Ultimate battle between Viscaria and W968

[thomas.pong]

I have tried Acoustic Carbon before. Too hard with little flex. Nice feel close to table though.

Really!? Mine were soft with so much flex, the blade is only 5.5mm with limba top ply.

 

[thomas.pong]

Vis is harder than both FZD and LGY. Golden Vis is even harder than Vis with more crisp.

See if you can try a friend's Vis before buying a Golden Vis. It's quite expensive, not easy to resell as FZD had ditched Goden Vis

Golden Vis is easy to resell, but it's super expensive, like the price of a 968 #1-3.

I was lucky to find/buy a used for for 1/3 of the price, and a new one for 1/2.

 

[thomas.pong]

Is yours number 968? What year is it?

What year is your Provincial Letters?

 

[Wrighty67]

Vis is harder than both FZD and LGY. Golden Vis is even harder than Vis with more crisp.

See if you can try a friend's Vis before buying a Golden Vis. It's quite expensive, not easy to resell as FZD had ditched Goden Vis

I have a Viscaria that I like a lot, I imagined that a golden Viscaria would be the equivalent of a W968 to an HL5

 

[thomas.pong]

I have a Viscaria that I like a lot, I imagined that a golden Viscaria would be the equivalent of a W968 to an HL5

Possibly.

I'll have to try my used Golden soon, I've had it for several months but I know if my regular 85g Viscaria is too fast for me, this at 95g will be even faster.

On the other end, I'm curious about its feel and quality and seeing if it's not so metallic and is tone down in vibrations. I'm too focused on enjoying my W968 right now but I'll have to finally whip out the Golden Viscaria in a month or two.

 

[SFF_lib]

What year is your Provincial Letters?

2016

 

[rbtitco]

Possibly.

I'll have to try my used Golden soon, I've had it for several months but I know if my regular 85g Viscaria is too fast for me, this at 95g will be even faster.

On the other end, I'm curious about its feel and quality and seeing if it's not so metallic and is tone down in vibrations. I'm too focused on enjoying my W968 right now but I'll have to finally whip out the Golden Viscaria in a month or two.

Did you ever try the Golden? A lot of people say its woodier feeling. Just curious what your impressions were.

 

[dingyibvs]

Just following up on this thread, I got an used provincial 968, and the head size is indeed smaller at ~158mm. I've shaved my national one down slightly to ~160, but obviously that's still noticeably bigger. The provincial 968 also has a noticeably beefier handle. It fits my hand much, much nicer. In fact, as soon as I switched blades I noticed I was getting better contact with the ball. I think the national 968 shifts around in my hand too much.

I tried fixing that by putting a tennis Wilson Pro overgrip on it (cut to 2/3 length), but then it became too thick. My forearm was actually getting a bit sore from gripping it for a training session. Now I'm trying a Wilson Pro Sensation overgrip which is 25% thinner than the regular version, and this time cut to just 1/2 length. The handle thickness now feels very similar to the provincial 968's (also ~2 grams lighter), and I'll try it out at the club tomorrow to see how it works.

 

[ML fan]

Will my receiving serves will have more control on w968 provincial? Using fzd alc now,.but still I am weak in reading serves and receiving control due to I am not sure of the spin. Thinking switching to w968 inner carb would help

 

[Migzkulit]

Will my receiving serves will have more control on w968 provincial? Using fzd alc now,.but still I am weak in reading serves and receiving control due to I am not sure of the spin. Thinking switching to w968 inner carb would help

The setup won't change your ability to read service and control receives. A short top serve isnt gonna become a backspin serve.

 

[ML fan]

The setup won't change your ability to read service and control receives. A short top serve isnt gonna become a backspin serve.

I understand it well. But I am thinking that because it is inner layer carbon, if I misread a serve it will be forgiving compared to outer ply.

 

[Gozo Zyreruna]

The Vics vs the 968sers. The perennial rivals.

just like
McCoys and Hatfields
Ford vs Ferrari
Merc vs Beemers
Coke vs Pepsi
Denocrats vs Republicans

It will never end, it should not end. Rivalry is fun and exciting.

But don't forget the 3rd kind ( One Ply Kiso-Hinoki ) to spoil the fun.: Merc vs Beemer with VW as the spoiler.
Contol
Safety
Class & Nostalgia

WAR!

 

[Tyce]

I understand it well. But I am thinking that because it is inner layer carbon, if I misread a serve it will be forgiving compared to outer ply.

The blade won't change much here, either you develop a safe return which you can use when in doubt, or you get rubbers that are insensitive to spin.
This is honestly like asking if you need a Shimano or Sram 1x12 to drive through muddy terrain, where even good suited tyres will only help you a little bit.
You need practice, technique understanding, and none of these are fixes you can buy.