Tibhar Samsonov Carbon

I’ve used this blade extensively and found it to be excellent for blocking and smashing. Surprisingly, it’s also quite suitable for serving and pushing, despite its speed. However, I found it to be overly lively overall and not always consistent.

I’m not entirely sure who this blade is intended for (especially considering the cheaper materials used), but I suppose over-the-table blockers and smashers would appreciate it. I ended up giving mine to a friend who enjoyed playing with it, possibly because his style is similar to Samsonov’s.

It’s worth noting that I had one of the softer Acuda rubbers on the blade, which was definitely not the best choice. Harder rubbers are more appropriate for this particular blade.

Hitting the ball with this blade yields a high-pitched pinging sound, which, while peculiar to hear during play, does not hinder performance. The blade’s stiffness lends itself well to flat hits and smashes, executing them with precision. Loops are executed quickly. However, control is lacking, and blocks are inconsistent in quality. I added grip wrap, which improved the blade’s control. Slight adjustments to phrasing may be necessary.

This is my first purchased blade. I’ve used it for about 3 months. The blade produces a high-pitched sound when struck with or without rubber. It is faster than my friend’s classic Gergely blade and almost as fast as their Schlager blade.

With Joola 450Maxxx, it has a similar throw angle with Timo Boll Spirit with Joola 450Maxxx, a softer feel, and is a little faster with less control. It is not ideal for attacking short pips (soft).

Update: With Tenergy 05 and 05fx, it is great. It feels faster and is a great blade. It lacks control, but that is an individual preference. I did not have a problem controlling short play.

This blade is fully ayous, so it should be cheaper. However, you should use hard rubbers on it, but hard rubbers lose their feel very quickly on it.

If you want a blade like this one, I would rather recommend buying one with limba outer plys. Even Samsonov, who is told to have developed it, is using a more flexible blade with limba outer plys.

Ayous is mainly used for the core of the blade.

It provides amazing control and makes it easy to spin the ball. I love it the best.

Nice off blade. If you use it, turn the backhand side to the forehand side. It’s better with a nice combo with hard rubbers.

I swapped my BTY Sardius for this blade. It feels faster than the Sardius.

This is a very good blade for playing close to the table. Its compact head size allows you to react quickly and change direction. It excels in smashing and is very good for topspin and table-top pushes. However, it is not suitable for playing far away from the table.