Customer Reviews

Butterfly 7285 Viscaria FL Table Tennis Racket

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Yes, it's true. The Viscaria is a very technologically advanced Table Tennis bat. The blade itself is very supple and very well-constructed to be lightweight and not top heavy. The Bryce rubber is of course world-class rubber that professionals use at the top of the line. However, if you are honestly at the level where you think you need to use Bryce rubber, go have a bat custom-made. There are countless websites that give you selections of rubber, blades, and they'll even attach them for you.

I got a bat almost exactly like this, except with a better backhand rubber, all for about half the price. At this level of Table Tennis, it's best to forge your own.

This review is helpful for the people who think they can spend the money and buy a better game for themselves. If you are one of those people who is just starting to learn the basic techniques(drive, block, chop) and working on a little advanced shot (loop), this paddle is NOT for you. It is all true that this is Viscaria which has a mixture of carbon(stiff, makes the blade fast and enlarges sweet spot) and arylate(soft control feel). This will give you a false feel of amazing control when you are hitting practice shots with your buddy as it has the largest sweet spot I have ever seen in a blade. BUT, you are not playing with your buddies in a match situation. So, when your opponent is hitting a hard shot or power looping, the inner Balsa wood layer is going to show its true strength and shoot the ball very fast right back. So, don't complain if you can't control it at that situation.
If you are not at a level to anticipate that, don't buy this Ferrari and sattle for a Prius. You will develop your game faster with a slower and more controllable paddle than this.
For people who are already at or beyond this level would appreciate such an equipment which is just a sweet thing to own. Then again, if you are at that level, you probably won't be reading this and should beconsult with your coach in your search of an upgrade anyway.
"Money can't buy you better skills in Table tennis, it can only can help you apply your skills better"

Butterfly Viscaria blade (the bare blade without rubbers) is the chosen equipment of World number 1 Jhang Zike. So there is no question about the blade....however, this is not the bare blade (which costs $129 in amazon), but 2 outdated rubbers slapped on it. Bryce or Catapult were played in speed glue era, not any more.

There are rubbers from same butterfly line which gives better ball feel or ease of making correct shot, and has more teeth like Tenergy, roundell, 'Bryce Speed', or Sriver G2 line. There are ESn tensor rubbers from germany sold by many companies, which are also known for their great feeling accuracy, speed and spin. lastly there are even cheap (less than $20) rubbers like H3Neo or Blue Whale, which are played by a significant number of worlds top 10 players, including jhang Zike.

So if you want a good investment... just buy the bare viscaria blade, which will last for years and years, and buy some other rubber by doing a little internet search. Paste them together. Its way easier than you think...and every intermediate level player onwards buy rubbers and blades separately. And when the rubber dies, take it out throw it and paste new rubbers on your beautiful Viscaria to get a new racket again, and again... and again.

This is a racket that does everything you need in an instinctive manner. From the first time you use it, you will get used to it: it is not revolutionary and not miles ahead of the competition. Just slightly better.

If you want a great Table Tennis paddle (bat) for a shake hand player, you can't go wrong with this one. It has very spinny rubber, the same Bryce on both sides; it's light, comfortable, and just the best. A good paddle makes a great difference in performance, especially in table tennis. Sure, it's not just the bat, but the player as well, but for two equally good players, the one with the better bat is going to win. And when you're playing with the Butterfly Viscaria with Bryce Rubber, you're playing with the best. Great price, too.

It had the same spin as my 25 yr old paddle but I couldn't keep the ball on the table. I kept hitting it long due to the hardness of the wood (carbon), and couldn't make the adjustment. I sent it back for a full refund.