Review date: 26 November 2024
Over the past month I have been testing the JOOLA Vyzaryz Trinity blade. This is a premium blade from JOOLA (which means expensive!). It is constructed with 7 layers and has an innovative carbon weave, mixing a horizontal layer of PBO-C and a vertical layer of AL-C. Quite honestly, I don’t really know what this means, but it is supposed to offer very high levels of consistency and accuracy. The outer layer is a limba wood. I have been testing the blade (straight handle) with JOOLA Dynaryz AGR rubbers. The weight of the blade is 85g. With rubbers, the total weight of my bat is 190g.
So, what does it play like? Who should use this blade? And is it worth buying? Let’s dive in…
Speed
The JOOLA Vyzaryz Trinity Blade is fast, but not uncontrollably fast. JOOLA gives it a speed rating of 8 out 10, and this feels about right. When I fully engage my body when playing attacking shots, then the ball moves fast. Its top speed is comparable to other fast blades.
But to get that top speed, you have to put the effort in. The blade isn’t automatically fast 100% of the time. It has a couple of gears. This means controlled play is also possible. I can use the blade quite easily for blocks, pushes and controlled attacks.
Personally, I like that this blade is fast – but not super fast. I have been able to play at different tempos. I can play my controlled game and then switch up to a higher gear for the more explosive attacking shots.
Spin
The best thing about the JOOLA Vyzaryz Trinity Blade is the spin generation. The construction of the blade, with the limba outer layer and this innovative carbon weave, allows me to get a lot of spin on my attacks.
It’s hard to quantify, but it feels like I’m getting an extra 10%-15% more topspin compared to my usual blade (JOOLA Rossi Emotion PBO-c). I don’t consider myself to be the spinniest of players, but when looping I get an awesome kick and my opponents are blocking long. This has given me greater confidence to really load up my loops with heavy topspin.
But it’s not just the topspin attacks. I find I’m getting more spin when pushing and when serving. It’s like I have unlocked a new way of winning points. SPIN!
Control
How about control? The fear of using a fast blade is that the ball jumps out too much, but I haven’t found this to be the case. Blocking is very easy. This is something I am good at already, but it feels like I have more scope to change the pace of my blocks. I can slow the ball down or speed up by punching through the ball more. As long as I get my bat angle right, then blocking consistency is very high.
When pushing, I am able to keep touch shots and pushes reasonably low. I do sometimes push a little high, so I’ve found I need to close the bat angle a little more than my previous blade. It’s never going to be as good for pushing as a slower blade, but if you have a decent touch, you should have no problem taking the pace off the ball, keeping it short and keeping pushes low.
When serving, I am able to control the length of my serve well, especially the shorter serves and half-long serves. And the faster serves are going like a rocket. Again, the accuracy is very good. I’m not over hitting my long serves very often. They all seem to land nicely towards the end of the table.
My new blade
This has been a very positive review, and for good reason. The JOOLA Vyzaryz Trinity is an excellent blade. It instantly felt nice to play with and it seems to suit my game. I like it so much, I am now using it permanently. It made its league debut last week and I won all three matches. So at the time of writing, I have never lost a competitive match using this blade! I’m sure this 100% record won’t last long, but it was an encouraging start.
I’m happy to fully recommend the JOOLA Vyzaryz Trinity blade. It’s a fast blade – but not that fast. The spin generation is excellent. And the control is decent. The blade is suitable for advanced players (top division local league and above). But even high intermediate players who like to play an open topspin rallying type of game may really benefit from using this blade.
The biggest downside is the price. It’s not cheap and sometimes it can be difficult to justify spending so much money on a piece of wood. But I think this one is worth it. 5 out 5. Great blade.
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