Victas Balsa 8.5

Great blade.

Just submitted a review on this blade. I might add that the players at our club that use this blade by far prefer the original TSP version. It appears to play far better, so much so that one player has just paid £90.00 for a brand-new TSP 8.5 blade from Japan. I cannot see his reasoning, as it’s far too expensive, but that’s his choice.

Good blade and good bounce. It’s excellent for beginners and for middle level. Хорошая доска с отличным отскоком, Советую и начинающим и тем, кто уже дорос не проигрывать в сухую.

Really nice blade! Love the crack when you catch it right. I just need to get the right combination of rubbers for it now, but a quality blade.

Lots of control, very fast. Excellent blade. Certainly not for beginners. Like most blades, expensive.

Een betrouwbaar bedrijf. Product is zoals beschreven. De communicatie met klant is uitstekend. Het is de moeite waard.

Very good bat.

Good ball bounce, and the ball doesn’t fall.

5

Juda ham yengil, boshqarish uchun qulay.

I think I am not up to the level to play with this blade; it’s too fast for me. When I block, balls most of the time come off the table.

Has a firm clicking feel (harder than Spinlord’s Ultra Balsa which I also reviewed very positively), which might inspire confidence for some. Generous sweet spot and good touch capability. Probably my favorite balsa blade (a close second would be Gewo’s great feeling Balsa 775), and it’s an exceptional value from TT11. When combined with fast rubber like DM’s Firestorm or Spinlord’s Waran II, it is a speed merchant.

The product arrived in excellent condition. Online tracking is really accurate.

Muy buena madera, es rápida a la hora de atacar y para controlar muy buena, la recomiendo.

Great balsa blade for fast exchanges. Also great for combination racket.

Maika’i loa! Māmā loa. Aloha au i kēia blade. E aho ko’u pa’ani 'ana i kēia blade. Cheehoooo!

This balsa blade does not have flex power to me, although there are comments about its good power. It does have average control. IMHO, one may use it as a first balsa blade for training and transition from non-balsa blades. The smaller than normal blade surface may be suitable for kids who lack the strength for a heavier blade.

Very good blade! Thank you! See you soon!

This is a very fast blade when on top of the table. It gives fantastic blocking if you get the ball high, and can power through any topspin, no problems, as the ball just comes off the blade very, very quickly, not letting the opponent’s spin have much effect, so you can point it where you want and off it goes. But, and it is a big but, you have to be very precise with this in order to achieve what you want. The ball has to be at the highest point, you have to be in the perfect position, and your timing has to be spot on. That takes very many hours of practice and a lot of talent. Now I use it as a blocking blade when I am sparring with kids. For that, it is awesome. It is light, it is direct, and very easy to block with.

This blade initially feels very fast and with great control. The weight is very light, to the point that your hand speed will increase. So the first few shots during the warm-up were almost comical. In a good way. However, the blade seemed to only have one speed/gear, and that is extremely fast close to the table, but not so from a distance. Probably because of a lack of flex. If the ball fell below the table, it was very hard to get it up and over the net. So counterlooping from a distance or lifting a heavily chopped ball are difficult to perform. If you plan to stay close to the table and block everything, the ball will go where you point it. So if you are good at aiming, the ball will go on. Just don’t think you will be able to do much with the ball.