Hinoki Blade Advice

Anyone tried either and how do they play?  Also, is a one ply hinoki preferable. 

 

I started playing TT years ago with the Jonyer FL. 

 

Thanks.

 

However, if you spend some time in mid-zone then for consistency sake you should consider going with multi-ply hinoki blades or even composites. Or go with stiffer 1-ply and prepare to spend some time changing your playing habits.

 

The main (and some would say, the only) weakness of 1-ply hinoki blades is their softness when used from mid-zone or far-zone... attack, fishing, counterdrive/loop etc. It is not even that much of a weakness as a difference in behavior which will need significant readjustment from multi-ply blades which play more or less the same at the table and further away (this is a generalized statement which is certainly not true for every blade; it's rather a statistical claim). Having "many gears" is not only the upside of a true 1-ply but a downside as well - because you need to learn to apply those gears properly.