I’ve came across the Dawei brand a long time ago but never had access to any of their products. Until recently, through One Of A Kind Trading, I can now buy some of the Dawei products. So I went out and bought the Ultra Speed Power Carbon.

The reasons why I choose this particular blade are:

• - OFF+ rating
• - Carbon blade
• - Medium/Hard feel

When I got the Ultra Speed, the craftsmanship is noticeable. It was excellent. The blade is light weight and the face size is just right. Though a quick checked by aligning it together with an Andro blade, reveals that it is almost of the same size.

I’ve tested this blade using Dawei 388A-4 rubbers. Since I do not use speed glue, the test was conducted on unglued rubbers. During blocks, the blade is excellent offering a good feeling for the ball. The control is superb allowing me to place the ball where I want it, but this could be due to the extra stickiness of the rubber.

Looping is nice and easy even for under spins. The blade’s power is in smashes and straight counter hit. However, with the Dawei 388A-4 rubbers, the setup feels like an All-round bat. Therefore the next step was to put faster rubbers on the Ultra Speed.

Next I glued new sheets of Dawei Super Power 2008. With this setup, I felt that the blade was offering more. Speed was definitely there and I would be even bold to say that it is comparable to the Schlager Carbon speed! Though, I would say that the Schlager Carbon would probably have more control.

I would recommend the Dawei Ultra Speed Power Carbon to players who have attacking, close to table style. Counter hitters and blockers would also appreciate the blade but I would recommend medium fast rubbers. For a pure aggression game, put on fast rubbers and dare to win. J. Aniceto http://www.aniceto.com

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