Andro TP Ligna Allround Table Tennis Blade review?

[FrenchFrog33]

Is there a Andro Ligna Allround blade review?
Is it a good blade for a lower level offensive player?

 

[Julzig]

i dont see why you should pay that much for an allround blade, most will switch to off or def after a while anyway

 

[FrenchFrog33]

i dont see why you should pay that much for an allround blade, most will switch to off or def after a while anyway

About a year ago, I got my hands on one to try ( for 30 seconds) and the craftsmanship was amazing!

 

[Metaxa]

It is a great blade with an unprecedented feel. It is very close to the blade I played with years ago, which was an Andro Temper Tech all+. For me, still the blade with the very best ball feel. If you put offensive rubbers on a Ligna All, example 2.1, you are not going to be short of anything in speed and ball feel. Keep in mind that the grips of Andro woods are fairly fine and I don't think really ideal for people with slightly larger hands.
Good luck!

 

[Julzig]

About a year ago, I got my hands on one to try ( for 30 seconds) and the craftsmanship was amazing!

It does indeed look very well made. If money isn't the biggest problem, you could give it a chance.
Then try and finetune the speed with rubbers if it's too slow/fast, should your current rubbers not work fine

 

[Larshos]

It is a great blade with an unprecedented feel. It is very close to the blade I played with years ago, which was an Andro Temper Tech all+. For me, still the blade with the very best ball feel. If you put offensive rubbers on a Ligna All, example 2.1, you are not going to be short of anything in speed and ball feel. Keep in mind that the grips of Andro woods are fairly fine and I don't think really ideal for people with slightly larger hands.
Good luck!

My Timber 5 Off (FL) have a nice chunky handle for my larger sized hands I believe the Treiber series also shares this larger handle design.

 

[Tyce]

Funny how people mention the cost when the 10-15 most talked about blades here all cost more.

 

[Metaxa]

My Timber 5 Off (FL) have a nice chunky handle for my larger sized hands I believe the Treiber series also shares this larger handle design.

Possibly a Timber has a larger handle late I have never tried it. I have now had 4 Andro timbers in the past and all of them I found slim and ideal for my hands.

 

[Metaxa]

 

[FrenchFrog33]

I recently started playing with the Andro Ligna All blade. Besides being much lighter than my previous blades, I don't notice much of a difference in play. I thought that I would be landing more balls on the table with an All+ blade with Rasanter R45 rubbers. Must be human error.

 

[Metaxa]

I recently started playing with the Andro Ligna All blade. Besides being much lighter than my previous blades, I don't notice much of a difference in play. I thought that I would be landing more balls on the table with an All+ blade with Rasanter R45 rubbers. Must be human error.

More practice! But, maybe isn’t Rasanter the best rubber for you and your blade.

 

[dave_dd]

I have tried the blade as well, I cannot confirm good craftmanship, it felt a bit cheaply made.
It is a very light and thus controllable blade, I would go for cheaper options if I had to choose.

Nonetheless, currently you can get all andro blades for 30% off

 

[FrenchFrog33]

Best controllable, offensive rubbers for the Andro Ligna ALL blade?
Any Andro rubbers?

 

[dave_dd]

Andro has lots of decent rubbers. The best player in my club is playing Andro Hexer Duro rubbers on Both sides, not something people would recommend on this forum. (Soft and „beginner“ rubber)
You could go for the Hexer Power Grip (also available as SFX version, e.g. softer sponge), maybe have a look at the Rasanter line and choose something Like the R45 or R47.
The usual recommendation in this forum would be Yasaka‘s Rakza 7.

As a side note, I have had a look at the rubbers from our top 6 guys (all playing Saxony league with 1800-2000 German TTR) and 5 of them play slow and controlled rubbers. Only one is using a carbon blade. The spin they are able to produce is crazy. It’s (almost) never the equipment, it’s the player and his/her technique.

Final tip I can give to you: if there is a TT
Shop nearby, get some Consulting Over there. You Need to feel the blade and rubbers on your own and if possible you have to try it, people here can help you only so far

 

[FrenchFrog33]

I am loving the control and light weight of the blade. I may switch from Rasanter R45 to Bype, in order to get more control. I still have issues with returning serves. I need to play about 1000 more matches.