WANOKIWAMI AO OFF

Everyone's rating [Hardness] Little soft
[Performance] Control and Spin are excellent.
WANOKIWAMI AO OFF

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Averages reviews points

  • Evaluation: 8.58 / 10
  • Number of review: 26
    • Speed: 7
    • Spin: 8.58
    • Control: 8.65

    Wanokiwami - a unique project. Takeshi Wanaka, a Japanese carpenter with the focus on processing noble woods and andro developers worked together hand in hand. Wanaka, a well known greatness in his field with many international awards, brings all his know-how of selection, processing and bonding premium-wood into this project. The andro development team has deliberately left a free hand to Takeshi Wanaka in many respects to allow influences from another wood processing branch. The andro development team has impressively accomplished to guide these influences and ideas into the right direction and the result is a qualitatively outstanding blade line. Promotion players, coaches and test players have confirmed this numerous tests with one voice.

    The Wanokiwami AO convinces you right from the moment you take it into your hand for the first time. Carefully grinded corners, an ergonomically adapted thumb pad and 100% evenly thick veneers – that’s pure feeling!
    The wood’s soul is a 4.2mm thick core veneer providing the wood a high flexural strength resulting in a direct and straightforward ball-feedback. The two affixed intermediate and upper veneers provide a special distinguishing feeling transorming AO into a top-class wood.

    Wanokiwami AO – a wood like none another.

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    Specifications

    Price
    18,000 Yen(Include tax 19,800 Yen)
    Producer
    Andro
    Product code
    10228901、10228902
    Speed
    93
    Control
    96
    Size
    160 × 153
    Weight
    86g ±
    Material
    Five wood (Wood, 5 ply wood)
    Thickness
    6.2mm
    Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary
    A 5-ply wood racket that combines excellent speed with stability and consistency. Highly rated for spin control and handling, particularly suited for forehand counter-attacking and drive strokes. However, some users note concerns about speed performance, overall weight, and grip slipperiness.
    ■ Frequently Mentioned Points
    • Excellent ball retention and spin performance
    • Large blade provides stability and blocking capability
    • Soft feel accommodates players from beginners to advanced
    • Speed performance is average or below for 5-ply rackets
    • Weight and grip slipperiness vary by model and individual racket
    ■ Representative Voices
    ▲ PositiveFlies incredibly for a 5-ply racket with controllable power. Enables delicate touches and rear-court play equally well. Outstanding feel and exceptionally wide sweet spot make it user-friendly.
    ▽ CriticalLacks speed, making it insufficient for speed-focused players and hard hitters. Large blade creates noticeable weight, and the ST model has slippery grip that requires attention.

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    • visitor

      Technology Development Institute (Experience: Less than a year) For those who prioritize spin!

      Player reviews

      A really easy blade to use.
      Forehand: SWORD MAZE Pro 48° (WRM)
      Backhand: Yinhe Venus, extra thin
      The speed isn't all that much, but it holds the ball well and puts a ton of spin on it.
      When you're overhitting with brute force, using this blade to put proper spin on the ball helps fix that!

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      2018/01/13
      Overall
      7/10
      Speed
      5
      Spin
      9
      Control
      10
      Touch
      10
      Hardness Soft
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    • Rin Tachibana

      Rin Tachibana (Experience: ４〜５ years) Spin-focused racket for harder rubber

      Player reviews

      Even a light hit puts spin on the ball, so you can land shots consistently. On the flip side, that also means you're more affected by incoming spin. But it has a solid core, so it doesn't get pushed around by powerful shots.

      Hard shots have a slower initial speed, but the spin is so strong that they still gain on the ball once it lands on the table.

      For drives, a brushing stroke gives more stable, better shots than sinking the ball in.
      Because of that, countering is easier than blocking.

      As for flat hitting, it's doable, but even with a harder rubber on it, the feel stays soft and makes a dull popping sound.

      Stops and pushes are perfect. Aim right after the bounce and the ball stops dead while still carrying spin.

      I reviewed this with tension rubber, but I think it would also pair amazingly well with a harder tacky rubber, especially something like Hurricane Neo 3...

      To sum up, I think this blade suits spin-focused close-to-the-table counter-hitting.
      If you're good at generating your own spin, definitely give this blade a try.

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      2017/10/10
      Overall
      8/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      10
      Control
      10
      Touch
      5
      Hardness Little soft

      Recommended rubber (Forehand) Bryce High Speed

      Recommended rubber (Backhand) Rakza X

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    • visitor

      F (Experience: ４〜５ years) It's good, but...

      Player reviews

      Good. This is a really nice blade.
      The feel on contact, how comfortable it is to grip, the power on the ball — all top-class.
      Since the blade head is big, it feels quite heavy when you swing it.
      I'm using V>15, but I felt like rubbers you sink the ball into, like Rakza, pair better with it.

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      2017/06/10
      Overall
      9/10
      Speed
      6
      Spin
      9
      Control
      10
      Touch
      9
      Hardness Little soft

      Recommended rubber (Forehand) V＞15 Extra

      Recommended rubber (Backhand) Rakza X Soft

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      Tatsuya (Experience: ２〜３ years) Good blade

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      The blade head is big, so blocking on both forehand and backhand is easy, and since the sweet spot is wide when attacking too, the ball connects easily. I thought this was a really good blade.

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      2017/05/18
      Overall
      8/10
      Speed
      4
      Spin
      8
      Control
      9
      Touch
      8
      Hardness hard

      Recommended rubber (Forehand) HEXER DURO

      Recommended rubber (Backhand) HEXER POWERSPONGE

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    • Turtle

      Turtle (Experience: ４〜５ years)

      Player reviews

      With the ST grip, it can get slippery. As for the feel, you can hit strong shots that won't lose out to your opponent's shots. It pairs really well with tacky rubber.

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      2017/05/16
      Overall
      9/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      8
      Control
      9
      Touch
      9
      Hardness Little soft

      Recommended rubber (Forehand) HURRICANE 3

      Recommended rubber (Backhand) Rakza X Soft

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    • Ryukai King God

      Ryukai King God

      Player reviews

      Pairs amazingly well with hard rubbers
      Drive attacks are easy to pull off
      and I got more spin on my serves
      But I felt like it lacked speed

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      2017/04/09
      Overall
      9/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      10
      Control
      9
      Touch
      9
      Hardness little hard

      Recommended rubber (Forehand) RASANTER R50

      Recommended rubber (Backhand) RASANTER R50

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    • Deddopu

      Deddopu (Experience: Less than a year) Not great with short pips

      Player reviews

      There's not much variation between individual blades.
      Just like the title says, I don't think it suits short pips.
      The quick ball-off-rubber feel that short pips is known for gets lost, and you end up affected by spin more than expected.
      Also, the blade head is large, so watch out for the total weight.
      I had thick rubber on both sides and it came out to 190g. (And the backhand was short pips, too.)
      My friends told me, "That's too heavy to swing. Are you seriously swinging that thing?"
      The grip is also something people will have different opinions on.

      It might be a really good blade, but because it's heavy, I kept smashing the ball too hard when playing over the table, and it doesn't suit short pips, so I decided to switch to a SWAT blade.

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      2016/11/23
      Overall
      8/10
      Speed
      5
      Spin
      9
      Control
      9
      Touch
      9
      Hardness Little soft

      Recommended rubber (Forehand) HEXER DURO

      Recommended rubber (Backhand) VO＞102

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