DHS Power-G PG12

This blade is very light! It has great potential with tensor rubbers. I didn’t like it with Hurricane 8 because both are very hard, making the racket slow and not giving the ball much spin. However, when I tried Rakza 7 and Xiom Omega 4 Euro, it worked really well. It’s a fast blade with a fast response. It doesn’t have the great feeling of normal wood blades, but you can always tell where and how hard the ball hit your paddle. It’s excellent for offensive plays and blocking. Chopping may go long without good touch, and opening up needs a good technique to hit the table, usually at the end. Attacking is definitely the purpose of this wood.

This has to be the most flexible carbon blade ever. It is said to be a lower quality version of Hurricane King III.

If you prefer very flexible blades like Offensive Classic yet you want more speed without losing too much flex, this would be your choice. The blade is suitable for mid distance looping, but not good for close to the table play.

This is a power looper’s blade, suitable for very fast loops from mid distance with hard Chinese rubbers.

Blocking, smashing and serving are the weaknesses of this blade.

It definitely hits well and does all things pretty well in my opinion. I have two blades with Tinarc 5 Soft on both sides.

The best thing about it is the weight, which is mostly over 90 grams.

This blade is very fast and has good control for chopping and driving. This blade upgrade improved my table tennis level when I started playing with it. It is an incredible piece of equipment when paired with FH Hurricane 3 2.2mm and BH Donic Desto F1 2.0mm. I can’t help but say, “Cool Banget ini Blade.”

It’s a composite blade from the budget Power-G DHS series. Comparing it with Friendship/729 V-6, which has a similar ply structure, I was not so impressed with the PG-12. Somehow, the blade was not very well-balanced, tending more towards the heavy range (above 90 g). It’s not particularly good for flat hitting or looping like pure wood blades.

The PG-12 is thinner than the V-6, and the carbon layer is different (it’s a glass fiber-carbon rather than aramid-carbon as in the V-6). The top layer is also different (brown colored, but I’m not sure if it is dark-colored Koto or Limba).

The most annoying fact for me was the very thin FL handle, which doesn’t fit me. I’m more a fan of DHS ST handles, like the one you can find on the DHS PG7. For me, it’s one of the best ST handles, and the one I’m using on my PG7 is beautiful to handle! Unfortunately, the PG12 is only available with an FL (and Chinese penhold) handle.

All in all, I prefer DHS pure wood blades like the PG7. Friendship V-6 is still the best composite Chinese blade for looping, in my opinion. If you look at the latest “upper-class” DHS composite blades like Hurricane Long V, which Ma Long and Fang Bo use, the ply structure is pretty much similar to Friendship/729 V-6.

Excellent control for blocking, punching, and pushes, with a good soft touch. I get great dwell and power at the same time. Easy to play with. However, the flared handle may be too skinny for some.