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I've been using the Barwell Fleet for over 12 months and I love it. I have the flared handle and it feels great in my hands. After attaching two sheets of Rakza 7 rubbers initially to it, I felt that I had more control and could spin the ball better than when I played with the Yasaka Extra Special blade. It's powerful, fast, yet controllable. I find that my short game has improved with this blade. Looping underspin has been easier and I can finish a point with a powerful loop kill with ease when the opportunity presents itself. The one thing I especially like about this BF blade is the feel when hitting, pushing, blocking or looping. The sensation is there when I strike the ball correctly; I see the ball land on the other side with the intended spin, speed and power.

So in summary the Barwell Fleet is a great blade for me because it imparts a unique feel, powerful for looping yet quite controllable.

Best forehand rubber. You can serve very well, you can counterloop, you can play fast but still have enough spin on the ball. Control is not the best for blocking, but hey, don't block with your forehand, counterloop!

I have changed recently for the backhand from a Tenergy 05 to Tenergy 80 as it is more controlable and better for blocking. I can do anything I want with it, I love the rubber

I am playing with this blade already for 7 years I think, I had to change it once, but it was my own fault for not using varnish or hairspray.

It is very fast, it has a great touch for looping, it is the best looping blade I played with. At the beginning I played with two tenergy 05 on the blade and also boosting them. I have a great control with my forehand, no problem, but with the backhand I have to admit it was kind of a disaster for blocking! I changed to Tenergy 80 on the backhand, thickness 1.7 and no booster, and it is still very, very fast. But blocking is now okay.

If you want to loop all the time and play a mix between far from the table and close, it is the best blade. If you like to block, I would not recommend it

I found this blade is really solid for CH.Pen and not so head heavy in mine. To make this blade durable when changing the rubber, use 2 layers Stiga Attach Power Glue. The glue is specialize for this blade. This blade can do anything. It is one of the best blade I had. For me, it is an OFF+ blade. Use it and no need to search other blades, except if there is another better blade.

After I buy The Rosewood NCT V, I'm sad that the trajectory of the Rosewood is mdium low. Just hours ago I started to order the Intensity NCT Penhold. When it arrives I immediately glue my H3Prov and T64 into it and test it. Amazing Penhold blade. Its good even with RPB. Good for serves, shorts, flicks, drives, open loops, counter loops, forehand counter topspin and drop shots. The only less thing is power. This blade has controllable power that makes me like it. Only need more effort when blocking and smashing. Has ultra amount of dwell time that makes me create a large amount of spin. Has many margin for error and my friends came and and practice with me, gets so many difficulties. This blade is also ultra light. Amazing penhold blade from Stiga. Thats why Xu Xin using this ultimate weapon.

I switch from my Ebenholz NCT V cuz I found myself problems to drive with the Ebenholz so when I buy T64, I also order this blade instead. This blade is just in my desire. Good for RPB Penhold Chinese Style Drive play. It fix all my problem. Suitable with my DHS H3 Prov Blue Sponge and T64. Its also very light. I also can create a lot of spin on serves and spin on anything because of the amazing amount of dwell time. Also this blade is better for RPB penhold than the Ebenholz in my opinion.

Well my T64 arrives faster than I thought. The T64 that I just ordered just came and I gonna do a simple review of it. First of all, it feels slightly softer than T05 and T80. It us the fastest in the Tenergy series and the least spin. When doing some testing of this rubber, I use it on my BH. It is good for blocking and drives. Now I know why many Chinese top players use T64 on their BH. Cuz they like to do mid-distance drives with their BH. My playing style is the same. Flicks with thus rubber are marvelous. I recommend to use this rubber with a high trajectory blade so can keep precision in close and far distance. Note this !! this rubber is good for counter-drive not counter-attack. BH Open ups are also good. I also like my BH 3rd and 5th ball attacks. I usually use FH on 3rd balls but my BH also works. Thats what I can review.

Ball is playable but its closer to a xsf ball than a NP40+, actually seems to have worse quality control than xsf

Just buy this rubber to pair my Ebenholz NCT V. For me, this rubber only powerful on my BH side. But the spin are ok. Counter attacks are the best in the Tenergy series. Touch and Flicks too. This rubber is also not recommended for drives. The ball always goes high. But thats the good thing in mid-distance.

Just buy this blade in the PEN Version. First of all, when started using this I got the best feeling. I can do anything. Loop, Powerloops, Power Topspins. Counters are the dream to heavens. Its hard, but has good dwell time. Pair it with T80 in the BH are the best. Still using this blade with my H3 Prov Blue Sponge. My racket becomes the best in my club. I oove this blade better than the Emerald VPS or even the Intensity Carbon and Non-Carbon. This blade is also better than the Rosewood series. Thats all I can review about this amazing blade from Stiga.

