Galleon [Discontinued]
| Everyone's rating |
[Hardness] Medium hardness [Performance] Control and Speed are excellent. |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed: 7.67
- Spin: 7.67
- Control: 8.33
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TSP Galleon is a classic offensive blade from our TSP Japan series. The 5-ply all-wood blade distinguishes itself by its typical Japan-made workmanship and excellent handling features. The ply structure of the Galleon is made for high-speed topspin play, with the outer Koto ply providing for extra speed when attacking. The slightly thicker core ply guarantees excellent feedback plus great feel and control in all kinds of strokes.
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Specifications
- Producer
- TSP
- Product code
- 2641
- Speed
- 99
- Control
- 87
- Size
- 158 × 152
- Weight
- 88g ±
- Material
- Five wood
- Thickness
- 5.8mm
- Excellent control performance ideal for short-range strokes
- Well-balanced speed, spin, and control characteristics
- Suitable for beginners through advanced players
- High versatility with good compatibility with various rubbers
- Stable and reliable ball feel
User reviews
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Perplexity (Experience: More than ２０ years) Bland, or balanced? Depends how you see it.
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2018/09/28
An offensive 5-ply blade that was originally designed for Matsuzawa.
It bounces more than the Acoustic, but is more restrained than hardwoods like ebony or wenge types.
It's a fairly thin blade, but the flex isn't all that strong — the feel is like a mellowed-out hardwood.
It naturally pairs well with tension rubbers, but it also goes with tacky rubbers, and even with short pips mounted, the ball releases at a moderate rate, making it easy to use. Long pips would probably bounce a bit too much for a block-oriented style.
As mentioned, it doesn't flex hard like the Or Evo or the Acoustic — the ball-holding is about average for a 5-ply blade.
Overall, my impression is that it's like a "lighter Tenor."
Maybe because of how the grip is mounted fairly deep despite the flared handle — holding it normally isn't much of an issue, but if you grip deep, your middle finger touches the blade.
Recent 5-ply blades seem almost desperate to stand out with some unique trait, whether that's going all-in on flex or pushing ball-release speed with surface treatments or hard woods, but among those, this one turns out to be a well-balanced board with moderate bounce and moderate ball-holding.On the flip side, that also means it lacks personality, and even though it's built to top-player specs, it feels like it's gotten a bit lost in the crowd (lol).
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) SUPER VENTUS
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Ventus Spin
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Torataro (Experience: １１〜２０ years) Pretty good!
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2019/09/28
I moved over from the Swat, and there's zero sense of unfamiliarity.
The stability on topspin drives is fantastic.
Hard hits might feel a bit lacking, but they're still passable.
It doesn't fly too much or too little — other reviews have also described it as well-balanced.
The control is outstanding, which makes the short game easy to play.
Chiquita, backhand drives, flicks, and so on all felt easier to pull off than with the Swat.
A lot of people use the Swat, but not many people use this blade, so if you're thinking about buying a Swat, I'd lean toward this one instead.
I've used all kinds of blades over the years, and this is my absolute favorite.Blades I've used in the past
Rosewood NCT V, Timo Boll 7-ply, Swat, All-Round Evolution, Aeon Red,
Gouriki, KorbelOverall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) V＞01 Stiff
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Ventus Spin
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Beginner kid (Experience: ４〜５ years) Performance above average
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2019/08/27
A bit heavy, but I think it's high-performance. Speed, initial ball speed, spin, control — there are no real weak points, and the performance is above average, but since it doesn't have any standout trait, it might struggle to become popular. I like using it for its cool grip design, but when I actually use it I feel like something's missing. I felt a similar sense of "something missing" with the Innerforce ALC. That said, even the Innerforce lacks a standout trait while having no real weaknesses, so you could call both of them all-rounders — blades that are easy to win matches with.
If you find the Swat Power too hard to use, or if you're moving up from the regular Swat, the feel is close enough that you should be able to step up smoothly. This is an all-round blade usable from beginner to advanced level. I think it pairs well with pretty much any rubber too.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
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Inverse user (Experience: ２〜３ years) The classic all-wood blade
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2018/07/18
It's very stable, and I think it's especially geared toward control.
Also, it suits beginners through intermediate players, and I think it's a blade that can be used in a lot of different ways depending on the player.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Vega Euro DF
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Fastarc C-1
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Shake-drive (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Goes with any rubber
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2016/08/22
At first there are a few things that take some getting used to, but the more you use it, the easier it gets. I've used all kinds of rubbers with it, and I can say it works with just about any of them.
I'd recommend it for intermediate-level players or so.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Tenergy 64
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Alhelg
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Yutchi @ cut Wood
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2016/05/29
It keeps that distinctive all-wood feel while still delivering great speed and spin, and it has real power, so I'd recommend it to all-wood blade users!
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
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