Recommendation for cpen

TT newbie wrote: bns7117 wrote: Does HH series have bigger head than most cpens? Wang hao's cpen looks huge. You right, it does depend on playing style. It would be nice if i can try it at least once before making a purchase. :( I don´t think so. H-Hao head is even smaller than Avalox P700.  H-Hao measures 163x150 while P700 has a 163x152 head. I find both pretty big.  New Stiga cpens comes with ideal head size, imo: 159x149. Problem is they are too hard for me, Rosewood and Ebenholz.

Ok it must be that he left little gap betwn the bottom of rubber and origin of the handle, which gave me an impression of bigger head size.... Yeahs rw and ebz look too hard for my liking...

TurboZ wrote: Of all the Hao blades I have, I like the H-WH (Hurricane Wang Hao) best. Especially if you play full time RPB. That is the one which export to Japan as Nittaku. The DHS version is the cheapest among all Hao blade.

How does HH plays compare to HH2? I like the design of II better... So nittaku HH just has better quality, but the playing character is pretty much the same?

TurboZ wrote: When you say HH, do you mean HH1 or H-WH? They are 2 different blades. HH1 is thin and a bit flex and less powerful. HH2 is thicker with more power but less feel and hard. H-WH is thicker than HH2 but with different wood ply structure. I found it has the best combination of control, feel and power. Have not own the Nittaku Wang Hao so can't comment. But no reason to believe it is noticeably better because they are both made in China.

oh, I see. thanks for your input. I will do some research on that. Very good to know the difference between wang hao series.

bns7117 wrote: qualizon wrote: I'd suggest the Wang Hao blade as well, if you are looking at the commercial version, be sure to get the all wood HH 656, the HH 3 that has one layer of carbon fiber layer is not recommended. But if you have the budget, I'd even recommend go all the way for N656 or N656-1, these are the version DSH specially made for provincial team and national team. Cool, man, thanks for the recommendation, unfortunately for my level, I don't deserve to play N656/656-1 yet. :)

Just get something with hinoki top ply. Nittaku Septear is cheap and very good.

ChichoFicho wrote: Just get something with hinoki top ply. Nittaku Septear is cheap and very good.

Thanks for the recommendation! It is a well-regarded blade for that price.

Hurricane Hao (TOP)
Hurricane Hao 656 (CENTER)
Hurricane Hao II (656) (BOTTOM)

HK 655 and HH 656 are the best ever 5-ply cpen blades for an offensive player, 655 being a little bit ligther and thinner. Lot of catapult power without being flexy.

Koto - Spruce - Ayous...

PS. The bottom blade has no visible spruce in its composition

Butterfly Timo Alc is good!


Edited by Thylacine - 08/20/2014 at 5:28am

I'm a big fan of all wood blade, and when I tried my friend's HH III, I immediately feel that it's not for me.

Interesting that no one recommend the blade choice of current CPEN king Xu Xin, Stiga Intensity NCT.  

qualizon wrote: I'm a big fan of all wood blade, and when I tried my friend's HH III, I immediately feel that it's not for me. And yes, HH III is the one with a single fiber layer in the middle. BTW, you don't need a thin blade to do RPB. From time to time, I do RPB with my KTS as well.

which HH do you like the best? Is H-WH better or HH1 in your opinion?

patwhall wrote: Interesting that no one recommend the blade choice of current CPEN king Xu Xin, Stiga Intensity NCT.   Instead of wading into the unknown area of DHS special made, you can get an authentic Stiga for about the same price.    Rosewood V is good for looping, generate lots of spin and decent speed but hitting and blocking are a bit weak.

sandiway wrote: I wonder if the Intensity is slower than the Rosewood V. It's lighter. Sandiway

I still ended up getting arirang in the end, my game stepped up one level up. Didn't expect too much from it, and it surprised me a lot in terms of looping, power and control. My RPB strikes were much better compared to YEO since the hinoki layer allows more dwell time to flip the ball better on table, and maybe also because of the larger sweet spot it offers. Not much vibration, got gears, and high gear smashes were better than I thought since I heard it was more of a looping blade. Some say Peter Pan is faster than this blade, but I personally think its much faster than Peter Pan, yet control is still great. Looping was so much better than YEO for sure. It's a really nice blade with big sweet spot, which is much needed for pen hold "backhand" blocks. Highly recommend it to loopers, and its still great for third ball attacks I think. Nicely done, Nexy.

Edited by bns7117 - 08/27/2014 at 12:44am