Customer review for Stiga Carbonado 245

External Review for Stiga Carbonado 245 on January 21, 2019

Change to Carbonado 245 from Viscaria since only been using Butterfly for last 22 years. At the beginning, it was shock by its hardness, it is very hard to control as it is harder than Viscaria. I am using Hurricane 8 Mid hardness for both sides.
After 3 weeks time of practice (playing 2 days per week) to adjust my contact point, I start loving it as it give much more power than Viscaria especially in mid/long range. It gives my backhand much more power even far from the table. However it is not as stiff as Butterfly Gergely, therefore you can apply spin as well as power easily. The only down side of this blade is it is not easy to control with soft touch as it is has 200g of carbon, the hardness gives a quick response to the ball (bounce off the blade fast), therefore it is hard to control when you hit the ball soft. Overall it is an excellent blade, especially when you apply enough power to it (both loop and smash), you will surprise how much fun it is.

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