Friendship
729 Hinoki Carbon
OFF+Carbon3+2 hinoki carbonITTF
729 Hinoki Carbon is a 3+2 hinoki carbon carbon blade from Friendship in the OFF+ class. Typical weight 88 g at 6.1 mm. Street price around €50 in European shops. Specs compiled from manufacturer claims and retailer listings on a 0–100 index.
8.3 community score · 10 reviews · €50
About 729 Hinoki Carbon
Friendship 729 Hinoki Carbon is a 2016 3+2 hinoki carbon table tennis blade made in China. It is ITTF-approved, classed power-offensive (OFF+), and uses carbon fibre (typically 5+2 or 3+2) for a stiff, fast hit.
Factory figures: typical weight 88 g, thickness 6.1 mm. Handles listed: Flared (FL), Straight (ST), Anatomic (AN). Construction label Carbon (3+2 hinoki carbon). Power-offensive play from mid-distance — heavy loops and finishing hits is the intended game.
Combined index: speed 93, control 80, stiffness 88 (official mapping 93 / 80 / 88). Outer fibre shortens dwell and raises the first-ball speed compared with an all-wood of similar weight.
Community score 8.3 / 10 from 10 reviews. Indicative European street price €50. Compare 729 Hinoki Carbon with other carbon OFF+ blades on TableTennisReview.
Playing specs
Blend of official and community. Community weight 34% with 10 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed93
Control80
Stiffness88
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Weight
- 88 g
- Thickness
- 6.1 mm
- Year
- 2016
- Made in
- China
- Construction
- Carbon
Handles
Handles listed for this SKU: Flared (FL), Straight (ST), Anatomic (AN). Handle shape does not change the ply recipe, weight class or Combined index.
- Flared (FL)
- Straight (ST)
- Anatomic (AN)
- Flared (FL)
- The usual European shakehand handle. The flare fills the palm and locks the blade in; it does not change the ply recipe.
- Straight (ST)
- A straight handle is easier to rotate in the hand — the usual pick for combination rackets and some two-wing loopers who change grip mid-rally.
- Anatomic (AN)
- An anatomic handle follows the palm. Same wood as FL/ST on the same SKU; pick it if that shape already fits.
Vs catalog average
Combined index against the rest of the catalogue. Official / Community live in the spec card; the chart stays on Combined so comparisons stay fair.
- 729 Hinoki Carbon
- Catalog avg
Zoomed 50–100 scale · the inner ring is 50, not 0, so gaps around the average actually show.
Speed
93
+9 vs Catalog avg
Control
80
-7 vs Catalog avg
Stiffness
88
+15 vs Catalog avg