Maze Performance [Discontinued]
| Everyone's rating |
[Hardness] Little soft [Performance] Control and Spin are excellent. |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed: 6.43
- Spin: 6.9
- Control: 8.33
- Distinguished High-Level Performance
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Fast, all-wood blade
Provides power the old-fashioned way!
Limba outer plies
Lightweight and comfortable handle
Soft feel
- FL
Specifications
- Producer
- Butterfly
- Product code
- 35001
- Speed
- 86
- Control
- 80
- Touch
- SOFT
- Size
- 157 × 150mm
- Weight
- 81g
- Material
- 5 sheets (5 ply wood)
- Thickness
- 6.7mm
- Lightweight and easy to swing, accommodates heavy rubbers
- Superior control, supporting beginner progression
- Soft feel pairs well with various rubber types
- Thick blade provides more speed and power for 5-ply
- Affordable price with excellent value
User reviews
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katsuo000 (Experience: More than ２０ years) Super easy to use! A beginner blade!
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2018/08/14
A member of my club was using this, so I borrowed it.
It's incredibly easy to control, just amazing!!
I get why the owner comes at opponents aggressively from the receive with things like chiquita.
When I could put my own spin on the ball, it felt quite stable.
It's a bit hard to generate power, but I felt like that's something you just have to make up for with strength training.
The blade is also fairly thick, so if you pair it with a harder rubber, you can get surprisingly more power out of it.
I think it's good to polish your fundamentals with this blade, then move on to a composite blade or a 7-ply once you want to start winning.
I'd definitely recommend it to beginners.
For my own daughter too, I think this 5-ply would be the one to start with.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) V＞15 Limber
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Fastarc G-1
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ppp (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Light, easy to use, high performance
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2020/12/31
The main features are its light weight and bounce.
It bounces quite a lot for a 5-ply blade — more than the Korbel or Clipper. I think that's because of the thick core layer.
It's lightweight, so it's still easy to swing even with max thickness rubber on it.
I think it's an all-around blade for beginners to intermediate players, since you can adjust the weight and performance depending on the rubber you use.
I like that the grip is rounded and comfortable to hold, and the good bounce means you can still reach the ball even when your form breaks down.If you can't hit a stable backhand drive, the bounce can make it hard to control, so I'd recommend a softer rubber like Mark V or Roundell Soft for the backhand side.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Q4
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Rising Dragon
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Solitary nail polishing (Experience: ６〜１０ years) A flawless all-rounder
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2020/11/21
This is the blade I use as my main one. My impression is that most attacking blades tend to have a lot of bounce and speed, but this blade feels more moderate in that regard. I'd recommend it to beginners who want to get better at topspin drives but are looking for a blade that doesn't fly off the table too much. I also think it could work well for choppers. As for the bounce, it felt less lively than the Korbel, so I'd like attack-oriented choppers to give it a try too.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) ROZENA
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Tackifire Drive
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PingPongMan (Experience: ６〜１０ years) A starter blade
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2020/05/17
I used this when I first started playing table tennis. It was light and easy to use. You can hit pretty fast balls with it, and it's easy to control too. But a friend of mine was using the Swat, and when he let me try it, I found the feel was harder, which is more my style, so I switched to the Swat. If you find the Swat's feel too hard, the Mace Performance might be a good fit for you.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Tackiness Drive
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Tackiness Drive
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Fastark S-1C-1P-1G-1 (Experience: ２〜３ years) Recommended for around intermediate level, maybe
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2019/09/19
I bought mine cheap on Mercari, and it turned out to be a really easy-to-use blade that suited me well.
I'd recommend it as a beginner's second blade, or for intermediate players.
I used it in my second year of junior high and found drives easy to hit.
Everyone, please give it a try!Sorry for the long post.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Fastarc G-1
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Fastarc C-1
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DIGNICS too high w (Experience: More than ２０ years) Light and pairs well with tension rubber
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2019/09/14
It's suited for beginner to intermediate players.
I found it really easy to use.
It pairs really well with high-tension rubbers.
If you want to get stronger, why not give it a try?Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
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Kitchigai Southpaw (Experience: ４〜５ years) Lightweight and easy to use!
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2019/08/16
It's a light blade with a moderate amount of bounce, so it's easy to use. If you swing firmly, the thick blade gives you power too, and blocks stay stable, but it's a bit hard to put spin on, so it might be tough if you fall back away from the table. I'd recommend it for all-round players who mix smashes and drives close to the table.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Tenergy 64
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Tenergy 25FX
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