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Overall a good all round blade, it's strong and will definitely last a good amount of time. Nothing special about the speed or control, but it does the job.

Really good allround rubber, not quite the speed or spin of Tenergy and Mxp but a good alternative if you want a flatter throw. Touches take time to get the hang of, and if you catch serves wrong then it's not very forgiving.

This is the sort of rubber that requires very good technique, but sadly not the european kind; to really get the most out of this rubber you need to have a huge looping forehand, but if you misjudge it it's likely to go horribly wrong. Serves can be very good, especially when the rubbers new, the ball rarely pops up too high. Overall a good rubber if you're willing to really work for it, but there are easier alternatives.

This is quite a cheap blade. Got it for 20 euros from tt11.
I got this blade weighing 93 gm.
I am using dhs skyline 3 neo on fh and lkt rapid speed on bh.
This blade has big face, hence a little head heaviness due to heavy rubbers is observed.
Close to table- Since I use chinese rubber on fh, the spin is evidently there in serves. Whenever long services are executed, this blade has been quite predictable. Hence it is stiff enough.
For chops, I needed to use less power, or the ball would go out.
For 3rd ball attack, this blade is great, its fast and powerful. Executing blocks is breeze.
Long table- As I mentioned, this blade is quite fast, off+ for me, and with chinese rubbers, if the loops are perfect, there would not be power loss.
But to execute it, your shots should be perfect. It seemed to me that this blade is less forgiving.
Important ratings-
Speed- off+ (definitely)
Defence- needs precision
Stiffness- 6to7
Dwell- a little is there when you go for loops. This attribute is actually profitable for me as it is a stiff blade normally, hence works good for counters and blocks, but when you want to do loops, dwell comes( like viscaria)
Sweet spot- definitely less than my other blade ymleo.
Hardness- hard
Durability- definitely looks sturdy, ymleo is behind pg7 in this aspect.
Vibration- is present, will sometimes irritate, as the vibrations are a bit confusing.
Overall rating- 7.8 out of 10
(Ymleo is 8.1, for me)

I tried this rubber on DHS Hurricane Long 5 which is a very fast blade..The ball has a lot power behind it, very spinny and fast at the same time. The feel i got is quite similar to the boosted typical dhs rubber. As it is only in the range of 20 dollar, it is my answer to my infatuation to the boosted dhs rubber which is costing me about 30 more dollar.

Great shoes very supportive for how light they are. Had no issues with the grip. I would highly recommend

The Nittaku Premium 40+ is a huge improvement over the previous XSF and DHS balls. This ball feels heavier and more solid compared to to the previously mentioned ones. The speed and spin is also superior. Haven't had any roundness issues until now. It also doesn't have the bothering sound of the XSF balls. The only minus is that NP40+ is more expensive than the XSF and the DHS ones.

Edit 7/2016 : These balls are very consistent and have a predictable bounce. They can last even longer than cell balls if you don't hit many edges. If you hit the ball with the edge quite often, it can break very-very fast, this being the biggest vulnerability of all plastic balls. Even if the XSF balls seem more durable, the NP are definitely more pleasing to play with.

Let' begin with a short story time. Since a decade i have to deal with really bad back pain, as strong that after the training I needed painkillers so i could lay and sleep. At that time I was wearing the usual tabletennis equipment provider shoes. Around 5 years or even perhaps longer time ago i switched to Asics Gel-Blade. I'm telling you compared with the normal shoes it was like walking into fluffy clouds. My back pain was relieved by half i would say. Since then Im sticking with them and I was never dissapointed. Now lets look a bit more detailed into the shoe. It is a ultra light-weight, after some minutes you are not feeling that you are wearing shoes, it is totaly natural. The shoe provides a nice stablity to your foot and the ligaments, what gives you a real feeling of security. I had in all these years of table tennis just once a sprained ligament what was due to a lack of grip. With what we come to the only point what I dont like so much. At the beginning the grip is really good, you can move fast and you are not sliding. But in my opinion the grip is fading too fast. Around after 3/4 year with 3-4 times training + 1 game per week the sole is really worked up and the grip is quite gone. Despite that the rest of the shoe stays close to 100% in perfect shape. For the price of around 70-80€ you are getting a top class shoes. Im just sad that the new 5 series is unbelievable ugly. Just avaible in this horrible blue or in a headache giving white-neon yellow-orange-red mix. Nevertheless a top shoes worth buying.

