NEW Yasaka ROSE 5 (Goiabao 5) review!

Feel:

Delightfully crispy when the wood is engaged, similar to RW5.  It feels very solid with the largest sweet spot I've felt on a 5-ply blade, similar to what you might expect from a 7-ply blade like the YES or a clipper, but with much more feedback to boot!  The feeling actually reminds me a lot of how the YEO felt with the old celluloid ball, except stiffer.  This may be one of the few examples of manufacturers making good on their marketing claims of upgrading equipment for the plastic ball without completely going in a different direction 

The YEO had a muted feel in comparison unless you hit really hard, whereas I could feel the Goiabao 5 (referred to as G5 from here on) much more clearly with little effort.  That's not to say that the YEO feels dull - far from it, but the G5 clearly feels like an upgrade by comparison.