I have at the moment ready to go:
Stiga Hybrid Wood
FH: Tenergy 05 MAX (black)
BH: Tenergy 64 MAX (red)
It's a great set up which is very fast and highly aggressive, but having used it for a year I am so comfortable with it I feel I have a great touch. Especially on the backhand the tenergy 64 is soft enough and the stiga hybrid wood capable of taking the speed and spin off the ball to perform drop shots, followed by ridiculously fast loop-drives. I love this set up, thought it took some time getting used to.
"Experiment" Blade: Don't even know what it is, it's chinese and I can't read it. It says 'excellent' then some chinese writing on the handle, but I can't read it. I bought it because it was really cheap.
FH: Mendo Energy (1.5)
BH: Joola Poker LP (OX)
This is okay, the cheapest set up I could get to try long pimples. I'm not sure how good it is as I've not used it seriously for any long amount of time, but hey, it's good for a laugh.
Stiga Allaround classic
FH: Sriver L 2.1 (Black)
BH: Sriver S 1.9 (red)
My first blade, I changed from Faster I and faster III on this blade to srivers but they were in fact very similar. It has amazing control and decent spin, but as I progressed in skill it wasn't fast enough for me. I still get it out to refine my technique from time to time, and the softness and flex in the blade and rubbers really let you get back to basics.
LKT Instinct 7Ply
FH: Andro Roxon 450 (2.1) Black
BH: Sriver S (2.1) Red
I bought this as an offensive blade that I could use as an alternative, but with the tensor on the forehand and the 7 ply rubber not only was it incredibly heavy but it was really unbalanced, and I hated it. Roxon wasn't as spinny as I expected and the blade felt to be lacking something! Sorry to say it anyone who has this blade, perhaps the 5 ply version is better but I just didn't like it. Roxon seemed like a slightly worse version of tenergy!
So these are my current blades at the moment, I have some others locked away in drawers somewhere but tbh I doubt they'll ever see the light of day again!
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