11 Reviews for Dr. Neubauer Firewall Plus

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External Review for Dr. Neubauer Firewall Plus on April 19, 2020

La tengo en versin lapicero, lo primero que se nota es lo extremadamente liviana, frgil que se ve, y gruesa, aunque lo ms notorio es el pequeo tamao de la pala, incluso menos a las C-Pen (tengo una Yasaka Double Face TO).
La uso con una Nittaku Moristo SP Max (FH) y DHS Skyline TG 3 esponja naranja (BH) y realmente funciona bien, tiene un control espectacular de forma activa y pasiva, en el pasivo devuelve la bola con un agradable movimiento impredecible y con una ngulo muy plano. Golpear es fcil de derecho, aunque al pegar fuerte pega "demasiado fuerte" y hay que aprender a controlarse, era mucho ms fcil con la DHS PG3, pero era lo nico mejor.
El revs con la DHS es excelente, mucho efecto y velocidad.
La madera es genial, no molesta su grosor, pero si reclamo su pequeo tamao.

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External Review for Dr. Neubauer Firewall Plus on August 11, 2019

I got my Firewall Plus C-Pen from TT11.I am LP OX player and I was curious why on tournaments I competed several players were using it.Never before I used any products from Dr.Neubauer.Quality was surprisingly good I liked the comfortable and elegant C-pen handle.Blade is quite thick 10mm is just ok to twiddle need small adjustments .Spin reversal is excellent ,well that was the main reason why I acquired this blade,very very good for OX LP.This blade is rated ALL but mine I have MX-P 50*(boosted)on the other side and is fast/powerfull and control need adjustment maybe a medium hard rubber will help or more boosting.It is true the blade is light and fragile but should not be a problem.Money well spent and If Reversal is what you are looking is hard to find a better blade.Update:Excellent is still my opinion but durability is the problem.The C-Pen handle broke off completly from the blade.Maybe just unlucky I could see the balsa center and looks very fragile.

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External Review for Dr. Neubauer Firewall Plus on March 19, 2019

Lightweight very thick balsa blade, makes sense mostly with long pips in OX
as the blocks go fast, low, and the spin is well reversed.
Hard to loop from the FH side - counters and blocks are fine but
if you are late to the ball and it starts descending and you
want to topspin it over the net, you'll have a hard time -
low dwell time, bouncy balsa.
Tried only classical rubber on FH (LKT Pro XP) and with it
control on pushes and serve return is good.

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External Review for Dr. Neubauer Firewall Plus on August 15, 2017

The blade is very light, soft and thick but it`s simultaneously stiff, bouncy and much faster than the producer quotes.
I don`t agree with a thesis that it works out for passive playing it`s a different kettle of fish than Barricade.
IMHO this one has been created for aggressive playing by backhand and forehand hitting.
If a huge control and keeping the ball on the table is your priority Firewall Plus is not a good choice for you.
Even if you apply a slow OX long pips, you must count with losing many points by own mistakes.
From the other side the big advantage is the blade allows you to win many points very easy thanks to subtle pushes and slices.
Thanks to its speed your opponent has little time to react so it provokes him for making unforced errors.
Firewall Plus matches well with OX Sauer & Troger long pips as well as short pips and hard sponge inverted rubber like Xiom Vega Pro.
The blade is unpredictable and it can be a lifeline to win a game against advanced player who is experienced in battles against long pips players.

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External Review for Dr. Neubauer Firewall Plus on November 23, 2016

I am a penholder and I use this blade with inverted rubbers on both sides. Its control is amazing, good for playing over the table (use thin rubber 1.5-2.0mm) to mid distance (use MAX rubber), great for pushing, chop and, to my amaze, even loops. But where it really excels the most for me is counter-topspin attacks from mid-distance, it's just so smooth and everything falls onto the table. It also has that kick from mid-distance with amazing spin (using Mark V XS). It's really an ALL blade capable of both offense and defense, pips or inverted. You can never go wrong with this one.

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External Review for Dr. Neubauer Firewall Plus on June 11, 2015

I have returned to this blade again as I have found my slower blades to be a little too slow against better caliber players. Is it worth the price and is it right for me?

Perhaps if you want to play passively as a pushblocker, just like the Pushblocker himself! Hes still my favorite player.

Like other faster blades it will block a little longer than compared to a slower blade. However, it will allow faster pushes. Thus there is a trade-off but it appears that this has the optimal combination of blocking most hard attacks yet possessing a sudden quickness that a passive player can utilize on the spot. More aggressive players may make more errors so it may be ideal for passive style.

I have tweaked the blade with a slower/thinner fh rubber and currently I find the new dtecs oxlp to be the more controllable disturbing bh pips. I find the talon to give weirder balls but its harder for me to control and return serve.

Also, it is very stiff as it will totally turn in my hand under a jolting attack if very close to the table unlike a slower,flexible blade. But off the table, it blocks and chops effectively, low and fast, giving more trouble to the attacker. It feels unique as it absorbs the impact and perhaps there is some dwell too, then it spits it out quickly. Sounds unique with balsa.

The blade manuvers and feels great even with a thicker handle and 1cm thickness and oversized face.

update: I got immediate results vs the better players but you have to take advantage of its speed for pushes which takes practice...and just one more thing, it is hands down even better than my R2's which I adore, the block with dtecs is low, linear, fast and disturbing! Nothing beats that!

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External Review for Dr. Neubauer Firewall Plus on December 11, 2014

I also recently switched to this blade after playing with slower thin hard blades.

I also thought that it was designed for passive play and it too fast for active ox LP game. But I recently discovered that its comfortable low throw, unique spin insensitiveness, precise height and direction control allows to push and hit much more agressively starting from service recieve.

This blade also chops with very good control.

I suggest to use hard sponge rubber without catapult effect on pips-in side of the blade.

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External Review for Dr. Neubauer Firewall Plus on August 24, 2014

Is fast but still with good efforts and control and also suitable for chops away from the table, but can takes some times to learn to handle it. The best efforts is close to the table and push and blocks with LP (D.tecs - OX). Also works very good with short pimples (Adidas Blaze Spin - 1,8 mm) with very good killing attacks on fast direct strokes.

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External Review for Dr. Neubauer Firewall Plus on March 27, 2014

Really great one for long pimple on bc and attacking spinny rubber on fc - one can use even quick rubbers without fear of loosing control

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External Review for Dr. Neubauer Firewall Plus on November 10, 2012

Fantastic blade. Due to it soft touch excellent feeling, 10 mm thickness provide good speed. Comfortable to play far from table. Easy to play with long pips.

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External Review for Dr. Neubauer Firewall Plus on October 16, 2009

This Blade Style All-Round
BH DEF and FH Attack
Wood Balsa
Feeling good

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