what is the best looping blade ?
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Topic: what is the best looping blade ?
Posted By: alborz
Subject: what is the best looping blade ?
Date Posted: 06/24/2012 at 1:31pm
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i want to find the best looping blade. please help!!!! |
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Posted By: Baal
Date Posted: 06/24/2012 at 2:01pm
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Which ever one guarantees you are always in the right position and don't mistime your swing. Also, one that is not too fast. Also, you need to be able to hit the rest of your shots too. No one best, a ton of blades will be fine. |
Posted By: slevin
Date Posted: 06/24/2012 at 2:16pm
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Dwell time & flex are important. To me, so is the size of the sweet spot. Timo Boll ZLF has all 3 attributes. If you don't care about sweet spot size, try Joola Rossi Fire (yes, relatively unknown but great).
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Posted By: cotdt
Date Posted: 06/24/2012 at 2:22pm
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TB ZLF is a good option, it's a looping blade but is still fast. Nittaku Violin is superb looping blade, though a little slower. ------------- Nittaku Resound FH: Joola Timeless BH: Joola Timeless |
Posted By: ripag
Date Posted: 06/24/2012 at 2:29pm
| Nittaku Violin is the best one I have ever tried. |
Posted By: the_theologian
Date Posted: 06/24/2012 at 2:51pm
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hey it's another one of those threads where we can all fly by and give a short list of our favorite blades best looping blade: OSP Expert best looping blade under $40: Yinhe W-6 best looping blade under $13: Dawei DW2 ------------- Appelgren Allplay ST / Vega Europe max |
Posted By: mikepong
Date Posted: 06/24/2012 at 6:27pm
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w6, yasaka extra, stiga oc ------------- Viscaria FH: Tenergy 05 black BH: Tenergy 05 red |
Posted By: idk
Date Posted: 06/24/2012 at 6:53pm
| best looping blade Timo Boll Spirit or Jun Mizutani |
Posted By: tabten5
Date Posted: 06/24/2012 at 7:02pm
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Cheap: Yasaka Extra Expensive: Timo Boll ZLF ------------- T05 2.1 | VISCARIA | T64 1.9 |
Posted By: chronos
Date Posted: 06/24/2012 at 7:35pm
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I'll offer up a very unconventional choice, but since I picked it up I've had so much fun - stiga tube carbo WRB. This blade feels like an all wood blade, it just has an enlarged sweet spot. The spin is excellent. It's stiff at 6.5 or so mm thick which suits my preference. I love it with h3 neo on the forehand and boost TC on the backhand. Good feedback but no hollow feeling, much softer than rosewood for example, but faster. The softness and large sweet spot makes it very powerful spin wise for looping. But beware, a lot of people don't like this blade, it doesn't have much of a reputation, still I think its excellent. |
Posted By: GoldenDragoon
Date Posted: 06/24/2012 at 8:04pm
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No carbon or balsa blade is anything special for looping... ------------- Blade: Nexy Spartacus FL 84g FH: Evolution FX-P Max Blk BH: Evolution EL-P 1.9 Red |
Posted By: the_theologian
Date Posted: 06/24/2012 at 8:06pm
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I'll add another to my list best over $13 and under $20: Yinhe MC-2 ------------- Appelgren Allplay ST / Vega Europe max |
Posted By: slevin
Date Posted: 06/24/2012 at 11:08pm
I have both the Spirit & the ZLF. Spirit is the better all-round blade of the two but the ZLF comfortably beats it in the looping department IMO.
