Donic Ovtcharov True Carbon
Blade description:
The Donic Ovtcharov True Carbon is a fast, offensive-oriented composite blade featuring a 5+2 construction. It is designed for attackers who prioritize a crisp, solid feel and high performance in counter-looping exchanges.
Playing Characteristics
- Speed and Power: The blade offers high speed, enabling aggressive play from both close to the table and mid-distance. It provides sufficient power to maintain pressure on opponents throughout a rally.
- Feel and Dwell: The blade is characterized by a crisp, direct, and relatively stiff feel. While it possesses enough dwell time to generate significant spin, it has a shorter dwell time compared to inner-composite or all-wood blades, contributing to a lower-to-medium throw angle.
- Control and Stability: It excels in blocking, where the construction helps absorb incoming energy, resulting in stable, flat returns. The blade performs reliably in the short game, allowing for controlled pushes and flicks, though it demands good timing and technique due to its responsiveness.
- Performance Notes: Users often compare its performance and structural intent to the Butterfly Viscaria. It is considered an honest blade that provides clear feedback on stroke execution; as such, it is better suited for intermediate to advanced players with established technique.
Technical Considerations
- Weight Distribution: The blade is generally noted for being lightweight.
- Rubber Pairing: It is highly compatible with a wide range of rubbers, though users typically report the best results with medium to medium-hard sponges. Because the blade is inherently fast, some players find that pairing it with thinner sponge (1.9–2.0mm) enhances the overall feel and consistency of the setup.
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Recent Reviews
#1 — June 2025
I liked this product. The price-performance ratio is very good.
My unit was lacquered in the store, which caused it to make a weird sound. However, it still had enough feel, good speed, and very good blocking capabilities.
#2 — March 2024
It’s not like a Viscaria, more like a Timo Boll ALC. It has good speed, spin, and control. The handle is comfortable and the blade is thin and light.
I have an MXP-50 on the forehand (FH) and a Vegas Pro on the backhand (BH). This combination allows me to attack and close to the table and counter loop effectively.
It performs better playing close to the table but still performs well at a mid-distance.
#3 — April 2023
It has been ages since I wrote a review. I wanted to try out the Donic Dima blade, so I picked one up for around 60 EUR. Dimitrij Ovtcharov wanted a blade comparable to the Butterfly Viscaria, just made by Donic. Since I play in a club with at least 5 to 7 Viscaria owners, I was able to easily try them all.
What Donic tried to do is create a relatively fast and slightly flexible blade that is ideal for counter-loop battles from mid-distance to far away. I believe they achieved the flexibility and speed quite well. I feel this blade is a little bit harder to the touch than the Viscaria. It can loop like a machine, no matter where you are on the court.
When playing close to the table, it demands good timing and technique; otherwise, your strokes will go too long or end up in the net. Feeling-wise, the blade resonates a bit more than a Viscaria. If you play with Dignics 05 or Tenergy 05rubbers/butterfly/tenergy-05">Tenergy 05, you won’t notice it, but with softer or more transparent rubbers, you will feel it. Because of this, it is an honest blade—if you mess up your stroke, you will feel it. It is not the resonance of an all-wood or an old carbon blade, but rather a softish, numb resonance.
Over the table, it is really good for drop shots and counter-loops. The short game requires a good touch to keep the ball low. This blade asks for tempo and places pressure on the other side of the table. Activating and harnessing the flexibility of the blade requires good technique and some applied force.
The quality of the loops is crazy good. The flex of the blade adds even more rotation, so you can push yourself harder and harder. This is not a beginner’s blade; it is recommended only if you can loop, counter-loop, and loop-kill from both wings, and you are fast enough to do at least a 50-ball/minute random loop exercise with minimal errors.
I mainly tried this blade with Donic Bluefire M1, but I also used it with Bluefire C2, Xiom Omega V Pro, Tenergy 05rubbers/butterfly/tenergy-05">Tenergy 05, and Tenergy 05 Hardrs/butterfly/tenergy-05">Tenergy 05rubbers/butterfly/tenergy-05">Tenergy 05 Hard.
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