What do you think it is best blade for short pips in Butterfly collection ?

Edited by 100niTenis - 10/14/2017 at 5:31pm

This is my complicated answer: I have tried many short and med pimple rubbers and the blade I find the best with pimples is Viscaria. I use butterfly Viscaria with andro blowfish+ and i find it very balanced. Its not too fast or slow and not too stiff or soft. Although, this does depend what short pimple u use. If ur using a hard sponge short pips, u can get away with using a soft blade. But since I use andro blowfish+, which is about 47.5 degrees (from a forum i read), i believe its medium to medium hard softness. So thats why I use Viscaria because it has a medium stiffness. I have also tried Michael Maze ALC, however found it a bit too soft for my liking and a bit slow (due to the new enlarged ball). So in my humble opinon, I reckon it also depends on the sponge hardness of the short pips before choosing a butterfly blade for short pips. Butterfly also state that butterfly sardius is great for short pips, i have tried this with spectol and spectol 21 and find it was too fast with no feeling and control. 

Edited by bokai - 10/14/2017 at 8:52pm

For the globe 888 and legend 105, I think these r soft sponges. A harder blade, such as Timo boll ALC, can do the trick. I find TB ALC to be stiffer than viscaria and TBS. Globe 889 is a hard sponge, you could get away with a softer blade, such as Freitas ALC (This is just the renamed michael maze alc blade). Note that i dont suggest any ZLC blades due to it's extra dwell time and bounce. 

Innerforce T5000 is a good blade for playing with SP.

Surely Timo Boll ALC.

Skyline wrote: don't go for the super fast tamca 5000 carbon blades, like gergely and sardius. TB ALC is a great choice since it has great control and its still very crisp.

malin87 wrote: I am looking for the same thing...i use now stratus carbon which is perfect for short pimples but a little bit slow for aggressive looping(i play high level).i want to try boll alc ot zhan jike alc. Alc blades are stiffer than zlc blades so are better for pimples..the thing is that the ball should not drop to the net when you block passively or when the opponent loops aggressively.. i think zj alc has more dwell than boll alc and suits less for pimples..

Thank you everyone for your input. I think I have decided to go with TBS and see how it goes. You all have been helpful here and via PM inbox. Thanks again :-)

I tried Balsa X5 long time ago and did not like it, but it may work for you. I had no feeling with this blade.