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Very spinny but spin insensitive
very good for serve and serve return
My current BH rubber works well with wood and carbon blades
had no trouble playing my opponent around the table till they gave me an opputunity to finish
very good rubber by donic

The First Donic Senso blade
you cant see the inside but its hollowed out
all wood but faster than other all wood blades due to double ply in the center
Overall fantastic Blade by Donic pairs well with The Coppa and Bluefire rubbers

Outstanding offensive rubber.

M1 is a fast, hard, heavy and bouncy offensive high throw rubber with very good spin.

Despite being really fast, M1 is controllable, has a decent short game with good touch, but you have to be careful with your pushes because it is a bouncy rubber.

It's good for active and passive blocks and works great flat hitting over the table. M1 top sheet has good aderence making it easy to lift underspin, but you need a well developed full stroke to unleash all the potential of this beast because players with a light or underdeveloped stroke often will not find anything but net. With a correct stroke it is a high throw rubber with a nice arc and once the sponge is working the amount of spin and speed available are really high.

M1 is usable over the table, but it's a powerful offensive rubber that really shines away from the table on power loops. It's easy to clear the net with this rubber with forehand or backhand if your stroke is correct.

Spin on serves is good, but since it is a bouncy rubber you may pay attention to keep the ball low.

There is not anything on the offensive game that this rubber can't do well.

If you are an offensive player that like to kill the points whenever the opportunity raises it is a great tool, but if you play passively with lazy strokes it's better look elsewhere.

This is my main blade atm. It is also my first more expensive blade. So far i am very happy with it!
I use this blade with a Xiom Omega Pro V 2.0mm on the forehand and a Xiom Vega Pro 1,8mm on the backhand.

Even tho the blade is fast the short game is great, even greater than with the stiga classic allround id say. I think this is because of the composition of the blade. The first layer is soft wood wich gives you longer dwelling time of the ball and more feeling, just under this layers there is a very thin layer of carbon wich gives the blade stability and power for strong hits.

This blade really has many gears, upon thin contact it gives great spin and control. If you swing a bit faster and harder it generates alot of power while still keeping the touch for lots of spin. I like counter looping with it alot and also opening up is fun.

The blade comes in a nice packaging. The guys from Xiom really do a great job in designing stuff There is also a little Xiom sandpaper thingy delivered with the blade so you can sand the edes, wich i reccomend you doing. I got sore hands after the first hours of playing without sanding it.

If you have any more questions let me know!

Cheers

This was my first blade, I really like it and still play with it sometimes.

Its perfect for beginners as it isnt too fast and provides alot of control and feeling. The soft wood gives you a longer grip time of the ball.
Perfect to make controlled topspins. On the other hand it lacks a bit power for smashing and counter hitting because you need to do a big movement.

With about 25$ on tt11 its a very cheap blade for what it is. If youd like more feeling you can get the wrb edition with a hollow grip. However be aware this doesnt work well with all rubbers. I reccomend using light rubbers with wrb blades, otherwise the head wil feel very heavy.

I hope my review helped you!

This blade is utterly fast. I have a lot of trouble keeping my topspin on the table. Dont even have to use my body.

I paired it with Vega Asia Fh Vega Europe BH.
It has a medium throw. Using Vega Asia on Cho Tokusen gave me a slightly higher arc.
The speed i think is a bit too much. I have some trouble creating spin on the ball. Maybe with a grippier rubber like T05, Rakza X, Fastarc G-1 it becomes easier.
Spin is ok, nothing special. Despite being 1ply hinoki there isnt that much of dwell.Unless is far from table is difficult to generate huge spin.
ITS THICK. 11mm cpen blade, not counting rubbers. unless you have very big hands you gonna have a bad time...
RPB is difficult. The sweetspot on the rpb is little to none, very difficult to perform a precise shot, but if you do is very rewarding. Huge spin and low arc.
Heavy!! my setup is 213grms. Im a big guy and i still needed about a week to wrists get used to.

It was the last blade of the musical instruments line i bought but is by far the best. No vibration, awesome feeling, blocks, topspin, serves...all good.

The best experience i had was with medium/hard rubbers like Rakza 7, Adidas P7 and Fastarc G-1(the sponge is hard but top sheet is very elastic).
It has high throw, flexible(not that much), huge dwell and a the top ply is mildly hard. Perfect blade for begginers and intermediate level. Unless youre in a level that youre constantly in open rallies, the speed is more than enough with modern rubbers.

I tried with double inverted and it was awesome. With short pips, awesome too! - although had some trouble to adjust pips topspins. Now i want to try with long pips, Curl P-1R 1.2mm, im sure this blade will perform well too!

Of all the blades i have, this is the only one if i got a chance, i would buy 3 more of them.

