Dr.Neubauer Barricade DF Table Tennis Blade Review

Last week I’ve attended a local county fair. The interesting thing to watch there was a demolition derby. It is scary as hell. There are some 5 to 10 cars crash each other and the survivor wins the game. All this happen in a stadium separated from the crowd with concrete barricades. The barricades are stronger enough to block derby cars throwing themselves to the crowd. The Dr.Neubauer Barricade DF reminds me of the same. This is such a highly stable table tennis blade for extreme defense.

I don’t think this blade suits a further away from the table game. The Dr.Neubauer Barricade suits a close to the table play. Whatever you use on this blade, the game can’t get faster. I have tried TSP Curl P1R 1.3 mm sponge on the backhand and TSP Actor 2.2 mm on the forehand. The rubbers were not good enough for a away from the table game.

I have a team mate who uses this blade at the club. He uses Stiga Destroyer on the backhand and Butterfly Challenger on the forehand. He plays very close to the table. He has leg injuries, so he can move much. He uses the blade very effectively with very defensive shots. Except some smashes he does, I have not seen any time a ball coming away from the table. I have continually looped all his defensive shots like chops and blocks, but he simply defends again. When an opportunity comes, he simply hits the ball and gets the point.

The Dr.Neubauer Barricade has a very good soft feel. The blade is very stiff and weigh less than 70 g. The blade has a very good cork handle. The blade is wider.

The blade favors close to the defense with occasional hit. The blade does not suit a looping player. The blade can generate classic top spin and smash. This is an excellent blade for beginners as well as classic defenders.