Bty Zhang Jike Szlc or Mizutani Szlc

Actually I am thinking about buying a JM SZLC too. I liked everything about the performance of ZJK SZLC, looping, blocking, handle, everything except the feel. To me it fels soft and hollow. I like the hard feel of ALC or ZLC, but the super ZLC felt like a frikking styrofoam blade, and it bothered me so much that I sold the blade despite having excellent results with it. Does the MJ SZLC feel better and firmer by any chance? Anyone had them both?

thanks. ima get one, though I am 100% happy with TB ALC.

I play with MSZLC for now. I find it great, just two details could make me change : I could like a blade just a little less stiff, and slightly lighter. Is ZJK SZLC lighter and less stiff than MZLC ? Are they equally good for the first attack ? I don't want to lose spin if I switch to ZJK SZLC from MZLC.

Hands down MJ SZLC!

Going back to the original question Szlc blades clearly have a bigger sweet spot. Concerning I also feel more comfortable with a stiff and fast blade whenever I have the right position and timing. But when I am not accurate a slower and more flexible blade is more forgiving. Also it's true that this kind of blade gives easier blocks to your opponent. It's also true that if a blade is too fast you will have a hard time to control it.

Anyway I think that changing from an acoustic to Szlc blade it's too much of a jump in speed.

My recommandations if you want an acoustic with bigger sweet spot, good blocking and good control:

Acoustic carbon
barwell
barwell fleet
kasumi special
Vega Pro

These are all faster than acoustic but not as fast and stiff as Szlc blades. The strength of the Szlc blades is that they are very accurate. When your technique is perfectly correct they respond with the perfect results. On the other hand they are not forgiving meaning as soon as you make a small mistake the ball does not land on the table.

I used to play JM zlc last season than switched to JM Szlc at the beginning of this season. Now I play with the Xiom Vega Pro. The difference is very clear. The Vega Pro is less accurate but much more forgiving. Result is that more of my shots land on the table especially in blocking and counter looping. Also its flexibility makes it easier to do slow spinny loops compared to JM Szlc.

Difference in results was immediate. My rating is about 2500 in France. With the JM Szlc on my 2nd team game I lost a player rated around 2300 and on my 3rd team game with JM zlc I lost a player rayed around 2450. On my 4th team game using the vega Pro I won against one player rated 2690, one 2570 and almost won against one 2550.

So my suggestion is to get a blade which is fast with a great sweet spot but still quite forgiving.

bbkon wrote: What OFF+ blade is the most forgiving ?

Is this question for me specifically?

AndySmith wrote: bbkon wrote: What OFF+ blade is the most forgiving ? Is this question for me specifically?

Here's a comparison video: