Description
Awesome offensive blade used by 2008 Gold Medal Winner Ma Lin!
Ma Lin Extra Offensive Penhold is the blade used by 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist Ma Lin! This is a Chinese-style penhold blade. Excellent speed performance, in attacks as well as in the important blocking play. Large sweet spot. Surface is lacquered at factory to improve speed and durability.
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Blade: Yasaka Ma Lin Extra Offensive (J.T.T.A.A ver) CS FH: Xiom Omega V Tour DF (max) BH: Butterfly Solcion (1.9) From all of my experience with TT blades, I used to used both carbon and all wood blades from many famous brand (DHS, Yasaka, Stiga, Xiom and Butterfly), yet I still find this blade is one of the most controlable blade yet powerful enough to finish point on close-medium distance to table plays. Im not sure how much weight mine is but it is surely lighter than Stiga Clipper WRB and it is more thinner. It is a bit thicker than Stiga Ebenholz V. However, it is more solid and has more touch. With my expereinced with this blades more than 6 months. I can safely say that it is very consistant blade that you can easily control ball placement on the table with any stroke (assuming that you got enough training). My BH rpb and FH opening loop rarely miss and it packs a lot of punch to finish point. Smashing is good but not good as those 7 plys or carbon but better than average 5 plys. It offers solid touch on push and service. Blocking is very consistant. However I never plays chop stroke as Cpen user, so I cannot really comment on that. To sum up, I think this blade is suitable on close to middle distance to table plays for offensive to control loopers. In addition, I think the price tags on this blade is reasonable to that now I buy 2 more blades for replacement.