OSP Blades

hello everybody ! I made a search and didn’t find any topic about all the proposition of OSP Blades.
I discover this trend 8 years ago. I had already heard about it but didn’t try myself. When the plastic ball came in, I was reaaaally annoyed 😥
All my game is about spin, trying to close service and return in order to place heavy topspin and finish the point after. And I struggled very hard to be used to this new ball…
OSP saved my game ! The first thing I can tell about these blades is that they allow to put very heavy spin on the ball. When I picked my first OSP blade, a Ultimate, it was a liberation for me. I could finally play like I always did !
Of course, as long as I was training, I have been able to get used to this f… ball after all. But the first light in the dark really came from OSP.

I bought several blades from OSP after, depending of what style I wanted to play, more controlled, more offensive… I even had a defensive style period… I always could fine a OSP to fit my game. Now I am back to the blades I have always loved, 7 plis wood blades similar to Clipper, DHS 506 (played it 5 years before OSP) : OSP Ultimate 2, or Martin AC (aramid carbon outer).
The blade on the photos is the one of my son, a Cpen Origo which is the one-to-go blade for beginners or allround players (my son is 10). I let you look at the astonishing quality of handcraft… and all the blades give its level of quality, not only the more expansive ones.

I want to be clear : I am not endorsed, I am a intermediate level regional player in France, nor am I payed by OSP. Robert Palatinus, the OSP boss and worker, became a friend along the years, because of my loving his work, because of his constance on quality, and because of his sympathy. So I talk about his work on forums… he really deserve it ! And he gave me confidence to organize « test tours » of his new blades, here in France.
Then, I have good knowledge of his blades, fabrication, different models… you can ask me if you have questions !
Here is the OSP blades link : https://ospblades.com

I hope it is allowed, don’t wanna make advertising, just create a place where we can talk about this trend.😉

I wrote a loooooong answer and I deleted it by mistake 😫
Very good review. The Virtuoso is probably the most emblematic blade from OSP. It is an absolute one-to-go for a tospin controlled game, close to the table or 1m50 from it. Very easy for opening strokes, much spin on the ball, very easy to manage the short game. The blade is not so stiff so it may be less easy to block hard topspins, for that the Virtuoso+ is far better (but less easy in topspin, on the other side). Again, to make the point with hard topspins, you have to give yourself the power to the ball.

A new deal is the Virtuoso AC, which is a Virtuoso with two plies of arylate carbon close to the core (inner construction).
It keeps a woody feeling, and the opening strokes from the Virtuoso, very good short game too, but helps you much to accelerate the ball in topspin, and is more consistent in blocks and counter strokes. It’s a modern version from the Virtuoso, more versatile and efficious at higher level.

I muet admit that sometimes the messages are not as accurate as other sellers, but you can trust in honesty of Robert Palatinus. If you have any issue, contact him on Messenger.

There will be soon good news about OSP, a new blade serie is approaching, with Zylon Carbon fiber on board ! 😍 I will talk about it later.

👍 did you try it ?

SQest is squared ST like Timo Boll ALC. RST is Round ST. ELCON is conical like old stiga blades. It’s your taste. My choice is 1- FL 2- RST. Very sweet.