Stiga Offensive Classic WRB

I am using this blade for past 12 months.It takes time to get used to it and have control on your shots but when you develop control over it, this blade performs exceptional.I am an offensive player and this blade suits my playing style.

Are you an Allround player? Or are you an Offensive Attacker? Or do you play Close to the Table Attacking Loop? Are you a Spinner, who relies on underspin and top-spins, and an occasional "side-spin" to decieve the opponent? Or are you a tactical player, changing your "colours" according to your opponent's playing style? If your playing style matches any of the above, the answer is Stiga Offensive Classic WRB. I LOVE this blade! Been using it for the last 4 years. Got other blades (Carbon Balsa, 7 Ply wood), but when in a crisis, this is the blade that I rely on. I am a spin based player, with occasional hard pushes and smashes, and I play from close to the table. If you match the right kind of rubber with this play, it is a "do it all", unless you are a mid / far distance hitter, where you would like a little more of speed in your ply. Let me explain with examples. I have seen "blockers" using this blade with Butterfly Super Anti / Friendship FX and varying the pace of their blocks, to the horror of their opponents (I was at the receiving end, sadly), I have seen Allround players doing magic with this ply and Sriver EL FH / Bryce FX BH combination, and I have also seen "hitters" using this ply with Tenergy 64 FH and Tenergy 25 BH!! All the combinations created havoc, considering the exact rubber that you pair with this ply to suit your playing style. The feel in this blade is Superb, the speed is more than Decent, which allows you to do almost anything that you want to do with your bat in a game. What more can you ask for? I would HIGHLY recommend this blade, and ask you to pair up with YOUR kind of rubbers to suit your playing style. If you know what you are looking for, this cheap, all wood ply will answer all your questions, provided you pair it with the Right kind of rubbers. FYI, I still use this blade, and with Tenergy 25 FH and Tenergy 64 BH, some of my opponets thinka I am using a carbon ply.. Need I say more?

I started using the OC WRB abt 4 months back and oh boy,do i love the blade!!! Awesome control,optimum weight and a crisp feel can summarize this blade. I play looping style and rely on heavy, spinny loops combined with some loopdrives......... and this blade has allowed me to do all that and some more. The right choice for any beginner/intermediate/advanced-intermediate players!

Using the CPEN version, sealed. Lightweight. Mine has 73g, by request. Has quite some vibration, as already mentioned, but it doesn't bother me. Does well in every department, from blocks to flicks, serves to receives, flat hits to loops. Has plenty of speed, considering it's a thin 5-ply wooden blade. I'm really enjoying using it, mostly because of it's weight and direct feeling. Feels stiffer and more direct than Xiom's Offensive S. Lacks speed with soft rubbers, such as Joola's Maxx-P, but works alright with harder rubbers. Yasaka's Rising Dragon is a good choice on the FH.

Paired with FH: DHS H3 mid and BH: H3Neo, All Chinese tacky rubber. It feels lighter than DHS PG7 blade with similar rubber. It is a good offensive blade. Light and powerful ability to smash hard and fast. As a left handed two wing looper, the spin is awesome. Initial first impression is the sound of hitting. I guess its no big deal but the blocking is good. Loops are good too. The hollow WRB handle gives some vibration - no issues here. My coach has some powerful spins loops on it with curvature.