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

    • MK

      MK

      Player reviews

      I think this blade can be handled by anyone. This blade doesn't pick and choose its rubber — any rubber suits it well. It's easy to hit powerful shots, and you can pull off heavy topspin drives and fast flat hits. It's also easy to vary your pace, so I think it's a great blade.
      I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to hit powerful shots or wants to stick with the same blade for a long time.

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      2019/08/22
      Overall
      8/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      8
      Control
      10
      Touch
      10
      Hardness little hard
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    • visitor

      Spanner A bit hard?

      Player reviews

      I used to use the Evorshal 7 before this. Compared to that, the feel on contact here is definitely firmer. So maybe it bounces a bit more? Still, I felt it works well across the board from beginner to advanced, and the value for money is really good.

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      2019/08/21
      Overall
      9/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      7
      Control
      7
      Touch
      8
      Hardness little hard

      Recommended rubber (Forehand) Rakza 7

      Recommended rubber (Backhand) ROZENA

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    • visitor

      Jiro Sato (Experience: 6〜10 years) I always come back to this one

      Player reviews

      Really easy to use
      Even when I switch to a different blade, I always end up wanting to go back to the Swat.

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      2019/08/13
      Overall
      9/10
      Speed
      4
      Spin
      8
      Control
      7
      Touch
      9
      Hardness Little soft

      Recommended rubber (Forehand) Fastarc G-1

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    • visitor

      Close-to-table fast attacker (Experience: Less than a year) Heavy

      Player reviews

      I'm a penhold player, short pips on both sides, close to the table, fast-attack style
      I can get good spin and it suits any rubber, so
      I think it's a good blade
      Personally I like the feel on contact too, and it's a favorite of mine
      but the more I used it, the heavier it started to feel
      Maybe it's because it's a penhold blade, but I wouldn't really recommend it for elementary schoolers or women
      That said, I think it's fine for a shakehand grip

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      2019/07/31
      Overall
      10/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      9
      Control
      9
      Touch
      9
      Hardness little hard

      Recommended rubber (Forehand) Spectrum · 21 sponge

      Recommended rubber (Backhand) Vega Europe

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    • visitor

      Maruyan (Experience: 11〜20 years) In the end, this one

      Player reviews

      I've used all kinds of blades, but I always come back to this one
      I've been using it for about 5 years now and it's never broken.
      If you use it normally, I don't think it breaks……

      I love the feel on contact, flat hits are easy, and I can hit heavy topspin drives too

      This is the one that feels most comfortable to me

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      2019/07/28
      Overall
      10/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      10
      Control
      10
      Touch
      10
      Hardness Little soft
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    • Ringo Seijin

      Ringo Seijin (Experience: 2〜3 years) An overall well-balanced blade

      Player reviews

      It's a really easy-to-use blade in every respect, including spin. It suits any rubber, so I'd recommend it for beginners.

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      2019/07/27
      Overall
      9/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      9
      Control
      10
      Touch
      9
      Hardness little hard

      Recommended rubber (Forehand) Triple Spin

      Recommended rubber (Backhand) VO>101

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    • Yuya

      Yuya (Experience: 2〜3 years) A cure-all blade that stabilizes any technique

      Player reviews

      This is the blade I used up until the winter of my first year of middle school!
      This blade's defining feature is that it can handle any rubber.
      I used inverted rubber on both sides, but among my friends some had long pips on the backhand and others had short pips on the forehand.
      First, the topspin drive.
      The drive has no special quirks and is easy to do.
      Blocks are the same.
      I felt it was a bit easier to keep the ball in check, but nothing out of the ordinary.
      The push cuts the ball cleanly. Same here too.

      In short, this blade is easy to use in every respect — you can play without it bouncing too much or too little!
      I'd recommend it to beginners and to anyone looking for stable, consistent play!

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      2019/07/15
      Overall
      9/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      8
      Control
      10
      Touch
      10
      Hardness little hard

      Recommended rubber (Forehand) Ventus Basic

      Recommended rubber (Backhand) Grandy

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