Customer review for Tibhar Stratus Power Wood

External Review for Tibhar Stratus Power Wood on June 2, 2015

Bought this blade based on the 9.6 overall score...I asked for a light anatomic blade and got 84.2g. 85.2 after a thin coat of polyurethane & 2x coats on the edges. Thickness was measured at 6.15mm. Got Vega Pro 2.0 on FH + Moon Max on BH.
Quality is very good with wings nicely sanded. Blade looks much better in person. The anatomic blade fits nicely in palm but the thumb rest is a lot smaller than my friend's ST one.
My current main blade is T-11+ and I also have Primorac Carbon & PG-7. The Powerwood is the slowest among my collection by far. When you are hitting at <50% of your strength, the speed seems OK, but when you smash the ball hard, nothing really special happened; there is no carbon to catapult. The PG-7 was rated @ 9.0 speed but it felt considerably faster than the 8.9 on the Powerwood(the difference should be a lot >.1 or 1%). The manufacturer clearly classified the Powerwood as Offensive- and it's accurate. Even the control is superior on both the PG-7 & T-11+. Powerwood has an extra high throw but slower speed which does not fit my hard hitting style. Powerwood does generate more spin than T-11+ & PC but PG-7 is at least as good in the spin and better in looping. If you are an all around player who play close to the table and do not require high speed then this blade is fine; but if you are an offensive attacker who is looking for a wood blade then you either need to pair up with very fast+spin rubbers or I think PG-7 is better in every category than this blade. T-11+ also better in speed, control & weight except spin & looping. In summary, Powerwood is an OK blade, but I don't think this website's review of 9.6 is accurate, I am kind of disappointed.

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