Anything better than TB ALC???

unstopabl3 wrote: DreiZ wrote: YEO is good. It has a walnut top ply I believe. Doesn't splinter at all since it comes presealed by manufacturer. Great blade nonetheless, might feel a bit stiff and hard at first. I had the JTTAA version one. Handle is super comfy in FL and for the price its a good bargain. Yes, read these things in the reviews so I was inclined towards it, plus a mod recommended it as well so I got intrigued towards it more :P Does it say jttaa anywhere on your blade, I doubt mine is that one or else it should have said that in the description right? And I'm sure jttaa version would have costed a bit more as well since it's more popular :P

It should have a burn print on the side of the handle "JTTAA" for jap version +... a plastic logo on the bottom of the handle??? (not sure)

I may be wrong as models change year to year, mine was about 3 years old and I sold it a while ago.

*edit I might have had the euro version since my didn't have the JTTAA stamp. Nonetheless its a great blade. Too bad I sold mine a while ago. Originally bought it from megaspin.net

Edited by DreiZ - 09/22/2014 at 9:47pm

kurokami wrote: in japan acoustic used to be the most popular for men and violin for women. then it became tb alc for men, if zlf for women. now we're seeing a lot of mizutani and if zlc, but if alc and tb alc are still very popular. i'd say tb alc is the most popular men's blade globally. i've played viscaria for several yrs under several coaches' recommendation and i've tried a few tb alc including some pros'. i like it a lot and if not playing vis, i'd be using tb alc

Do you mean in composite blades?
I'd be very surprised if any blade, other than a Chinese rec blade, comes anywhere close to the sales figures for the Stiga Allround Classic.

unstopabl3 wrote: kurokami wrote: YEO isn't that much a step up. and the jttaa version's construction is different. most ppl like that one. i would have also gone with power wood. quite cheap and really good for the $ Ordered whatever version tt11 had, they said it's 90g and pre-sealed which kind of caught my attention, so don't know if it's jttaa version or not. Among other things, I didn't like the power wood handle to be honest

DreiZ wrote: YEO is good. It has a walnut top ply I believe. Doesn't splinter at all since it comes presealed by manufacturer. Great blade nonetheless, might feel a bit stiff and hard at first. I had the JTTAA version one. Handle is super comfy in FL and for the price its a good bargain.

YEO is good. It has a walnut top ply I believe. Doesn't splinter at all since it comes presealed by manufacturer. Great blade nonetheless, might feel a bit stiff and hard at first. I had the JTTAA version one.

Handle is super comfy in FL and for the price its a good bargain.

Edited by DreiZ - 09/22/2014 at 4:06pm

NextLevel wrote: unstopabl3 wrote: mikepong wrote: Its a good 5 ply blade. Best 5ply for me. But it plays different from an alc tho.. anyway what blade/rubber were you using before? Yeah I know it's not a carbon one but I thought since it's OFF and has koto outer ply, it should still be an upgrade from my previous blade which was Ma Lin Soft Carbon. Already ordered it alongwith Rakza 9 for FH and Rakza 7 soft for BH from tt11 Should be here in two weeks , can't wait YEO doesn't have a Koto outer ply unless things have changed. You might like the blade, but I decided that it was a challenging blade for players without mature strokes.  I would have bought the Stratus Powerwood or Force Pro instead.

unstopabl3 wrote: mikepong wrote: Its a good 5 ply blade. Best 5ply for me. But it plays different from an alc tho.. anyway what blade/rubber were you using before? Yeah I know it's not a carbon one but I thought since it's OFF and has koto outer ply, it should still be an upgrade from my previous blade which was Ma Lin Soft Carbon. Already ordered it alongwith Rakza 9 for FH and Rakza 7 soft for BH from tt11 Should be here in two weeks , can't wait

Edited by NextLevel - 09/22/2014 at 3:26pm

Its a good 5 ply blade. Best 5ply for me. But it plays different from an alc tho.. anyway what blade/rubber were you using before?

I switched from TB ALC to Xiom Zetro Quad which I found to be almost the same but a) the handle was much better on the ZQ and b) a tad slower w/more dwell (I think) and thus more control and c) cheaper by far to buy (full disclosure: I'm selling one now over in For Sale for the low, low price of...)

frogger wrote: Ndragon88 wrote: <span style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px;">Both the TBS and TB ALC are great blades. I preferred the TBS purely because of the feel. Tried both but personally felt they are too fast for me and didn't really suit my allround game.</span><div style="line-height: 16.7999992370605px;">Wouldn't be making a bad choice if you got either one. Just hope it suits your game, coz they are expensive  Put some good "allround" rubber on your TBS like 1.9 Sriver or Mark V 1.8 or even Xiom Musa max and you have a fine solid setup to play allround style.

Both the TBS and TB ALC are great blades. I preferred the TBS purely because of the feel. Tried both but personally felt they are too fast for me and didn't really suit my allround game.

BH-Man wrote: What is better than an ALC?   TWO of them.

in japan acoustic used to be the most popular for men and violin for women. then it became tb alc for men, if zlf for women. now we're seeing a lot of mizutani and if zlc, but if alc and tb alc are still very popular. i'd say tb alc is the most popular men's blade globally. i've played viscaria for several yrs under several coaches' recommendation and i've tried a few tb alc including some pros'. i like it a lot and if not playing vis, i'd be using tb alc

Tb alc is great blade especially with 05 or 05 fx. For a higher quality blade with more control spin and feel the acoustic carbon is the best out there! Of course with 64 on the forehand to make up the loss in speed compared to tb alc.

Rich215 wrote: Better for what?      Better for saving money? Better for a 2400 level player that loops and blocks? Better fit for LP Better fit for T05 on both sides? Better to make you feel better? Nothing is better......it's only what works well for your level and ability and any specific time.

second that.

+1 its a great blade. I chose it simply because its the newer model of the TBS with better colors. You cant go wrong with it. It will play great with all the tenergies and new tensors out there for all around offensive play. Its a good investment too if you plan on sticking with it for years and not ej around for another blade. You can always EJ with rubbers if you don't like something particular, and like I said before with the ALC, almost all modern rubbers will play great on it.

If you find it too fast - just put slower rubbers on it.
If you think the opposite - put faster rubbers on it.

look at it this way...

The best player in the world played with Timo Boll's blade for almost two years, that should mean something.

Edited by DreiZ - 09/20/2014 at 7:32pm