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Penhold Blade with amount of ball feel and speed close to Innerforce or Viscaria
Hey guys,
I’m looking for a penhold blade that has a lot of ball feel/feedback and is around an OFF speed.
I’m a mid-distance looper who also likes to push short and BH flip near the net. I use Hurricane 3 on FH and I play reverse penhold backhand.
The Viscaria and Innerforce ZLC (original, not layer) both have the perfect amount of feel when looping and awesome speed when blocking. Unfortunately, the original Innerforce (non-layer version) isn’t sold anymore and the Viscaria’s penhold version (Taksim) is super expensive.
I would appreciate any recommendations for both all wood and carbon blades! Less expensive is of course better.
A couple blades I’ve read about but haven’t tried:
-DHS Hurricane 301
-Avalox P500
-Maybe Hurricane Hao 2 if the price drops below $100
-Nittaku acoustic or violin (read that these have best amount of feel?)
-Stiga Clipper (amount of ball feel?)
I couple blades I’ve tried for comparison:
-YEO 7 Power: good amount of feel when looping and pushing, but it’s a bit too fast when blocking
-The YEO Ma Lin, Stiga OC (newest version), Ebenholtz NCT VII: a good speed/control for blocking, but not enough feel when looping
-The Timo Boll and Fang Bo carbon are too muted in terms of ball feel when looping
Again, my main concern is the amount of *ball feel when looping* and the *control when blocking*. I don’t care if it’s carbon or all wood, 5 ply or 7 ply.
Thanks in advance for your time!
Hey guys,
I’m looking for a penhold blade that has a lot of ball feel/feedback and is around an OFF speed.
I’m a mid-distance looper who also likes to push short and BH flip near the net. I use Hurricane 3 on FH and I play reverse penhold backhand.
The Viscaria and Innerforce ZLC (original, not layer) both have the perfect amount of feel when looping and awesome speed when blocking. Unfortunately, the original Innerforce (non-layer version) isn’t sold anymore and the Viscaria’s penhold version (Taksim) is super expensive.
I would appreciate any recommendations for both all wood and carbon blades! Less expensive is of course better.
A couple blades I’ve read about but haven’t tried:
-DHS Hurricane 301
-Avalox P500
-Maybe Hurricane Hao 2 if the price drops below $100
-Nittaku acoustic or violin (read that these have best amount of feel?)
-Stiga Clipper (amount of ball feel?)
I couple blades I’ve tried for comparison:
-YEO 7 Power: good amount of feel when looping and pushing, but it’s a bit too fast when blocking
-The YEO Ma Lin, Stiga OC (newest version), Ebenholtz NCT VII: a good speed/control for blocking, but not enough feel when looping
-The Timo Boll and Fang Bo carbon are too muted in terms of ball feel when looping
Again, my main concern is the amount of *ball feel when looping* and the *control when blocking*. I don’t care if it’s carbon or all wood, 5 ply or 7 ply.
Thanks in advance for your time!
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