I made purchase of Andro Treiber FI ST and it is not even close what Andro is claiming to be. First of all the weight it said to be close to 90gr for the blade and mine come in with 79.9gr. Second the blade is very slow, between ALL AROUND + to -OFF, very straight throw and requires lot of swing to bring the ball and I am playing with Donic Bluefire JP01 and JP03. My friend has the same one and the only difference is his is handle is Anatomic. He is rated 2100 and we talked last night about the blades and he expressed the same issues. I think Andro is misrepresenting and lying about these blades, they claim that this blade is very offensive with high throw arc. I usually play with two of my Viscaria`s and I felt like I went 5 gears down all of sudden.Shame on Andro for lying and trying sell something that does not reflect what is written on they website specs for the blades. Der_Echte knows both of us and our ability to play too so Mr. Dan this should be on you for false advertising too.
I somehow didn't read this thread until now... three days after the fact...
YES, Der_Echte knows t95mwp and knows t95mwp has a severe affliction of his mind.
t95mwp95's affliction is telling the truth (as he sees it) and not worrying about pissing anyone off. That isn't such a bad affliction, I have it too.
I would have to hit with the blade to know myself, but I am sure it would perform way different from a low 90s version of the same blade.
In defense of Andro or any other blade maker, when you mass produce blades, you can get some wild variation in weights. It is not uncommon for a blade model to average upper 80s grams and have some of the production models come in at 78 grams. Some companies deliberately make some, or many light, often by hollowing out the handle as a means to control the weight.
The recently released Nexy Arche is a close to OFF- wood blade with feel and spin (much like the Andro, but a little less dynamic) and its weight range for sale is 75-89 grams. I myself would not like to use a mid 70s grams version of that blade, but that does appeal to a lot of a type of player, so they sell it.
In defense of t95mwp, one of my 2100 friends, the one who is not a forum member here, tried out one of t95mwp's Viscaria that was a little on the light side, and really liked its spin potential and feel with moderate speed and wood feel. Granted, this guy strikes the ball a lot differently than t95mwp and Der_Echte strikes the ball different than anyone. (I get good spin out of Karis and many get medium) If my friend who could be named Scoobie Doo who likes Tweety Bird, if he says it is slower than it should be, then it is... but I don't think he tried the 89 gram version and I think he would feel different about it.
I still say a 90+ gram model of that Andro blade would be night and day. Many OFF blades that average in upper 80s... that blade at 78 grams will naturally play slower and different. Usually less dynamic. Some can still play dynamic at a lower weight... the Donic Persson Powerplay I use is pretty light by my standards, but can spin the cover off the ball with a decent high arc.
OP, maybe you did not specify a weight or a weight range acceptable at order time. I would certainly be disappointed if I ordered a 90 grame blade and got 79.
Maybe ttd member erm has one handy I could check out...