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    Posted: 07/17/2015 at 1:21pm
Okay, profesisonals such as Kristian Karlsson and Samsonov (Force Pro which is similar to Clipper) as well as many young chinese players like the feel of Clipper. Is there a reason as to why? To me it seems like an ordinary 7-ply all wood blade, but hopefully someone is willing to shed light on this.
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I thought Samsonov was still using his old Mazunov all wood blades, camouflated under Tibhar handles.....for many many years.

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Why? Because it is the best 7-ply blade ever made. Is that enough?
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Clipper has great feel(though a little muted, compared to BT777, yasaka maxwood), it is stiff enough to block well, as fast as any of the butterfly ALC blades. Whats there to not like about it?

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Snakefish Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07/17/2015 at 5:51pm
I wonder if Stiga renumerated handsomely the person who created the Clipper for them ?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote rxng Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07/17/2015 at 6:05pm
I think the best part of Clipper Wood is that it is well balanced, no obvious strong or weak points, and suitable for a variety of rubbers.







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Originally posted by Snakefish Snakefish wrote:

I wonder if Stiga renumerated handsomely the person who created the Clipper for them ?
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Doubt it, I suspect it was designed by a production team at the time?
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Originally posted by rxng rxng wrote:

I think the best part of Clipper Wood is that it is well balanced, no obvious strong or weak points, and suitable for a variety of rubbers.





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What is that handle on the top blade. Round ST?


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Originally posted by asifgunz asifgunz wrote:

What is that handle on the top blade. Round ST?

"Champ" handle of Stiga is equivalent to conic handle.
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Thank you.


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Among all manufacturers and 99% of all ST handles...Clipper ST is the best.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote rxng Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07/17/2015 at 11:31pm
Originally posted by NBSR NBSR wrote:

Originally posted by asifgunz asifgunz wrote:

What is that handle on the top blade. Round ST?

"Champ" handle of Stiga is equivalent to conic handle.
Yes, thanks NBSR



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Originally posted by kakapo kakapo wrote:

I thought Samsonov was still using his old Mazunov all wood blades, camouflated under Tibhar handles.....for many many years.

He used to use his old Mazunov for many years but wbg ruined it so he was forced to replace it with an other blade.
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Best blade I have is the clipper.

Hard to explain. But it just seems to do everything. 

It's great for SPs. Can also play inverted really well. 

But the speed is good, balance feels great. For some bizzare reason the most comfortable grip cpen I have. Feel like it does everything well.
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Unfortunately , Clippers of the PROs are very different than ours. 
Infinity is the new Clipper for us!
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How does the Infinity compare to the Clipper?
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The 7-ply structure is more reliable than 5-lpy all wood. Clipper is easier to control and more powerful than some composite blades.
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Originally posted by Stavros Stavros wrote:

Unfortunately , Clippers of the PROs are very different than ours. 
Infinity is the new Clipper for us!


Hi Stravos, can you please explain what you meant by Infinity is the new Clipper?

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Originally posted by chop4ever chop4ever wrote:

The 7-ply structure is more reliable than 5-lpy all wood. Clipper is easier to control and more powerful than some composite blades.


Which Clipper are we talking about exactly in this thread??? There is a Clipper, Clipper CR WRB then a Clipper CR and lastly Clipper WRB.

What's the difference between these anyways?
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Originally posted by unstopabl3 unstopabl3 wrote:

Originally posted by chop4ever chop4ever wrote:

The 7-ply structure is more reliable than 5-lpy all wood. Clipper is easier to control and more powerful than some composite blades.


Which Clipper are we talking about exactly in this thread??? There is a Clipper, Clipper CR WRB then a Clipper CR and lastly Clipper WRB.

What's the difference between these anyways?


Clipper is the base blade with 7 wood layers.

Clipper CR have coating to make it a bit more stiff.

Clipper CC have carbon powder in-between layers to make it even stiffer than the CR.

WRB versions have the hollow handle to make the blade lighter.
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Originally posted by OldSchool OldSchool wrote:

Originally posted by unstopabl3 unstopabl3 wrote:

Originally posted by chop4ever chop4ever wrote:

The 7-ply structure is more reliable than 5-lpy all wood. Clipper is easier to control and more powerful than some composite blades.


Which Clipper are we talking about exactly in this thread??? There is a Clipper, Clipper CR WRB then a Clipper CR and lastly Clipper WRB.

What's the difference between these anyways?


Clipper is the base blade with 7 wood layers.

Clipper CR have coating to make it a bit more stiff.

Clipper CC have carbon powder in-between layers to make it even stiffer than the CR.

WRB versions have the hollow handle to make the blade lighter.


Thanks for the info, which one of these plays the best?
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Originally posted by unstopabl3 unstopabl3 wrote:

Originally posted by chop4ever chop4ever wrote:

The 7-ply structure is more reliable than 5-lpy all wood. Clipper is easier to control and more powerful than some composite blades.


What's the difference between these anyways?


If you were really interested, you would have searched for it.
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Originally posted by Ray Ray wrote:

Originally posted by unstopabl3 unstopabl3 wrote:

Originally posted by chop4ever chop4ever wrote:

The 7-ply structure is more reliable than 5-lpy all wood. Clipper is easier to control and more powerful than some composite blades.


What's the difference between these anyways?


If you were really interested, you would have searched for it.


I did, how else do you think I got the names of the different versions? :P I wanted to know the differences from a user as that would be more accurate than technical mumbo jumbo mentioned in the blade descriptions :P
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From http://stigatabletennis.com/en/tech-specs/blade-tech-specs/

"THE CR SYSTEM
is when front part of the blade is UV-finished, which yields a reasonably increased speed to the ball."

WRB - hollow handle, makes the blade more head heavy.

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Thanks Ray :)

So a an offensive style power-looper would prefer clipper CR especially if they don't like hollow handles??? :P
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I have gone from the Adidas Hypertouch, Adidas Strike Carbon, Stiga CC, Stiga CR WRB and now a all wood Clipper Oversize WRB.

Stiga CC is the fastest and stiffest out all the clippers, but has the least control out of all the clippers. 

Stiga CR WRB is head heavy, has a bigger head than the Stiga Clipper CC and is good for most techniques. I didnt like it due to my personal preference of having stiffer crispier blades.

Stiga Oversize WRB is heavy at 96 grams, head heavy, biggest head, the crispiest and very good control due to the large dwell spot/oversize head. The speed is a tad slower than the CC. But u wont like this blade if you cant handle head heavy and overall heavy blades. Takes a lot of muscle to get the most out of this blade. 

I would start off with the Stiga Clipper CR or a regular Stiga Clipper first, these are the least expensive and the most attainable. 


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Originally posted by Machine_Head Machine_Head wrote:

Originally posted by Stavros Stavros wrote:

Unfortunately , Clippers of the PROs are very different than ours. 
Infinity is the new Clipper for us!


Hi Stravos, can you please explain what you meant by Infinity is the new Clipper?

I was playing with a Cipper from 1989 since 2000. The new Clipper looks and plays like a joke. 
Infinity on the other hand, it reminds me the old Stiga feeling. It is something between the old Offensive Wood and Clipper Wood of the 80's and 90's.
Infinity is also the most popular Stiga blade although it appeared the last 2 years.
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