Donic Xtreme
Blade description
The Donic Xtreme is a composite blade featuring a 5+2 construction that incorporates Spread Tow Carbon. Designed for an aggressive, spin-oriented game, it provides high-level speed and performance similar to traditional carbon blades like the Viscaria, yet offers a more distinct, substantial feel and improved feedback. The blade exhibits a unique dynamic: it maintains moderate, controlled speed during passive play, such as blocking, short pushes, and service returns, but delivers significant power and acceleration when executing hard, attacking shots.
Playing Characteristics
- Feel and Feedback: The blade is noted for its high degree of touch and precision, allowing players to feel the ball clearly on impact. The outer plies provide a soft, slightly flexy sensation that aids in generating spin.
- Performance: It is highly effective for loops, counter-looping, and flat hitting. It produces a long, aggressive arc that causes the ball to kick and accelerate rapidly off the table.
- Consistency: The blade is characterized as stable and reliable, rewarding users with refined technique. Due to its performance levels, it is generally recommended for experienced players who can execute full strokes.
- Construction: The Spread Tow Carbon technology allows for high power without the weight penalty often associated with traditional carbon fiber, resulting in a nimble, balanced feel.
Handle and Build
- Handle Design: The blade features a thin handle profile, often compared to the dimensions of pencil-like grips found on some DHS models. Users with a preference for thicker handles may find the grip slim, occasionally necessitating the use of grip tape to optimize comfort.
- Weight Distribution: While the blade is generally perceived as light and thin, users should be aware that the center of gravity may shift toward the blade head depending on the weight and choice of rubbers applied.
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Recent Reviews
#1 — July 2026
I have had this blade for about 9 months. I am an intermediate player, not so young anymore…. I tried this blade with a few rubbers: Dignics 09c, Donic C2, Donic A2, Nuzn 55, Nuzn 50. This blade is not as fast as rated in some rankings. It feels like ALL+ in my opinion. For example, the Donic Anders Lind Hexa Carbon, Butterfly Harimoto, and Viscaria are all distinctly faster. The main feature of this blade is its control. You can play soft touches on the table with accurate placement, you can block easily, and you always know where the ball goes. When attacking, there is good dwell time and enough speed for topspins and smashes. This is not the best blade for quick, powerful strokes. It is too soft and not fast enough. I would recommend this blade for players that play near the table and want to be in control, whether they are blocking or attacking. The blade is quite light, and the handle (ST) is a bit small for my hand.
#2 — June 2025
Although I haven’t posted any reviews for quite a while, I have been on quite an EJ journey, and now have far too many blades and rubbers than is sensible, but it’s been fun.
This blade is one that deserves mention and review. 83gms flared, Battle 3 (38*), Gewo EL Pro superselect 48.
I bought this at an actual physical store (Rodneys Table Tennis) which had 3 examples to choose from, 77gm, 83gm, 89gm, so quite a variance in weight. I was sorely tempted by the 77gm one (I like light blades) but purchased the middle weight which is still reasonably light. My blade seems to have a fairly neutral balance, feels easy to maneuver, total weight 180 gms with grip tape (handle is smallish for my large hands). One of the things that attracted me about this blade was the double limba layers (my favorite wood ply). Gives the blade a very supple feel, flexible and not too hard, so that you don’t feel the carbon much, but it’s there, and aids you when you start to increase your swing speed. Power delivery is linear/progressive and the blade doesn’t feel excessively fast.
Blocking is great—easy to add power or spin, and can take the heat off an incoming powerloop if you so desire.
Feeling in hand is good for a carbon blade with slight vibrations. The hard carbon feel is nullified to a good degree by the limba layers, so you get a direct but soft feel. If I had to compare my blade with others I own, probably the closest would be my Butterfly inner force ZLC. Same soft flexy springy feeling, but while the ZLC may have a slightly better higher end, it is “twitchier” than the xtreme and more prone to lose a bit of control, whereas the xtreme is almost as fast but more stable and predictable, and really suits the modern topspin offensive game. I also think the feeling of the xtreme is superior as well. At the moment, my Xtreme would be in the top 5 of the hundred + blades I own. Highly recommended!
#3 — June 2025
Woke. Super fancy woke blade.
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