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idk wrote:Posted By: silva7
Date Posted: 06/25/2012 at 12:01am
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Xiom ZQ, IF ZLF, OSP Expert, Nittaku Violin, Acoustic and Tenor, BTY ZLC and MJ. just something not too fast. ------------- RSM Special Platinum T64 |
Posted By: bluebucket
Date Posted: 06/25/2012 at 12:07am
| OSP Expert, Stiga Alser etc |
Posted By: the_theologian
Date Posted: 06/25/2012 at 1:26am
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I'll toss Burn OFF- into the mix also ------------- Appelgren Allplay ST / Vega Europe max |
Posted By: garwor
Date Posted: 06/25/2012 at 4:52am
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korbel? ------------- http://stonitenis.rs/equipmentreviews" rel="nofollow - Equipment database Yinhe MC-2 FL fh: Xiom Vega pro bh: Xiom Vega pro Boycott Marcos Freitas for hidden services! |
Posted By: zheyi
Date Posted: 06/25/2012 at 5:30am
| My favourite is Rosewood v - cpen. Sword blades are nice too if you have budget.. |
Posted By: blizzardz
Date Posted: 06/25/2012 at 6:36am
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W6 :)
------------- I am what I am Becoming. |
Posted By: icontek
Date Posted: 06/25/2012 at 8:21am
Ok, I'll bite. search_form.asp - Here is your answer forum/search_form.asp - This question is going on 10 years old at MyTT. As others have pointed out, the threads quickly become a fan-festival-of-favorites. Literally tens of these "Best Looping Blade" threads exist, and that link is a quick way to check out all of them. But if you want a good answer for your game, here are some questions you might answer first: 1) For what level of play? (some of the best looping blades are too slow for US2400 players :) 2) From what distance from the table (some blades excel at close table looping, others mid or further) 3) With what type of rubbers? (some of the best looping blades prefer Chinese rubbers, others German or Japanese :) 4) In what speed class (ALL, OFF-, OFF, OFF+)? Examples: For US1500-2000+, close to mid distance looping, with Chinese Tacky/Hard rubber on FH, the OSP Expert is a monster of a looping blade that plays ALL+/OFF- at the table for control and OFF-/OFF as you retreat due to the big flex. or for US1000-> ??? levels, again close to mid distance, with virtually any type of FH rubber, the Yasaka Extra is a proven looping blade that plays ALL+ to OFF- speeds with good spin and solid control. To some degree, blade speed and rubber choice will influence what distance a blade performs its best (consistent with most power) loops. ------------- http://bit.ly/vLMhuB" rel="nofollow - - RC1042 . OSP Virtuoso AC: PK50 + R42 |
Posted By: the_theologian
Date Posted: 06/25/2012 at 9:46am
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icontek, but how should I clean my rubbers?  ------------- Appelgren Allplay ST / Vega Europe max |
Posted By: Axzann
Date Posted: 06/25/2012 at 2:41pm
| Pg7 |
Posted By: peter79
Date Posted: 06/25/2012 at 11:53pm
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Viscaria pairing with H3, loopers holy grail....
------------- Andro Wanokiwami AO Offensive 83 gr H3 National Orange 40 deg 2.2 Baracuda Max 182 Gr |
Posted By: jinlai
Date Posted: 06/26/2012 at 1:52am
| Most important is the rubber setup for the blade as not all rubbers are good for looping. And another factor is your personal experience after using a variety of rubbers and blades. Therefore 'the best looping blade' is an individual selection. |
Posted By: EHP
Date Posted: 06/26/2012 at 8:11am
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I'm very pleased seeing this topic starts almost every week. Also recommended best glue, best rubbers, best 1,3-5-7-9-11 plies blades or Waldner vs. Mike Tyson in car racing. |
Posted By: naijo
Date Posted: 10/26/2018 at 1:49am
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I only played with Viscaria extensively to know it is a great looping paddle, would like to try Timo Boll Spirit and Timo Boll ALC if I get a chance, Butterfly makes great paddles. Another important point is the rubber, seems like H3 neo work great with Viscaria, both have more gears. if you want to have great loops, get a 39/2.15mm H3 and boosted it, the reason is if you buy most other rubbers, you pretty much know that rubber is going down hill after first few weeks, but when you boost the H3, you are going to experience "different" feelings after each boost and as result from boosting effect slowly goes down, at some point, you might hit a sweet spot, which you can swing or loop with great confidence(given that your form is good). After you learned your preference on boosting, it is like having slightly different rubbers at your on control. This really helped me to develop my game without trying new rubbers and paddles all the time. ------------- hope this msg haven't disturbed too many electrons :) |
