Stiga Intensity NCT V Xu Xin Edition + 729 Battle II prov blue + Hurricane 8

[mihalichtheone]

This is my main setup currently.

B2 without booster works ok, still worse than boosted DHS Skyline 2/H3, it lacks power a little bit, but still spins the ball and is a bit more stable/predictable than boosted DHS. My opponents have much easier time blocking against b2, but this forces me to place the ball better and execute the shots with better technique. And think strategically

H8 on the BH is fine.

I am planning to assemble three setups and compare them head to head:
Blades: Stiga Rosewood NCT V, Stiga Intensity NCT V, regular YEO (cancelled my order for wordless YEO since I am pretty content with Stiga blades actually...)
Rubbers:
- FH B2 National in golden package, B2 Golden with purple sponge and B2 prov. blue sponge which I currently already have.
- BH all Xiom Vega X. H8 lacks catapult for more deadly flicks, with my old as hell Xiom Vega X I have much faster flicks than with H8.

 

[mihalichtheone]

And in addition to that Stiga Rosewood NCT V + the same rubbers.

Rosewood feels stiffer, but on powerful shots it's still flexy. I think it better suits poly ball to be honest.
Opinion regarding rubbers didn't change: B2 is still very controllable, spinny, but not powerful. H8 is ok

My friend told me that blocking against H8 on the FH was harder than against B2. But I was overshooting more with H8...

 

[mihalichtheone]

One more short vid with Yasaka Ma Lin Extra Offensive (aka YEO), DHS Skyline 2 provincial blue sponge and Xiom Vega X.

Overall, this is the best combo I think for me. If Rosewood V and Intensity V are somewhat similar, then YEO is a different beast. Trajectory is more flat, a bit easier to use may be? But my opponents say that Rosewood V is more difficult to play against 🤷‍♂️

At this point I can rename the thread to 'me EJing'...

 

[mihalichtheone]

It's me again with another video.

Stiga Dynasty is truly the best blade I've played with.
It is the most balanced option between BTY outer ALC blades and inner carbon blades.

This time I was testing it with TG2 Prov. blue + Hurricane 3 Ma Long Star edition 37' red.
Boosted once with 1 layer and never again (the boosting effect already long gone, since it was boosted more than 1 month ago).

RPB and over the table flicks with BH H3 is very good.
Overall I think this setup is very balanced in everything, so I'm gonna stick to it for some time. This year is gonna be the year of technique improvement, not EJing. Hopefully.