Donic Persson Seven

Donic Persson Seven - An OFF- blade with good control!

To be able to unite a game with good control and a pleasant feeling for the ball, you need a special blade such as the Donic Persson Seven. As its name already suggests, the Persson Seven is mad of 7 veneers with an overall weight of approx. 90g. The veneer composition (details below) causes a very interesting mix based on good dynamics & stiffness combined with a relatively soft and sensitive touch of the ball. Let us now have a look at the properties of Limba and Ayous.

Donic Persson Seven - Limba and Ayous wood in detail

Ayous (a.k.a. Abachi, Obeche, or Samba) is a tree which grows in tropical regions of West Africa, Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana, and so on. Ayous trees reach a height of 50 m, and exhibit a trunk diameter of up to 1.5 m. Ayous wood is relatively light (350 kg/m³), medium-strong (Young´s modulus: 6,800 N/mm²), and medium-hard (Janka hardness: 430). As table tennis veneer, Ayous is well-known for its positive gaming properties. The moderate heaviness and moderate hardness induce a pleasant feedback and feeling of the ball. This is particularly important during passive blocks, the short-short play, and during long ball rallies.

Limba is a tree usually native to regions south of the equator. The trees exhibit a height of up to 45 m, and their trunk reach a diameter of up to about 1.5 m. Limba is medium-hard (Janka hardness: 430), medium-dense (520 kg/m³), and quite strong (Young´s modulus: 9,400 N/mm²). This emphasizes the suitability of this blade as an offensive minus (Off-) blade. Also, Limba is known as a topspin wood, which is also quite fast, but not very elastic / springy. Furthermore, Limba has a soft feeling and quite a bit of control.

The above-mentioned wood properties result not only in easier and more variable serves and returns, but also a smooth change between soft & rotational openers and hard, precise finishers. Thanks to this high degree of variability, the Donic Persson Seven is highly suitable for the modern and variable attacking game based on much feeling, control, and feedback; as well as powerful topspins close to the table or from the mid distance.

Another very positive feature is the ingenious price-performance ratio of the Persson Seven from Donic. Taking together all these aspects, one can really say that this table tennis blade is an  (financially) attractive option for OFF Minus players searching for high-quality German products. .