Swat

Everyone's rating [Hardness] Medium hardness
[Performance] Control and Spin are excellent.
Swat

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Averages reviews points

  • Evaluation: 8.71 / 10
  • Number of review: 168
    • Speed: 7.62
    • Spin: 8.07
    • Control: 8.73

    The TSP Swat is a well balanced, sensitive offensive blade in a class of it's own. The Japanese development team, led by former world class player Koji Matsushita has managed a blade that defines the attributes of feel and quality build again. Through the delicate ball touch in conjunction with the light 7-ply blade, TSP Swat is the perfect OFF- blade for the variable topspin players.

    • FL
    • ST
    • Chinese pen

    Specifications

    Price
    6,500 Yen(Include tax 7,150 Yen)
    Producer
    VICTAS
    Product code
    31004,31005,31003,31008
    Speed
    96
    Control
    90
    Size
    159150
    Material
    Seven wood (Wood, 7 ply wood)
    Thickness
    6mm
    Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary
    A versatile 7-ply plywood racket beloved by beginners through advanced players. Its excellent control and ball retention are highly evaluated, achieving top-tier cost-performance in this price range. While speed is somewhat moderate, its high versatility allows compensation through rubber selection.
    ■ Frequently Mentioned Points
    • Excellent control and ease of hitting to desired locations
    • Good ball retention inherent to wood and easy spin application
    • Exceptional cost-performance usable from beginners to advanced
    • Good compatibility with a wide range of rubbers
    • Wide sweet spot providing excellent stability
    ■ Representative Voices
    ▲ PositiveGetting this quality at 5,000 yen is amazing. Despite being 7-ply, it has excellent spin performance and works with both hard and soft tension. It's a racket you can use from your first racket until retirement.
    ▽ CriticalSpeed is somewhat lacking, and intermediate players may find the performance insufficient. Personally, I didn't like the wood's feedback feel and eventually felt it retained the ball too much, so I switched to another racket.

    User reviews

    • nijco

      nijco (Experience: 2〜3 years)

      Player reviews

      You get a firm, satisfying feel on contact that comes through to your hand.
      Speed is solid too, but thanks to the flex that only wood gives you, it's also really easy to put spin on.
      Control is good as well — I think it's a racket with really good value for money.

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      2016/03/01
      Overall
      9/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      9
      Control
      8
      Touch
      5
      Hardness little hard
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    • visitor

      Se ~ moth ~

      Player reviews

      I'd recommend this to everyone except choppers.
      It takes the best parts of both 7-ply and 5-ply blades.

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      2016/02/29
      Overall
      10/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      10
      Control
      10
      Touch
      10
      Hardness little hard
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    • visitor

      Table tennis lover (Experience: 2〜3 years)

      Player reviews

      It's easy to use! This one brings out the performance of any rubber.

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      2016/02/28
      Overall
      10/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      9
      Control
      10
      Touch
      10
      Hardness little hard
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    • The Korbel Lovers Society

      The Korbel Lovers Society (Experience: 4〜5 years) Best pick for value

      Player reviews

      It's a really cheap racket, so I bought both the ST and FL versions. The ST felt thicker and the FL felt a bit thinner, I think. At first the grip felt like it had a slightly slick finish, and I was worried the racket might slip out of my hand, but after one practice session it broke in nicely and actually became less slippery, so I liked it.
      The bounce is just right too — even though it's a 7-ply, now that plastic balls don't bounce as much, I think this level of bounce suits a really wide range of players.
      I bought mine online, and there was a 9g difference between the two rackets, and I could feel a difference in bounce, so this might be a racket with a lot of variation between individual units. If that matters to you, I'd recommend weighing it.

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      2016/02/02
      Overall
      10/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      7
      Control
      8
      Touch
      7

      Recommended rubber (Forehand) Ventus Spin

      Recommended rubber (Backhand) Ventus Spin

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    • Shun

      Shun (Experience: 11〜20 years) Value for money

      Player reviews

      It's surprising you can get a racket this good at this price.
      If anything, it's on the easy-to-use side and well balanced, so anyone
      can use it. The feel on contact is great too, and it works with any rubber.

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      2015/12/26
      Overall
      8/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      8
      Control
      8
      Touch
      8
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    • visitor

      Goro (Experience: 2〜3 years) Also suits short pips!!

      Player reviews

      With this racket, the feel on contact comes through to your hand really clearly
      It also works well with short pips rubber
      For a 7-ply blade, it's light and easy to swing.
      This level of performance for 4,800 yen is the best.

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      2015/11/19
      Overall
      10/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      8
      Control
      10
      Touch
      10

      Recommended rubber (Forehand) Vega Japan

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    • visitor

      Foji (Experience: 4〜5 years)

      Player reviews

      The control is just amazing!
      You get plenty of speed and spin too!
      If you're upgrading from a beginner racket,
      I'm pushing the Swat hard! lol

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      2015/11/07
      Overall
      10/10
      Speed
      6
      Spin
      8
      Control
      7
      Touch
      5

      Recommended rubber (Forehand) Spin Art

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