Swat
| Everyone's rating |
[Hardness] Medium hardness [Performance] Control and Spin are excellent. |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed: 7.62
- Spin: 8.07
- Control: 8.73
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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.
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Specifications
- Producer
- VICTAS
- Product code
- 31004,31005,31003,31008
- Speed
- 96
- Control
- 90
- Size
- 159150
- Material
- Seven wood (Wood, 7 ply wood)
- Thickness
- 6mm
- 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
User reviews
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Shoshinsha Kozou (Experience: ４〜５ years) Easy-to-use blade
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2018/12/27
A really easy-to-use blade. With 7 plies of wood, there's some vibration in your hand on contact, which makes blocks and counters easy to pull off. The control is also excellent, so it's great as an entry-level blade too. Since it has no quirks, it's easy to pair with any rubber, which I think is its best point. Beginners will be plenty satisfied with beginner rubber or high-elasticity rubber, and beginner/intermediate players will be plenty satisfied with tension rubber.
It's not a blade that flies like crazy on its own, so if you want speed straight from the blade, you'll want a different option.
The value for money is extremely high, so it's a great choice for a first or second blade.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Ventus Basic
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Ventus Basic
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Table tennis nut (Experience: ４〜５ years) Works as a sub or main racket
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2018/12/18
It broke just recently, but it was an easy-to-control blade that also made topspin drives easy.
Tacky rubber gives you good spin and control but not much speed, so I think tension rubber suits it best.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) NEO HURRICANE 3
Recommended rubber (Backhand) V＞15 Extra
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Mum (Experience: ４〜５ years) Extremely great value for money
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2018/10/21
Considering the price, this is an extremely high level of blade.
Both ball-holding feel and bounce are more than sufficient, and it doesn't have much of the weight that's usually the downside of a 7-ply, so I think it's a blade you can buy and keep using for a long time.That said, it doesn't have quite the power you'd picture from "7-ply" (maybe that's why it's lighter?), so I don't think it's the type of blade for finishing points with one big shot. I've only put tension rubbers on it, but from what I've tried, there doesn't seem to be a rubber that doesn't suit it. If you want more of a finishing shot, you should be fine pairing it with a suitable rubber. Maybe a harder rubber suits it even better?
It's good for a beginner to put high-elasticity rubber on it, and just as good for an intermediate or advanced player to put their favorite rubber on it.The control is beyond reproach. Even the short game is far easier to control than on a special-material blade.
Including all of that, for better or worse, it's a blade with a character closer to a 5-ply.
I think this blade's whole appeal comes down to getting this quality at this price.
In terms of pure performance alone, there are plenty of blades better than this one, but it's rare to find this quality at this price. Recommended!Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) TENERGY 80
Recommended rubber (Backhand) ROZENA
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kanzakiiseki (Experience: More than ２０ years) A blade for technique
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2018/09/28
A blade that lets your spin, speed, and control come through exactly as you intend. In particular, if you like varying the spin on your topspin drive, even a soft rubber makes it easy to create variation. Since a single big topspin drive holds the ball well, if you catch it at a high point and follow through firmly on impact, you can produce a great shot. For smashes, if you load your weight in at the moment of impact and swing through at full speed, it's a one-shot kill.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Ventus Soft
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Ventus Soft
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three Suited for hard rubber
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2018/09/27
I put Rozena on both sides.
Rozena was soft and hard to get spin on.
I felt Vega or something like the V>15 would suit it better.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Soft
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Black Storm All-round
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2018/08/09
It doesn't bounce too much and flies true, so the control is excellent.
I don't think there's any rubber — inverted or short pips — or any playing style that doesn't suit it.
Also, the handle is thin, so even people with small hands can handle it.
The value for money is good too.
For beginners through intermediate players, if it ever starts to feel like not enough, move up to a livelier blade.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Omega V Tour
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Vega Asia DF
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Raspai (Experience: ４〜５ years) Insanely good value for money
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2018/07/29
I bought it for 3,500 yen.
The amount of spin and control is hard to believe for a 7-ply blade.
Unlike the usual beginner blade, this is a quality piece you can keep using even after you become advanced.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
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