Playing this blade against Amicus Prime switching "live" between Viscaria and Innerlayer.S with Tenergy 05s you can clearly feel they are in the same family. My two Innerforce blades are both 183g with rubbers and the Viscaria is quite a bit lighter at 171g which makes a big difference. I preferred the lightness of the Viscaria but the way the ball reacted on FH/BH topspins just felt more "correct/expected" to me using the Harimoto blade. A little slower than Viscaria maybe, but noticeably faster than the Innerforce Layer.S which also feels too "muffled" by comparison. Viscaria seems the crispest, Harimoto a fairly close second in terms of sound and response. I prefer the Harimoto handle which is a bit slimmer than Viscaria and very similar to Layer.S.
I always felt the design of the Viscaria betrays its age - the Harimoto blade is just way nicer to look at and feels more precious.
In a game situation I can pretty much rock any of the three blades without much adjustment, but I prefer the feel/control of the Harimoto while I wish it had the weight of my Viscaria. I would also say I prefer the sound of the latter. However, I now use the Harimoto blade and hoping to get more familiar with it (I've used it for a week now).
Previous blades of mine behind these three in the pecking order include Carbonado 45 (w/ Mantra M) and Koki Niwa (w/ V15e - which was just too wild for me).
I always felt the design of the Viscaria betrays its age - the Harimoto blade is just way nicer to look at and feels more precious.
In a game situation I can pretty much rock any of the three blades without much adjustment, but I prefer the feel/control of the Harimoto while I wish it had the weight of my Viscaria. I would also say I prefer the sound of the latter. However, I now use the Harimoto blade and hoping to get more familiar with it (I've used it for a week now).
Previous blades of mine behind these three in the pecking order include Carbonado 45 (w/ Mantra M) and Koki Niwa (w/ V15e - which was just too wild for me).
