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Hi everybody. Most of you on here probably know Der_Echte, a very avid member of the forum. When people post questions about setups, he very often directs them to what we has come to be called the "Der_Echte special," an 896 or Instinkt blade with an extremely cheap backhand rubber and a well priced forehand rubber, because he doesn't want to pay "an arm and a leg for a sheet of Tenergy 05" . When Der_Echte came to New York City, he passed a setup like this to UpsideDownCarl who eventually passed it on to me. Time for a second opinion
Blade: KTL Instinkt+ (16 USD)
FH: Tibhar Aurus (45 USD)
BH: Dawei 2008XP Super Power (8 USD)
Tibhar edge tape and grip tape.
Initial thoughts (after very little playing)
Due to the blade's slow speed, the bat is very easy to control, especially the backhand blocks. Carl and I both thought there was an odd high pitched sound on every bounce off the racquet, and Carl didn't feel much dwell time. I thought that I could spin the ball, though, and my forehand loops were fine. I felt that the Aurus was a good rubber, and after flipping it to my backhand felt it worked well there also. It was perhaps a little too fast for the blade more on the backhand, which allowed speed but not as much spin. I will play with it more before passing it on, but my first impression is that the setup is very good for the price and the Dawei rubber is much more consistent and even more spinny than a 25 USD YinHe rubber I was using for a few months. The blade is extremely controllable, but it's maybe a little slow and hard to backhand loop. Passive blockers lockers would do well with a setup like this, as my BH blocks were extremely consistent, although it is hard to add a punch. I have not served or anything yet, but when I do I'll let you all know what it's like.
Blade: KTL Instinkt+ (16 USD)
FH: Tibhar Aurus (45 USD)
BH: Dawei 2008XP Super Power (8 USD)
Tibhar edge tape and grip tape.
Initial thoughts (after very little playing)
Due to the blade's slow speed, the bat is very easy to control, especially the backhand blocks. Carl and I both thought there was an odd high pitched sound on every bounce off the racquet, and Carl didn't feel much dwell time. I thought that I could spin the ball, though, and my forehand loops were fine. I felt that the Aurus was a good rubber, and after flipping it to my backhand felt it worked well there also. It was perhaps a little too fast for the blade more on the backhand, which allowed speed but not as much spin. I will play with it more before passing it on, but my first impression is that the setup is very good for the price and the Dawei rubber is much more consistent and even more spinny than a 25 USD YinHe rubber I was using for a few months. The blade is extremely controllable, but it's maybe a little slow and hard to backhand loop. Passive blockers lockers would do well with a setup like this, as my BH blocks were extremely consistent, although it is hard to add a punch. I have not served or anything yet, but when I do I'll let you all know what it's like.