New Gauzy Synteliac VCI and player experiences

[Koichi]

Now that a bit of time has passed since the new Simon Gauzy blade has been released I was wondering if anybody has tested it and can give some infos about how it plays.
Possibly in comparison to the Harimoto ALC or even the regular Synteliac VCI. I couldn't find much information about it and the only review that is out there is by TTD so I'm wondering what your opinions and reviews are of that blade. And possibly comparisons to similar innerfibre blades...

 

[Tyce]

I haven't done more than hold it in the store, so here's my very limited impression:

The finish and build quality are great, blade sounded nice and clear without weird resonance. The flared handle is rounded and full, reminiscent of Donic handles but with a bit more thickness in the middle.
Compared to the regular VCI it's easy to spot the difference in core thickness. The head size is larger than the standard 157x150 but it looks and feels natural, not more than say a Korbel (or Harimoto).

That's all I have unfortunately

 

[Airoc]

it's easy to spot the difference in core thickness.

Impressive, it´s only 0.2 mm, not sure I´d see it

 

[Airoc]

The head size is larger than the standard 157x150

Yes, should be 157 x 152 if it´s identical to the standard VCI

 

[Tyce]

Impressive, it´s only 0.2 mm, not sure I´d see it

The normal one was right next to it in the store, so that helped

 

[Chr75]

Can anyone highlight the differences between the normal VCI and the Gauzy version in terms of ball trajectory and the comfort of the handle and wings?

 

[Reicrem]

Hello, any feedback on the blade ? Thanks!

 

[anubhav1984]

I got this blade recently and haven't had a chance to go to a full practice session with it yet but I did hit a few balls on the robot with it and I could really tell the difference in hand feeling between this and my Xiom CDS TMX pro as well as the viscaria and yinhe blades that I have (and all of those already have pretty good hand feel, honestly).
The woody feeling is there for sure but the question for me is if there is enough top end kick on the blade for mid to long distance play (which is usually where Gauzy himself plays from too).
Will post a more detailed review here probably next week.