Posted By: adishorul
Date Posted: 10/26/2018 at 5:06am
+1 |
Posted By: BRS
Date Posted: 10/26/2018 at 7:44am
| Whichever blade Ma Long is holding in his hand at that moment. |
Posted By: chroot
Date Posted: 10/26/2018 at 8:16am
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Has to be Wang Liqin's weapon, Stiga Offensive Classic. ------------- BTY Viscaria 90g DHS Hurricane 3 NEO, 39/2.1 BTY Tenergy 05 1.9 http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=62263" rel="nofollow - My Feedbacks |
Posted By: chroot
Date Posted: 10/26/2018 at 8:19am
968's FH is amazing, the best one I have tried. Not using it because 1) handle is too small 2) big head size makes the entire blade heavier than others. ------------- BTY Viscaria 90g DHS Hurricane 3 NEO, 39/2.1 BTY Tenergy 05 1.9 http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=62263" rel="nofollow - My Feedbacks |
Posted By: wanchope
Date Posted: 10/26/2018 at 8:43am
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My barwell fleet works great for looping ------------- Barwell fleet, Omega 7 Pro & Fastarc S1 |
Posted By: DonnOlsen
Date Posted: 10/26/2018 at 9:17am
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Hi,
Not to be more annoying than usual, but: What is the best looping blade with Hinoki outer ply? Thanks, ------------- Tenergy: Two weeks of heaven, followed by three months of excellence, then, a nice rubber. |
Posted By: HuLimei
Date Posted: 10/26/2018 at 9:18am
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Posted By: Baal
Date Posted: 10/26/2018 at 10:11am
| Any blade with a new composite material capable of warping the fabric of spacetime. |
Posted By: frogger
Date Posted: 10/26/2018 at 12:36pm
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It would depend on a players level and also what style of looper they are. Close, mid, away? What works for one player could be considered awful by another. Very subjective indeed...ribbit. ------------- Wood Paddle Red side Black side. |
Posted By: king_pong
Date Posted: 10/26/2018 at 9:49pm
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Traditional answer: 1) Stiga Energy WRB (can't help but loop the ball) 2) Yasaka Extra (same feeling as Stiga Energy, just harder outer surface ply) 3) Stiga Offensive Classic (loops well, but shines more on drives) ------------- Stiga Infinity VPS (Master): fh/bh - Nittaku Hammond CR max |
Posted By: Pr1nc
Date Posted: 10/27/2018 at 9:11am
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Butterfly Jun Mizutani ZLC - for me best combo of dwell time, speed, control. ------------- Blade: Jun Mizutani ZLC FH: Victas V > 15 Extra BH: Victas V > 15 Extra |
Posted By: kakapo
Date Posted: 10/27/2018 at 1:13pm
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not possible to answer this question, without asking this one: which rubber goes the best with a particular blade for a looper.....who plays close or at mid distance. ------------- Def play grey grip 94gr, Venus 2 blue 2,2, Neubauer KO extreme 1,3mm |
Posted By: alphapong
Date Posted: 10/27/2018 at 9:56pm
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Our national team players are playing Joola Viva ($55 - all wood - 7ply), Joola Rossi Emotion ($89 Hinoki outer with thin carbon layers give a soft feel) and Joola TPE Fight ($149 Kevlar Carbon, fastest of the 3). Quality is high and the pricing is about half what that insect company charges.
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Posted By: SmackDAT
Date Posted: 10/27/2018 at 10:15pm
Viscaria is $150 and more proven worldwide you biased guy Also Korbel SK7 and Korbel T5000 (new) are pretty similar priced to the others you mentioned
------------- Zhang Jike ALC AN (88g) Tenergy 05 Hard (2.1, B) Tenergy 19 (2.1, R) https://goo.gl/bFWoxW" rel="nofollow - https://goo.gl/bFWoxW |
Posted By: patelaaaa
Date Posted: 10/27/2018 at 10:29pm
| DHS H301. Period! Even Darker speed 90 had its limits (used it for about 2-3 weeks then switched back to H301, as it was too soft for me). |