Andro Timber 5 OFF

This blade performs nicely for all-around play with off-speed. Despite its soft feel, there is surprisingly little vibration. This is because the top ply is soft, while the core is stiff. The blade provides good accuracy with plenty of control. However, blocks may seem a bit slow when compared to composite blades.

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Power: Good

Spin: Excellent

Control: Excellent

Blocking: Excellent

Swing: Excellent

Sound: Good

Flat Hit: Good

Weight: Excellent!!!

Feel: Excellent!!!

Personal Experience:

This is my best 5-plywood weapon! Paired with Yinhe Mercury II Hard (Black FH) and Nittaku Fastarc S-1 (Red BH), I feel very confident. I’ve been trying some All Wood blades by Yinhe, such as N7, N8, N8s, N9, N9s, N10s, N11s. Also, I used DHS PG9 for around 7 months. Here are my results:

1. Andro Timber 5 OFF 2. N8 3. N11s 4. PG9

Before trying the Timber 5 OFF, I thought that all the All Wood 5-ply blades were the same, regardless of price or brand. I doubted that the Timber 5 OFF could be any different from the blades I had tried before. However, my curiosity was put to rest! The Timber 5 OFF is far better than all the other all-wood blades I’ve tried! No regrets at all; it cost more money, but I found my true 5-plywood weapon! If you love All Wood blades, I highly recommend this underrated blade. No more words.

5 ply, all wood. I think this blade is off- and off, with medium vibration. It offers good dwelling time and has good control. The weight is also not too heavy. It works well when combined with tensor rubber like R48 Ultramax in the FH and R45/R47 2.0 in the BH.

I bought this one for my wife because of the color. But when I got it, the quality of this blade is way beyond this price range. It is lightweight and an excellent fit in the hand.

In terms of performance, I got HS9 pink as FH, Tibhar Quantum purple as BH. It is a very good combination of colors! The best way to incentivize my wife to play ping pong with me. She had never played ping pong before. But after 2 months of practice using this blade, she learned looping on both FH and BH now! Never had any issues with this blade.

I will definitely recommend this blade if you are new to the sport!

Good offensive class blade. Soft. Good finishing quality. Weight is around 79 grams. Just right for children by weight. Handle seems a bit harder to me.

Good if paired with the right rubbers.
It is fairly light (mine is 80g) but solid and fast. In comparison, it is as fast as Andro Treiber CI, a carbon inner blade. Faster than Peter Korbel. Control is very good. Balanced in all aspects. Very good quality. Good for the offensive game if you prefer all-wood blades, but the speed might surprise you until you get familiar with it.

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Very light blade (<80 grams). Nice finish. Good quality. But the lightweight makes this blade suitable for beginners only; strong strokes are hardly executed.

Good for the price.