Has anyone played both the Nittaku Acoustic and Septear and could compare these blades in terms of control, feel, speed, sweet spot, dwell?
Is indeed the feel and control of the Acoustic as exceptional as people often write? The hinoki is also often said to provide great feel, but if you suggest the ratings on Revspin, the Acoustic's control is rated quite a lot higher by people. I'm intrigued by Kiso hinoki, unfortunately I haven't had the opportunity to play with any blade made of hinoki and probably don't know anyone who plays hinoki to see for myself if it suits me.
By the way the Acoustic is quite a lot more expensive than the Septear which surprises me a bit, since the Septear is 7 ply Kiso hinoki which is written about everywhere as being an expensive rare wood, while the Acoustic is just a 5ply all-wood construction. So logically it would seem that Acoustic should be cheaper, I wonder if there is actually some exceptional quality of the wood and glue used behind the price, or if the hype that has been around for a long time is more influencing the price.
One other blade I'm considering is the Xiom Hugo Calderano HAL, which also gets great reviews.
Perhaps someone has played Acoustic/Septear and HAL and would be able to describe the differences?
I think all the above blades are similar in terms of speed, offensive but not crazy fast what I like.
I am particularly keen on an offensive blade especially for FH/BH topspin play (close and middle distance looping) and BH block, characterised in particular by the best possible control and a nice rather soft feel (yes, I know, it's heavily subjective...).
Is indeed the feel and control of the Acoustic as exceptional as people often write? The hinoki is also often said to provide great feel, but if you suggest the ratings on Revspin, the Acoustic's control is rated quite a lot higher by people. I'm intrigued by Kiso hinoki, unfortunately I haven't had the opportunity to play with any blade made of hinoki and probably don't know anyone who plays hinoki to see for myself if it suits me.
By the way the Acoustic is quite a lot more expensive than the Septear which surprises me a bit, since the Septear is 7 ply Kiso hinoki which is written about everywhere as being an expensive rare wood, while the Acoustic is just a 5ply all-wood construction. So logically it would seem that Acoustic should be cheaper, I wonder if there is actually some exceptional quality of the wood and glue used behind the price, or if the hype that has been around for a long time is more influencing the price.
One other blade I'm considering is the Xiom Hugo Calderano HAL, which also gets great reviews.
Perhaps someone has played Acoustic/Septear and HAL and would be able to describe the differences?
I think all the above blades are similar in terms of speed, offensive but not crazy fast what I like.
I am particularly keen on an offensive blade especially for FH/BH topspin play (close and middle distance looping) and BH block, characterised in particular by the best possible control and a nice rather soft feel (yes, I know, it's heavily subjective...).
