WANOKIWAMI REN OFF
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[Hardness] Little hard [Performance] Control and Spin are excellent. |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed: 8.37
- Spin: 8.7
- Control: 8.74
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WANOKIWAMI - a unique project. Takeshi Wanaka, a Japanese master in wood processing 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. Promotion players, coaches and test players have confirmed this in numerous tests with one voice.
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Specifications
- Producer
- Andro
- Product code
- 10229301、10229302
- Speed
- 94
- Control
- 94
- Weight
- 87g ±
- Material
- Wood, 7 ply wood
- Thickness
- 6.7mm
- 7-ply blade yet extremely light at 80g range
- Excellent spin and stable feel
- Outstanding compatibility with sticky rubber
- Moderate speed but excellent control focus
- Strong performance in short game and front-court play
User reviews
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Katsuo000 (Experience: More than ２０ years) A lightweight 7-ply with high balance in every technique
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2017/08/16
Topspin drive
- Maybe because the feel is hard, brushing up on the ball felt great. Spin was high too, and I could hit forehand drives over the table without hesitation and land almost all of them. Up through the third ball after the serve, it's basically perfect except for ball speed. If you want speed — especially if you're used to special-material blades and their speed — you'll probably find this quite lacking.
Blocking
- You can attack with a drive over the table on most balls, and since it's a dense wooden blade, I felt the benefit of not being affected much by the opponent's power. If you get the racket on the ball, you can return it almost every time. It's also easy to take the ball early, or use chop blocks and sidespin blocks.
Summary
If you're not chasing speed, this is a well-balanced blade that gives you spin, placement, and tenacity.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) NEO HURRICANE 3
Recommended rubber (Backhand) ROZENA
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Bagibuson (Experience: ２〜３ years) Full power if you can swing it
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2025/08/13
Features
1. The ply is quite thick
2. Even with 7 plies, it's incredibly light
3. Head-heavy balance, on the shorter side
4. A bit hard to get the right angle for the short game
5. Shoots forward quite a bit
6. If you close the racket angle, the ball sticks to itTo sum up, the performance is quite high and matches the price. What I'm a bit concerned about is the angle for the short game and grip preference.
Personally,
you should focus on a spin-oriented swing so the rubber doesn't shoot the ball out before it can bite in. Tacky rubber that feels close to a tension rubber works fine too. It's not the case that you get speed at the cost of spin. Tenergy didn't suit it at all for me. I think rubber with a lot of bounce is difficult to use with this. You could say it lets you use a "manual" rubber in a more "automatic" way.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) NEO HURRICANE 3
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Fastarc G-1
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Nakamurasuke (Experience: ６〜１０ years) The ideal wooden blade, distilled
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2025/02/16
For those of you who find special-material blades fly too much to handle, but still want a 7-ply wood blade for some bounce, only to find it too heavy to swing, this is the blade for you. At an average of about 82g it's quite light and easy to swing, and yet I don't feel like you lose out in power when trading shots.
Rather than loop-style play, I think it's really easy to use for speed-oriented drives and flat hitting.
As for rubber, I'd say tension rubber or slightly tacky rubber works well.
Recommended for close-to-the-table and mid-distance play.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) RASANTER R48
Recommended rubber (Backhand) RASANTER R48
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Talk (Experience: ４〜５ years)
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2023/08/19
Mine was an ST at 81.5g.
The grip is nice and chunky, easy to hold!
The balance is slightly head-heavy.Before this I was using an 82g Koki Niwa Wood,
and by comparison this blade releases the ball faster and flies flatter
The short game is easier to handle with the Ren
Speed is also better with the RenI think harder rubber suits it better.
Tacky rubber seems like it would work well too.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) RASANTER R48
Recommended rubber (Backhand) RASANTER C48
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pink lemonade (Experience: １１〜２０ years) An easy-to-use 7-ply blade
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2022/12/31
This is a blade I'd recommend to intermediate players since it has excellent control.
It pairs well with Chinese rubbers like Hurricane. It's also light, so you don't have to worry about the added weight when gluing rubber on.
The blade itself doesn't produce a lot of speed on its own.
I mostly used it for doubles.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) NEO HURRICANE 3
Recommended rubber (Backhand) RASANTER R47
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Pimpon (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Well-balanced blade
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2021/12/23
Overall this is a well-balanced blade, and above all, it's really light.
The balance is a bit head-heavy, so even though the blade itself is light, you can really put the centrifugal force to work when you swing.
The overall lightness makes switching directions smooth, so I'd love for anyone who plays quick rallies close to the table to try this one out.
The feel is on the harder side with a higher-pitched sound.
In my experience, it's a good blade for hitting from both close to the table and mid-distance.
Spin and placement are both easy to control, and it feels stable.
No issues with the short game either, and serves are consistent.
It's a blade that's great for hitting flat, and its speed holds its own against special-material blades.
When you really put a full topspin drive on it, even balls that look like they're going to sail long dip down sharply at the last moment, so you can swing full out with confidence.
Compared to inner-carbon blades, the ball definitely leaves faster and you get less of a grabbing sensation, so it's probably not suited to people looking for that grip-the-ball feeling.
My blade weighs about 79.5g.
The lightness is a real draw, so it suits people who want more power but want to avoid something heavy.
For a 7-ply wood blade, it's ideal if you're after lightness and speed.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Evolution MX-P
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Evolution MX-P
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You who love equipment (Experience: １１〜２０ years) Light, fast, control - the triple combo
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2021/01/05
*This is from an intermediate player who full-swings on every single ball (lol).
I currently keep two blades in rotation with a Timo Boll ALC (ST), and I bought this one about three years ago.
Comparing it to the Timo Boll ALC, I found the "Wa no Kiwami - Ren -" easier to control. My impression is that it flies when you want it to fly, and doesn't fly too much when you want to stop it. Since it's a 7-ply blade, it's quite thick, so you really get that feeling of air resistance when you swing it.
Right now I have V15 Extra on my forehand, but it also felt like a good match with the Omega 7 Pro I used before that.
Based on trying out various rubbers, I think harder rubbers pair well with it.
It's easy to put spin on your serves, so I'd also recommend it to anyone looking to score service aces.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) V＞15 Extra
Recommended rubber (Backhand) VO>103
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