W968 question

[Charlesmorris]

W968 weight balance is towards the head of the blade. D09c and hurricane Neo 3 are heavy rubbers. The set up becomes too head heavy for my liking with these rubbers. Will dignics 05 on both sides suit this blade?

 

[Wrighty67]

Very different rubbers but no reason it will not work. H3 need not be heavy - it can be quite light in 39 deg blue sponge.

 

[Tyce]

I did a balance test the other day replacing a 48g Rakza 7 with a 37g Ak47. The difference was about 1-2mm on a 157x150 blade 92g.

A longer blade face will give more result, but don't expect miracles here

 

[Charlesmorris]

Very different rubbers but no reason it will not work. H3 need not be heavy - it can be quite light in 39 deg blue sponge.

Thanks, really trying to look for alternatives to a rubber that needs boosting.

 

[Charlesmorris]

I did a balance test the other day replacing a 48g Rakza 7 with a 37g Ak47. The difference was about 1-2mm on a 157x150 blade 92g.

A longer blade face will give more result, but don't expect miracles here

Appreciate the time for response but not looking to use different rubbers.

 

[Tyce]

Appreciate the time for response but not looking to use different rubbers.

I get that, I'm just illustrating that lighter rubber won't be much of a difference in the point of balance, so the setup will be just about as head heavy.

 

[dingyibvs]

W968 weight balance is towards the head of the blade. D09c and hurricane Neo 3 are heavy rubbers. The set up becomes too head heavy for my liking with these rubbers. Will dignics 05 on both sides suit this blade?

A little too soft IMO. The W968 is a fairly hard blade to activate, and ideally you don't want rubbers that activate before the blade. D09c also activates a bit early, but a better match than D05. H3 is really the best match.

 

[kfsyg21]

For the BH, people say D05 doesnt suit w968, but im trying it out on my s968 and its perfectly fine, quite nice actually. But for fh yea, go for well tuned H3!

 

[Machi]

try putting a few coins at the end of the handle, it shifts the balance to the handle more and becomes less head heavy. Even though the entire blade weight increases, it will feel lighter.