Flavien Coton's blade : Donic Relevant, any feedback ?

[Reicrem]

Hi everyone, I am very interested in this almost unknown blade Donic Relevant, used by Flavien Coton, if anyone has a feedback on this blade I would gladly take it, it's very hard to grasp informations about this blade ! Thanks

 

[Airoc]

7 layers
Limba outside, then Certran fiber, Limba again and Ayous core

Certran is also marketed under the name Dyneema, as used by Tibhar

Made in China, quite attractively priced at € 69,90 on official Donic site

 

[NextLevel]

7 layers
Limba outside, then Certran fiber, Limba again and Ayous core

Certran is also marketed under the name Dyneema, as used by Tibhar

Made in China, quite attractively priced at € 69,90 on official Donic site

And we are sure Coton plays with it lol?

 

[Airoc]

And we are sure Coton plays with it lol?

Why not. Few stray away from the typical Arylate/Carbon used by so many, but it´s not impossible.

 

[Peter93]

And we are sure Coton plays with it lol?

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You can judge the composition here yourself.

 

[NextLevel]

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You can judge the composition here yourself.

Thanks. At least they are smarter than Xiom who decided to sit on a decision to discontinue the blade of a World Cup champion before coming to a late realization of how stupid that was.

 

[NextLevel]

The problem with Donic blades like these is that I have not trusted the manufacturing standards in recent times. Hopefully I wil be wrong for the sake of others.

 

[piligrim]

Why not. Few stray away from the typical Arylate/Carbon used by so many, but it´s not impossible.

He mean it can be Viscaria with Relevant handle ))

 

[Airoc]

He mean it can be Viscaria with Relevant handle ))

No, I really meant that amongst all the players with roughly identical blade compositions there a few who have a different taste in blades. But at the very top only Hugo comes to mind.

 

[ThePongCommenter]

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You can judge the composition here yourself.

Not sure about DONIC specifically but just because it appears to be the blade doesn't mean it is the same or even similar as the market version. Seen that many times.

 

[Reicrem]

Not sure because he play with it since he is a kid, surely donic wouldn’t give a 14 yo child a custom blade right ?

 

[ThePongCommenter]

Not sure because he play with it since he is a kid, surely donic wouldn’t give a 14 yo child a custom blade right ?

Coton is 17 now, do you think that as he has risen the ranks that his equipment sponsor wouldn't give him customizations or specializations to help his performance?

 

[Airoc]

Maybe they did, maybe they didn´t.

The question from the first post have been answered, as far as concerns the commercially available version.

That´s all that can be done really...

 

[ThePongCommenter]

Maybe they did, maybe they didn´t.

The question from the first post have been answered, as far as concerns the commercially available version.

That´s all that can be done really...

It's a worthy discussion, maybe if OP knows that there is a decent chance that Coton's actual blade and the market version are similar in name only, he won't want to buy it anymore. Or maybe not.

 

[Reicrem]

Well sure, maybe, but from the picture above it seems that even tho he probably has tweaks on his blade, it is not an « ALC » type of blade and therefore, I was interested in a feedback on this particular blade. Maybe someone here knows a blade with similar composition ?

Coton is 17 now, do you think that as he has risen the ranks that his equipment sponsor wouldn't give him customizations or specializations to help his performance?

 

[NextLevel]

Pros always get a chance to pick the best out of a bunch, so it all comes down to how much you trust the Donic quality control process. This is why Butterfly is generally more trusted than other brands, even with what they charge, you can be fairly confident you are getting a reasonable blade most of the time and one that isn't too far from what other pros are using, even if the one specifically used by the branded pro might have other features of interest.

 

[piligrim]

Anybody tried it?

 

[piligrim]

DONIC COTON RELEVANT

This moderate offensive blade (AR+/OFF-) combines classic wood feel with modern high-tech stability.

www.donic.com

 

[po-stit]

Anybody tried it?

I’m also curious about how this blade plays.
Should be similar to Freitas ALC or not even close?

 

[merlin el mago]

DONIC COTON RELEVANT

This moderate offensive blade (AR+/OFF-) combines classic wood feel with modern high-tech stability.

www.donic.com

I don't believe Coton is using a standard/commercial AR*/OFF- blade...because how he's playing in the matches I see.