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Yes, I would agree with that - I have Viscaria, LGY and have also played Boll ALC and Jike. No doubt the FZD has the most dwell/feeling at the expense of some of the crispness. I wouldn't say it plays too similarly to the W968 from what I have seen yet - that may change. FZD is still much more...

Hey Dingy Interesting BH rubber references - my other three rubbers to try on BH on this blade are; 05FX - a favourite of mine and one I want to try next (was too mushy feeling on HL5) 8-80 (37) another great BH rubber for when I want a bit more hardness / spin / control T80 - not yet tried...

I thought I would tag on to this review with some thoughts of my own on my W968, rather than starting a new thread - hope that is ok Zwill? My blade is a 2019 letters model (new) which has the smaller head but larger handle - I also have a base HL5 and an HL5x but my recent blade has been the...

Great review, thanks. I just got back from 3h with mine tonight and will sleep now and come back with some thoughts tomorrow.

Trying mine for the first time tonight too - will circle back..

Here you go - HL5X (Top) & W968;

I didn’t compare, but would say that K3 may be slightly less durable than DG or D09C from what I have seen so far.

I have played K3 (still my FH rubber), C53, Dragon grip, D09C - all are similar but quite different. Of all of these K3 is in my opinion the most accessible and fastest, with most catapult. I like it a lot. I found C53 and DG harder to access power and much harder in feel - 09c somewhere in the...

Keen to hear your thoughts on this blade once you start to use it - I have just got mine but not tried it yet.

It definitely feels soft, and on a softer blade like my HL5 it felt mushy as opposed to my Viscaria where I loved the feel.

Fantastic progress - so much better. Congratulations 👏

These are different by design - HL5 / W968 has varied through different models and model years apparently (as has the head size)

I thought this might be of interest as I see a lot of questions on handle profiles on these blades and was surprised just how much difference there is in reality. I have a 2020 commercial HL5, a 2019 HL5x and a 2019 W968 provincial. I have always found the HL5 handle to be a little skinny for...

Really good stuff - thx.

That’s a technique issue, not a function of the blade.

I think you’re misunderstanding - linearity is a function of outer blades and is considered a plus.

Actually I was referring to the outer type blade and by linearity I meant that the blade tends to feel the same regardless of the type of shot, and is therefore linear in its response. An inner type blade tends to be slower when playing short and faster when hitting hard - so non linear.

I also have a Viscaria and FZD outer and two HL5 which I use. I like a harder FH rubber like 09c or K3 on FH but then like either Rakza 7 or Hurricane 8-80 on BH on the HL5’s whereas I like T05FX on BH of Viscaria - agree 100% it feels mushy on HL5. I have played D05 on BH and like that too but...

I like both types of blade but in answer to the OP, what I like about an outer blade is the crispness and linearity. I don’t find my outer blades to be particularly fast or bouncy but I enjoy knowing what to expect from them regardless of stroke type. For shots like topspin or block, the...

I like Dragon grip too but find it closer to Rasanter C53 than K3. To me K3 is a lot softer feeling than DG and easier to access.