Stiga Nostalgic VII

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Stiga
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Offensive 7-ply blade.
Handmade in Sweden.
Developed for the ABS-ball.
Made with environment friendly Adhesives.
Same hand selected middle and second layer veneers as the Clipper Wood
Solid handle in hard yet elastic Wenge material. Uniquely designed metal lens.
Made for the hard-hitting power player

The Nostalgic VII is a 7-ply blade build with the same hand selected middle and second layer veneers used in the Clipper Wood, however for the outer veneer we use a hard yet elastic natural wood called “Wenge”.

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StigaNostalgic VII<o:p></o:p>
Weight: 93 grams<o:p></o:p>
Thickness: 6.39mm<o:p></o:p>
Plies: 7 ply (wenge-spruce-ayous-ayous-ayous-spruce-wenge)<o:p></o:p>
Speed: OFF+<o:p></o:p>
Hardness: Very Hard and Stiff

The Nostalgic VII is avery fast blade and despite being just an all wood blade. The structure is likethat of the Nostalgic offensive but has extra ayous layers that makes it a 7ply blade, In short, it is the Nostalgic Offensive with 2 extra plies.
This is the fastestblade in the series and also the one with the hardest feel. This has a distinctstiff feel intended to have a fast rebound effect when hitting the ball. Stigais saying they have patterned this to have a clipper like construction butinstead of an ayous wood as second layer, they used spruce instead ayous in the2nd and 6th layers. t is lighter compared to the Clipper Rosewood which couldreach up to 95 grams and above. The handle of the Nostalgic VII will not makeit as head heavy as the Clipper Rosewood because there is some weight with thehandle. The Hardwood series have a different surface of their blade headsalso because the eb7 and rw7 both have a thin nct coating.

For its speed, the bladeis one great whacking blade. I glued it with Mantra H and Calibra LT Sound inorder to decrease the weight. The speed is more or less equally fast as theRosewood 7 if not greater. If you compare it to other blades, Nostalgic VII isfaster than Clipper CC and more or less the same speed with Nexy Higgs.The blade is powerful enough in which even at far distance with both the MantraH and Calibra LT Sound, the Nostalgic VII could easily clear the net. If I wouldcompare its speed to composite blades, I would rate it as faster than aCarbonado 90 but a step lower in speed than Carbonado 145/190. If being comparedto common blades from other brands, it is a notch lower than TB ALC andViscaria in terms of speed but there are onstances when you are hitting theball flat with Nostalgic VII that you can feel it has more power.

How is the spin? Itdepends on the rubber you are using because if you are just a flat hitter ormostly do loop drives then the Nostalgic VII is more than good enough for thatparticular type of style. If for example you glue the Mantra H, Calibra LT Plusthen you have one hell of a counter driving and hitting set up. If you like tospin then the catch is to use a slower or softer rubber. With the slowerrubber, I also used the Calibra LT Spin for the Nostlagic VII because it seemsto be a good combination. With the Calibra Spin as a forehand rubber, theNostalgic VII can offer a good amount of spin. If you choose to use a Chineserubber, I would recommend the Genesis S version at it is softer. When I used myHurricane 3 on it, you have to make sure it is boosted and softened. If you usemedium hard rubbers, you would need to carefully select the rubber for it andalso your brushing skills should be good. With soft rubbers like Calibra LTSound, the ball hits the sponge deeply so spinning is not a challenge but withharder rubbers you need to brush up a little bit aside from adjusting to thebounciness of the combo. I do appreciate the Mantra H’s ability to spin verywell when you know how to brush the rubber only that the challenge is that itis very bouncy on a hard blade like Nostalgic VII. Also, by using softrubbers like Calibra Sound, you would also save weight as this blade is on the90’s scale.

The Nostalgic VIIdefinitely recommend this to people who have at least intermediate level ofskills as this blade is for advanced level players. Offensive short pip playerswould love this blade as it attacks very well with short pips due to its hardand stiff characteristics. Smashers and blockers would also love this sincethis is more of a hitting blade rather than a spinner’s blade. If you are aslow looping kind of a player the Nostalgic Offensive/ALL are the ones foryou and not this. Overall, I am quite surprised with the quality and <o:p></o:p>
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Speed
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Control
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Hardness
8.4
Durability
7.7
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