Post your latest EJ purchase

[Tyce]

Rozena and Glayzer have a higher ceiling than most people give them credit for in my opinion.

I think you'll find them nice on an outer carbon if you have already played carbon before. Glayzer is fairly forgiving but is also fairly hard, so I think it can feel hard to generate quality on a softer blade.

Just my 2c

I also found Rozena to be sluggish if not paired with a nice direct blade. When I tested it on Outerforce CAF I found it quite hard to play a ball properly long. I'm really curious about Glayzer in particular, because I've only felt it on a thin 5ply before and that was very underwhelming. I know it's supposed to come alive better on a firm blade but don't have experience with that yet.

 

[golden_son]

I also found Rozena to be sluggish if not paired with a nice direct blade. When I tested it on Outerforce CAF I found it quite hard to play a ball properly long. I'm really curious about Glayzer in particular, because I've only felt it on a thin 5ply before and that was very underwhelming. I know it's supposed to come alive better on a firm blade but don't have experience with that yet.

I've used Glayzer on a 5-ply (limba-spruce-ayous), an inner KLC with limba surface, and an inner PLC with spruce surface. Surprisingly it felt the deadest on the inner KLC + limba blade. It played decently well on the 5-ply but needed full commitment on each stroke to get the ball over the net. On the third blade it really feels alive. I can understand why its reputation is muddled.

I'm beginning to think Butterfly rubbers are just made for spruce outers; the only other times I've felt this blade + rubber "harmony" was a friend's Donic Waldner World Championship 89 with Tenergy 05 and my old old VSG-4000 with Sriver EL.

 

[kindof99]

Then you need to know how to check authencity .. or have friend who can check it for you

It is not really hard to spot fake DHS blades. And I think if someone wants to make fake DHS blades, they will probably fake W968. Also, you can buy from an Aliexpress seller with good reputation.

 

[J-fed]

It is not really hard to spot fake DHS blades. And I think if someone wants to make fake DHS blades, they will probably fake W968. Also, you can buy from an Aliexpress seller with good reputation.

My first Ali purchase was some carbon MTB handlebars. I immediately regretted it and was ashamed at my stupidity. If they snap, I'm gonna faceplant going down a mountain. Not good.
But yes, price is a good indicator and Ali does honestly have a reliable returns policy. So far at least.

 

[backspacer]

Bought some cheap stuff to practice feeding.

 

[Haito]

Got package from Loki, ordered directly from Alibaba. Excellent customer service. The boxes for the blades are extremely nice. I cannot express how much better they feel. It might sound weird but this packaging makes you think like this is some sort of premium box. My GF was immediately. "Can we buy one for my brother for Christmas" 🤣🤣

I also received Telson Germany. I am waiting for Arthur China and Rxton 9.

 

[dingyibvs]

Got package from Loki, ordered directly from Alibaba. Excellent customer service. The boxes for the blades are extremely nice. I cannot express how much better they feel. It might sound weird but this packaging makes you think like this is some sort of premium box. My GF was immediately. "Can we buy one for my brother for Christmas" 🤣🤣

I also received Telson Germany. I am waiting for Arthur China and Rxton 9.

The "regular" Rxton 9 (provincial and national) are MUCH better than the Rxton pro. They actually feel kind of like H3. They bounce off a bit quicker and throw noticeably shorter, and they still have that slightly "thick" feeling, I think because the sponge is 2.15mm instead of 2.1mm.

 

[piligrim]

My first Ali purchase was some carbon MTB handlebars. I immediately regretted it and was ashamed at my stupidity. If they snap, I'm gonna faceplant going down a mountain. Not good.
But yes, price is a good indicator and Ali does honestly have a reliable returns policy. So far at least.

About return policy. Recently I had to return rubber I ordered by mistake. Next time I wanted to order from same seller I received notice I am in sellers black list and can't place order

 

[kindof99]

Got package from Loki, ordered directly from Alibaba. Excellent customer service. The boxes for the blades are extremely nice. I cannot express how much better they feel. It might sound weird but this packaging makes you think like this is some sort of premium box. My GF was immediately. "Can we buy one for my brother for Christmas" 🤣🤣

I also received Telson Germany. I am waiting for Arthur China and Rxton 9.

I also got a WSH ARC and a SARC, and a Yinhe Sun Wen afc

 

[MOJOJOJO-74]

I purchased the Xuperman Super S1 with Xuperman Powerplay-Xb 41° and Xuperman Powerplay-Xr 38°. Definitely feels different since I've been using ALC blades and this is my first ZLC blade 😮

 

[J-fed]

About return policy. Recently I had to return rubber I ordered by mistake. Next time I wanted to order from same seller I received notice I am in sellers black list and can't place order

Ahh. Fair enough. It isn’t Amazon. Definitely I can see that they might need to do that.

