Reviews by S2000

This blade has a very good control with a great sweet spot. This is reflected in excellent blocking and loops. It is not a very big blade 157x150 this is for me a small draw back. I like long blades. However, it overall performs really great and gives me great confidence when using. It is also rather good in the near field with also good control of under spin short game. Sweet spot is also really good. I that a huge nice wood feeling with a very deep hold. Handle is great for large hands but my hands are sized so that I prefer to sand the wings. The wings are normal sized but I like the increased control and also fit when I have sanded the wings 2-4mm. Build quality was good with nicely sanded edges. I put some varnish for protection as always do on any blade. I used Stiga DNA Hybrid H which give a rather low, not too low, arch (it is the rubber) otherwise I expect a nice arch from this blade. The only potentially weak spot might be smashed which are OK but could be a bit slow but this can be remediated by a fast rubber.

It is not a hard blade but rather have the nice dig in feeling and control.
Durability is also so far, played for more than a year, good. How durable in the long term it is I cannot say having not played with it the whole time.

The blade overall is an Off blade. it is slower than an outer carbon blade but go es more than enough power.

This blade fits very well with modern ESN or Japanese rubbers. Gives very strong spinny loops. Blocking is good and particularly with faster rubbers. Smashing is good with faster rubbers but not with soft to intermediate sponge and speed rubbers. Can though be done with a flicking motion. Control is very good. The blade is not as speedy as the fastest 7-ply or carbon blades but with a fast rubber it gives plenty of speed. The handle is really outstanding particularly for intermediate or large hands. Actually quite unique in for for both anatomic as well as straight handles. The blade is for the price around 50€ worth every cent. The blades invites both a technical and offensive game. From mid-distance one needs some more powerful rubber and then it works rather well. Soft rubbers give too little power beyond a couple of meters. The blade had a very nice finish and I have had no tears or wear in the top pile from changing rubbers on several blades. I always put on a thin top seal. It has been my main blade for a couple of years. My level is intermediate varied play with offensive.