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Kiri or Ayous core - Which one to go for if I need speed from my blade overall?

Came back from a practice session and did heavy back spin lift on the BH side training. Based on my playing level (ca. 1500 - 1600 USATT), I find the Tenergy 19 to be more consistent with the lift followed by C-1 and then Dignics 05 (may be on the same level as C-1). I applied the same technique...

As long as you do not smash your blade against other surfaces, the blade should outlast you usually.

How is this for opening up deep chops on the BH?

I'm currently playing 3 different blades with 2 sets of rubber combinations and wanted to have a log of my overall experience using these during training and in tournaments: 1. Nittaku Acoustic (NA) - Nittaku G-1 Max for FH and Nittaku C-1 2.0 for BH 2. Nittaku Acoustic IC (NAIC) - Tenergy 05...

I just came back from another session of 3 hours training. I started with my Nittaku Acoustic Inner Carbon and later on I switched to my Harimoto Inner ALC. I feel that the Nittaku is very soft and not so punchy like the Harimoto ALC, but I can feel the topspins very much with the Nittakun than...

@mightymouse That is a fantastic question. I think if the benefit of the wood composition is helping atleast slightly to help improve someone's game, this is a great advantage of going custom.

@hipnotic I have E-Mailed you with my requiorements and my play level and what I'm looking for. I'm super stoked to build that blade that I always wanted.

The more I read through the pages, the more interested I'm and at the same time the more confused. Say if I want a 7-ply composite blade, what material combinations should I be looking for? I went through the FAQ's, material details on the SDC website, but could not decide what would make sense...

I have this blade as well, but I'm not sure which rubber I should be pairing this blade with. I tried the Andro Hexer Grip and they do not fit this blade nor do they fit me.

For my Harimoto ALC, I'm considering switching to a medium hard rubber for my BH. I'm a developing player with strong FH and I have settled on the Nittaku G-1. For the BH however, I'm not finding that perfect rubber that suits my level. I need one with less spin sensitivity to the incoming spin...

I can attest as well that the Acoustic is pretty fast enough for a 5-ply blade.

Move to another club!

T05 already have a decent enough high arc compared to other alternatives like Dignics 05. May be you should pay attention to your FH technique. Alternatively, the Viscaria might be too fast for you. If you want to have longer dwell time, you need to go back to all wood or if you want to have...

@steve888 Is the Nittaku Acoustic Inner Carbon a stiff or a felxible blade? How about the Nittalku Acoustic? Is it stiff of flexible? What kind of rubbers go well with a stiff blade and what kind of rubbers go well with a flexible blade? I meam for example., do soft rubbers go well with stiff...

@steve888 I'm using T05 on FH and T19 on BH for my IC and the short game with this combo is not that great. I have to be very careful returning chop blocks back especially on the BH. For example., I lost 3 continuous points where my chop returns on the BH went directly into the net. But I did...

I recently got another Nittaku Acoustic with a much lighter weight (83 grams) to experiment how I play with it. I have been playing with the Acoustic Inner Carbon with T05 and T19 and with the Acoustic, I'm using Andro Hexer Grip SFX on both sides. I played with both these rackets on a training...

@JJ Ng For the Inner Carbon blades what would be the hardness range that you think from your experience is going to work well?

I was getting some advice from the Butterfly store when I explained my problems and I was told that T19 would suit me more than T05 fx because the T05 fx being more softer would make my BH even more difficult to control. May be because of the catapult effect which is why I went with T19.

I went with T19. Will observe how it goes. May be later on try C-1 or the T05 fx. But I'm closing in on my equipment. Inner Carbon Blade with T05 or G-1 for FH, and one of these rubbers for BH.