I played with this blade for about 3 months. I tried with Omega IV Asia, FastArc G-1 and S-1.

I wouldnt compare this blade to Acoustic but to Tenor. This blade is very stiff with long dwell. Its hardness is something like Tenor on low and medium gear, on power loops and counters it felt too soft, even with Omega IV Asia.

Close and middle distance from the table this is the best blade i ever had (when paired with G-1). It does everything with control and speed.
Far from the table, despite being able to impact huge spins i felt a loss of control, consistency wasnt there. And my game is basically consistency. I dont have footwork, tons of speed of spin, but i always throw the ball back to the court.
Maybe if you pair this blade with less bouncy and harder rubbers like Omega V Tour and Asia, Hurricane or MX-S you can gain control away from table.
Now, the best experience i had with this blade was with short pips. I assembled Rakza PO and Fastarc S-1 and tried to stay very close to the table. Its just awesome. Could hit everything and even consistent topspin with pips due its softness. Highly recommended Short Pips blade.

In short:
High Speed like TBALC, more than Viscaria, Tenor, Ludeack Fleet.
Awesome control just like Acoustic.
Good spin. Its very stiff and you have to be right on time to impact huge spins close to table. Medium/Long distance its a monster.
Outstanding feeling. Felt like an allwood blade. Could only feel the carbon when i smashed. Short game is so precise.
Medium Throw. I had to put some effort to lift spinny counter loops.
Medium Trajectory.

Overall a very good value for money, I had this with my first blade and it was a very good rubber to start with. While this is not as fast as tenergy or similar rubbers, it is very consistent and gives you very good control. It is on the heavy side but from what I've seen so far this is one of the best value rubbers.

The blade is well made, which is expected considering the price of this new Tibhar blade.





My previous blade was all wood and a bit slower: Tibhar Force Pro Black Edition (FPBE).
The carbon feeling of the CCA is not too dominant and I keep plenty of control so the transition was pretty smooth (except for the price! )

It is 6mm thick. The carbon layer is next to the outer ply.



I have been playing with this blade for several weeks.
FH : Tibhar Evolution MX-P
BH : Victas V>01 Limber then very recently Tibhar Evolution MX-P

It has some mild vibrations which I like.

The handle of the FPBE is quite massive, so the weight is very well balanced, even paired with heavy rubbers. The handle of the CCA Unlimited is more standard, thinner, therefore the whole setup is head heavy.
With 2 sheets of MX-P I end up with a setup slightly over 190g and a bit head heavy. It was quite disturbing at first compared to the FPBE then I quickly got used to it. You might dislike it though.
Perhaps the reason why Vladi's using a grip : enlarge the handle for his large hands and balance the weight.

Paired with Evolution MX-P, it's a dream match.
The more power you give the more dwell time you benefit. Counter-hits and active blocks are easy and accurate.
The blade is fast but I never feel it is too fast.
Given the speed (of both the blade and rubbers), the short game is very good and you get plenty of touch. The grip of MX-P shines when performing back-spins.

I usually play with a soft and control oriented rubber on BH but with this blade I can afford to play with MX-P on BH and keep the ball on the table with a great variety of strokes.

Great blade at a good price. Lightweight blade with small vibrations, allows you too make controllable loops and topspins. The difference between both sides is slightly noticeable. Confortable FL handle, the only thing i didn't like was both outer plies are very thin but i guess that makes it controllable. I suggest always use a fast high quality rubber on the ALL+ side, and experiment all you like with the DEF+ side.

I bought this blade because i was struggling with my control issues which have diminished since i started using this blade. I use Skyline 3-60 on the DEF+ side of the racket but I use it for FH, FX-P on the ALL+ side for BH.

Pros: My BH flicks above the table are now my main weapon, since i couldn't perform this with my previous blade (Tibhar triple carbon OFF++), FH topspins are good but better with not-tacky rubber since they have a lower throw angle

Cons: Not suitable for blocking or chopping with soft rubbers, i guess i should have go for mid and hard ones. Not for the lazy, you need to generate your own power and not rely on the spring effect of hi tech rubbers

I know this blade should be paired with pimples, but I don't know how to play with those yet, maybe in the future and I'll add it to the review.

Overall great product, fun to play with and delivers what it promises: 9/10

This rubber is like an upgraded version of friendship 729. It is cheap and yet a beast if user gets used to it...I still need to experience it on a Stiga Tube Alu since I have a globe blade before.

Overall,this is a goofd fast rubber.It is very good for the punching and counter attacking due to the power it can generate.However,I don't really like the fact that I can't produce those spinny loops as well as I could on tenergy.But,when I really go for the point and just hit through the ball, the rubber really shines you get amazing spin and speed!It can be spinny when used wiselyIt's a good rubber,worth a try.It's fast though good for backhand and forehand!

