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Alright, so what’s the view on replica blades?
As an equipment junkie, I’ve purchased a few replica blades namely: TB ALC, Viscaria, and W968.
The TB ALC replica was actually called Timo Boer 😂. This one had wide wings. I assembled it with Palio AK47 Red and Blue. It had insane speed and spin. Sadly, I sold it to a friend and have since regretted. I never got enough play time with it.
Two Viscaria replicas were terrible. Nothing good to say.
Latest edition is this beautiful W968 replica. Weighing 88g. The wood surface has a soft feeling. The craftsmanship is very nice. Comfortable to hold. Forehand has DHS H3N commercial 39 boosted and backhand has Yinhe Moon 12 Blue with the medium hard sponge. Total weight is 188.7g.
I play tested last night first time and it really surprised me how nice it is. It gives good feedback. I didn’t feel that I needed to adjust too much from my main setup FZD ALC with H3N commercial 39 boosted and Tenergy19. I was actually down in the decider game at 5-9 against a fellow aggressive seemiller player and came back to win 12-10 in my first match; letting me know that this setup is not bad at all. I alternated between the two paddles against another player and he mentioned that my FZD setup felt faster at him. So far I feel that the forehand is not as penetrating as FZD but the backhand is much more controlled. I had a really fun time with it. I will update as I get more time with it.
As an equipment junkie, I’ve purchased a few replica blades namely: TB ALC, Viscaria, and W968.
The TB ALC replica was actually called Timo Boer 😂. This one had wide wings. I assembled it with Palio AK47 Red and Blue. It had insane speed and spin. Sadly, I sold it to a friend and have since regretted. I never got enough play time with it.
Two Viscaria replicas were terrible. Nothing good to say.
Latest edition is this beautiful W968 replica. Weighing 88g. The wood surface has a soft feeling. The craftsmanship is very nice. Comfortable to hold. Forehand has DHS H3N commercial 39 boosted and backhand has Yinhe Moon 12 Blue with the medium hard sponge. Total weight is 188.7g.
I play tested last night first time and it really surprised me how nice it is. It gives good feedback. I didn’t feel that I needed to adjust too much from my main setup FZD ALC with H3N commercial 39 boosted and Tenergy19. I was actually down in the decider game at 5-9 against a fellow aggressive seemiller player and came back to win 12-10 in my first match; letting me know that this setup is not bad at all. I alternated between the two paddles against another player and he mentioned that my FZD setup felt faster at him. So far I feel that the forehand is not as penetrating as FZD but the backhand is much more controlled. I had a really fun time with it. I will update as I get more time with it.
