Is there such a thing as too much Limba?

The blade was (no surprise) beautifully crafted, weighed just north of 90g (92-93g) with about 5 1/2mm thickness. The balance of the blade felt great - not too head heavy.

I tested this blade with Tenergy 05 on both sides.

My immediate impression was a great feel - similar to what you'd find in high-quality Stiga limba blades from the 70's and 80's... but just a touch more 'crisp' and perhaps a bit faster. Not much though, and as the Stiga blades from that era varied so much in thickness, that's probably a useless comment anyway.

The feel and sense of control of Ross' all-limba blade is awesome though. I would say speed-wise, it's somewhere in the neighborhood of a Petr Korbel f. ex., but with a bit more "natural feel" (I know that's subjective nonsense, but I don't know how else to describe it).

Overall, if you like all-wood blades, especially in the All+ to OFF- category, then this concept of all-limba could really be something for you to look into.

Also, if you enjoy that nice "dung"-sound that limba wood provides when you hit the ball (as opposed to harder wood, and especially composites', higher pitched sounds), then this 5-ply limba blade will be music to your ears.

Thanks again, Ross, for letting me try this out - and I apologize for taking so long before posting my review.

Since there is a lot of limba in the blade how about "Limbation" as long you do not find the pun with libation too boring.

 

LOL - excellent.

 

I was thinking of Limbalicious.