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The software used to develop this website is continually being upgraded. For some of the criteria, a lower rating does not necessarily mean "worse", thus they are now excluded from the overall rating. The criteria that are excluded are the following: sponge hardness, topsheet hardness, high throw angle, spin reversal effect, confusion factor, weight, reglue effect, hardness.
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Latest Reviews
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| Inverted Rubbers | Average overall rating: 4.2 |
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
Written by Anonymous
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| Overall rating | 4.3 | |
| Speed | 4.5 | |
| General spin | 4.5 | |
| Mechanical spin | 5.0 | |
| Topsheet spin | 5.0 | |
| Sponge hardness | 3.5 | |
| Topsheet hardness | 3.5 | |
| High throw angle | 5.0 | |
| Weight | 3.0 | |
| Reglue effect | 2.5 | |
| Speed glue effect: feel | 2.5 | |
| Speed glue effect: sound | 3.0 | |
| Control | 3.0 | |
| Durability | 4.5 | |
| Serve | 5.0 | |
| Short game | 4.5 | |
| Flip (Flick) | 4.5 | |
| Over the table loop | 4.0 | |
| High arc loop | 5.0 | |
| Counterloop | 4.5 | |
| Smash | 5.0 | |
| Block | 5.0 | |
| Chop | 2.5 | |
| Value for money | 4.5 | |
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The Tenergy 05 is an excepcional rubber. It's very spin frienly, it's powerful, but you can control the ball with it easily.It's definitly the best rubber for the speed glue ban era.
If you are looking for an offensive rubber for your top spin or looping style of play, the 05 will be the right answer for you.
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| Blades | Average overall rating: 4.5 |
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
Written by Anonymous
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| Overall rating | 4.9 | |
| Speed | 4.5 | |
| Control | 5.0 | |
| Hardness | 4.5 | |
| Weight | 5.0 | |
| Build quality | 5.0 | |
| Value for money | 5.0 | |
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Power of carbon, the feel of wood and the softness of arylate. Blend all of this together and you get an awesome blade good at everything concerning offensive shots. I disagree with teh_anarchit saying it's a thick blade, he must have picked the wrong blade, TBS are usually around 5.6 and 5.7mm thick, which is really thin, if he said it was thick, I think he'd find clipper unplayable in table tennis! Also, it is one of the most balanced blade in terms of weight, it's light and perfectly balanced. With a nice quality finish, this blade is sure awesome. Anyway, this blade has a lot of dwell time, and combined with the right rubbers, it really shows its full potential, such as tenergy 05, boost tc/ts/tx etc etc... If you want something faster and harder, you may want to try the michael maze blade, and if you want something faster with about the same dwell time (imo), go for the zylon version. If you want something a tad softer with more control and dwell time, go for the galaxy K-4, which is also half the price of the TBS.Anyway, I don't consider this a beginner blade, until you've mastered all the basic offensive shots with control.
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| Adhesives & Tuners | Average overall rating: 4.4 |
Sunday, 07 June 2009
Written by james - Top 10 reviewer - View all my reviews
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| Overall rating | 4.0 | |
| Quick to prepare | 4.0 | |
| Ease of attachment | 4.0 | |
| Value for money | 4.0 | |
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| Blades | Average overall rating: 3.8 |
Wednesday, 03 June 2009
Written by Anonymous
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| Overall rating | 3.8 | |
| Speed | 3.5 | |
| Control | 4.0 | |
| Hardness | 2.5 | |
| Weight | 2.5 | |
| Build quality | 3.5 | |
| Value for money | 4.0 | |
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| Blades | Average overall rating: 3.9 |
Friday, 29 May 2009
Written by Anonymous
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| Overall rating | 4.1 | |
| Speed | 4.0 | |
| Control | 4.0 | |
| Hardness | 4.5 | |
| Weight | 4.0 | |
| Build quality | 4.0 | |
| Value for money | 4.5 | |
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I have owned many blades over the last 5 years. Amongst them are: Primorac Carbon (x 5), Gergely 21, Kreanga Carbon, M.Maze (x 3), Petr Korbel (x 3), Schlager Carbon, Oh Sang Eun (x 3), KLHS, TBS, Viscaria (x 2), primorac off-, timo boll spark, Keyshot Light, sk7 alpha (x 2), Stiga Clipper Wood, Nittaku Acoustic, KCZ, Septear, Spintech 9th Wonder KC, and Carbo Gold. Out of all of the blades I have tried, I feel like the PC has the best mix of power, control, and feel. It is very good at blocking and hitting close to the table because of its hard feel (unlike wood and alc blades) While at the same time it is not to head heavy because of its thick handle and thin 6.9mm head thickness (compared to SC 7.4 and G21 7.0). It also has better feel for the ball too than the SC and G21 in that the SC feels stiffer and softer giving you no feedback and the G21 is so compact and thick that vibration is completely cut off. The KC has much more vibration than the PC but it feels very unstable close to the table and very springy. It feels the fastest out of all the blades I have tried when I play touch shots. Its a blade that has to be tamed rather than something you have to adjust your topspin strokes to like most carbon blades.
Compared to all wood and alc blades, I feel like those have the advantage on soft touch shots close to the table. Looping close to the table is easier with wood and arylate blades but not that much easier with alc blades (compared to the PC). However wood blades take much more effort to hit fast and block with and top out win you hit the ball with a certain amount of force. ALC blades are ok close to the table but do not match up with wood blades when looping at the table or carbon blades when playing mid distance. They are okay at everything but dont really excel at anything.
I play a third and fifth ball attack game. I feel very comfortable playing a mid-distance looping game as well. When I play aggressive players I block, counter, mid distance loop, and mid-distance curve loop a lot. When I play defensive players I play an aggressive push game close to the table an set up my opportunities to put the ball away or I will hit really fast serves to their weak wing and blast a winner with my backhand or forehand.
I you play a consistent loop game close to the table then I recommend the primorac off- for feel and consistency. If you play a topspin loop game close to the table and at mid-distance I recommend the M.Maze. If your game is based on picking your shots to powerloop close to the table (you cannot play a loop everything game at the table like an all-wood blade and sometimes an alc one) or playing a counter game close to the table and a consistent looping game at mid-distance than I recommend the PC. It is a great value, a bestseller, and has great feel depending on what rubbers you use on it. I use Tenergy 05 on the forehand and Bryce Speed on the backhand.
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