Donic Ovtcharov Soft Carbon V1

All-wood

5 Reviews

#1 — February 2022

I was looking for a blade that would allow me to play my best game of Sonic Revert.

#2 — January 2016

I was surprised that I have not written about this blade, which I have had for 3 years now. I used it back then. This blade is not for loopers, because it has hard walnut outer veneers, so ball contact is quite short, even with Bluefire M2. This blade is more for a blocker/smasher type of player.

The speed is in the lower OFF- range. I tried it with an ST handle, which is quite nice, oval shaped, and fits small hands well too. The blade has enough rigidity and power for big slams and finishing shots paired with very crisp feel and control. I did not like Acuda S2 on it. Joola Samba Plus was good. Donic BF M2, JP03, and Desto F3 were good with the blade. I would not recommend Tenergy for this blade.

The blade has a small head with 154*144 mm dimensions, a senso (hollowed) handle, so it is quite light with medium-hard rubbers.

#3 — November 2014

Hi again,

All properties of this blade are very good, but only one thing is bad. When hitting the ball, it sounds like a beginner’s racket. This means you hear a “TOK” sound when hitting the ball, and it is a very ugly sound! I think the senso handle and holes on it make this sound.

#4 — April 2014

Bought this blade after the Carbo Kev looking for a lighter and more all-round blade. It proved to be a disappointment and ended up having to revert back to the Carbo Kev.

Shod it with an S1 Turbo and a Coppa X1, which were probably not the optimum choices to go with this blade. The overall bat weight was around 185-186, but with the hollow handle, it didn’t feel balanced. It had a nice smash on the forehand, but otherwise, it wasn’t a memorable setup.

Sold it back to the supplier that I got it from, and it sat on the shelf with a lot of individuals trying it but not liking it. It’s a blade that seemed to promise a lot with the 'soft carbon.' However, it didn’t deliver.

#5 — July 2012

Es una raqueta con muy buena respuesta a la mayoría de los golpes usados. Probada con gomas Acuda S2, es buena para topspins, loops y para cortar. En fin, una buena madera por un buen precio.

En mi caso, no fue de mi agrado por la tecnología SENSO. No me gusta la sensación que me daba, así que volví a mi madera Black Devil.

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