If you could buy only one more blade, what would you get?

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As the title says, what would you get if you could get any blade whatsoever, budget not being an issue?
The only rule being, you can only use that blade for the rest of your career. No selling, and if it breaks, you are done, no more TT for you.


I'll start, if I had to choose and stick with it, probably would be a Viscaria. It's versatile enough to carry me to whatever level I may be able to go.
I'd make sure it's lacquered and protected and get a solid case for it though :unsure:
 
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Joola ZHOU QIHAO ZQH Hyper ARY-C 90.​


In recent yesrs I have played with Calderano SAL & HAL, Freitas ALC and FZD ALC but the Zhou Qihao blade is the best blade with the perfect balance (speed, dwell time, crisp feeling, control etc.) for my playing style.
Could you compare the Zhou Qihao 90 with the Calderano HAL? I have been using the HAL for almost a year now, and am interested in the Zhou Qihao blade.

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As the title says, what would you get if you could get any blade whatsoever, budget not being an issue?
The only rule being, you can only use that blade for the rest of your career. No selling, and if it breaks, you are done, no more TT for you.


I'll start, if I had to choose and stick with it, probably would be a Viscaria. It's versatile enough to carry me to whatever level I may be able to go.
I'd make sure it's lacquered and protected and get a solid case for it though :unsure:
The Jun Mizutani Super ZLC Anatomic Handle. 😘
 
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Darker Speed Imperial coz' you don't actually own a Darker, you merely look after it for the next generation.
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Could you compare the Zhou Qihao 90 with the Calderano HAL? I have been using the HAL for almost a year now, and am interested in the Zhou Qihao blade.

Thanks
HAL, Viscaria and FZD all have the same layers except HAL that is without Carbon and that makes it feel more as a innerforce blade with more control and dwell time but with less speed. With HAL I felt I could not miss and it still had a direct and crisp feeling beacuse of the koto top layer but the lower speed made it hard for me to pressure higher ranked players (since then my level and technique has become a lot higher/better so maybe i would not have the same problem now).

ZQH90 feela 5-10% slower but with 5-10% more control, dwell etc. than Viscaria and FZD. So it is in between FZD and HAL but still a lot faster and more unforgiving than HAL. It requires good technique and footwork.

You can read a review and comparison here:
 
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A heavy ass Clipper! Thats a blade that will survive a nuclear war, floodings and heat weaves. Clipper is the Landrover Defender of table tennis blades. You can use it from the start of your career to your first WTT. No flimsy carbon here, just layers of slow grown wood from secret jungle locations.

 
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