The fastest all wood blade

No, hahahah, it was for who said ''Somebody has to mention Schlager Carbon''. I just forgot to quote him. My apologies.

Hookshot wrote: Best 99, who are you refering to?

Don't understand your question... Who am I refering to for what?

Baal wrote: I think the old H 1 9s were different from the blade they sell now by the same name.

I think so too.

jcdi wrote: The fastest I ever played with was and old Tibhar H-1-9 . Such a monster that I had to play with sriver 1.5mm unglued and was still too fast. At the mmnt Mazunov gets the lead.

I had forgotten about that one!  Definitely faster than a Mazunov.  Unplayably fast.  I had forgotten about it because it was so fast that I gave it away on the same day it came in the mail.

ALL Wood, I would have to go with Yasaka Panther...if you can find one. A really old model that vaporized the ball, more like OFF++++ the charts.

On Saturday, I took my Dr. Neubauer Bulldozer blade with Flarestorm 2.1mm and Giant Dragon LP to LATTA and let our top players try it... Conclusion:  It's the fastest rocket they have ever had their hands on (and the largest paddle by total dimension).    "A frying pan that hits like a trampoline" was the most accurate comment of the day...  

Edited by roundrobin - 08/23/2010 at 4:43pm

fatt wrote: I did not know walmart was in the tt business in such an advance way ( expensive blades without rubbers) forgot the link http://www.walmart.com/search/search-ng.do?search_constraint=0&ic=48_0&search_query=joola&Find.x=0&Find.y=0&Find=Find

The fastest I ever played with was and old Tibhar H-1-9 . Such a monster that I had to play with sriver 1.5mm unglued and was still too fast. At the mmnt Mazunov gets the lead.

unstablesam wrote: Somebody has to mention Schlager Carbon !!!

I thought this thread was about all-wood blades... Maybe that's why nobody mentioned it.

You should read the thread's title again...

where does new ranunculus fit in? has anyone tried it yet?
it is said to be fast for wood..
can someone pls order this list in terms of speed: clipper,p700,mazunov,ranunculus,korbel,stiga nct offensive
also, does anyone know how tt companies are 'upgrading' wood blades for nonglue era (for example stratus power wood, ranunculus, nct); are they just thickening the core?
thx

unstablesam wrote: Somebody has to mention Schlager Carbon !!!

Butterfly Tenper Speed

The fastest blade I,ve played lately I had made myself. Five plies, poplar core, limba second and outerplies. 84 grams 149*157  mm headsize, 8 mm thickness. Too fast for me, significantly faster then a yinhe k-2. Later on I sold it to someone who was looking for an alternative for his (ten grams heavier)........Mazunov. According to the review he send me it was faster then his mazunov. But I doubt, not being a pro or something if he was able to use the heavier Mazunov to it,s full potential and with powerfull fh rubber. I reckon it was quicker for sure due to the smaller head and lighter weight.
I consider blades not as fast though. Powerfull and/or quick are terms that fit better. Speed is more a marketing term. Fast I consider a term for the ballspeed that results from a certain stroke with a certain blade/rubber combo but also a player involved.

Some blades are so powerfull almost no one (or maybe no one) can use the potential for speed (except maybe in training knowing where the next ball will come). So how would I know the blade I made was faster then a mazunov ? It was quicker, sure and I found I did a good job on making a relatively powerfull blade with a good weigth that was quick to play close to table but he used two soft light tensors in max what will happen if on a relatively light blade the rubbers would be two tenergies. It will loose quickness and if the speed comes mostly from that it can become slower then Mazunov. What happens if you put a powerfull rubber Like tenergy on a powerfull blade in the hands of a powerfull player....
But the energy has to come from the player if
(whatever the reason,maybe not training almost daily or not - yet - enough developed technique)
the potential off the blade can,t be used it,s a waist just as tenergy is a waist on a blade that can,t  match it powerwise.





Edited by tompy - 08/21/2010 at 1:02pm

forgot the link
http://www.walmart.com/search/search-ng.do?search_constraint=0&ic=48_0&search_query=joola&Find.x=0&Find.y=0&Find=Find