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Der_Echte wrote: on Wednesday , August 2, 2023 in Post #12495
I bought the ALL oversized rosewood outer chopping blade. I think the combo with the crappy FH rubber (sevens) and the good .6 sponge LP cost me $55 with the case and shipping.

Took a while to adjust to that blade, but I got it done, I chop well and with Aurus on FH, I can crush a topspin when I decide to.

EDIT, here is the blade link. Hmm, a $28 blade.

Below is the link to the blade
Gambler Rosewood

HELLO !!! Mt. Der_echte
165 mm in not an oversized blade. It is just a semi-large blade
170 mm is a large blade
175 mm is the oversized blade

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Dear Der_Echte ,

There are 2 problems with this blade.
May be you are new to this but you need to wrap your mind about two key facts about defensive blades

1. They need to be at least large size (about 179 mm or close) if not oversized (close to 175 mm)
2. They need to be asymmetric blades , which means the forehand composition layer composition must be different from backhand. This is not mandatory but is ideal.

My advice to you is that you make a custom blade since no production blades are available in large or oversized sizes.

Good luck

Compact 150 mm
Standard 155 mm
Mid size 160 mm
Semi large 165 mm
Large 170 mm
Over sized avovet 172 mm

Here is the racket of Angelica Rozeanu, possibly the lady GOAT of table tennis

Check out Derek May's racket at 1.07 of this video below

Derek May has been over 2100 USATT and is father of Derek May (highest rating close to 2600),former US team member & probably the only male chopper in US history in sponge era (thanks to ITTF exterminating choppers of course)

What puzzles me is as to why Derek May is 1. not using an oversized asymmetric racket with OX rubber of super spin type & not the low spin rubbes deceptivelt listed as Long on ITT LARC

Bibidana wrote: ↑June 6th, 2024, 4:16 am Compact 150 mm
Standard 155 mm
Mid size 160 mm
Semi large 165 mm
Large 170 mm
Over sized avovet 172 mm

Almost every manufacrturer lies about their blade being "oversized"

Fact is oversized blades vanished even during later period of the 38 mm ball
We are not in the 40+ plastic ball era.
People , people, when will you get a clue ?
2 mm ball size made an enormous difference even in the 40- celluloid era.
Most manufacturers quickly adjusted and made offesnive blades to regain the lost top spin.
But defensive blades continued to be garbage due to the 1998 Durban Aspect Ratio Reduction Regulation as well as the 40- ball (and the 2004 pip denisty reduction regulation) .
After the 2014 plastic ball change, things got exponentially bad for choppers & other defnders but they continue to be even more of ignorant fools