Nittaku Ma Long Carbon

Hi, im very interested and curious about this blade but unfortunately it is not easy to find information about it.
Currently im playing with the Fang Bo Carbon and i like it alot. When i found out that DHS reduced the head size of the Long V to 157x150 to better fit the marketing Model and reach wider interests that was the moment when the old EJ Virus infected me again (you know what i mean).
What i was asking myself was the question how my blade or any blade with the construction of the FB2/Long V or at least inner composite fiber would play, how it would feel, if the blade head was 162x152 mm or similar?
in the nittaku catalog their Ma Long Carbon has exactly this size, along with approx. 92g of weight what i like too.
i digged deeper to find out about the plies.
I messaged tt11 and they said unfortunately nittaku is not talking about compositions much.
in another forum i read it has Koto-Ayous-GlassCarbon-AyousCore-GlassCarbon-Ayous-Koto, what would make it similar to the DHS Hurricane King 3 but not the same, King 3 has spruce as a second ply.
Currently that is all i have as information. If someone, anyone who could give feedback about how the Ma Long Carbon plays and performs this would be just great.
Thank you for reading so far, have a nice day.

Wow, i guess the blade is not very popular, if not to say, rather unknown, huh? Nittaku's Holy Crail.

Bump.

I just bought it!

thomas.pong said:

Please let us know what you think! Especially in terms of larger head size. And compare it to FB2 also.

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I will write a detailed review with different rubbers and add it to the equipment section but it will need a few weeks to arrive. Ordered it just yesterday.

RidTheKid said:

Did you buy it with a large handle?

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No, i ordered the normal handle version. Currently i am used to the fang bo 2 handle and have no problems with it,i think it will fit just fine. i will compare the two handles with each other, if you like, since the fang bo blades are quite popular, people could easier imagine the dimensions.

I admit it as possible, even when it sounds like a conspiracy theory. Im still sceptical but if it is true, it would still not bother me much. i payed less then for a King 3

but thank you very much for your Knowledge

I already added a Review so here are some pictures. @RidTheKid the comparison between the handles of the NMLC and the Fang Bo2. Keep in mind that there is a LG version of the NMLC (Larger Grip). The pictures showing the non LG version.


At the end of the handles the difference becomes smaller to 2mm.

Yeah, i got it from presports but TT-Japan also have it tt11 too. Comes in the standard nittaku box.

Composition is the same als DHS Hurricane King 3. Look is different as you can see and there is a larger FL handle version called LG.