Donic Xtreme

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.

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!

Woke. Super fancy woke blade.

My blade is 78 grams. Speed-wise, it’s similar to Viscaria. The control is better than Viscaria; it doesn’t rebound like ALC blades. Sometimes it lacks power on smashes, but it’s great for counter loops. Overall, it is a great blade. I wish it had a thicker handle.

What a blade! In the past, I used some Nittaku, Butterfly Viscaria, and Korbel blades. In recent years, I experimented with Donic Dotec & Dotec carbon (for sure I loved the handle—length, thickness).

Based on my Dotec experience, there is coming only one con—handle thickness on Xtreme. It feels like a pencil in the hand (most probably it is only my issue due to Dotec thickness). I am forced to use Yonex tape (I really recommend), causing improper evaluation of blade vibration for me, as it is just great.

Control is incredible—passive play, blocks, or short receives are very easy. On the other hand, still enough power for powerful smashes or spins, nice trajectory for under-the-table spins. Technique needs precision—open racket shots are going off.

Also, what surprised me, with Z1 & Z2 both in max+ (total weight 194g), the center of gravity is too far in the blade head—it feels very uncomfortable for the wrist. Luckily, in my case, it was slightly compensated by the Yonex tape (which also relieved pressure). With the Dotec blade and the same rubbers, the center of gravity was closer to the middle (on the other hand, it was missing power, maybe because of this).

I cannot be more lucky to choose this blade—super power with incredible control. 10/10

Best inner carbon blade ever. Fast with great feeling and control!

Very nice looking blade. Does what it is supposed to do. No problems.

Donic knocked it out of the park with this one. Out of a lot of the blades I have tried (including Viscaria, Dynamic JC, Xiom Hugo HAL, and Acoustic), this one stands out. It’s very fast, but the control and feeling it provides are special. I can play very consistently for the most part, and it allows me to play a fast looping game without worrying a lot about making mistakes.

A gorgeous looking blade with awesome craftsmanship. I put Tibhar Evolution MX-S (Max) on both sides and the blade plays wonderfully. It offers great speed with nice control. Blocks very well with MX-S. Ball placement comes easy when proper technique is used. I give the blade a 10 because it does what it is supposed to do. The blade is very balanced. It weighed 91 grams and with MX-S on both sides the total weight is 198 grams (perfect weight for the modern game). With the new 40+ ball, I prefer the weight of a blade between 195 - 200 grams plus or minus a few grams. I purchased the blade from Tabletennis11 and received it within 4 days. It came with fast delivery, great packaging, and free shipping. What more can you ask for?

This is the best blade from Donic!
You feel the touch every time and take the best feedback on what you did.
The speed is normal when you play slowly like chops, blocks, and services. But when you want to make a very fast and quality ball, you really feel a great sound and a lot of precision in the direction, as well as a lot of quality!
On block, you can feel that you can hardly go wrong with this wood!
I recommend choosing medium-hard rubbers like Bluestorm Pro AM and Bluestorm Pro on the backhand and Bluestar A1, A2 on the forehand.
I tried many, many blades, up to 50 of the best blades, and I think this blade is top 5 for sure!!! It’s worth buying it!

Good blade! Similar in speed to Viscaria and Boll ALC, this blade provides a better feeling than both and has more control. Loops are spinny and have a nasty skip off the bounce.

There are no real negatives as long as good technique is used. Despite the good control, it still requires pretty good technique to handle. Consistency and control depend on your technique and day-to-day form. Some days you’ll excel with the paddle, while on days when you’re not playing at your best, you may not be as consistent.

This blade would suit USATT 1500+ players well. The outer ply is soft and flexible, which helps create good loops. Well done, Donic!

I own over 100 blades, including the best ones from Butterfly, Nittaku, Xiom, DHS, Stiga, and several others from Donic, Joola, Yasaka, Yinhe, Sanwei, etc.

This blade—the Donic Extreme—is possibly the best, most stable, and reliable blade in my collection. It has amazing control, speed, and touch. Every shot can be felt, and this leads to a great improvement in consistency and control. It is great both for the FH as well as the BH. Loops are very stable and consistent and have a long arc, and it provides a great combination of spin and speed which causes the ball to kick off the table and accelerate greatly after the bounce due to the spin. In other words, this blade is fantastic for an aggressive, spin-oriented game at all distances from the table. In addition to being fantastic for the spin game and looping, it is very good for blocks, placements, and flat hits. The handle is thin—very much like DHS handles—and suits my hands very well. For some reason, this blade feels thinner and lighter compared to my other blades (Butterfly TB ALC, Lin Gaoyuan ALC, Nittaku Barwell Fleet, etc.) and it fits the hand like a glove, which I like VERY much.

With the proper full arm swing technique, with weight transfer and hip rotation, this blade can produce fantastic quality shots just like the Viscaria, but with better feel and control IMHO.

I bought this blade at a time when this was very new in the market and there wasn’t a single review of this blade on the internet. I took a risk and bought it as I liked the description of it (the new “Spread Tow Carbon” providing a lot of power without the weight of carbon). By the grace of God, it turned out to be much better than I had expected, and the positive characteristics and performance of this blade are beyond what I had imagined. This was possibly one of my best blind buys.

Very fast, and shot quality is great. Control is decent. Not designed for those with poor technique.

The blade itself isn’t bad, but the handle could be improved within this price range. It’s also a bit small on the ST grip, which is consistent with Donic blades as usual. The speed of the blade is moderate. Interestingly, it gives a sensation similar to the TB ALC, albeit with less rebound and a more substantial feel. Additionally, when you hit the ball hard, the blade feels harder. On the whole, it’s decent, but it hasn’t reached a premium level grade just yet.