Trying my friend's rubber and I kinda like it for my BH. But the only thing the spin. Thats all.

Is good quality maks me like it for an all-wood blade. Fast and Spinny also Controllable

Evolution MX-P has what i was looking for my FH : a rubber hard enough to perform fast top-spins but having a nice dwell time for easy blocking and counter-hitting.
I find this balance very difficult to find. When the dwell time is ok, I usually feel the rubber is too soft.

On top of that, MX-P is amazing for serves. Killerspintt wrote : "You will love the rubber when it comes to serves". Oh yes you will.
You safely find any speed and placement for some very spinny serves.
The grip is great and enduring.

The high throw makes lifting heavy underspin a lot easier than the majority of rubbers.
My previous FH rubber was Target Ultim 50 by Cornilleau. That's a real rocket (the fastest rubber I ever played with) and a spin machine.
I loved it. The main downside is the low throw : perform a top spin on a heavy back spin ball is exhausting. And you do not have a choice : it has to be a slow and very spinny stroke.
It is way easier with MX-P. And you get versatility. You can go slow and spinny or fast and strong.

The factory boost is a bit too strong for me. Once unpacked, i let the rubber rest for several weeks to get the speed and feeling i want.

[Edit 11-30-2017] : I can play with MX-P right of the package on Tibhar Samsonov Force Pro Black Edition.
The speed is awesome while keeping great control.

At last, found the perfect RPB Penhold blade for me. Good for fast and powerful topspins.

This is my current rubber on both sides. Uncontrollable at first coz all my shots went out
after some time of taming and understanding I was finally able to control the beast. It is still the best
there is no need for reviews because I know that you know how this rubber performs. My biggest mistake was
to look for an alternative lol which greatly weakened my spin and confidence in attacking. Now I came back
and put two 05's as a sign of repentance.(or just the advice of many people saying that my game was better with 05)

One problem is the price, here in the PH this beast is yours for only $94 a sheet. holy sheet
unless you know of a supplier that buys directly from Japan which can save you $25
another one is the inconsistency because two 05's are never the same in fact my rubbers are imbalanced.
The red sheet is heavier than the black and performs better too. and lastly my personal problem because
this rubber is wrongly named this should have been named Spin Art lol

I bought this blade in 2014 looking to replace my Viscaria because I felt it lacks the speed and power.
I was searching for a blade that has the control and dwell of the Visca yet faster than it. then came out this blade
slapped a Tenergy 80 for fh and the fx version for the backhand. My wish was granted a fast blade with excellent feel and dwell
a year later I changed rubbers and put 05 and 64 the hidden potential of this blade was revealed. The ball stays so long that I felt
the spin produced by the 05 was amplified. My spins were golf balls and the 64 for backhand was the best in terms of blocking actively or passively.

As my level improved due to experiences from National games I started to like the Mizu even more specially in counters and long table rally.
Now I am using two 05's to compensate for the slower polyball. Still producing golfballs whether in the forehand or backhand side.
Long table play,flicks,block and control in service is still the same. artillery in long table, crunchy flicks, stable blocks and Mizu like serve.

PS. I changed my Mizu for Akrasia for some time buuuuuut eventually went back
as it is more stable and my spins here is more consistent.

I switched my FH from the Airoc Astro S into this rubber cuz my problem in short games when using Airoc Astro S. Before switching into this rubber I tried my friends T05, T80 and Xiom Sigma Euro II also the Calibra LT Plus. With T05, the problem is, the rubber is so hard that is hard to control and when I loop, my friends easily counter-loop my loops. Different problem with T80. With the T80, when playing close, it always lead the ball off the table, even with less effort. Now the problem of Xiom Sigma Euro II. The rubber isn't suits my blade, The Intensity NCT Carbon. The dwell time with the Sigma is ultra short. Same problem with the Calibra LT Plus cuz of the super-hard sponge. But those problems I didn't encountered with the Calibra LT. With The Calibra LT, I can execute any of my friend strokes and fits well with my Chinese style of play. And this rubber fix my problem in short games and still the best for flicks. But for BH, I still use the Airoc Astro S

My best Stiga rubber so far. Im using it niw in the intensity carbon and all my shots are amazing. Fh and bh topspins are superb. Drives and underspin loops are the best. The only bad news is touching. The less amount of gear makes touching super low, but gew adjustment makes touches with this rubber deadly. Im an rbp penholder with chinese style of technique, with this thing counter loops and topspins are efffortless. Serves are good too

The Calibra LT sound is a great rubber if you like soft sponges. It has a long dwell, but fast catapult feel leaving the bat. Great control and precision to make amazing shots. The spin is awesome, its equally effective in rallies and serves. The defensive side and the short game of the calibra sound isn't the greatest. you gotta stay on offense, the sponge is too soft for me to get good touch in the short game