Nevagiva Magic Wall 2 Review
As a modern defender style player, I’ve tried a wide variety of defensive blades. I recently heard about a new Japanese brand called Nevagiva, who have expertise in blade design, so when I was offered to review their latest blade “Magic Wall 2”, I was very excited. As with any […]
Victas Quartet AFC – most hi-tech composite blade on the market?
One of the latest blades from Victas, used by Koki Niwa himself, would have to be one of the most hi-tech blades on the market. It has 4 composite layers, 2 on either side, and each designed for different and a specific purpose. Here is the manufacturer’s info, plus addition […]
Darker Liberta Synergy – new composite blade for Darker 2017
It’s not often that Darker bring out new blades, so when they told me they’re sending me a sample (which is quite unusual these days for any manufacturer) I was super excited! Nice metal tags on both the forehand side, and the base of the blade. J.T.T.A.A approved. I’m unsure […]
Dr Neubauer Matador Blade Review
Comprehensive details and review of the Dr Neubauer Matador blade. The Hercules blade is specifically optimised for pimple or anti-spin rubber that work well on faster blades, and is ideally suited to all styles of a disruptive styles of play. Review is kindly provided by Matt Pimple from OOAK Forum. […]
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Dr Neubauer Hercules Blade Review
Comprehensive details and review of the Dr Neubauer HERCULES blade. The Hercules blade is specifically optimised for pimple or anti-spin rubber combination bats, and is ideally suited to all styles of a disruptive styles of play. Review is kindly provided by Matt Pimple from OOAK Forum. HERCULES is “the” new […]
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Victas Koji Matsushita blade review
A detailed review of the Victas Koji Matsushita blade, a modern defender’s blade, with outstanding defensive properties and enough power for an offensive style game. Here is the manufacturer’s description (copied from OOAK Shop): Koji Matsushita, 4-times Olympic competitor and one of the world’s foremost defenders, and the VICTAS team […]
Re-Impact Smart blade review
A comprehensive review with pictures of the Re-Impact Smart blade. The Smart blade is a balsa-based combination blade, that not only has considerably different speeds on either side of the blade, but also quite different characteristics. This makes it highly suitable for certain specific styles, which will also be discussed […]
Victas Dynawood and Dynawood Power Blades
Years of development has led Victas to release of the Dynawood blade, which uses wood-fiber technology to bring the benefits of composite blades to an all-wooden blade. These “made in Japan” blades are of the highest quality, as we’ve come to expect from the Victas brand. Dynamic Wood Technology […]
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Avalox AVX P900 and RUIBA Bloodwood Carbon
Avalox has just released some of their new ‘made in Sweden’ blades, the P900 and the Ruiba. Here are some details and pictures, reviews will come later. The Avalox P900 Excellent combination of specially selected 9-ply natural wood that enables high level allround offensive play. These are […]
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Re-Impact Blades – a User and Selection Guide!
Re-Impact Blades Selection and User Guide Re-Impact blades are hand-made and custom-designed in Germany, and are built to uniquely suit special and often less common styles of play. The fundamental creative idea behind the designs is to maximize the effectiveness of the two sides of a blade for specific […]