I came randomly to this blade, but when I was playing it first time I already could say that it's just a really good rounded blade. It gives a just comfortable feedback to your hand what gives you nice control for receiving serves or also controling very well positioning and the spin what you want to give your ball. Afterall you have to consider that this nice piece was designed quite a while ago, 1976 if im not wrong. And for modern standarts it is not an offensive blade anymore. It is more an All or All+. With it you can play every stroke with a good quality but it will not provide you with "the killer topspin" so shot. The spins and shots will really lack a bit of speed when it would be necessary to end a point through speed. Also you really have to put more effort in , if you want to give the ball a higher bounce angle, the balls are flying really flat. I think it is a perfect bladed for starters or people who like just to bring a fcking lot of balls back to the table

very good backhand rubber. It shines mid and far distance play . super fast , speed is more than spin.

I got the balls for free from Butterfly. When you open the box you immediately notice the strange colour the balls have. It is not as white as other balls are but more "dirty" and transparent. However, this does not affect you while playing I think.

For me the balls are very good for training purposes. During four hard training sessions à two hours each one ball broke - I think that is a good result. Moreover, it is really fun to play with the balls. No unpredictable trajectory, consistent jump height and you have a good feeling when hitting the ball (they don't feel as light as other, bad polyballs).

Whereas some people here speak in high terms of the balls' sound, I think they sound rather cheap and you easily hear that these aren't celluloid balls. But again, this does not affect your game in any way.

Highly recommend those balls for daily training purposes, overall good ball from Butterfly, 4 stars.

Miles beyond any other 40+ ball out there at the moment. Very consistent trajectory and bounce. Behaves like a celluloid ball in terms of feel and reaction off your racket, although with noticeably less spin. Speed feels the same as celluloid, maybe even faster sometimes.

I actually prefer this ball to the celluloid 40mm, only because it's easier to counter-loop, predict ball flight, and control the ball in extended rallies. I've played with mine a ton, and only a few broke after many hours of play, or if caught on exposed wooden edge of blade during a mis-hit.

Difficult to come by and very expensive when you are able to find. This is pretty much the only 40+ ball I play matches with. Distant 2nd place is the seamless XuShaofa 40+

This rubber is a catapult. Fast rubber for huge attacking strokes and above average control. The only drawbacks-admittedly big ones are a lack of spin and a lower than average throw angle. The throw angle is really only a problem on my backhand side (I use it on both sides) and produces a lot of service errors in the net. The throw angle being preferential ill move onto spin. My overall impression is that for someone who is an all out attacker this is your rubber. It is great from behind the table as well as on the table but doesn't have much of a touch game.
However, I do think Bluefire m1 turbo is better than the m1 version.

I have used this blade for about six months now and its a decent blade. Although there are better allowed blades like Donic Burn OFF. If you have a couple extra bucks then definitely go for Donic Burn Off. If you do purchase this blade make sure you put on some hard rubbers because the blade is not that fast. I tried Xiom vega Europe and it wasn't that good of a combination. Lifting underpin is really easy and so is blocking. Smashing is fabulous. I use this bald e with sonic blue fire m1 and this isn't that bad of a combination. However it is a head heavy combination.

The Ventus Soft is a little strange. It's so soft that every time you attack the ball, you feel the ball is touching the wood. It was awkward in the beginning but in the second or third day you get used to it. It doesn't affect the sroke. It have an amazing dwell
time, and it really helps the loop. But don't get me wrong. It's not a beginner rubbers. It's very fast and every time i hit the ball off balance or without the right technique, the ball goes off table. It's very grippy, but absolutely non tacky, Very light and the sweat doesn't affect it much.

