Customer review for Tibhar Samsonov Pure Wood

External Review for Tibhar Samsonov Pure Wood on October 29, 2014

Nice ALL+/OFF- 5-ply wood blade. Fairly stiff but with a big head size, so can feel head-heavy with heavier rubbers. FL handle is chunky and very comfortable for me.

The outer ply looks to be quite thick ayous. You get a slightly soft feel on thin contacts, but anything more forceful and it feels more medium (somewhere around the limba/koto mark). For me the best part is the solid feel - this doesn't feel hollow or cheap like some 5 ply all-woods can.

Although Tibhar call this an ALL+ blade, it only feels like that in the short game. When hitting harder, it has a good power reserve and becomes OFF- - easily comparible to a BTY Primorac or Samsonov Alpha, for example. It is less flexible than those two though, more linear, and the soft short game feel takes some of the bounciness away. Loses power when away from the table, so you would need a fast rubber there.

The build quality is high with no imperfections anywhere. The black handle lens sticks out a bit, but I don't notice it personally. The top ply splinters a bit when you do your first rubber removal, so I'd recommend that you seal it.

This blade is a bit slower than others I've used in recent years, and I feel my game has improved a lot because of it.

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