Yinhe Venus V-1

Picking a good rubber for a blade is very important for this blade. I prefer hard rubber for offensive players. If you are a defensive player, then soft rubbers are more appropriate.

A very stiff blade. It produced a lot of power compared to my previous Galaxy W-13, an allround blade. I loved it.

The only complaint I have is the thickness of this blade. At 7mm, it is creating a bit of a problem for me as I am a penhold player.

Soy fan de la Galaxy-Yinhe N9 de las primeras que hacían, no la de ahora más pesada (94 g). Tenía muchas ganas de probar este modelo de alta gama de Yinhe, la Venus-1, para un compañero del club. Aunque me inclino más por las palas de láminas de madera pura, este modelo de Kiso Hinoki y carbono tiene una muy buena sensación de toque y, a pesar de ser rápida, no es en exceso y tiene buen control.

El peso de la que recibí pesaba 90 gramos y con gomas Tenergi-05 (pesadas), la encontré un poco cabezona de la cabeza. Así que, al ser grande de dimensiones (259,5 mm), la reduje de la cabeza unos 2,5 mm y del contorno un poco, dejándola en 257 mm. Ya lo he hecho con otras palas, pero no lo aconsejo a los que no tengan experiencia en ese tipo de arreglos o modificaciones, si no se tienen las herramientas apropiadas y ser un manitas.

Ahora, al reducir en la madera y en las gomas, que tendrían que llevar de más, es más ligera, pesando 87 gramos (3 menos que antes) y ha mejorado el centro de gravedad. Para mí, es bastante mejor que la Butterfly Timon Boll ZLC y otras más caras. Es parecida a mi anterior Nittaku Shake Offence de 3 Hinoki-2-Carbon, que era más ligera (81 gramos) con mango anatómico. Pero me gusta más este mango (FL) y la forma de la pala, y esta es más gruesa (7 mm) y un poco más rápida. Sobre todo, habiéndola reducido un poco de largo y menos de ancho, ya que aún está bien de tamaño (no es pequeña).

Para quien le gusten las palas de carbono es una buena pala, ya no tan barata como nos tiene acostumbrados Yinhe, y podrá permitirse comprarla adelante. Pero con gomas no muy pesadas o 2,10 mm del derecho y 1,9 del revés, probadas en mi caso con Tenergy-05 o de 2,00 mm en ambos lados de otras marcas. Sino, ya sabéis que os toca retocar la madera. No le doy más puntuación por haber tenido que retocar la madera. De momento, la dejo así hasta que la pruebe más tiempo.

Review

This is a beautiful blade. I bought two very expensive Yinhe blades, this and the NR50, and I love them both. The V-1 has a substantial top ply of Hinoki, but the synthetic layer below gives it more consistency and stiffness. I find that too much hinoki makes the blade too loopy, and my shots go long. They managed to find a good balance here for my type of game. I like this blade a lot and hope to play with it more.

I realized that I have Palio Emperor Dragon on one side and Moon Pro on the other side. I have played with this blade more and decided that it is the best I have ever played with. It has the hinoki feel of my old Butterfly Powerdrive, but the hardness below to control better. More of my shots go in with this blade than any of the others I have tried. It smashes hard, smashes with spin, loops, and can defend better than some of the all-wood blades I have as well. There is no doubt in my mind that I have found the best blade that I am likely to find. We are lucky other people haven’t discovered this one! If you are reading these comments, you should probably buy one. Don’t let the price fool you. The quality manufacturing is very good, and they discovered what works well here. Hats off to Yinhe.

Update 19th September 2012:

I have played with this blade a lot more and can assure you that it is definitely a game-playing blade. It has consistency and the feel of being in control better than any other blade I have used. Anyone who knows the hinoki feel will enjoy this blade. The first review above is quite correct in that short play is great with this bat. No regrets about shelling out for something this good.

The design looks slightly like BTY’s Innerforce, but with some small changes.

After playing various blades such as Amultart, Photino, Mizutani, Innerforce ZLC, ZLF, Timo Boll ZLC, ALC, Avalox J-aramid, Dawei Wavestone, Yinhe T-4, T-8, K-5, Timo Boll Spirit, and trying others from teammates, I settled on this blade.

It offers an ideal balance and control for offensive gameplay without being overly aggressive. Although it measures 6.9mm thick, the thickness originates from the slightly thicker top layers, which don’t directly impact speed or stiffness. These factors are determined by the distance between the carbon layers, which is similar to the Timo Boll Spirit, resulting in comparable speed.

However, the Timo Boll Spirit lacks the thicker hinoki outer layers, which significantly diminishes its short game performance.

Moreover, in away-from-table shots, the V-1 exhibits slightly more power than the Timo Boll Spirit, preventing loops and drives from falling short.

The handle is comfortable, and the balance remains excellent even with slightly heavy rubbers. However, I don’t recommend using heavy rubbers on both sides, as it can lead to a head-heavy feel and excessive speed, compromising short game control.

Despite its obscurity, this blade has proven to be the best I’ve played, aiding me in defeating players rated over 2000 and significantly boosting my rating.