I bought this rubber for my BH but now i'm using it in my FH.

I'm having real fun with this rubber!

The Nittaku Premium is the only poly ball that i like. It feels more like a celluloid ball than all the others combine.

I'm having many problems to adjust to the new ball and this one is the only i can play like i used to with the cell balls. It's very perfect round and hard. I bought a pack of 6 and train almost every day and still didn't break one.

It's a real shame that i can't use this ball in the tournaments in Portugal.

It's very expensive. 9€ for six balls is ridiculous. It's also slower than the cell ball but faster than all the other poly balls.

It is my new favorite rubber for BH. It helps with the looping and even being bouncy, it's very easy to block with this rubber. It's a little bit slow compared to other offensive rubbers, but i like them that way in my BH.

I believe i found my Holy Graal for my BH and i would only change this rubber if in the future i feel i need more speed in BH.

After 2 months playing with this rubber i didn't feel much degradation.

I've been playing with Silver Line All Wood for 6 months.

The blade have very very hard top plies. If you use a soft sponge, you will feel the ball hitting the wood. I don't think that affect my stroke but it annoys me.

It's an ALL+ blade but for some reason, feels slower than most of ALL blades i tried. I do't know if it is only my blade if all are like that.

It has an amazing handle. It feels very confortable in the hand and the weight in the head is very balance (i play with 2.0mm rubbers).

I hit with the blade many time in the table and in six months it doesn't have a dump or splints. It is also a very goog looking blade. Red top plies and black with gray in the handle.

For the price it's best blade i tried. I don't give 5* because of the hard top plies.

The Stiga Clipper CR (and CR WRB) is a great blade for developing players (and more!).

Lots of control, suitably fast. This blade has no weaknesses and can be used by defenders, blockers, hitters, spinners...
The drawback is that it does not shine in one particular aspect. For a pure topspinner / defender / blocker, other blades are likely better suited.

In particular, if you want power in your shots, it has to come from you, so over a whole tournament, this can be physically demanding.

The Stiga quality can be a bit hit and miss, and the weights can vary. Most good blades will be 90+ grammes.

The speed is sufficient, and the control is very good. Throw is medium.

The Clipper is a great blade, with a small price. Any player getting coaching should try one. It is the perfect blade to improve your game.

With the new ball, more advance players looking for power can consider a faster blade. Some Pros still play with Clipper but they are fitter than most league players.

This blade is one of the best in the current (commercial) DHS offering.

It is mostly sold with FL handle, although some CHinese websites seem to sell ST versions.

It weights +/- 93 grams, so not a light blade. The blade face dimensions are also slightly bigger than most. BTY blades are generally 157x150mm, and this HL5 is 160x151. However, the balance of the blade is very good and once in hand, it is not head heavy at all, even when fitted with rubbers (currently Omega V Pro and Vega Asia).

The blade is composed of the following layers Limba - Limba - ALC - Ayous - ALC - Limba - Limba. This is similar to the BTY Innerforce ALC, but the HL5 is stiffer.
The blade thickness, at 5.9 mm, is similar to many popular blades.

The throw is medium, so the blade will match most rubbers depending on style. With high (ish) throw rubbers, it's a looping machine, while with a medium throw rubbers, it's great for blocking.

The blade quality is very high the finish is excellent and it comes in a very nice box, with an individual "blade ID card" with dimensions, weight, thickness and serial number.

The limba outer layer give it a nice dwell and facilitate spin. It is very easy to control, and is very stable as you play with more power.
There are some vibrations, enough to get good feedback from your shot.

This blade is expensive, but you will find it discounted sometimes from reputable shops.

Is it the best blade I ever played with? Very likely. Not for beginners though.