Ma Lin Extra Offensive

I've read good reviews on the Ma Lin Extra Offensive or YEO, but I was wondering about the durability of this blade and whether or not polyurethane should be applied to it.

Thanks!

Top ply is stained, so it tends to fade from gluing.  A light coat of PU should help.

eD27 wrote: I want to know about this blade too. Thinking of getting one.   How is it for attacking? Cuz it says its perfect for blocking but for attacking and short games? Weight and comfort?

all wood blades/composite blades are equally suceptable to damage. You can ding a carbon blade and it can tear into the carbon layer same as wood.

eD27 wrote: I want to know about this blade too. Thinking of getting one.   How is it for attacking? Cuz it says its perfect for blocking but for attacking and short games? Weight and comfort?

Weight is mid to high 80's usually.  Used by Ma Lin who specializes in attacking and short game.  What more can be said?
 
It is a great blade, but the outer walnut ply is hard and fast which makes for short dwell with some rubber sheets.  I use 2mm Boost TP  which makes for short dwell, high speed and spin.  I was using max previously which allowed for longer dwell but I found that 2mm serves me much better for quick attack and allows the speed of the blade to be put to better use.

I like to attack from close to mid distance and to use strokes which make it hard to read where I intend to place the ball.  Short dwell and high speed make this style very effective if your stroke supplies plenty of spin.

I am using straight handle, it is squarish with flat sides which let me know very well how I have the blade angled.  A little thin maybe, but I adjusted to it quickly.

I love my YEO!  It is a very powerful all wood blade for close and middle distance, very spinny.
If you play more away from the table you will find other blades more useful I think.

Im' thinking of getting one myself.

Dafydd393 wrote:   @Ibupro, you say that it has short dwell time but it is able to produce large amounts of spin. Surely if it has a lower dwell time, it wil not produce as much spin?

Read it however you see fit, your experience might not match my own; the dwell is *comparatively* short, the spin is very high.  The walnut is a hard top ply but also makes good spin.
This places a premium on correct timing and contact point while rewarding by allowing deceptive placement and providing a shot that goes rapidly from the blade to the table.  The power of the Boost TP gives the ball sustained speed and is very spinny in its own right.  TP is great match-up with the YEO for me, I was using TC on my Gatien Extra, but I was immediately convinced by the YEO and TP.  Switching the rubbers to the other blade did not work well for me.
I believe dwell has more to do with control than with spin.  I accelerate the blade quickly and too much dwell affects my shot making in a negative fashion.  Players who accelerate at a more controlled rate would benefit from more dwell I think.

tdragon wrote: I am surprised too. The blade does not much dwell time, but it could loop easily to generate spin. Oh no, it could be used to smash easily to generate spin. Something does not sound right here. LOL   You need the dwell time, so you could feel the paddle pulling the ball to generate more spin on loop. even the blade has a lot of dwell time, but it does not mean that it would be easy to control since you may not chop or push correctly if the blade is OFF or OFF+.

So you are saying that world champion Schlager with his fast carbon blade and byrce hard did not have enough dwell time to feel the paddle pulling the ball to generate more spin on loop? And that Schlager may not chop or push correctly?

Something does not sound right here

so how bout the YEO?

tdragon wrote: jpingchow123 wrote: so how bout the YEO? YEO is a great blade. But I feel that it would be great for Penhold rather than Shakehand since it has a little hard feel so it would best fit for push, smash. It is one of the best blade for its price.

It's for penhold so, yay!



Speaking of penhold, for people that play that way, do you prefer having the rubber up the the handle or leaving space for fingers?

tdragon wrote: jpingchow123 wrote: It's for penhold so, yay! A lot of Shakehand player like me playing YEO too

What's your setup?

Tenergy 05 works very well with YEO.

Dafydd393 wrote: How is looping with heavy spin with this blade? I'm still unsure about how much dwell time the blade has, anybody?

Sorry about the confusion.  Plenty of dwell time imo. 
I was comparing the YEO with 2mm TP vs 2.3mm TP, and with the Gatien Extra with 2.3mm TC. 
I hope you would agree that 2mm TP on YEO would allow less dwell than max TC on a GE.
2.1mm Tenergy 05 has longer dwell on the YEO than TP 2mm imo.

What I found was that 2mm TP allowed me to use the speed of the hard outer ply on drives while the thicker sponge gave more dwell.

YEO is Ma Lin extra offensive or what guys? sorry I don't get it :P!

I have a 87g YEO that is ST handle. I am probably going to put Gambler Outlaw on it to test. Any thoughts on how this combo should play?