blade recommendations for intermediate player

[Hamza mehboob]

Hi I am currently using stiga allround classic(with Rakza z FH and fastarc g1 BH) and want to upgrade my blade to an off/off- blade that is not too stiff.

Should i stick to all wood blade like tibhar samsanov black edition or Tibhar Bernadette Szocs Signature 1 blade or yasaka extra offensive or an inner carbon blade like harimoto alc or sanwei surge prime

i am a spin oriented player with 4 years of experience on the table

 

[DBsystem78]

I think inner carbon blade is a good choice so it wont be too stiff here is the option I recommend :

- Butterfly Innerforce Layer ALC
- DHS 301T / DHS 301
- Yasaka Ma Lin Soft Carbon INNER
- Stiga Dynasty Carbon (Inner)

 

[mightymouse]

Stiga Allround Classic (being a thin 5-ply blade) is too flexible and soft compared to Samsonov Force Pro Black (thick, ~6.7 mm, 7-ply blade). It is too big of a jump.

Yasaka Ma Lin Extra Offensive (now it is named Yasaka Myth Extra Offensive) has walnut outerply (hard wood), which means that it will feel very different compared to your soft Allround Classic. With thickness of 5.9 mm and hard outerply, it will feel stiff and hard.

It is better to get a thicker 5-ply with similar composition, such as Butterfly Korbel (~5.9 mm in thickness) and I believe you will feel that Korbel is already stiff compared to your Allround Classic.

Besides, with Korbel you can play with it until you are an advanced player. For amateur (like us), it is good enough to last a lifetime.

 

[Hamza mehboob]

I think inner carbon blade is a good choice so it wont be too stiff here is the option I recommend :

- Butterfly Innerforce Layer ALC
- DHS 301T / DHS 301
- Yasaka Ma Lin Soft Carbon INNER
- Stiga Dynasty Carbon (Inner)

how is sanwei surge prism its cheap compare to these but there must be some catch to it

 

[Hamza mehboob]

Stiga Allround Classic (being a thin 5-ply blade) is too flexible and soft compared to Samsonov Force Pro Black (thick, ~6.7 mm, 7-ply blade). It is too big of a jump.

Yasaka Ma Lin Extra Offensive (now it is named Yasaka Myth Extra Offensive) has walnut outerply (hard wood), which means that it will feel very different compared to your soft Allround Classic. With thickness of 5.9 mm and hard outerply, it will feel stiff and hard.

It is better to get a thicker 5-ply with similar composition, such as Butterfly Korbel (~5.9 mm in thickness) and I believe you will feel that Korbel is already stiff compared to your Allround Classic.

Besides, with Korbel you can play with it until you are an advanced player. For amateur (like us), it is good enough to last a lifetime.

how is Tibhar Stratus Power Wood

 

[mihalichtheone]

I think inner carbon blade is a good choice so it wont be too stiff here is the option I recommend :

- Butterfly Innerforce Layer ALC
- DHS 301T / DHS 301
- Yasaka Ma Lin Soft Carbon INNER
- Stiga Dynasty Carbon (Inner)

Dynasty Carbon is outer textreme carbon blade, not inner. It's quite stiff, though IMO it sits right between Timo Boll ALC and inner blades like BTY Innerforce ALC etc.

 

[DBsystem78]

Looks like a relative new blade so not much review yet on it , but found this :

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/review-sanwei-surge-prism-inner-carbon-blade.38277/

looks like a nice inner carbon blade indeed but never tried it

 

[Tyce]

Hi I am currently using stiga allround classic(with Rakza z FH and fastarc g1 BH) and want to upgrade my blade to an off/off- blade that is not too stiff.

Why?

Should i stick to all wood blade like tibhar samsanov black edition or Tibhar Bernadette Szocs Signature 1 blade or yasaka extra offensive or an inner carbon blade like harimoto alc or sanwei surge prime

i am a spin oriented player with 4 years of experience on the table

If you are a spin oriented player, Allround Classic is a good blade.

If you insist, I would highly recommend taking a very small step. If you are using the flexibility of the blade to make your spin, picking up any of those blades will require you to relearn the spin game.
Stiga Offensive Classic could be a familiar feel but slightly more offensive. Or get a heavier Allround Classic to add a little oomph.

 

[Lazer]

A really nice carbon blade is Donic Appelgren WC89. Its an outer with a spruce top. The slowest carbon blade I played. It has a really nice feel to it as well.

Cheers
L-zr

 

[mightymouse]

how is Tibhar Stratus Power Wood

Tibhar Stratus Power Wood is similar to Butterfly Korbel, but being thicker, it is stiffer and faster. Coming from Stiga allround Classic, even BTY Korbel is already "too fast". In addition, handle of Tibhar Stratus Power Wood is big and square. It is not a bad feature, but a preference for each player (bigger vs smaller handle, rounder vs. square handle, etc).