Persson Powerplay Senso - V1
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[Hardness] Little hard [Performance] Control and Speed are excellent. |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed: 7
- Spin: 6
- Control: 7.67
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Fast 7-ply offensive blade made in Sweden that can be controlled even with normal training thanks to a special thin layer of foil.
The ex World Champion and 1996 European Champion has thoroughly tested the prototypes. After regular start up production Joergen began to play with the SENSO blade. We quote Joergen Persson: “ I always feel the ball, no matter if I hit it slowly or fast. SENSO gives you the absolute touch. The SENSO technology makes things much easier, since you get a prompt feedback from the ball.”Available only in the AN or FL grip.
The blade is available in two versions - V1 and V2. V1 offers optimum speed and V2 offers optimum control. The difference is in the position of the hollow space inside the handle.
- FL
- ST
- AN
Specifications
- Producer
- DONIC
- Product code
- BL020,BL021
- Speed
- 88
- Control
- 76
- Weight
- 85g
- Material
- Wood seven plywood (7 ply wood)
- Thickness
- 5.9mm
- Clipper-series ball retention and hardness balance well
- Excellent control from soft touches to aggressive drives
- Affordable price point for exploring racket preferences
- Speed performance lags behind modern standards
- Best for beginners-intermediates; insufficient speed for fast rallies
User reviews
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Eichi (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Feels like a classic, well-balanced all-wood blade
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2016/11/21
I got the ST, an 88g piece.
First, tapping the ball on the bare blade, the wood feels on the hard side, and the bounce is a bit less than the SK7, but I can feel that ball-holding quality typical of Clipper-style Swedish blades - it doesn't just snap the ball away too fast. At about 6mm the blade is thin for a 7-ply, giving it a "hard yet thin" kind of flex.
The balance point is a bit toward the handle even with the Senso V1 grip. The grip is on the slim side, so I think it would be easy to hold for women and junior players too.Once you put rubber on it and hit with it, you can feel that Clipper-style ball-holding along with a hardness that has a solid core. The surface material isn't the hard type. There's some flex too, so I think there's very little sense of unfamiliarity if you're switching over from a 5-ply. On the flip side, it's light on that "7-ply = hard, bouncy, heavy" feeling, so if you're switching from a domestic maker's 7-ply, you might not be satisfied with the bounce.
The flex works well for light touches in the short game, while the hardness comes through on hard hits like power drives, so I think it's an all-round blade whether you're into 5-ply or 7-ply play. I'd say it suits beginners through intermediate players who want to improve their ball control. If you're after fast rallies and counters, you might find the bounce a bit lacking, but I think you can adjust for that with your choice of rubber.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
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Yakitori-kun (Experience: １１〜２０ years) Old model, but the price and just-right hardness are excellent
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2020/01/16
Donic blades are cheap and good for trying out — I think this one was a bit over 4,000 yen?
This is one of four I bought together to figure out what type of blade I actually like.It's an old-school, orthodox 7-ply blade with a hard feel and good bounce off the blade itself. There's not much flex, and considering the era, the speed is slow.
The rubber suits short pips or irregular rubbers best. It might work with inverted rubber too if you have the physical ability of a player like Persson and can really pop the ball, but that's not really the times we're in anymore, and I think there are plenty of better blades out there.As a short-pips player myself, it was a good blade in the sense that it's on the hard side, has good bounce, doesn't fly too far, and has a decent amount of thickness. As an attacking blade for this day and age, though, it's slow.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Booster HP
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Power Play (Experience: ４〜５ years)
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2017/02/20
The drives are incredibly fast. The feel is hard and attacks really punch through, so you can hit winners even from long range.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) TENERGY 05
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Fastarc S-1
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