Name: AQUA BLADE ROUND Ⅰ
Brand: DARKER
SKU: 678-racket
Price: 13.000 JPY
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 9 (2 reviews)

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AQUA BLADE ROUND Ⅰ [Discontinued]

Everyone's rating

[Hardness] Hard
[Performance] Control and Speed are excellent.

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Averages reviews points

Evaluation: 9 / 10

Number of review: 2

Speed: 7
Spin: 5.5
Control: 8.5

: Reviews of AQUA BLADE ROUND Ⅰ. Players who use Racket evaluate various points such as hardness, momentum, weight, item by item to worry, and feel at impact thoroughly.

Japanese pen

Specifications

Producer: DARKER

Product code: BS-721

Size: 242 × 141mm

Material: Seven wood (7 ply wood)

Thickness: 7mm

User reviews

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Gengar (Experience: ６〜１０ years) A blade for short pips

I put short pips on it and played.
It doesn't fly very far, but since short pips don't produce much arc, the reduced distance actually means the ball stays on the table more reliably. On the other hand, if you back off the table even a little, your shots turn into flat, straight balls
It feels like a blade made for close-to-the-table quick-attack play. Thick rubber was more than enough on it.

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2022/10/14

Overall	8/10
Speed	8
Spin	7
Control	9
Touch	8
Hardness	little hard

Recommended rubber (Forehand) Moristo SP

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Yakitori-kun (Experience: １１〜２０ years) No reason not to try with single-sided penhold pips

It's strange that this blade doesn't have any reviews yet.
If you're a penholder who plays short pips on one side, this is a legendary blade you've probably used or at least heard of.

Let me be blunt: the speed isn't that great, the ball doesn't have much carry, and the weight is a bit on the heavy side.
That said, the hardness, the snap, and the sound it makes are unlike any other blade out there — really worth noting.
If you're a shakehand inverted-rubber player, you might think, "It's hard and thick, but it doesn't produce much speed? That doesn't make sense."
But for short pips, it's not about absolute speed — it's about pitch, initial speed, and trajectory creating the illusion of being "fast." And I think this blade is the best at supporting that.

It has a strong ability to create that illusion of "fast," but since it doesn't actually generate that much speed, it's easy to control.
I really think it's an extremely well-made blade built specifically for short pips.

The downside is that since the ball doesn't carry, when your opponent backs off to mid-distance, it loses steam right around then, which drags the rally out.
Another thing: it's fairly heavy, so if you put rubber on the backhand side too, your hand will suffer. Give up on that and go with a Chinese-penhold or a light Japanese-penhold instead.

I've cycled through nearly ten other blades over the years, but I always come back to this one. It's been over 10 years since my first Aqua Blade, and this is my third one. Give it a try.

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