Tibhar Defense Plus

It has more than enough speed for amateur players with hard hybrid rubber. I find a lot of comments that this blade is too slow, but I disagree with speed rating(5). This blade in setup with hard rubber is from All+ to Off-. Its speed could be part of the consistency issue of this blade. However, I agree that for an advanced player, you should get more spin and speed to win a point. You can do this using more body and legs to generate more power from the rubbers.

It could be hard to recover after a powerful shot. As a result, you should plan your shot placement more carefully and play more combination games in my humble opinion.

I try to play Satoshi Aida style in defense with 2 inverted rubbers, and I like this combination with Yinhe Big Dipper Spin(tuned) on FH. I also try a few Chinese rubbers, and all of them work fine with this blade. For BH, I tested a few soft hybrid rubbers(36-38* DHS gradation), but none of them fully satisfy me.

In general, I really like this blade.

BTW, the st handle is a really comfortable shape but too smooth for me. A few times, I was close to throwing it at my trainer, so I started to use Yinhe heat shrink tubing.

Good control.

The blade is initially slow, but has a lot of flex, so a lot of speed and spin can be produced from this flex. Great control and light—around 70 grams because of balsa layers.

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Unique blade, I tried many def, all, and off blades, but I have never changed this blade for almost 11 years now. I am using banned Dr. Neubauer Super Block and Scalpel with a sponge on my backhand to block and attack with long pips on the table. You can really feel the contact of the ball and the blade, and it is so slow on passive blocking that you can always put the ball short. And if you want to block the ball long, you will have to push forward with the blade. If you step away from the table to chop, you will have trouble clearing the net since the blade is really slow. On the table, you can attack loose balls since balsa middle layers kick in and give the blade decent power on offensive shots, so it is like the blade itself has two gears. Again, away from the table, the blade clearly does not have enough power. The only slower blade that I tried was Dr. Neubauer Barricade, but it was too slow to finish the point with the forehand. All other blades were bouncier, so it was harder to keep the blocks with lp short and controlled.

Good control for def.

It is a little slow. It is kind of expected being a defensive paddle, but if you want to be aggressive and go offensive, this blade will definitely let you do that. Very good price, good quality, very lightweight, good feeling when I hit the ball with this paddle. Highly suggest if your thing is your chopper and you just want to test out the defensive side of the game.

An average def blade. Good for beginners to try on long pimple.

I’m using this as a hardbat blade. It is not oversize like COS-3. Very good control chop-blocking.

Didn’t regret to buy this wood, very light, allows mistakes….

This blade is as light as a feather. Unlike other balsa blades I’ve tried, the balsa is on the outside, not in the core. This helps it dampen down opponents' shots, but also makes it feel a bit flimsy. It worked brilliantly with DHS H3 Neo and TSP Super Spinpips Chop 2, 1.5mm; however, after 15 minutes, the ball was uncontrollable. I soon found out the problem: the balsa had snapped on either side of the handle. The central hardwood core was ok, so for now I’ve glued it back together, but durability is a concern with this blade. Up until then, it had worked very well with these rubbers.

This is an excellent defensive blade. It is very light and hence highly maneuverable. It absorbs power, so it would suit a classic defender that relies on slowing down the opponent. It is unlikely to win points through power shots or loop kills.

It is highly recommended for those who use placement and deception to win a point.

The straight handle is very comfortable, and it is excellent value.

Blade quality is not good compared to Victas KOJI MATSUSHITA.

Value for money choice! Very clear control feeling when chopping, yet very strong ability when you want to make attacks!

Top defense blade in this price range! Very clear control when chopping, but very powerful attack when you want to fight back.

As well cheap as effective…

Madeira de boa qualidade que eu desejava comprar. Aproveitando o preço da casa, não deixei escapar a oportunidade. Bem condicionada na embalagem e envio rápido.