Alright guys so here goes!
First impressions while unpacking my new Viscaria blade, were that it had a high end finish as Butterfly blades always have. The Koto outer ply has a rough surface sealed with a thin layer. I was told that the blade still was hot when they received it at q-sports.asia, so it was send right after it popped out of production. I have been playing 3 times since I got it and here are my thoughts...
I've decided that I would put a black sheet Hurricane 3 BS 2.15mm on FH and a red Tenergy 05 Max on BH, because those rubbers were my previous setup. While driving with the blade I could feel this setup was fast. i didn't have to put much force in to produce speed. Hitting the ball hard the H3 BS and Viscaria had a crispy sound that most of us like to hear. Playing BH drive I didn't have to move my underarm a lot to produce speed and instead I could focus on using my wrist to make topspin balls.
Looping: FH looping with the Viscaria FL was like a dream. Everything I had expected of the blade was real. So powerful with spin and fast! Because of the Aryate-Carbon layer I did't have to put so much bodyweight into the ball, like I was used to. Good feeling, no vibrations (because of the Arylate-Carbon layer), very good control and a large sweet spot. Instead I could use my underarm more to produce spin making my deadly as!
BH looping with the T05 were a bit more difficult than I been used to because the of the decrease of dwell time, but after I got a hang of it BH topspins were quite decent than I've been used to.
Blocking: Wow is all I can say! This blade is a blocking machine!!! Because of the large sweet spot and good control I could do almost everything with the ball. Now I understand how ZJK can do so offensive blocks in his game.
Short game: With the H3 in FH it was that difficult to play short because of the tacky surface, but it is a bit difficult with the T05 on BH maybe max isn't preferable on the Viscaria.
This blade isn't for beginners or intermediate players. I would recommend this blade to players that have play for some years and are advanced or pro's.
I you like the feeling and playing characteristics of a composite blade you should definitely get one of these
I switched to Tenergy 64 BH meanwhile because I had a bit trouble in my opening game and this have helped me a lot!! Now it is a ZJK copy
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