Product information
Double Day is not a well know brand outside of Asia and I only found out about it through another player how posted a travel blog for Taiwan where he talked about this manufacturer and some of the blades they make. It's said that DD used to make blades for Butterfly but I have not been able to confirm this from additional sources.
Now to the actually blade I decided on, Valiant ALC Winner a 5 ply blade 5,7mm thick with ALC. This makes this blade similar to a Timo Boll ALC but with 2 ply's less and for 1/3 of the price and that is an absolut steal if you ask me.
The blade came in a nice box that beats any manufacturers packaging by miles and on the side was all the stats of the blade including this particular blades weight of 87g. I had asked the seller ping-pong.tw if they had a blade around 90g and this was the heaviest blade they had in stock.
The outer ply was in perfect condition rivalling the likes of Butterfly in quality and the handle in ST was nicely rounded and not squarish like Butterfly so I could get a good grip. It's not a thick handle I would say it a bout the same as a Butterfly ST handle. I compare this blade a loot to BF but that is because most players will have experience with BF blades.
How does it play, well it play like a 5 play blade with ALC I guess. I paired it with Razant Grip max thickness on both sides and I can loop for days. Opening loops, counter loops, out of position loops they come back spiny and with a good arc on the table. There was no vibrations and the blade have good speed in the OFF range. Blocking is ok but ofc. it will never feel as solid as a 7 ply all wood blade for example.
If you are looking for a quality ALC blade look no further, I will recommend this blade all week long an twice on Sunday!
And remember speed, spin and control mostly comes from you and not your bat.
Now to the actually blade I decided on, Valiant ALC Winner a 5 ply blade 5,7mm thick with ALC. This makes this blade similar to a Timo Boll ALC but with 2 ply's less and for 1/3 of the price and that is an absolut steal if you ask me.
The blade came in a nice box that beats any manufacturers packaging by miles and on the side was all the stats of the blade including this particular blades weight of 87g. I had asked the seller ping-pong.tw if they had a blade around 90g and this was the heaviest blade they had in stock.
The outer ply was in perfect condition rivalling the likes of Butterfly in quality and the handle in ST was nicely rounded and not squarish like Butterfly so I could get a good grip. It's not a thick handle I would say it a bout the same as a Butterfly ST handle. I compare this blade a loot to BF but that is because most players will have experience with BF blades.
How does it play, well it play like a 5 play blade with ALC I guess. I paired it with Razant Grip max thickness on both sides and I can loop for days. Opening loops, counter loops, out of position loops they come back spiny and with a good arc on the table. There was no vibrations and the blade have good speed in the OFF range. Blocking is ok but ofc. it will never feel as solid as a 7 ply all wood blade for example.
If you are looking for a quality ALC blade look no further, I will recommend this blade all week long an twice on Sunday!
And remember speed, spin and control mostly comes from you and not your bat.
