TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BUTTERFLY MAZE OFF

I gave my Maze to a Maze user at the club. I could not bond with the small FL grip. It played great though I must admit that. For BTY ALC blades I like the TBS better.

The incredible success the Viscaria got lately due to ZJK major titles was and still is very impressive; not that the blade does not deserve it; it is by all means one of the best looping OFF blades ever made but without the Chinese star successes in WTTC, WC and OG singles, no doubt we would not have witnessed such a popularity surge for the now iconic blade.

Comparatively I would say the MJ deserves a better mention because it got its success on its own; I certainly do not mean the Japanese champion is chop liver compared to ZJK but that blade took off without much help and never left the top it quickly reached, winning the #1 position in fancy blades for a good reason.

A few years ago I tried the MM ALC and it felt so right; only obsession and maybe a blade snobbish attitude got me into the mj in the long run; I still truly find the mj the best blade I ever played even though the Maze ALC is probably much better for my level.

I consider the Maze ALC vastly underrated: limba-alc-limba-ayous-limba-alc-limba --> an ayous core will make a less aggressive blade than a kiri one and the alc will have less power than the zlc so for all people loving the mj feel and wanting more control, buying a MM ALC seems to be a very intelligent choice. At $105 (e.g btyonline or fastpaddle) it also is the best value in all bty off carbon blades.

tiehwen wrote: Pondus wrote: Just switched to a Butterfly blade from a Stiga... your point or hidden messaqe is...?

Just switched to a Butterfly blade from a Stiga...

i could find you one but only st 

Count me in on this !

I have one too, so let me in... 

Im still this club member.

I could test it in deep today, but dissapointed a little bit. The blade is grea but definetively not for me , decent dwell time (bearing in my it�s a composite A-C) more than Spirit, but not as fast, but much more controllable, but less than acoustic. Felt really solid, and a bit heavy with 05 on both wings. I was pretty impressed when services,  returns, chops....  It played awesome from mid- to far distance with great power, but missed many backhand hits out of the line when playing close to the table.

It's par. I'd say diff in beetwen these 3 is hardness feel. TBS>Maze>acoustic. I didn't like Maze + Tenergy allthough some find it awesome. I prefer soft medium rubbers on Maze such as JP gold or Coppa silver or sinus alpha.

Peter C wrote: I suggest you replace Sriver EL for Sriver G2FX on the backhand. Both are very good on the backhand, but Sriver G2 FX worked better for me on the Michael Maze.

I will try that too. Thank you.

Schlager wrote: I wouldn't put Mark V 30 on my bh if I liked flat hitting with it.. Something like Bryce Speed? I really don't think it's that heavy with Tenergy both sides..

Hm, Bryce Speed was the last rubber I could think of. I think taht would way to fast for my bh at the moment. But thanks for the idea. Maybe later, after I see how it works with G2FX.

I suggest you replace Sriver EL for Sriver G2FX on the backhand. Both are very good on the backhand, but Sriver G2 FX worked better for me on the Michael Maze.

Well.. Tenergy 2.1 unglued feels springier and less controllable than Bryce 2.1 glued. But Tenergy is a great rubber with the maze, and I personally hate thinner rubbers. I haven't used 1.8/1.9 in.. 4 years I think. I would try it with 2.1, also generates the most spin that way. And I guess it will be a little more controllable next time I play, when all the VOC is out of it. (I attached it with speed glue..)

You swear by your family..

Master_of_loops wrote: I will use it forever, because I swear in my family, that I will stop changing blades and rubbers (EJ syndrom)!