XVT Rose Wood Nano 7

6.9mm; stiff blade relatively but not that hard. very good clicking feedback sound. i like it. but i like somewhat flexy, looping blades -thats not the blade. perfect for drive; in fact i played many times with Stiga rosewood and i like this one more.

Excellent craftsmanship for the price. Blade frequency is 1453hz so speed ratings given here are accurate: a firm offensive blade. ST handle length and girth are average sizes. On paper it should be faster that the Stiga equivalent.

I wanted to try middle pimple on this bat, and I thought this one is stiff enough to be suitable but it's not. it has some flex in it which it's good for looping if you have the right rubbers. used mark v and dhs h3 on forehand, both are not ideal setup for me on this bat. control is decent but not outstanding. good for a budget minded player.

Before this wood I used a joola mc1 extreme, and a donic waldner senso carbon. This excellent wood has great speed but maintaining an acceptable control, it is light, medium rigid, but with a very good ball feeling, very good for my attack game near the table, and at a low price

i bought this blade and use it with corbor reactor rubber on both sides. i have been playing for a while but really wanted to test these 2 items. i found blocking felt amazingingly easy. you can put a pretty good sping on the ball too. im impressed, specilly considering the price for both the blade and the rubbers.