Black Balsa 7.0 [Discontinued]
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[Hardness] Little hard [Performance] Speed and Control are excellent. |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed: 9
- Spin: 7.71
- Control: 8.17
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The high-end OFF blade! The TSP Balsa 7.0 is the perfect material for any power attacker. The 7.0 mm thick Balsa core produces all the power and speed you need for your attacks, without neglecting control and reliability.
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Specifications
- Producer
- VICTAS
- Product code
- 310184,310183
- Speed
- 99
- Control
- 87
- Size
- 156 × 153 Chinese 153 × 153
- Material
- Three glass fiber (Fiberglass, Balsa, 5 ply wood)
- Thickness
- 8mm
- Exceptional lightweight design enables fast swing switching
- High repulsion power and speed performance overwhelm opponents
- Excellent compatibility with lightweight rubbers and great value
- Low durability - prone to cracks and dents from drops
- Spin and control performance ratings vary by user preference
User reviews
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Shoo (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Great match with plastic balls
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2015/07/31
With plastic balls, both the spin and the bounce feel exactly the same as they did in the celluloid era, with no sense of difference at all.
Relatively speaking, this has by far the best spin performance among other blades.
Even with hard tacky rubber or hard tension rubber, you can hit plastic balls just as well with this.
Unless you dislike thick blades, this one works for everyone.
Thanks to the grain direction of the balsa, blocking is incredibly stable.
Because of that, blocking and countering are the easiest they can be.
It produces quite a high arc, so even shots that the hitter themselves thought looked like they'd overshoot end up dropping in.
From the opponent's side, the ball apparently looks like it's coming almost straight down.
The downsides are the feel on contact, the lack of an ST grip, and that it's too thick.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Ventus Speed
Recommended rubber (Backhand) NITTAKU HURRICANE 2
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Equipment maniac (Experience: ６〜１０ years) A hidden gem.
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2015/07/19
I've used 5-ply, 7-ply, and even expensive special-material blades before, but at this price, the quality here is just amazing.
First off, it's light.
Mine weighs just 58g, and even with Rakza X max thickness on both sides, the total comes to 158g.You can swing through hard, and even fine, quick movements don't lag behind.
The feel on contact barely comes through to your hand at all.
That's something people will have mixed feelings about.As for the bounce, the initial speed off the blade is quite fast.
Maybe thanks to how thick the blade is, the ball releases quickly, and you don't feel any flex even with a strong impact.
Flick-type shots are really easy to play.
That said, it's not like you can't get spin on it.
That's what's so impressive about this blade.Thanks to this lightness, you can get swing speed about two ranks higher than normal, and that's where you pick up extra spin.
This also helps with consistency in play.And since it doesn't flex needlessly, you don't feel any power loss at all.
Even in mid-distance rallies the bounce is plenty, and this lightness combined with control becomes a real weapon.
It's light even for the short game, so flicks and chiquitas are easy to pull off.
And blocks stay put too.
That said, since the feel on contact doesn't come through to your hand and the ball releases quickly, I wouldn't recommend it for beginners.
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I love rackets (Experience: ２〜３ years) Amazing!
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2015/07/18
It's incredibly light, it'll surprise you!
It flies well, and the control is more than enough.
A really great blade!Overall Speed Spin Control Touch
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Rakza 9
Recommended rubber (Backhand) FLYATT SOFT
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O~~~samu (Experience: ６〜１０ years)
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2014/08/29
The blade is light and lets you swing through quickly, serves are easy to put spin on with Tackifire, drives grip well, and smashes come out fast, making it a blade that's really easy to score points with.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch
Recommended rubber (Forehand) FLYATT SOFT
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Tackifire Drive
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Koala Black Balsa
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2013/09/01
I was torn on whether to buy it, but when I actually did, I was surprised at how usable it turned out to be. It's a blade that suits heavier rubbers like the Tenergy series.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch
Recommended rubber (Forehand) TENERGY 05
Recommended rubber (Backhand) TENERGY 05
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Yuugen Jikkou (Experience: ２〜３ years)
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2013/08/13
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Rakza 9
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Bashi (Experience: ４〜５ years)
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2013/08/07
I originally prioritized lightness and was using the 5.0, but I wanted a bit more power so I tried switching to the 7.0.
Even the 7.0 is plenty light!
It's a slightly stiff blade, so I'm currently trying out various softer rubbers with it.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch
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