Please compare BTY Grubba and BTY Primorac blades for me!

ridderz65 · Nov 23, 2018

Hi guys,

I'd like some information on how these two classic wood blades compare. Please can someone do a comparison of the two blades in all aspects?

Which one in particular would be harder/stiffer? Is there much difference in speed?

Thanks!

yogi_bear · Nov 23, 2018

I think grubba is rated all+ despite being a carbon blade and primorac all wood is off-

FruitLoop · Nov 23, 2018

Grubba is slower but a bit crisper due to anegre outer. It's very vibration heavy. Primorac is classic limba, slightly heavier, thicker and softer.

Both are great blades especially for beginners or intermediate players.

yoass · Nov 23, 2018

Primorac: limba/limba/ayous/limba/limba. Slightly head heavy, even though its head size is smaller. Hollow handle, probably. Soft/mushy feel; limba lovers gonna love. Limited sweet spot, but very good feedback.

Grubba: anegre/limba(?)/abachi/limba(?)/anegre. (There's also a Grubba Carbon, but I've never seen one). Nice balance, rather thin, and flexy, and more of an allrounder than the Primorac. Firmer/crisper feeling. Sizable sweet spot, also with superogatory good feedback. Above and beyond the call of duty!

Ayous, Abachi/Obeche, Samba are said to come from the same tree, but with different origins. Ivory coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria... anyway.

It might be me, but between the two I prefer the feel of the Grubba. The way it bites the ball is just… so… scha-weeeeet!

Vamireh · Nov 23, 2018

yoass said:
It might be me, but between the two I prefer the feel of the Grubba. The way it bites the ball is just… so… scha-weeeeet!

What rubbers do you use on grubba?

yoass · Nov 23, 2018

Vamireh said:
What rubbers do you use on grubba?

A team mate of mine uses a Grubba. He's been using Yasaka Rakza 7 and Gewo Nanoflex FT48 for the last few seasons, but he also used Rasant Grip before that (I think).

Lula · Nov 23, 2018

I thought grubbla was supersoft and very slow. I think primorac is a better alternative. But then i do not know much about equipment. How Do you play and how good are you? Why are you considering these blades?

Ioiettino · Nov 23, 2018

yoass said:
There's also a Grubba Carbon, but I've never seen one).

I tried one in CZ albeit only for a few minutes, T05 both sides.

It was... stable, I guess? Dull and hard feeling of carbon without the extra-speed, and very limited gears was my impression. Hardly any flex, and even less joy as far as I was concerned. Thinking maybe for pips players...

Then coming back to live in my home region and one of my clubmates had one, with Sriver FH and Tackiness (!) BH, not sure which. Well, much better I thought! It didn't feel nearly as dry, softer (and non-spring) sponge was a much better fit in my opinion. I actually thought "I could play with this", not that it'd keep me awake at night but it did the job very nicely in a no-nonsense sort of fashion, for a slower (not that slow!) but solid all-round game.

Of course, these are only quick impressions.

ridderz65 · Nov 26, 2018

Lula said:
I thought grubbla was supersoft and very slow. I think primorac is a better alternative. But then i do not know much about equipment. How Do you play and how good are you? Why are you considering these blades?

I'm looking to play an OX long pimple chopping game. I wondered which of these would work best because I attack on my forehand.

yoass · Nov 26, 2018

ridderz65 said:
I'm looking to play an OX long pimple chopping game. I wondered which of these would work best because I attack on my forehand.

It's not my style, but the OX-players I know seem to prefer a hard outer layers underneath it. Some even play with bamboo outers, I've read somewhere.

mart1nandersson · Nov 26, 2018

ridderz65 said:
I'm looking to play an OX long pimple chopping game. I wondered which of these would work best because I attack on my forehand.

I bought the blade Firestarter from Sauer & Tröger just to mess around a bit. One side is quite fast and the other side slower. I use Victas V01 on the forehand and DHS Cloud & Fog 3 OX on the backhand. I'm not a long pimple specialist by any means but I find the setup quite easy to use.

https://sauerundtroeger.de/en/products/blades/firestarter

Lula · Nov 26, 2018

yoass said:
It's not my style, but the OX-players I know seem to prefer a hard outer layers underneath it. Some even play with bamboo outers, I've read somewhere.

I also think he should try a harder blade. In my limited knowledge, harder stiffer blades make the trajectory more straight and the ball leaves the racket fast which seems to be good for long pimple play.

mart1nandersson said:
I bought the blade Firestarter from Sauer & Tröger just to mess around a bit. One side is quite fast and the other side slower. I use Victas V01 on the forehand and DHS Cloud & Fog 3 OX on the backhand. I'm not a long pimple specialist by any means but I find the setup quite easy to use.

https://sauerundtroeger.de/en/products/blades/firestarter

This would also be a good alternative! I have a friende that play very successfull with one of these kind of blades. It is fast one one side and slower one the other.

You may also try contacting Japsko, they have a lot of knowledge about these things.

FruitLoop · Nov 26, 2018

Depends on whether it's pure defensive chop or some push blocking I think. I see many use very soft defensive blades and others use thick stiff and hard blades.

Please compare BTY Grubba and BTY Primorac blades for me!

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