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Thank you very much for taking a look at all of these blades and offering your opinions/thoughts. They are a tremendous help! The void in the handle of the Donic, making it seem head heavy, doesn't seem like something I would prefer. As in other paddle/racquet sports, I tend to find heavier...

Thanks for the information about the Tibhar paddles! How is the control with the Fortino Performance? On paper it seems like a big step up from my Nittaku KVL Defensive blade, but I'm looking for more power while keeping the control I love of my KVLD. Thanks for the recommendation of rubbers...

Yes, Spiral rubber on both sides. I love the control I get on my counterattacking backhand - while it could use a bit more speed, the control is absolutely remarkable for where I am in my "comeback" from taking many years off. On the forehand side is really where I feel the lack of power in...

I thought I had finally narrowed my new blade purchase down to either the Donic Waldner Senso Carbon V1 or the Donic Epox Power Allround. But after hearing from a few posters that Donic doesn't make many sticky rubbers, I think I may need to head back and take a look at some of the other blades...

Can anyone tell me anything about the Nittaku KVL Defensive blade? It's the blade (with Nittaku Spiral rubber on both sides) I found in my closet when I started playing again a couple weeks ago (after many years away from the game). But I'm having trouble finding out anything about it. Thanks...

UPDATE...I ASKED FOR ADVICE FROM EACH MANUFACTURER AND HAVE GOTTEN A FEW REPLIES SO FAR. ADMIN, YOU CAN REMOVE THIS POST IF YOU WOULD LIKE. THANK YOU!!! I'm going to purchase a new blade that will be from one of the following brands: Nittaku, Donic, Tibhar, or Yasaka. I know the following...

As I looked through the different offerings from the 5 brands I mentioned above, the Ma Lin Carbon Soft was one of choices I was looking at closely. I'm not sure how different the Carbon and the Carbon Soft are. I would assume less power and more control with the Soft? I've finally got it...

Bronzi and JJ Ng: I want to thank you both for all the helpful advice, patience with my questions, actually thinking about my game when considering what paddle would be best for me, and the updates made to the game! ALL of it is a tremendous help and fantastic learning experience for me! More...

Thank you very much for the added advice and information! I heard one of the 1700+ players mention 'tensor' rubber. Is that just a type of rubber that has more power than "non-tensor" rubber because of how it's made? But yes, I'm definitely more comfortable using my backhand (as I am in all...

Bronzi: Thank you very much for taking the time and all the information as well as advice you offered - this helps me SO much!!! I am not a classic defender as you described and now that you say this I'm not really sure I'm a "defender" at all. My game (since I've never really found the need...

I'm currently using the Nittaku KVL Defensive blade with Nittaku Spiral rubber on both sides. I'm thinking of moving towards a more offensive paddle because my 95% defensive game isn't standing up to the 1700+ competition I've been going against since I returned from my 10+ years away from the...

It's been 10+ years since I picked up a paddle and I haven't played seriously since my college days, 35 years ago. I went out for the first time about a week ago and after the first 45 minutes of finding "my game", I was playing pretty well. I actually won some singles games against, what I...

To be honest, I'd just really like to try a blade/rubber that is the same style (defensive) but different from what I currently have. That's why you don't see a Nittaku in my list of possible blades. I used a locally bought "cheaper" paddle for a long time and when I decided to go to a better...

I'm coming back from a 10+ year lay off from table tennis. I currently use a Nittaku KVL Defensive blade with Nittaku Spiral rubber and am looking to replace it. Some blades I'm considering are: Yasaka Sweden Classic, Yasaka Sweden Defensive, Tibhar Defense Plus, Tibhar Stratus Power Defense...

I believe that describes my game perfectly! I feel like I take a defensive position at the table, even though most of my shots use topspin I still play a defensive game with my backhand (in the fact that I seem to seldom create my own power with large swings), until I see an opportunity to...

UPDATE!!! I finally had a chance to play last night for the first time in at least 10 years and here is what I learned/know: - I used a paddle I purchased some time in the past (have no clue how long ago): blade is the Nittaku KVL Defensive, rubber is the Nittaku Spiral - When I first...

My apologies...I wasn't sure if this forum (like some others) didn't like when specific stores were mentioned. I like both Paddle Palace and MegaSpin. Thank you! TripleB

I appreciate everyone's response and you offering options that I didn't list in my initial post. I listed those three options because those were around $100 and they already had a blade paired up with the rubber. There are so many blade and rubber options that I was overwhelmed in trying to...

I'm getting back into table tennis after a 10+ year absence and would like to get an all around paddle combo just to see where my game's at and what I might like/dislike in a 'better' paddle moving forward. Random info about me: prefer shakehand blade/flare handle; smooth rubber; tried to play...

Thank you very much for this advice and especially the links to two great options! That Yasaka Mark V sounds really intriguing...maybe because I've not really heard much about the Yasaka brand! But both sound like very solid options and could be exactly what I'm looking for in a restarter...