Customer review for Stiga Dynasty Carbon

External Review for Stiga Dynasty Carbon on January 9, 2019

I've been expecting Xu Xin's new blade for a long time now. Very excited to finally get my hands on it. Mine weighs 90g (FL) and thickness is 5.87mm. I use Yinhe Big Dipper (38 degrees) on FH and Palio AK47 yellow on BH. The resulting racket weighs 181g and is well balanced. Despite the hefty price tag, the blade has rough finish, for which Stiga is known. I definitely recommend sanding down the wings a bit to avoid blistering your fingers during play. Right from the start, this blade feels very woody, I don't feel much carbon at all. Maybe it's because the carbon layer is extremely thin. The blade has Koto top ply (same as H301), but it doesn't feel hard. I think the hardness feels closer to a limba top ply. I would rate the blade as only medium hard. Despite a 5.87mm thickness, the blade is quite flexible. Not quite as flexible as something like Stiga Intensity, but quite close to DHS H301. I would rate the blade as having an average stiffness. My overall impression is that Dynasty Carbon feels like a woodier version of H301, or a more flexible and slightly slower version of Carbonado 90. For the past few months, I've been alternating between Nittaku Accoustic Carbon Inner and Stiga Intensity. I feel no need for adjustment at all when I picked up Dynasty Carbon. The control is very good in short game (FH flip, push, loop over the table are easy to execute) and when looping away from the table. The throw angle is medium high. However, I noticed most of my shots have pretty flat trajectory. It's very easy to loop backspin and place the ball anywhere on the table. Pushes, blocks and flips on BH are also very solid. While the blade is not super stiff, it's stiff enough to support all my BH techniques. In summary Dynasty Carbon is a solid OFF blade, with very woody feel. This blade is able to maintain extremely good control in short game while providing many gears. If price is not an issue, I recommend this blade to any two-wing loopers.

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