I need help with my blade

[yakisoba1521]

i'm planning to buy my first official blade my former blade is stiga active for beginners and sriver EL(FH) and sriver Fx(BH) its medium soft rubber i think. i just want to ask what would you suggest me to buy that goes well with these rubbers by the way i'm a not that aggressive much more of a defender i'm good at blocking and flat driving. hope you can help me.

 

[azlan]

You should go for ALL blades. You have good rubbers, rubbers that I would happily use. Butterfly Kumpuru is perfect if you can find one (I still have mine) . Another is Stiga Allround Classic WRB which is a bit more offensive. These blades will able to see you through various rubber upgrades in the future.

 

[yakisoba1521]

oh thank you, what do you think about donic cayman?

 

[azlan]

From what I know, it's quite a rigid blade that ought to go well with your Srivers. I think it's an allround blade, and quite light. I should think it's okay. I mean, if you're familiar with it, go for it. It's best to listen to yourself 1st, while taking into account feedbacks from others.

 

[Der_Echte]

That blade is in the mold of what TT pundits will recommend to a newer user. There are many considerations to buying a new blade and are different for everyone. A newer player will be able to play the game and develop a number possible playing styles using such a blade and allround OFF rubbers like Sriver.

I have a much different view than the TT pundits. Anyone who can get frequent coaching can pick up any blade, even the rockets and slap on some control OFF rubber, lightly train a couple years, (3x a week for 20 minutes at a time and do club matches) and become a much better than average club player. I see it all the time here.

Still, the setup you describe as wanting to take up should work for you just fine in most cases. If you can tryout someone else's bat, that is moar good. You never get to tryout equipment before you buy, unless you actually go to a physical store that has a table in a room and a bat already made to try out. Just about all of us buy our stuff from the internet shops. I am lucky that I can visit Korea's largest internet TT retailer every now and then and tryout new stuff. I could never do that when I was in USA.

 

[Der_Echte]

After reading your first post again, I see you like blocking a lot. You will like blocking better with a stiff blade. I like blocking with the heavy and stiff blades, like TBS. All a matter of preference. You should like the Donic Cayman with your Srivers. A lot of defensive players (Especially LP players) seem to have a Donic Cayman in their collection of bats and have used it before.

 

[azlan]

Yakisoba, what William said was spot on. Blocking using a rigid/stiff blade with rubbers like sriver combo is perfect. It gives you control and a bit of punch in your blocking, and I too like that feeling. Normally, some of us try other players blade and try and get the feel first, unless you're a really good player who has got an established game and you know exactly what you want.

 

[yakisoba1521]

yes i'm thinking of getting a stiff blade but i don't know what are some of it with good feedbacks. i love blocking!!!

 

[azlan]

If you're comfortable with Cayman and it's characteristics, I say go for it buddy. The blade is rigid, and should go well with srivers. You see, srivers were made during the speed glue era, and I'm telling you, it's a real bad boy. You can attack, block, chop...pretty much do anything with the rubber, and it was also during the 38mm ball era.
You can use any blades back then, and it won't let you down.

Now, the speed glue is banned, the balls are 40mm..and the game has changed. So, in order to get the best out of this rubber, use a rigid blade for that extra punch that you need, and Cayman seems to fit the bill.

 

[yakisoba1521]

oh i didn't know that thank you very much for that information but i don't know anything about speed glue haha.

 

[ttmedari]

just try to use blocker player's equipment like Vladimir Samsonov(Tibhar samsonov alpha) or Oh Sang eun(bty Petr Korbel)... maybe it will be a worth try

 

[yakisoba1521]

thank to all of your recommendations, another question is using sriver el and fx still acceptable?

 

[Anders]

thank to all of your recommendations, another question is using sriver el and fx still acceptable?

It is acceptable, but I would recommend Using Acudas or some other NEW very spinny rubber, unless you really want much control and less speed

 

[yakisoba1521]

i played yesterday with my long time ping pong mate and i asked him to practice my FH drives while he returns it away from the table and I can see that my strokes are good but the speed isn't that great. but i'm not that offensive oriented player would you recommend me getting a carbon blade? and if you would, what carbon blades have such a good control and feel?

 

[azlan]

i played yesterday with my long time ping pong mate and i asked him to practice my FH drives while he returns it away from the table and I can see that my strokes are good but the speed isn't that great. but i'm not that offensive oriented player would you recommend me getting a carbon blade? and if you would, what carbon blades have such a good control and feel?

Now, that changes the whole perception buddy hehehe now it's getting interesting.

 

[yakisoba1521]

yeah i think so too, i'm also planning to try out with our varsity team next semester. do you think i need a carbon blade?

 

[sxTT]

i played yesterday with my long time ping pong mate and i asked him to practice my FH drives while he returns it away from the table and I can see that my strokes are good but the speed isn't that great. but i'm not that offensive oriented player would you recommend me getting a carbon blade? and if you would, what carbon blades have such a good control and feel?

if you have good strokes like you mentioned a TBS would be great like what was mentioned above, although i personally like MMaze more, for me it has better control, many of my club members say that MMaze has too much control and lacks power but im not a high level player so i could use more control, but if you have a decent technique TBS would be great, where do you play?

 

[yakisoba1521]

Oh thank you i'm playing at Baguio (Saint Louis University), by the way what does TBS stand for?

 

[azlan]

TBS is Timo Boll Spirit by Butterfly. It's a very good blade. Many pros use it

 

[sxTT]

Oh thank you i'm playing at Baguio (Saint Louis University), by the way what does TBS stand for?

ok then, let us know what blade you choose, BTW i play here in manila