Victas Balsa 4.5

Customer Reviews

All reviews listed are from verified customers who have purchased this product.

17/09/2018 Buena Review by RUBEN CECCOLI

Quality

Buena madera para principiantes muy cómoda y estable.

13/06/2018 TSP Balsa 4.5 Review by TT Player

Quality

I was looking for slightly faster upgrade from my TSP Balsa 3.5 with this 4.5.
The difference is huge.
Very stiff, much faster and way less control.
It's rated as Allround blade, I would rate it as OFF- /OFF easily.
Very little dwell.
Perfect blade for blocking at the table.
Great quality as always with TSP products.
Super fast and great service from TT11.

12/06/2013 Great First Serious Blade for TT Enthusiast I Suppose! Review by Isaiah

Quality

First of all, I'd like to thank TT11.com for an awesome service of providing quality products at great prices. Keep up the good work. Now unto my review...Before I review this blade, I first have to mention where I'm at as a player such that you the reader can understand from where my point of view is coming. This is my first custom blade and rubber paddle. I've played TT very recreationally when I was in middle school then completely stopped until January of this year, 2013. I'm 31 years old right now. So some time has gone by. After reading a whole bunch of info from various sites, high level players, reading forums, and current players with whom I play, I listened to a senior player at my club and decided to get this Allround blade. I put on Yasaka Mark V rubbers on both sides with a 1.8mm thickness because that's what I read to be a good starting point. I found this blade to be EXTREMELY light in comparison to all other blades that I've held. This blade was the lightest out of all the players at my club. So you really have to create your own power when hitting the ball, and what that means to me is that you have to hit the ball with your strength. You can not allow the weight of the blade to do your work for you. This forces you to let go and swing and allow your arm to flow all the way from start to finish. I suppose this concept is what I've read about as far as coaches saying that beginners need to develop their strokes in the beginning. Another insight that I'd like to add is the idea have a blade having this so called sweet spot. Well, that's definately true because when you bounce the ball on certain areas of the blade, there are distinct sounds that you can hear. The middle of the blade gives a nice, crisp sound as opposed to the outer edges of the surface giving more of a low thud and also, I noticed, that the ball bounces differently near the edges as opposed to the center. There's a big difference between the two areas not only in sound but also in bounce which equates to the ball reacting differently so you really have to focus on hitting the middle of the blade to get a consistent shot. I also noticed that the blade vibrates a lot when hitting, I suppose that's what they mean when a blade has good feeling because the vibrations tell you whether you made good contact with the sweet spot or whether it was near the edge. I have to say for myself, that I like the feeling of vibration telling me what each and every shot feels like so I can take that feedback and store it into my memory bank so I can remember what it felt like to hit a certain type of shot. I don't believe in certain blades being better or worse in doing different shots because I've switched paddles with a 1900 rated player, who's leaps and bounds better than me although I can say with confidence that I'm not a beginner but not yet an intermediate player, and he played with my "beginner paddle" and I played with his "advanced paddle" and guess what happened??? He still played as if nothing happened and beat me playing the same way he played with his paddle and doing the same shots he'd do with his paddle only with my paddle. So I think that there might be some validity to certain blades being better at doing different shots however it's not going to make a difference for me anytime soon. Overall, I really enjoyed the blade, great quality, great sound, very very light weight, whether the sweet spot is big or small I don't know, although I can tell you that there is an area of the blade where the sound is different when you hit the ball at that spot in comparison to hitting near the edges, and I think that's about it for my review. I can't think of anything else that really stands out for me. I've recently sold my paddle to another beginner player at my club after about 3 months of playing, 3x/wk, about 3hrs or more at each session. It's still going strong. Throughout those months of playing, I think I want to try something that has a little more weight behind the blade and also a blade that's a little faster but not by much. Hopefully, this review was helpful for you future players that are thinking about purchasing this blade.