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Andro Temper Tech review please |
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Old-Man-Southpaw
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Posted: 11/18/2011 at 4:45am |
I am considering the OFF- version
Can anyone tell me if the blade has a normal size/shape head and handle? It looks to have very, very high control for an OFF- blade according to megaspin's ratings, but is this really true or just a flaw in their control numbers? I've also seen comments where people say its slow, yet its speed ratings are high. Which is correct? thanks for any info...
Edited by Old-Man-Southpaw - 11/18/2011 at 4:45am |
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magister
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I cannot comment on it at length because I have not played with it that much, but a good friend of mine uses it, and I have had the opportunity to hit with it. He has thors and h3 on it. It felt really good to me. The speed and control are both excellent. I play with the bomb, which is off -, and this blade felt familiar to me. I could switch to it. So, yeah. The off - is off enough. Control felt great too.
Edited by magister - 11/18/2011 at 7:12am |
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assiduous
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I have the Temper OFF- and Yasaka Extra.
The Temper has a very hard outer ply (walnut). It feels like the popular Koto outer plies in playing characteristics - hard and sharp. Not my taste, personally. Temper OFF- is probably a bit faster than YE. Even though it feels quite hard and sharp, it still flexes a lot and generates good spin and loops. Build quality is excellent. This blade does not need to be treated with minwax :) Very strong and smooth surface, amost like glass to the touch. Head looks pretty, handle is kinda cheapish. Control is excellent. I still don't like playing with it. If you like this sharp feel just go for carbon..
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AndySmith
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I used the TemperTech ALL+ for a month or so. It felt more like OFF- to me, and as others have said had a very hard feel.
Handle was excellent - very comfortable in the hands, but the blade was too hard for my tastes and it got sold.
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Old-Man-Southpaw
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Thanks for the replies, guys. It sounds like the OFF- is too much for me. My BH is mostly short game or chop, with an occasional smack, and a good bit of my FH is also short game until I get a good opportunity to go on the offensive. Hard and sharp would be good attributes when on the offensive, but for short play, I think they would be a negative.
Edited by Old-Man-Southpaw - 11/18/2011 at 11:58am |
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Peter C
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The outer plies of the Andro Temper Off- are actually Mahogany and not Walnut, as mentioned above.
Mahogany is slightly harder than Anigre; which is the wood used for the outer plies of the Yasaka Extra and it's softer than Walnut; which is the wood used for the outer plies, of the Yasaka Extra Offensive. The reason behind the hard, stiff feel of the Temper Off-; is the Temper Tech technology process, which is used during manufacture; as it takes moisture out of the wood and thus hardens the blade. Speedwise, the Andro Temper Off- is a faster blade than the Yasaka Extra and with less dwell time too. Bearing in mind you like playing with long pips on the backhand; I think you'd be better off looking for a blade, that's designed specifically to work well with long pips. In that sense, you could ask for advice from other long pips players on the forum, regarding suitable blades. |
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