Most/Least comfortable ST handle

Thought Id resurrect this topic. Is the M.Maze ST handle the same as Timo Boll ST handles?

Donic Persson series ST handles are comfortable. They are oval in cross section. Width is good but a bit thin.

hk3 sq st, maze sq st. i like squarish st. most comfortable.

Edited by ejmaster - 07/15/2011 at 9:41pm

tuco wrote: Worst: Samsonov Alpha.  Not a good blade by any means, imo.

Edited by pnachtwey - 07/26/2011 at 11:08pm

Nexy Color Sq.ST handle feels very good.  I would not mind the same shape just slightly larger on my Galaxy V1.

For me
Best : M.Maze
Worst : Samsonov Alpha

Worst: TBS ST. A. Grubba ST. Very subjective...felt like holding a tool, disliked the squarish feel.

I don't have any special issues with the handle of Violin. Actually, I must say that among the ST handles I tried it's quite OK, although I prefer less rounded edges, especially on thin handles. Among the ST handles I played with, here is my personal ranking (from best to worst):
Butterfly M. Maze
TSP Hinoki Pure
OSP Virtuoso STSQ
Butterfly Spark
Nittaku Violin/Acoustic
Nexy Lissom
Butterfy Chuan Chih-Yuan
Butterfly Kiso Hinoki V
Yinhe Stock (shape ok but jagged lens)
Donic Waldner Senso

I measured the ST handles of the blades I have now.

Butterfly Timo Boll Spark
A: 27.1 mm
B: 21.6 mm
C: 27.7 mm (?)

Nittaku Violin
A: 27.3 mm
B: 23.1 mm
C: 25.4 mm (?)

Nittaku Acoustic
A: 27.5 mm
B: 23.2 mm
C: 25.5 mm (?)

Nexy Lissom
A: 28.6 mm
B: 21.6 mm
C: 29.2 mm (?)

The tolerance of the blade manufacturing process is less than that of the instrument I used for measuring (the handles have slightly different cross sections at different places), so I would guess that the error on the measures is about +/- 0.2mm for A and B. Determining C requires some guesswork, especially if the cross section is more elliptic than square. Therefore, I suggest to include a picture of the handle butts.


(I could't convince my phone camera not to focus on the background, but I'll try again).

EDIT: added dimensions of Spark.


Edited by arg0 - 07/28/2011 at 3:38pm

The ST handle of Acoustic is the same that the ST handle of Violin?

Petr Korbel SK7 ST is very comfortable handle. The normal Korbel OFF is with very short handles. Timo Boll Spirit also is very good in ST variant. Everything depends from the sizes of your hand.
The topic will be more useful if the member who post make an appropriate comparison between his hand and the hanlde of the blade.

arg0 wrote: Hands have many more sizes than handles. I think measuring the size of the handles will be more useful. So if one plays with one blade and feels that he would prefer a handle which is larger, thinner, thicker, wider, rounder, etc., he/she can immediately know which blades to look for. If we get enough entries in this thread I may make a database. Once more, pictures of the handle butts, along with dimensions, would be extremely helpful.

Is a good idea!

scdit46 wrote: which blades have ST oval handles?

WSC and OSP RST

scdit46 wrote: and Waldner Senso Carbon Ultra? and Donic Persson Power Carbon?

All Donic Senso ST handles are oval

Does anyone have the dimensions (measurements A and B as mentioned previously in this thread) for the straight handle on newer Joola blades? I'm specifically looking at the Joola Flame Fast blade, but dimensions from any modern straight-handled Joola would be helpful.

Just wondering how the Joola straight handle compares to the Stiga Peter straight handle.

Thanks!