Customer review for Butterfly Viscaria

External Review for Butterfly Viscaria on April 16, 2018

Have been using this blade for little over a year now. FH is Hurricane 3 Provincial 39 Degree 2.2mm and BH Skyline 2 Neo 39 Degree 2.15mm.

This is the most balanced blade I've used, it doesn't feel top heavy like some others I tried like Dynamix17.

The blade is great for looping or driving close to mid-distance, and the feel is a tad stiffer than lets say a PG7.

If you are an intermediate level player, the spin factor is crucial for winning rallies. The spin potential of the Viscaria makes counter looping one of my favourite aspects of the blade. Paired with a harder rubber, at mid distance, this blade makes the ball kick off the bounce very noticeably which finishes points outright at times. Blocking on BH is also great which is an underrated quality imo.
My only contention with the blade is it doesn't pair especially well with the Skyline 2's low throw, so would not recommend it with this rubber. Hurricane 3 NEO for FH however is a must.
Also, the blade handle is a bit wide and can hurt sometimes. This is definitely my go to blade, will try this with H3 NEO and Tenergy 80 next. Feel free to email me questions. Cheers!

EDIT: I have been using this blade with a H3 NEO 41 degree on FH and Tenergy 80 on backhand for a few months now. Comparing this with my Andro CSV OFF+ blade, I've noticed that this blade is a lot faster than I first thought. I have subsequently changed my Speed rating accordingly. Since I am using the same FH rubber for both blades, it became apparent that I would shoot the ball off the table more frequently with the Viscaria. In fact, I think this blade is far more suited for mid distance looping than close to the table due to the speed of the blade. Once I'm at mid distance, the margin of error is a lot larger, and the blade really shows its full ability. But one thing for sure, if you are a close to the table attacker, you may have to change your playstyle to adapt to the speed of this racket.

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