Bty Primorac EX vs Stiga Energy WRB

Has anyone used both the Bty Primorac EX and the Stiga Energy WRB? How do the two blades compare for speed and feel? The Energy is usually described as a good looping blade. Does the Primorac EX also share this characteristic?

Thanks!

frogger wrote:    Energy Wood WRB is flexy OFF- blade good for looping. Pretty decent blade with lots of vibration. Seal, seal, seal this blade or it's splinter city. Primorac EX is stiffer, faster than Energy Wood. The regular Primorac OFF- in my opinion is a far better blade than the EX version (ugly blade).

uglier is worse ... whatta stupid conclusion?!

NO.......  Primorac EX has better feel compared to Energy WRB.  I have used both.  Energy WRB is head heavy.  Mine is 75 grams, thus it does not feel too heavy.  My Primorac EX is around 87 - 88 grams if I remember correctly, but it feels balanced and not heavy.  It is better for looping, really, it has this trampoline effect that ordinary Primorac Off- lacks.   I own Primorac Off- also and I have to agree with reviewer at tt-news.de (German forum) that Primorac EX is an upgrade of normal Primorac Off-.  It has livelier feel, better control, and faster.  Loop like hell also.  Don't judge book by its cover.

If you buy Primorac EX, you surely get Japanese made Primorac EX.  Thickness is 5.7 mm.
If you buy Primorac Off-, well, you might get either Japanese or Hungarian made Primorac.  And they are different.  According to BTY catalog (Japanese), the thickness of Primorac Off- is 5.5 mm but my European Primorac Off- is 6.0 mm thick !!!   It's 0.1 mm thicker than my Korbel (5.9 mm).  So it's not flexy but rather stiff.

EDIT:
I own Darker, Accoustic and Violin....   They are very beautiful blades...  But if they do not suit my play, I better use an uglier blade but give me more winning percentages.


Edited by doraemon - 10/16/2012 at 11:53pm

No buy Stiga Energy WRB. Chen Qi used it. That alone ia enough said. No pro uses Primorac EX. Not even regular one I think. Energy WRB is the 5-ply version of Clipper which again is used by many pros. Many pros can't be all wrong. But you're not a pro so jusy use the lighter version - Energy WRB.

I think that Butterfly blades have cool designs but they make bad choices with the colors. I love the TB ALC and ZLC colors and designs, also Iolite Neo, Primorac Off-, MJ and others.

I probably need to make myself clear here.

Aesthetic wise, I prefer classic looking blade like Stiga Allround Classic and the newer one like OSP blades.  BTY Korbel and Primorac Off- are nice looking blades also.

What I am saying here is that I like the older look of Primorac but it is wrong to judge the newer Primorac just by its appearance.  If I can choose, I will use Primorac EX that looks like classic Primorac, but hey, you're right, the trend is going toward colorful blades.  I, myself, am an old fashioned guy.

~stiga21~ wrote: I gave in to the EJ bug and got the Primorac EX!  I haven't had a chance to try it yet as it just arrived today and I'm in the process of letting a coat of poly sealer dry on it.   The Primorac EX looks like a very nice blade.  Build quality is top notch and is much better than the Energy WRB, but that is somewhat understandable given the price difference.   Even though the Energy WRB and Primorac EX are about the same thickness (5.7-5.8mm), the ply thickness between the two is quite different.  The middle ply in the EX is significantly thinner and the secondary plies are thicker, when compared to the Energy WRB.  It will be interesting to see how this relates to difference in play.   The secondary plies in the EX appear to be a solid wood veneer (limba?), while the secondary (blue colored) ply in the Energy WRB appears to be "fineline" wood.  I could be wrong about it being "fineline", but the grain in the blue colored plies has vertical lines in it that are a little too evenly spaced to be natural.   My Primorac EX is 88gr, while my Energy WRB is 89gr (yes...that is heavy for a Energy WRB).  Both blades are ST handle.   I will post a review of the EX once I have a chance to play with it.   Cheers!

~stiga21~ wrote: Sorry for the delay.  My wife and I are expecting our second baby any day and things have been hectic here.

Pondus wrote: Congratulations... and best of luck.