Yinhe MC-4

I use this with Yinhe Moon Pro Hard (FH) and TSP Ventus Spin Max (BH). This is a perfect match for me. Earlier, I used 729 V-6 (that has gone out of production) and Yinhe Mercury Y-13.

The MC-4 gives a bit higher arc when brush looping compared to Y-13 and a bit more control on both backhand and forehand. It is very much blade for the money, if you like a not-so-fast carbon blade.

I have two blades, and the weight is 95 and 96 g.

Update

I have used this for a time now with DHS Hurricane 3 NEO 2.15mm 41deg on my forehand, and it’s really working great. The last week I have tried it with 729 Battle II Provincial 2.1mm 40deg, and it’s working at least as good as H3N. It has very nice speed, spin, and control.

On my backhand, I have switched to Andro Rasanter R37 2.0mm and on the other blade, Andro Hexer Grip SFX 1.9mm. Andro gives better grip and better blocks than TSP Ventus Spin/Soft.

Carbon looper. An underrated blade, as it has everything I need. Looping is comfortable, speed is mid-fast, and control is nice. I paired it with medium rubber. A very good alternative for a training blade.

I’m disappointed that it’s 2018 and there are still no reviews of this blade. One might think that it’s no good since there are no reviews of it… Well, I’m here to tell you that it’s a grave mistake if anyone thought this way.

Coming with empowering design, good fit in the hand, and cheap price, this could as well be the best blade for you. Off the bat, you notice that it needs sanding on the edges and that on bounce it has a bit of a hollow sound, but those details are negligible in comparison to the quality of the blade that you get. You also notice that the blade has a centered weight focus, so you can put heavy rubbers on it and still would feel easy and light to play with even though it’s not the lightest. So use just a little sandpaper around the edges near the handle, forget the hollow sound, put some rubbers on, and you are about to see how amazing the blade can be.

Performance is of course the best part of it. On the first few balls playing with it, your impression is that it’s speed is the same as described by the manufacturer, but it is actually faster (just as I hoped it to be). When you start hitting harder and harder, the blade doesn’t back down and supports you with the power that you need. That is because of the embedded carbon. (That is the reason I put a speed rating as 9 and not 8 like manufactured stats.) But despite the carbon, the blade still keeps a woody feel, and this is the part that I love the most! Its control is like a breath of fresh air for me. And the flexibility is just right - not too soft and not too hard. Playing for some time with it, my technique immediately improved, healing “scars” left from past experiences. I am now doing shots with it that I never even hoped to do with previous blades.

For lower-level players, I would recommend slower rubbers, where higher-level to pro would be satisfied with fast rubbers. As for me, this IS the best blade I’ve ever had and probably played with. I do not plan to change it for a long time.