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There is some confusion here with the diagrams.
1) HL5 is not as described, it is more like innerforce ALC, so Limba - Limba - ALC - Ayous - ALC - Limba - Limba
2) Maze is Limba - ALC - Limba - Ayous - Limba - ALC
3) Viscaria, as decribed above, is quite different with Koto - ALC - Limba - Kiri - Limba - ALC - Koto
The HL5 has a bigger head, but is very balanced.
I find Limba to be better than Koto for my game, as I spin a lot, and I prefer the increased dwell time. I can play with Koto no problem, but I feel more control with Limba.
I have played with Viscaria, then moved on to Maze, and enjoyed the additional control and spin. I have now just got a HL5 which I enjoy very much (although I just started using it). I prefer the ALC closer to the core, so the blade is very soft on touch play, but come into life and hardens when playing with more power / away from the table.
I have never played with IF ALC, so might give it a go one day...
maze has kiri core like viscaria.
maze and viscaria are extremely similar.
hl5 is more like using a clipper or a stiga ebenholz.
hl5 feels almost like all wood blade.
if you want to put it that way hl5 is actually a clipper, they just removed 3rd layer of wood and put arylate/carbon instead.
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