you can compare gravity center in blades by just looking at what point the blade falls by putting in the border of a table. the less distance from the handle the more the gravity center goes to the handle and less head heavy. just do it with both blades and you get.

 

the more blade surface also will make the blade more head heavy when putting the rubbers.

 

hh656 is more head heavy than hh. but it is ok it is well balanced.

 

the problem with head heavy is when you feel much charging and unbalanced. if not there is no problem.

 

 

 

and i like gets thicker in the middle section.

 

hope this is true because in tenor people said not head heavy and it is with rubbers, because tenor also has a little bigger surface blade, not as hk655 being the same surface blade as hk.

 

btwy i change tenor handle by hk05 handle (i had one i didnt like it beacuse very thin), and i got better balanced tenor and comfortable handle. however the weight kept being too heavy. but i can play with this heavy. i can not play head balanced and heavy weight.

 

Hk is not exactly cheap so ownin two of these at once is taxing on the pocket.

 

The truth is I have only owned one stiga blade (Ebenholz), and like most owners I am quite disappointed,after trying this blade with several rubber combinations I gave up. Not that good stiga blades do not exist, but I am reluctant to buy another in the Stiga brand.

Most loop drives are one shot hits, and blocks off of stingy drives are blown away across the other end of the table.

 

People I know say that you can play and win with any type of blade I say a great blade enhances great play.

 

Just came from Utah games where I beat a 2000 rated player in a masters tournament. Won gold in the doubbles.

 

Never used neo H3 or any hurricane yet, have one neo H2 and one neo H3 on order to try on my blade.

 

Did have a Bw3 that I tried on it,  It was great,but my problem was that after the glue effect wore off I peeled the residue from the back of the rubber ,and whenever I tried sticking it on with water based glue  DHS 15 it would always lift  itself off the blade. It eventually became so  soft and sticky  I could lift a  ball on it for about two to three seconds before it came off. think I was unlucky with that rubber maybe because they held it at the airport too long, five days, they thought it was some type of vacuumed packed whale. Storage at the airport is terrible (heat exposure)and that might have been the major contributory factor for me getting a bad break with BW3  . Think I will order another from mytt.net again  hope it goes well this time around .

 

 Interest in the blue whale 3 here in Barbados has not taken off as yet  players do not even know about bw2 .

 

  Forum moderators ,Alex  you guys listening, maybe you should send out a couple of complimentary sheets as an introductory method to get your whale rubbers familiar and eventually popular amongst players from lesser known countries  after all marketing is not only selling but promoting the product also goes a long way.

 

 I still think this rubber is not fully marketed (promoted) which ever. just my opinion.

 

Wish more sponsorers would come aboard though .

 We were the reigning caribbean champions last year , however  we were beaten at this years championships.

 

Just a little about my side of the coin as I use table tennis to make aquaintences all over the globe.

 

 

I have noticed some players only seal one (1) side, others like you seal both blade and handle , can you tell me why the handle?

 

thinking about trying out globe 889

 

I have also noticed that the cheaper pips out rubbers play way better than all the big name brands. IMO

I don't do detailed reviews -  but I played with it for the longest time (for me) - maybe I can help, what is your game and what attributes are you looking for in a blade ?

What do you do on your FH side?

I assume that you have played with the Acoustic but preferred the HK 655, right? What did you lose and gain in your game when you chose one over the other?

Within the blades that might interest you :I went from the 655 to the Violin (too slow, great topspin) to Barwell Fleet (not all wood but no carbon) to Acoustic Carbon (because the Violin was way too slow, so I didn't want to take a chance on the Acoustic) which is a great loop drive blade with adequate power ( and you with the thing for all wood, I suggested the Acoustic).  Still the flat kill part is not as good as the 655 but I managed to adapt to that for the most part.  Why I went away from the 655 is I am developing my loops for out right winners instead of finishing it off with a flat kill.  So the same logic should apply to you as the loop is your bread winner , you wouldn't exploit the  655's strength while being stuck with average spin attributes.  Currently I am back to the BWF because of the consistency it offers me while delivering good spin and power.  Without consistency your chance in a match is not good.  Blades around 87 g or more  should help in the power dept.

Thanks Tom.