Violin as an upgrade or top of the tops?

It would depend on your playing style. IMO Acoustic is a much better looper's blade than Violin.

Yes Violin is one of the best 5-ply blades. It has excellent feel. Less vibration than Stiga Allaround NCT, and slightly faster though it depends on the sample. The feel is more crisp.

Acoustic is slighly faster than the Violin and Allaround NCT, but feels basically the same as the Stiga Allaround NCT. It has zero vibrations though. Otherwise not that special for the money.


Edited by LGL_fan - 12/06/2011 at 2:24pm

igszoctan wrote: Thanks LGL_fan for Your answer . And at the same time You have found opening loops or loops in general easier with it ?

The Stiga NCT is already very good at opening loops. I use a T05 which is very good at this.

igszoctan wrote: So You think it is a better idea to change the rubbers not the blade . I understand. Thanks . I'll think about it . To tell You the truth I have not tried T05 yet but I guess I will have to do so.(or T05FX because I prefer control (?)

T05 gives better control than T05FX if your forehand is decent. You want high throw and lots of spin for opening loops over the table. I use a brushing motion. Remember to use waist rotation and fast arm speed.


Edited by LGL_fan - 12/06/2011 at 2:42pm

Sounds good. I recommend you keep your blade and buy a sheet of T05 instead. They are amazing rubbers for making topspin. For me, it makes everything so easy.

Actually, in the long term buying Tenergy will be more expensive than buying a Violin or Acoustic, because you'll need to change it often, while a blade lasts a lifetime.
I played with both Violin and Acoustic, and they are great blades with exceptionally smooth feel. I especially liked the feel of Violin, although Acoustic is better for aggressive looping.
Not sure you could expect a boost in your performance due to changing to Violin or Acoustic, though. So if that's you're looking for in return of the extra money, if I were you I'd rather keep the Stiga blade.
Look at them as expensive Swiss timepieces: a cheaper Swiss watch such as a Swatch will tell you the time with (almost) the same precision, and sometimes even better.

Thanks both of you arg0 and aeoliah .

All in all we are slowly getting quite cose to the real solution : Insinst on your current setup and keep practising . In other words "99% practice and 1% equipment" as I have read it somewhere in a thread .