 

[rbtitco]

All 3 were on discount and I want to compare this with my Ovtcharov ALC

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What do you think of the blade? Is there more flex than ovtcharov?

 

[Haito]

I also got a WSH ARC and a SARC, and a Yinhe Sun Wen afc

I considered SARC, but ARC is on the high end of the speed I can handle.

 

[SorryForTheEdge]

What do you think of the blade? Is there more flex than ovtcharov?

I played it once so it's hard to give a comparison so soon. I also ordered the blade sealing so that can also affect the feeling. First impressions - stiffer, more woody feeling, better feedback, but bouncier, more direct, less arc, strong spin generation and brush feeling when serving tomahawk.

 

[rbtitco]

I played it once so it's hard to give a comparison so soon. I also ordered the blade sealing so that can also affect the feeling. First impressions - stiffer, more woody feeling, better feedback, but bouncier, more direct, less arc, strong spin generation and brush feeling when serving tomahawk.

Thanks.. I want to try this one out.

 

[TTL]

What

Got package from Loki, ordered directly from Alibaba. Excellent customer service. The boxes for the blades are extremely nice. I cannot express how much better they feel. It might sound weird but this packaging makes you think like this is some sort of premium box. My GF was immediately. "Can we buy one for my brother for Christmas" 🤣🤣

I also received Telson Germany. I am waiting for Arthur China and Rxton 9.

What you think about the ADC? Could you compare to other blade?

 

[Haito]

What

What you think about the ADC? Could you compare to other blade?

I really really like it so far. I played once with it. I do not want to talk about it only after 2hrs. It feels like the good W968 clones. It has this catapult feeling, like you hit it, bends back and then ball goes "weeeeeeeeeee".

The speed is not amazing but much more approachable the Outer carbon thing. That being said, I have tried the outer carbon with my preferred rubbers as much. The handle is much nicer. I have no idea why they differentiated the handles between the two. I think I will stay with the ADC..

 

[just_one_more_chop]

I am relatively new to this forum and dont really contribute much, but as I enjoy reading through so many opinions to so many different topics here, I am gonna share my highlight of EJ this summer break. (Disclaimer: Intermediate player at best)
In the pause between the seasons I tested quite a few things and lately (one week ago) treated myself to a Fan Zhendong ALC with Dignics 09C on FH and Zyre 03 on BH. I played defensive all wood blades with pips the last months, so I did not expect much from it, but wanted to try how such an offensive setup felt. After two training sessions and a tournament I am really surprised how fast yet controlled the attacks can be. Short game is obviously a lot more challenging, but even that feels quite good for me with this blade and rubbers given how new the setup is for me. Of cause I am losing more, cause it all feels different and after pips I need to focus a lot more on the incoming spin. Nevertheless I am looking forward to practice with this and use it in the season and the TTD Meetup. Maybe someone there might also be able to teach me a little how to tame this beast
The grip of the blade is almost the best I ever had. Feedback feels great. Dignics 09C feels great to play. I never played any Butterfly rubbers before, the only thing that came to mind feelingwise was me playing Hurricane last season. I played it unboosted, so it was quite exhausting for me(I learned a lot though). The topshit of D09C feels safe to only brush the ball while the sponge feels a lot more lively and energetic on its own. Zyre03 I honestly admit, I have no clue what its strengths are. I can hit some BH attacks super well and it is a lot of fun, but I am sure I am not using much of its potential attackwise. What surprised me more is that pushes were a lot more dangerous (atleast thats the feeling from my side).

When choosing the FZD ALC Blade I also saw there were Super ALC, ZLC, Super ZLC and CNF. I have no clue what exactly changes between these blades, so I picked the cheapest one. As I have read they play differently, I researched a bit and mostly found the ALC in use by the professionals, so I wondered is it really that much of a difference that an intermediate player could feel it?

Anyway this setup may not increase the quality of my game, but definitely increased the fun I had using it, so that counts as a win for me

 

[belllfador]

Goriki Super Drive, 95.3g, 1340Hz, 6.98mm +/-0.01mm, with sharp edges. Bouncing the ball on a naked blade feels solid, with very good balance and tamed springiness. The EJ bias is strong here The top layers are made from low density walnut, which is going in hard limba territory.

 

[biaxialerzug]

Goriki Super Drive, 95.3g, 1340Hz, 6.98mm +/-0.01mm, with sharp edges. Bouncing the ball on a naked blade feels solid, with very good balance and tamed springiness. The EJ bias is strong here The top layers are made from low density walnut, which is going in hard limba territory.
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Such a beauty! Love it!