under control.
Actually, I'm not able to find any fault in this blade.

Mine is 82g but it doesn't lack any power.

This blade made me forget my Viscaria.

If the T05 is too spin-sensitive, if the T64 is too fast, then try the T80.
I think it's the perfect Tenergy for medium level players.
It's the easyest one, the most forgiving. But it's still a Tenergy ! power, spin, touch, durability...

This blade is my favourite.
It lasts very long, I've had it for 2 years. It has a very long trajectory, but when you pair it with the right rubbers you could still be able to play short spinny loops on the table. It also has very good feeling In the short game. To me, this is the perfect carbon blade. Not the typical one that's just really fast and leaves you no other option but attack, but it's really an all round offensive blade. Of course I'm giving this the full five stars, because it's my blade of choice, but this equipment rating can only be subjective

Any how, if you are on national level or higher and wants to play offensive with good control, this is a really good blade. If you're just a hobby player, you won't notice the feeling that much and feel it's just too fast.. This one requires some skill, but when you got the level right it is really good!

This rubber has been my backhand rubber (some breaks for the FX-version) for about 2 years. This is a really good rubber and is really suiting my backhand perfectly. It has a long trajectory and is quite easy to control, but the only con is that it is rather hard to impact enough spin on the new ball, that is why I will soon change it for one of the Tenergy rubbers.. For players that ain't high level, it will still play good, so it gets my recommendation any way.