Weight
90g
Thickness
6.1mm
Plies
9-ply
Handles
FL / ST
Material
Hybrid
Head Shape
Standard
Balance
Balanced
Persson Power Carbon Senso V1
Donic Persson Power Carbon Senso V1 is an aggressive offensive blade built for players demanding maximum speed and power. It evolves the classic Persson Powerspeed by integrating two carbon layers, dramatically boosting offensive potential. Despite its power-focused design, the blade maintains a surprisingly soft and sensitive touch on contact, offering excellent control and feedback. This is largely credited to its innovative Senso V1 hollow handle technology. It's a formidable choice for players whose game revolves around fast topspins, powerful smashes, and aggressive attacks designed to dominate with pace and precision.
This 9-ply construction combines seven wood plies with two carbon fiber layers. The outer Limba and Anegre provide a hard feel and control, while the Abachi core offers flexibility and ball feel. The integrated carbon layers significantly boost speed and stiffness for powerful offensive performance.
TT Sensei Ratings
✦Our expert analysis of this blade's performance characteristics
With two integrated carbon layers and a stiff construction, this blade generates exceptionally high speed. It's engineered for aggressive attackers who need to produce overwhelming pace on their shots, making it ideal for powerful topspins and decisive smashes that pressure opponents.
While built for speed, the Senso V1 hollow handle technology provides enhanced feel and feedback, granting better ball control than typically expected from a carbon blade. This design mitigates harshness and improves touch for precise looping and strategic placement during rallies.
Players report a medium-hard to hard feel, characterized by stiffness from the carbon layers paired with clear ball feedback. The Senso handle and wood plies help retain a degree of sensitivity, preventing the feel from becoming overly harsh.
This blade produces a medium-high throw angle, which assists in generating heavy spin and makes it effective for lifting backhand shots over the net with good arc.
Despite its stiff, carbon-enhanced nature, the blade offers adequate dwell time for effective looping, especially when paired with softer rubbers. Using harder rubbers may reduce this dwell time slightly.
The blade is notably stiff due to its carbon layers and overall thickness, resulting in low flexibility. This contributes directly to its speed and the direct, immediate response it offers on shots.
The Senso V1 hollow handle is designed to filter out unwanted vibrations, delivering clear feedback without excessive harshness. Players generally find the vibration level manageable and even beneficial for sensing ball contact.
Crafted in Sweden, a region renowned for blade craftsmanship, the Persson Power Carbon Senso V1 demonstrates precise build quality. The seamless integration of materials and the specialized Senso handle point to a well-engineered, durable product that players can rely on.
Technology
Donic Persson Power Carbon Senso V1 leverages two core technologies: Carbon Reinforcement and the Senso V1 System. The carbon layers integrated within the wood plies enhance stiffness, expand the sweet spot, and significantly increase speed and power for relentless attacking play. The patented Senso V1 System features a hollow space inside the handle. This design reduces overall weight while providing superior ball feedback and feel, allowing players to better sense impact for improved control and shot recognition, even at high speeds.
Pro Players Using This Blade
Jörgen Persson
Jörgen Persson, a former World and European Champion, is intrinsically linked to the Persson blade series. While the Power Carbon Senso V1 is an enhanced model, the original Persson Powerspeed it's based on was his weapon of choice. He was involved in testing prototypes, and the Senso technology was developed with his input to improve feel and control for offensive players.
Similar Blades
Butterfly Photino
Players report that Persson Power Carbon Senso V1 delivers similar speed and offensive power to the Butterfly Photino, but at a more accessible price point. Both are hybrid blades engineered for aggressive, attacking play.
Donic Ovtcharov Original Carbon Senso
Our testing shows the Persson Power Carbon Senso V1 feels very similar to the Donic Ovtcharov Original Carbon Senso. The Persson version tends to have a slightly harder feel and is generally lighter, but both are offensive carbon blades from Donic designed for powerful, direct play.