Yasaka
Ma Lin Soft Carbon
OFF−Carbon5+2 carbonITTF
Ma Lin Soft Carbon is a 5+2 carbon carbon blade from Yasaka in the OFF− class. Typical weight 84 g at 6.0 mm. Street price around €58 in European shops. Specs compiled from manufacturer claims and retailer listings on a 0–100 index.
8.4 community score · 25 reviews · €58
About Ma Lin Soft Carbon
Yasaka Ma Lin Soft Carbon is a 2012 5+2 carbon table tennis blade made in Japan. It is ITTF-approved, classed allround-offensive (OFF−), and uses carbon fibre (typically 5+2 or 3+2) for a stiff, fast hit.
Factory figures: typical weight 84 g, thickness 6 mm. Handles listed: Flared (FL), Straight (ST), Anatomic (AN). Construction label Carbon (5+2 carbon). Allround-offensive play that still needs a safety margin is the intended game.
Combined index: speed 86, control 88, stiffness 74 (official mapping 86 / 88 / 74). Outer fibre shortens dwell and raises the first-ball speed compared with an all-wood of similar weight.
Community score 8.4 / 10 from 25 reviews. Indicative European street price €58. Compare Ma Lin Soft Carbon with other carbon OFF− blades on TableTennisReview.
Playing specs
Blend of official and community. Community weight 39% with 25 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed86
Control88
Stiffness74
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Weight
- 84 g
- Thickness
- 6 mm
- Year
- 2012
- Made in
- Japan
- 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.
- Ma Lin Soft Carbon
- Catalog avg
Zoomed 50–100 scale · the inner ring is 50, not 0, so gaps around the average actually show.
Speed
86
+2 vs Catalog avg
Control
88
+1 vs Catalog avg
Stiffness
74
+1 vs Catalog avg