Stiga Infinity comparison review.

Got the Stiga Infinity,
Tested same time MM, Tb alc, Rw, Stratus pw and other blades.
Positive features: Good handle, balance, not wrist charging, control, blocking performance.
Not so good at: Speed (slower), feeling (somewhat dead).
MM and Tb Alc are more lively and powerful blades while SInf allows to put more arm power.
Tested the SInf with t05 fh and srvfx bh.
The infinity feels an allround/off- blade.
It has a lot of control about blocking
and allows to play active blocking just lacking some speed.
It is a blade with control and some mid distance kick but it does not have the powerlooping performance an alc blade has.
Slower than a hardwood blade
Thickness and weight balance are good 5,9 mm around together with 85 gr.
Having good control the feeling is not so good as a waldneroff40 or Stratus pw not burned ply allwood blades.
It is a safe choice to play but it is not a smiling feeling blade.
There is not as good vibration feeling as a woff or Strpw.
Though i scored very well the first match playing day my impression is that in the long run i will miss some performance.
To be continued.




Edited by ejmaster - 11/15/2013 at 1:31am

Mine is 88 gr, and i agree about most mentioned above. It plays quite consistent but needs more focused playing. Stratus pw is faster, softer and stiffer. ( no suprises for me because it is thicker and no special coating)

Edited by speaquinox - 11/14/2013 at 3:00pm

Agreed also about the easy and good bh play (opening looping play), and the somehow hollow feeling.
Rw5 feels quite different. Rw5 feels less comfortable about wrist charging and handle solid feeling.
Rw5 is more vibrating and faster.
SInf has more dwell.



Edited by ejmaster - 11/14/2013 at 5:41pm

Considering tb alc is the most popular blade in the butterfly blades stiga has the cc5 that is complete bh and fh with feel and power when you need , but i didnt try the infinity though. And the cc5 i have has the same weight of tb alc around 80 grams.