Customer review for Dr. Neubauer Barricade

External Review for Dr. Neubauer Barricade on June 28, 2020

This is an excellent defensive blade. The blade is large to allow covering more area when defending away from the table. The blade is very light, which is great to counterbalance heavy offensive rubber. Just keep in mind that because the head is large you will need more rubber, which will make the racket heavier. If your racket is heavy then it is harder to accelerate it, which means more effort is needed to achieve the same spin. If you think the blade is too big then you can resize it by sanding off a few millimeters to your desired size. This will make the blade even lighter. This blade pairs well with hurricane to allow aggressive attack from at least one side, which is necessary for the modern game. The blade flexes a lot, which combined with hurricane's tackiness provides you a lot of dwell time to slow down and direct the ball. Despite being able to attack, you need to be comfortable playing a defensive game. You will not be winning with power alone because it requires a lot of effort, which is exhausting. For the backhand you can use slower defensive rubber: either inverted or pips. For offensive pips there are better blades out there as this blade has too much flex. For fun you can put hurricane on both sides if you want to have an amazing workout.

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