Spin and control is brilliant without too much effort, it is definitely good for a first time tenergy user.Easy to lift backspin.I don't really like it on the forehand as although it's fast I feel a lack of power especially with the soft sponge.It's best suited for the backhand.To use the rubber you do need to have good touch and push as the ball can often drift high, if weak at the short game.Overall, good rubber despite the price!

Well, I buy this blade cuz of its price and because of my amazement to this blade. I buy it with the Xiom Omega V Euro on FH and Stiga Airoc Astro S on BH (RPB). All of the rubbers are in max thickness. I Bought my blade for $60 (Rp. 700.000 in Indonesia). Its weight is around 84-86g. I bought the penhold version of the blade. Enjoy the review.

FH Topspin : Really great !!! Dwells much that creates a lot of spin. Controllable yet still fast and powerful to topspin from mid until away from the table. But Im not to satisfy to topspinning away from the table because it lacks a bit power so needing more effort.

BH Topspin : BH topspinning with my RPB is also great. It keeps the trajectory low to medium and give the opponents more problems to return the stroke. Try to use a medium to medium soft rubbers on the BH, its feels great.

Open Ups/Loops : Loops and Open ups are very effortless. The all-wood feel gives very good feedback and dwell that create a lot of spin thats hard to return. Very satisfying.

Driving/Hitting : Lacks a bit of accuracy, but its good for me when i use it on BH (that is not RPB [the same side]) still making a good stroke.

Blocking : Feels great. Lacks power a bit.

Counter attacks : Very good. Pair it up with my Xiom Omega V Euro, can create a really effortless counter attacks like topspin, loops and counter drives. Creates good trajectory.

Serving : Feels only a bit bouncy, but still can create a lot of spin.

Short play : Feels a bit lack of control, need to adjust but when done adjusting it, I satisfated for the result. Flicks also good. 3rd ball and 5th ball is awesome.

Conclusion : For me this the weapon that RPB Penholders searching. Its easy to create a very strong 3rd ball. I recommended for mix to agressive players that still like to play with power.

Regards,
William

Hi guys !!! This is my best FH rubber that I used and I gonna do some simple reviews of it.

Warming : This rubber is really good. It is great in hitting and FH blocking. But I kind of need extra speed in hitting. To do that you need to hit harder.

Serving : Using 2 of my main serves, reverse underspin pendulum and high toss backspin serves, it was really good. Creates a lot of spin and makes many of my opponents make errors. Using fast serves also good. My fast serves really cast many of my opponents.

Short Play : Also good, but usually leads the ball to the net. Need to get the racket more under neat the ball, but still its good for shorts. When I have the opportunity to do the FH flick, it is spinny, fast and direct with extreme accuracy.

FH Topspin : It is really good. Close and mid from the table. Spinny and have good throw. This is one of the reason I choosed for FH.

BH Topspin : I don't use it for BH Topspinning as well I'm a Penholder with RPB. Well, I use Stiga Airoc Astro S for my RPB.

Blocking : It is very good for Blocking cuz of its speciality that dont even react to spin. Good for FH and BH (not RPB) blocking. I also can do good drop shots.

Counter Attacks : The rubber is very very very very good and excellent for counter attacking. It is a pleasure with this rubber. Very precise and spinny. You can add extra speed with more power.

Loops/Opening Loops : It is good for looping. The first opening loop is easy, if the opponent return the loop, you can do the second killing loop.

Drives/Hitting : Good for hitting, still direct.

Chopping : Alsso good as it doesnt react to incoming spin.

Durability : This is also very good it still acts like a new rubber even used after 4 months.

Well, I recommend this rubber for mix style play that likes to play with power. My setup is Blade : Yasaka Ma Lin Extra Offensive Penhold , FH : This rubber and my BH : Stiga Airoc Astro S

P.S : Sorry for any mistakes on my english.

At last I will permanently use this rubber for my BH. It was very good. Spin, Speed and Control everything is amazing. I'm turning from the Chinese style play into Hybrid play of Chinese and Euro/Jap style. Very good. Now My RPB is much much better than before. Well, its fast and with a bit medium throw. But still good

It's a good rubber for learning how to play.If you really have a good Chinese loop you can get a lot of spin out of this.Short play really easy.Ony problem,if you don't use your full body in your forehand it's rather slow.Overall,good rubber

A good backhand rubber, is better with a carbon or a hard blade. Easy to control, great feal on inpact. But i have to say the durability is very low compared to other rubbers. Blocks are very easy and low, consistency is a great on this rubber. It is a slow rubber, the soft sponge and the top sheet tries to compensate that with the catapult effect.