Clipper CR vs BTF Viscaria

I had a viscaria for about 2 years and it is a good soft blade but fast. The clipper has way better feel and control. You give up some speed with the clipper but you can generate more speed with technique.

The Clipper CR hands down has more control than the Viscaria. The CR coating on the Clipper gives it a slightly harder feel than a regular wood blade and adds a little speed.  The Clipper CR has very good short game; pushes are short, serves are easier to control, flips are good.  Looping is good if you have a thin Clipper(6mm); Smashing and countering is better with a thick clipper(7mm).  Reguardless of the thickness, Clippers counter and smash well.  I believe that the thickness effects looping capibilities.  Some may disagree, but I prefer thinner Clippers.

The Viscaria is faster and has less control than the Clipper CR.  It has a soft feel, it is a good looping blade, and it is difficult to find one that is less than 90 grams.  The Viscaria is a bouncy blade which is attributed to the carbon.  The blade has a very soft feel with little extra vibrations due to the arylate.  With some Butterfly blades like the TBS and the Viscaria I have found that there are two different kinds of top plys: one with a natural grain that you can see and feel; and a smoother top ply that looks "chippy."  I find that the natural grain Viscarias feel softer and have a little more feeling; whereas the smother chippy top plys make the Viscaria feel harder and make it have less feeling.

With a wood blade like the Clipper you will get more feeling and dwell time, Xxb00mxX described it to me as "feeling as if [the ball] was on forever" (compared to blades like the Viscaria and TB ALC).  The Clipper is still a fast blade, it jsut has more control.  The Viscaria you will have less dwell time, but your loops will be fast.  The feeling will vary depending on the type of top ply you get.  SHort game will suffer a little bit, but your looping game will be good.

If you decide to decide to switch from the Viscaria from your Ma Lin carbon, you might find that it is a little slower than your Carbon blade; that you will have a little more control; and that the feeling will be softer.  If you decided to switch to a Clipper CR you might find that you will have more dwell time than your Ma Lin carbon; more control; and that there will be a lot of feeling.