Stiga CarboPro

[AndyCouchman]

Hi all
i was previously using a Stiga CarboPro made up bat from Amazon.
i used it as my initial bat coming back into TT after 40 year break.
How good is the blade and is it worth keeping with the rubbers replaced?
Thanks
Andy

 

[Spitfire]

Hi Andy,

I have just googled the STIGA CarboPro Bat and it looks like a "Pre Made" bat.Normally with these type of bats you will struggle to get the rubbers of the blade , they are glued on at the factory.

Highly recommended you spend a bit more on the blade and rubbers , once you outgrow the rubbers you can peel them off and glue some new ones on

What type of game do you play?

 

[dio_hgw]

Hi Andy! A friend of mine once bought me for my birthday a Stiga Carbo Vortex pre-made bat, without knowing that I use custom combos. Nevertheless I tested the bat, which was fast, low throw but the rubbers were too bouncy and they were lacking spin. I removed the rubbers (in pre-made bats that needs patience and care not to damage the blade) and I ended up with an 83gr blade. I glued up one pair of used Nittaku Renanos Hold max rubbers and the new combo was a good one, spinny, controllable with decent speed.
So, to answer your question, I believe it's worth keeping it with the rubbers replaced. You have nothing to lose anyway...

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

I agree with it being worth testing with better rubbers. Every so often you try one of the blades from a pre-assembled recreational racket and with good rubbers the blade plays great. It is worth a shot. If it doesn't play great, you can put the rubbers on a better blade any time.

I was recently hitting with a cheapo recreational racket and I noticed that it felt great and that it probably would play well with good rubbers even though it would not be fast. But it felt really good even though it was slow.