Before I press on the buy button, can someone describe the differences in terms of speed, spin, control between these blades: Stiga Allround classic, stiga allround evolution, yasaka sweden extra, Appelgren allplay and osp expert ii?
Thank you so much! I'll go with straight handle and I think it'll work just fine. I've read a lot about the Stiga evolution and it may be exactly what I want. However, I'm a bit confused from trying to understand its difference from the SC. Same wood composition and almost the same thickness...
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After testing around with different blades (Stiga carbonado 45, Nittaku Acoustic) I think I've found what I want. I've borrowed and been practising with the Stiga Allround Classic for two weeks and it feels almost perfect with my tenergy 05 (fh) and Rakza 7 (bh). So much more consistent...
Many thanks for the rubber suggestions! I've used my old c-1:s (2.0) during my last two sessions. Feels perfect on bh, ok on forehand but I miss the speed on aggressive loops, so I guess I need to try G-1. Or rasanter r-48?
So, finally decided to go with the clipper. Any suggestions on rubbers for this blade? Backhand: mainly flicks and loops, forehand: mainly loops and powerloops (has to be spinner than Rakza 7). Calibra LT, Tenergy 05? Other suggestions?
How is Nittaku Acoustic compared to the clipper or other 7-ply woods? I tested the my friends Acoustic just shortly today and liked it. I guess I would get more oomph but loose feeling if I go with the 7-ply blade?
Thanks mocker and yoass! This was my first blade after a 20-year break, just sold it today. Back in the days I used different classic all-wood blades (banda, appelgren). But for some reason I didn't care so much about the blade. Was more focusd on the rubbers and the glueing process.
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Thanks! Informative article. I've used Rakza 7 soft on my carbonado. Maybe I should try something a bit harder before giving up on the blade. Then again, clipper is cheaper than a pair of new rubbers 🤔
Thanks! It's 85 g, feels a bit lightweight for me. I don't know if 10 g more would make a difference., but I think I would like the feeling of more weight and harder/direct contact. But I don't if clipper is more hard/direct compared to the carbonado?
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My first post, so be gentle with me ;)
I'm thinking of selling my carbonado 45 and buying the clipper wood. Can anyone describe the difference between the two in terms of feel, control and speed?