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Yea, I'd say Allround Evolution is still ALL+, and the Energy Wood are on the higher end of ALL+. The Offensive Classic was considered OFF- in the old days but it's more ALL+. Same could be said for the Butterfly Primorac, right on the line of OFF- / ALL+.

Much slower than Celero (OFF-), and much much slower than Clipper (OFF). The Energy Wood V2 is ALL+.

Exactly!

Why Donic?

I forgot to mention the Stiga Azalea OFF which is probably the closest blade to a Nittaku Acoustic from Stiga, very similar in composition, thickness, speed and feel.

Wow, what model blade was it?

The Energy Wood V2 is a slightly updated version of the original for the plastic ball. Probably just a bit faster but still an ALL+ blade. It is still faster than the Offensive Classic which is also more like an ALL+ blade. The Acoustic is a classic OFF- which still has good control though a...

Thanks for the pics Carl. I wanted to see if it looked similar to what I do to my blades or not, and it does. I know for exemple that Butterfly Japan recommends sending their typically large wings "to taste" on their webiste and it's a common practice in Japan for shakehand and penhold players...

They likely use a specific cutting machine. The main TT store in France does to cut rubbers. I get similar results when I use a scalpel.

Not too many players use grip tape, but some enjoy it. A friend of mine uses it on his Viscaria ST, whereas he didn't feel he needed it on his Nittaku Acoustic Carbon Large ST. French national team player Quentin Robinot always uses grip tape on his Apolonia ZLC FL (he used grip tape on his...

Hi Carl, Could you please post a pic of the wings of you blade? I'd like to see how you bevel the edges.

He uses regular edge tape, but only on half the blade like you said. I'm a very intermediate player and I don't like the way sealing changes the characteristics of the blade and definitely prefer the swing of a blade without edgetape. To some players, these subtle changes matter, to others no...

05FX can work on the FH. If you find it too soft or slow on the FH and find 05 too fast/hard, you can always get T80 on your forehand which sits somewhere in the middle.

For a pro, I say you'd lack power with 05FX on the FH. But Kreanga can still rip it on the BH with it and generate a lot of spin. He probably can grab the ball more with it.

They are actually many players in the top 1000 in France (USATT 2200+) who use/used the Boll Forte. A kid at my club who's in the top 400 in France (USATT 2400+) used it until recently and switched to an Apolonia ZLC. Quentin Robinot also used the Forte for many years as a pro and switched to...

The Innerforce ZLF, Liu Shiwen ZLF and Ai Fukuhara Pro ZLF are actually all limba outers but they are indeed all slower than the Innerforce ALC's and feel more like all-wood. The Fukuhara is closest to the Harimoto in terms of speed and reaction but still slower, while the other 2 are much...

Yea, I've seen him say his blades are 90g too. The blade is definitely custom as we can see from the bottom of the handle here where the center doesn't match the outer of the handle, it's like 4 pieces instead of two: https://www.facebook.com/timoboll/photos/a.164623553571417/3650549198312151...

Yep! https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4498289040244941&set=gm.2696919963968021

Which scissors do you and Timo use?

I glue my rubbers very similarly to Timo. He actually uses 2 layers on the rubbers and 1 on the blade. Only difference: I let each layer on the rubber dry for 30 minutes each, so 1 hour total (not 2-3 hours).