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Phillypong, your post demonstrates that the cost of production of composite blades are very similar to that of all wood blades.
I suspect that the overriding reason for the big PR about composite blade superiority to all-wood is that the brands discovered that they could charge a premium for the composite stuff.
Eg: So Butterfly has the extra cost of paying Timo and ZJK to use their names name on a line of blades. But an SZJK at £330 vs a Timo Boll off at £37. That's taking the wee.
Phillypong, your post demonstrates that the cost of production of composite blades are very similar to that of all wood blades.
I suspect that the overriding reason for the big PR about composite blade superiority to all-wood is that the brands discovered that they could charge a premium for the composite stuff.
Eg: So Butterfly has the extra cost of paying Timo and ZJK to use their names name on a line of blades. But an SZJK at £330 vs a Timo Boll off at £37. That's taking the wee.
I got to agree on Fabian here, i play the Waldner Senso Carbon (an inner ply carbon), it really is a very good blade , OFF- with good feedback and feel, works very well with MX-P kind of rubbers for the plastic ball. And very affordable.
But still : u should try out a blade before u buy it if possible , there is no way around that, otherwise u will spend a lot of money buying all kinds of blades.
Hey why not try the Huieson Arylate Carbon (on Aliexpress for around 18$). A friend of mine in our club bought this one. Is a bit stiffer than my Waldner Senso Carbon but is really well made and to be honest, i think lots of Arylate Carbon blades sold by other brands are just made in Huiesons factory.
This blade is really well made and finish is surprisingly good !
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