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Waldner Black Devil CB (Donic)User rating
4.2
out of 5
6 user reviews
0 forum posts  The "Champion's" new blade. A revolutionary design. The exuberant playing style of the master is complemented by the advanced technology of this weapon. Carbon and Balsa have been combined by DONIC for the first time. The soft Balsa core results in a blade with unbelievably good control, particularly when returning the ball. Incredible power and speed can be achieved with the hard Koto middle plies and carbon fibre of the DONIC Waldner Black Devil CB. The light weight and enlarged sweet spot of the 7-ply high-tech product attains perfection. Waldner's "black devil" will delight all attacking players! Blade Head size: 150 mm W and 151 mm H
Average user rating from: 6 users
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Saturday, 25 August 2012
Written by Anonymous
FH: Yasaka Mark V (max) BH: DHS Neo Hurricane 3 (2.15mm)
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Written by ali3baba - Top 50 reviewer - View all my reviews
Setup 1: Desto F3 1.8 FH/BH Setup 2: Hurricane III FH / Hurricane II BH (and vice versa) Setup 3: Sriver EL FH/BH Setup 4: Bryce FH / Sriver EL BH Setup 5: Tenergy 05 FH/BH Going by the review ratings: Speed - Yeah, this blade is SPEEDY. Ludicrous speed. Whatever you describe for speed, I will use that to describe this blade's speed rating. If they had a higher number than 5, I would probably use it. Fastest blade I've had. Control - This rating is reflect MY capability to control the blade. The rubber/sponge setup could determine the control to a degree but you really need to be an advanced player to control this blade. My coach, for example, could pull off very nice touch shots with my setups. I could not. So the control is there; but I feel you need to be very advanced and very committed to whatever shot you're trying to do. So quite honestly, if you aren't VERY good, I'd think a bit before choosing this setup. Very little dwell time means you better know what you're doing. Hardness - you don't see this rating but we're asked to rate it. This blade is hard. Of course, that contributes to the speed; there is very little dwell time at all. This becomes VERY evident if you play a softer sponge and the ball gets to the blade itself. Harder sponges may "slow" it down but it seems to me that the blade makes the sponge faster than what you might normally expect on another blade. Weight - Light. I weighed mine and it hovered right at 80g. At the time, I wanted a light setup. However, when using some of the heavier rubber/sponge combos, the blade will get head-heavy very quickly. I've seen as high as 185g and the lightest was 152g with the setups listed above. Build quality - seems to very well put together. It has a very nice look to it. Only complaint I could find was that the handle wasn't what I was hoping for. I ordered it in a ST configuration. An equivalent Butterfly ST handle is more square-ish; this blade's handle seemed more rectangular and didn't really meet my expectation of what an ST handle should be like. I ended up doing a gauze wrap (like tennis players use) and modified a thin tennis grip over that to get what I felt I wanted. Value for the money - Not the most expensive and not the cheapest. If you want a full out attacking, offensive, take-no-prisoners blade, this should fit the requirement. The blade weight might seem to say not so fast but put the ball on the blade face during a full out swing and you'll see.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Written by Spidy - Top 50 reviewer - View all my reviews
Compared to Stiga Hybrid Wood, this is way faster. I like to play Tenergy 64 on my forehand and I just love the combination. Tenergy 05 just wasn't right for me with this blade. A had a friend of mine try this coming from BTY Maze (with T05), and he concluded that this was an excellent combination with the BTY T64. So I'm pretty sure that this blade works best with soft to medium soft rubbers. I even had a Dawei Inspirit Quattro UL 2.0mm H35 (SV35) on my backhand, but it seemed to bottom out occasionally. Maybe as a max or with a H40 it would be even better. Well done Donic! Truly excellent blade. Especially the price/quality is worth a hats-off. Pros: -very fast -lightweight -stiff, but adequate feedback nevertheless -good handle (flared) -excellent price/quality -aesthetic looks (dark grey) Cons: -control should be even better, were the blade larger -balsa is fragile, edge tape highly recommended
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Thursday, 09 July 2009
Written by Anonymous
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2 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Saturday, 31 January 2009
Written by elmo51 - Top 5 reviewer - View all my reviews
If you like the fast attacking play then this could be the blade for you, the control is ok if you don
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