The new STIGA Cybershape Carbon is a completely new type of blade with a unique shape and larger hitting area according to STIGA. Cybershape is a completely new blade design that you will have never seen any player use before. STIGA's studies have shown majority of players hitting area lies at the top half of the blade. That's why the Cybershape has been designed in this way to increase the contact area by 11%. This is the carbon version that is a 7 ply inner carbon blade meaning there are 2 layers of outer wood followed by the carbon layer.