Viscaria ALC vs Fan Zhendong ALC help me decide (Dignics 09C / 05 setup)

[steve888]

My friend has a FZD and I have one. His plays differently to mine even with same rubbers. His had not much feeling and lacked power. Mine seems to have more feeling and punch . He is selling his.

I agree - bounce a ball on it in the shop to see if it had consistent feeling and sound throughout the blade, weigh it and sometimes measure the hz etc. before buying.

 

[dingyibvs]

My friend has a FZD and I have one. His plays differently to mine even with same rubbers. His had not much feeling and lacked power. Mine seems to have more feeling and punch . He is selling his.

I agree - bounce a ball on it in the shop to see if it had consistent feeling and sound throughout the blade, weigh it and sometimes measure the hz etc. before buying.

Do you happen to know the year of his FZD versus yours? I got really lucky with my first one. Bought it with rubbers covering it, so had no clue what it would've been like. Turned out it's got high frequency (1470s), a darker complexion (suggests older wood for the outer layer), and even fish scale to boot although that doesn't really matter. Most importantly, it plays extremely well, with great feeling, flex, and power. I've bought 2 more since and they don't play quite the same.