Birmingham 77
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[Hardness] Medium hardness [Performance] Speed and Spin are excellent. |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed: 7.88
- Spin: 7.75
- Control: 7.75
- If both hand haste "Birmingham"
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Lightweight plywood racket plate thickness is thin. 1977 world champion himself produced the distinctive shape, ideal for both hand haste.
- Japanese pen
Specifications
- Producer
- VICTAS
- Product code
- 300012
- Speed
- Mid
- Touch
- soft
- Size
- 148 × 141mm
- Weight
- 85g
- Material
- Five plywood (Wood)
- Thickness
- 6.5mm
- Ideal design for pen-soft speed attacks
- Easy to control with moderate bounce
- Lightweight with excellent operability
- High flexibility in rubber selection
- Outstanding cost-performance ratio
User reviews
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Peco (Experience: More than ２０ years) Outstanding usability
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2017/06/23
The bounce is moderate, so it's really easy to control! Blocking, angled shots, and the short game all feel stable! That said, it's not lacking in speed, and spin is easy to generate too, so I found it really easy to use and great value for money, lol
When you hit it, it makes a fairly high-pitched "clack" sound and you can feel it in your hand.
The back is painted solid black and is slippery. There's no half-moon cork. It seems fine either to put rubber on it or to add cork as an anti-slip.
This really lives up to its reputation as one of TSP's long-selling blades!Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Spectol Red
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Pen Meat (Experience: ６〜１０ years)
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2024/11/30
I'm using Outkill 2.0mm on the forehand.
It's a 5-ply, but the ball comes off a bit on the faster side.
The bounce itself is just okay, nothing special either way.
Since the ball flies in a flat, straight line, I'd recommend meeting the ball on backhand strokes.
If you don't put real spin on your backhand drive, the ball feels light and you're easy to counter.
The overall spin is a bit on the low side for a 5-ply, but it's got the bare minimum.
There's no cork on the backhand side, so it really is meant to be a one-sided blade.
As for short pips, it's easy to produce knuckle balls and the drive stays stable too, so I think it's easy to handle.
That said, if you pair it with a rubber that produces too much knuckle effect, your short pushes will fly straight into the net, so I think it's better to match it with a rubber that isn't too extreme.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Backhand) HEXER POWERGRIP SFX
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Grass table tennis uncle (Experience: ２〜３ years) Huh?
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2023/05/06
Everyone describes this as having "moderate bounce," but it actually bounces quite a lot (maybe individual variation?)
I tried both VICTAS's V15 Stiff and V11 Extra on the forehand, and both had noticeable overshoot problems.
Also, with my level of skill, the ball flies off before I can really get spin on it.
Another thing I noticed was that the balance point is clearly shifted toward the tip. When swinging the B side (the back), I feel a slight lag.
For a serious single-sided drive player, I think this tip-heavy balance would actually work in their favor thanks to the centrifugal force!
Overall, it's a difficult blade for someone like me who's still not very skilled.
That said, my opponents told me it has real destructive power on smash-type shots!
Thinking about the timing when this blade debuted, I wonder if something like the original Spectrum - today's S1 - would be a good match? I'm planning to try that out later.
Sorry for the rambling review!Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
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Yupe (Experience: ２〜３ years) Used it out of curiosity
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2021/03/15
I'm normally a shakehand player, but I was curious so I tried this. It's very good for a penhold pips-out close-to-the-table attacking style. You get decent speed too. Blocking is easy as well. Why not give it a try?
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) SPINATE
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popo_890_ (Experience: ２〜３ years) Great value for money
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2020/03/28
I bought this because I admired the Nippen.
It's very light with excellent maneuverability. It also has a decent amount of rebound,
and being light lets you keep firing off dynamic full swings one after another.
If you want a plywood Nippen-style blade, I think this offers the best value for money.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) X-Tend HS
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Anonymous (Experience: ４〜５ years)
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2019/05/04
It doesn't bounce much, so you can smash from all sorts of situations. It's easy to control.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
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DONG 7 (Experience: ６〜１０ years)
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2018/05/19
This is a penhold blade that's ideal for a fast-attack style using both sides with inverted rubber, and since it doesn't demand any particular rubber, I think it'll suit pretty much any rubber. Also, being a TSP product, the value for money is excellent too, which is another plus.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
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