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I tried my new Fang Bo Carbon/Hurricane Bo 2 today for the first time. I had boosted H3N commercial on FH, and old Tenergy 05 on BH. Blown away by it, because it is the best blade I have ever tried. I own V14 Pro, Sanwei CC, TB ZLC, Yasaka Ma Lin Extra Offensive, Sanwei 75 ALC. Have also played with HL5, TB ALC, ZJK ALC, Harimoto ALC, etc. Mine was 90g, but swing weight is heavier because it is head heavy.
Initially when I started hitting with it, I noticed all my drives and loops were landed precisely in the middle of the table lengthwise. The shots are the most consistent of any blade I have used, and the throw angle and arc feels perfect. Every shot feels safe as it clears the net with ease and lands perfectly into the center of the table. I never missed a shot and did that thing where you look at your racket wondering what went wrong, but if I missed it felt like it was my own fault. When I played a game, immediately I noticed that the rallies were longer than usual, because my own consistency increased quite dramatically. I played a match with a guy that I often lose to 0-3, (including many 11 to 3, 11 to 5 type games). This time, I was able to win 3-1, with most games going to deuce. I have a very topspin oriented game, and FH oriented style, and this blade is very well suited for topspin. But I also didn't think it was disadvantaged on BH either, as I felt more confident with my BH. Dima Ovtcharov said that he got the idea from Ma Long to change his blade to a inner carbon blade to gain confidence to hit hard in crucial moments of a game. This blade suits that description, you feel very confident in your topspin shots. They are consistent, and always land in the center of where you are aiming.
In regards to speed, I completely disagree with people who have said its slow or a Off- blade. Compared to my Sanwei CC, the carbon is closer to the core, so it indeed takes a little more hip turn and elbow snap to activate the carbon. The CC has carbon closer to the surface and is easier to activate and feels more elastic and is faster on most shots, but when you do hit a full stroke, the BO2 is nearly just as fast. On slow and medium shots, the blade gives incredible sense of control. IMO, this blade is definitely faster than Viscaria, and close in speed to the CC (which is very fast). I can imagine some players might struggle with this blade, if you have that kind of "chicken wing" stroke, it might be harder to activate the carbon and get enough power. This blade does ask for a good stroke with good follow through, hip turn, elbow snap.
In regards to flex, the blade has limba wood and you can feel it is quite soft and has high dwell time. You can get a lot of spin with this along with safety. I like to play with good flex to help execute topspin loops, and this blade fits perfectly.
Overall, for a topspin player with good technique, this is pretty much a perfect blade.
Initially when I started hitting with it, I noticed all my drives and loops were landed precisely in the middle of the table lengthwise. The shots are the most consistent of any blade I have used, and the throw angle and arc feels perfect. Every shot feels safe as it clears the net with ease and lands perfectly into the center of the table. I never missed a shot and did that thing where you look at your racket wondering what went wrong, but if I missed it felt like it was my own fault. When I played a game, immediately I noticed that the rallies were longer than usual, because my own consistency increased quite dramatically. I played a match with a guy that I often lose to 0-3, (including many 11 to 3, 11 to 5 type games). This time, I was able to win 3-1, with most games going to deuce. I have a very topspin oriented game, and FH oriented style, and this blade is very well suited for topspin. But I also didn't think it was disadvantaged on BH either, as I felt more confident with my BH. Dima Ovtcharov said that he got the idea from Ma Long to change his blade to a inner carbon blade to gain confidence to hit hard in crucial moments of a game. This blade suits that description, you feel very confident in your topspin shots. They are consistent, and always land in the center of where you are aiming.
In regards to speed, I completely disagree with people who have said its slow or a Off- blade. Compared to my Sanwei CC, the carbon is closer to the core, so it indeed takes a little more hip turn and elbow snap to activate the carbon. The CC has carbon closer to the surface and is easier to activate and feels more elastic and is faster on most shots, but when you do hit a full stroke, the BO2 is nearly just as fast. On slow and medium shots, the blade gives incredible sense of control. IMO, this blade is definitely faster than Viscaria, and close in speed to the CC (which is very fast). I can imagine some players might struggle with this blade, if you have that kind of "chicken wing" stroke, it might be harder to activate the carbon and get enough power. This blade does ask for a good stroke with good follow through, hip turn, elbow snap.
In regards to flex, the blade has limba wood and you can feel it is quite soft and has high dwell time. You can get a lot of spin with this along with safety. I like to play with good flex to help execute topspin loops, and this blade fits perfectly.
Overall, for a topspin player with good technique, this is pretty much a perfect blade.
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