Is there a standard head size?

[TensorBackhand]

I understand that the Viscaria is actually smaller than Chinese head sizes. I believe Viscaria is 157x150mm. My blades from Stuor, DHS, Sanwei all seem to share a common size, and seem to be larger than Viscaria. I guess they might be 160x150.

I'm pretty exclusively using Chinese-made blades these days, so I don't know about other brands. Is there a general standard of head size?

Are all Chinese blades typically 160mm? And all non-Chinese blades 157mm?

 

[dingyibvs]

I understand that the Viscaria is actually smaller than Chinese head sizes. I believe Viscaria is 157x150mm. My blades from Stuor, DHS, Sanwei all seem to share a common size, and seem to be larger than Viscaria. I guess they might be 160x150.

I'm pretty exclusively using Chinese-made blades these days, so I don't know about other brands. Is there a general standard of head size?

Are all Chinese blades typically 160mm? And all non-Chinese blades 157mm?

You can't really describe the head shape by just 2 linear numbers though. A rubber cut to Viscaria is about the same weight as one cut to the HL5, for example, despite being ~3mm shorter. This is because the Viscaria's wings are much bigger due to the much more gradual taper down to the handle.

 

[TensorBackhand]

You can't really describe the head shape by just 2 linear numbers though. A rubber cut to Viscaria is about the same weight as one cut to the HL5, for example, despite being ~3mm shorter. This is because the Viscaria's wings are much bigger due to the much more gradual taper down to the handle.

I actually don't care about the wings, some of my rubbers don't reach all the way to the wings. I'm more concerned about the height of the blade and whether the rubber reaches to the top of the blade head.

 

[ttarc]

I don't think that there is a Chinese head size. Loki Speed and CNF are spot on 157 mm x 150 mm, same as my 729 Blue Arylates, 729 Z-1, 729 F-1 or Sanwei Fextra One. DHS blades usually a bit longer, some Butterfly blades like Korbel or Ovtcharov Innerforce ALC are both longer and wider (158 mm x 152 mm)

 

[dingyibvs]

I actually don't care about the wings, some of my rubbers don't reach all the way to the wings. I'm more concerned about the height of the blade and whether the rubber reaches to the top of the blade head.

Yeah that's more important to me as well. The top affects both the weight balance and the reach, whereas I don't use the very end of the wings very often.

 

[Tembel]

Yeah that's more important to me as well. The top affects both the weight balance and the reach, whereas I don't use the very end of the wings very often.

You just described the whole "Stiga Cybershape pitch". I.e. the importance of a good sweetspot at the upper part of the blade.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Is there a standard head size?​

WCQ will say no

 

[Tinykin]

Is there a standard head size?​

WCQ will say no

I see what you did there 😊

 

[Migzkulit]

I'd say there's two, the 157x150 and 160x150. There can be more than 1 standard headsize yes?

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

I see what you did there 😊

big heads help with serves, says WCQ

 

[latej]

big heads help with serves, says WCQ

Finally getting why you speak about the/his head ;-)

Put in playback speed 0.25...

 

[mcfly]

Is there a standard head size?​

WCQ will say no

just leave his head and his handle alone

 

[NextLevel]

I'd say there's two, the 157x150 and 160x150. There can be more than 1 standard headsize yes?

158 by 152 is fairly common as well.

 

[TensorBackhand]

I'd say there's two, the 157x150 and 160x150. There can be more than 1 standard headsize yes?

Anybody know the size of yinhe v14 pro? I used to have this blade but thought it was way smaller than my other blades

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

just leave his head and his handle alone

too difficult to "not spot it"