Stiga Maplewood NCT V

Good blade better than ebonholzs 5. Maple wood have more control not jumpy like ebonholzs 5. trajectory is nice when looping. Well made blade.

Stiga wasn’t lying when they advertised long trajectory for this blade. If you are coming from other brands, you will instantly notice how much more your shots tend to drift longer towards the end of the table. The blade is stiff with little flex, but it’s only about medium hard. It can pair easily with hard rubbers. I’ve heard some people complain about this blade being heavy. But mine is quite light (FL handle). Overall, its two great characteristics are long trajectory and good control. In terms of speed, it’s only slightly slower than carbon blades (comparing to ovtcharov true carbon and senso carbon). I’m surprised at how fast it is, considering it’s only a 5 ply wood. It’s definitely fast enough for me. If you want a good offensive pure wood blade, this is worth a try. UPDATE 09/27/18: I've spent several months playing with both Maplewood V and Stiga Infinity. Both blades are similar in terms of speed. Infinity has slightly less vibration and is slightly more stiff. Maplewood V feels slightly more flexible than Infinity and has a slightly softer feel. Overall, if you are familiar with Infinity, you should have no problem with Maplewood. It's softer feeling, but slightly faster than Infinity.

A loopers drem. Long trajectory and very good control. Incredible beautiful with awesome sound. Top 3 on my list. Have tried 41 blades during 4 years. This is a keeper!

Fantastic blade, Speed and Control

It is a dream for counter looping. It has an insanly high amount of gears, which makes you unpredictable on the one hand, but makes it hard for you to pick the right strike on the other hand. Very flexible and soft, so you have a great feeling of the ball. Speed and Spin are nothing too special, but the feeling is what it excels at.