Upgrade suggestion on Blade for Pen Hold play

[senthilprakash]

Hello im 40+ years old and i have been extensively using below two blades:

Sitga Officensive Classic WRB pen hold with Razaka Z FH and Spectol S1 BH
Victas KokiNaiwa wood - pen hold with Razaka Z FH (Also mix with Aerous Soft max FH) and spectol S1 BH

I use RPB shots a lot. i am old school and my game is based on lot of hayward cray spinny shots. been playing since 11yrs and getting back to TT again.

Issue: I am looking for a blade which will help me counter brush loop heavy back spin close to the table like my Sitga offisive classic WRB and block spin and chop like my KokiNaiwa wood.
With KokiNaiwa i am unable to counter loop close to the table I have to open up the blade a lotttt to brush loop), the throw is low and low feel of the ball when trying to brush loop on FH.
With my stiga, brush loop countering back spin and RPB is good but chopping and blocking far from table on FH is not consitant and i do not feel confidence. control and spin potential on KokiNaiwa wood way better.

Is there any blade, which experts would suggest that is as good at close to table counter brush looping like my stiga and good at chopping and control far away in table like KokiNaiwa during rallies?

Is Viscaria or carbonado 45 an option? or any other blade would you recommened.

Senthilprakash

 

[Scarfed Garchomp]

Maybe try a thinner 7 ply wood. Stiga Pure, Tibhar Szocs, are both nice 7 ply wood blades that are thinner than Clipper (6.8mm) but thicker than slower 7 ply woods like Swat and PG7

 

[longle]

My game is based on RPB with lots of sidespin + FH power loop mid table. I've played 5 ply (Malin YEO), 7 ply, outer koto (Xu xin Dynasty), inner koto (DHS King 3).

I'd say go for inner carbon blades because it has more control, more spin, not as bouncy as outer carbon blade, and it can help close to table countering better than all wood blade

Some good inner blades I've tried: DHS King acB, Yasaka Atletico Power

 

[Grahf]

You could really use the iner carbon for the RPB. I would go for DHS 301 or the atletico power (the Liu Jialiang version is really cheap and on better quality) and if you have the big money the stiga dynasty

https://es.aliexpress.com/item/1005009196854316.html?aem_p4p_detail=202509072156291134346538952330002275157&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22order%22%3A%2211%22%2C%22eval%22%3A%221%22%7D&search_p4p_id=202509072156291134346538952330002275157_1

 

[senthilprakash]

Thank you and how about forehand rubber suggestion with inner ALC blades? Leaning towards dhs 301 blade.
Tried dignics 09c its amazing for counter loops I can literally loop any backspins, but I cannot generate backspin on fh.. its too bouncy.

Is there any rubber which can help loop as well play do high rotation backspin chops on fh? Which may go well with dhs 301 blade?

 

[longle]

Thank you and how about forehand rubber suggestion with inner ALC blades? Leaning towards dhs 301 blade.
Tried dignics 09c its amazing for counter loops I can literally loop any backspins, but I cannot generate backspin on fh.. its too bouncy.

Is there any rubber which can help loop as well play do high rotation backspin chops on fh? Which may go well with dhs 301 blade?

I always play Chinese rubbers on FH (H3, Battle 2) and think they pair perfectly with inner blades. D09c is better for BH IMO

 

[Tyce]

Chinese if you have previous experience with it, otherwise buy what you already have. Your 301 will be a big change, keeping the rubber will make it a little easier and less frustrating.

 

[Grahf]

Thank you and how about forehand rubber suggestion with inner ALC blades? Leaning towards dhs 301 blade.
Tried dignics 09c its amazing for counter loops I can literally loop any backspins, but I cannot generate backspin on fh.. its too bouncy.

Is there any rubber which can help loop as well play do high rotation backspin chops on fh? Which may go well with dhs 301 blade?

H3 Neo, dont be afraid, but it needs at least 2 layers of boosters

If not, then a hybrid like the xiom jekyll and hyde or the tibhar K3

Or you could wait for the butterfly zyre 03 in a month or so

 

[BlotOnPaper]

Is there any rubber which can help loop as well play do high rotation backspin chops on fh? Which may go well with dhs 301 blade?

If you don't mind chinese rubbers on forehand i can recommend to try Powerplay-X, it plays really well on an inner-koto blades. But I really don't like how 09c playes on really flexible blades as 301. It has low catapult on soft strokes so the energy get transfered through the rubber and into the blade but doesn't have the time to fully return back into the ball so it can easily go into the net, i find it extremely painfull and inconsistent to RPB block with unboosted 09c on N301. It's the main reason i stay away from it and play with 8-80(Buty for forehand it would be too soft). You need to play quite actively with 09c on flexible blade, or you can boost and it would work. So i would advice to stay away from it if you go for 301 if you don't want to boost, but you don't like it's bouncines as it is, so it is probably a bad idea. 09c playes extremely good on a stiffer blades, especially outer-carbon, but on flexible inner-carbon blades it is a gamble if you would like it or not.

 

[senthilprakash]

I've been testing the Yasaka RisingDragon recently, and I must say—it's an incredible combination that suits my playing style perfectly. It has that cake sponge paired with tacky Chinese rubber characteristics, which I absolutely love.
Less bouncy low throw for heayv back spings and when given enough power brush loops are amazing as well. just like H3 blue sponge but very forgiving rubber this is.

Once it settles in (you need to give this some time), RisingDragon delivers phenomenal loops and generates some seriously wicked backspin on my forehand. I'm genuinely impressed with how well it performs.

What stands out most is how forgiving it is for intermediate players like me. This rubber is underrated and quite hard to find in India.