EBENHOLZ NCT V [Discontinued]
| Everyone's rating |
[Hardness] Little hard [Performance] Spin and Speed are excellent. |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed: 7.79
- Spin: 8.37
- Control: 7.74
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- Offensive 5-ply blade for the modern attacking game
- A well-balanced state of the art blade, suitable for all playing strategies
- Beautiful hand selected Ebenholz veneers of the highest quality
- Used by Guo Yue
- FL
- ST
- Chinese pen
Specifications
- Producer
- STIGA
- Product code
- 1079
- Speed
- 115
- Control
- 62
- Weight
- 87g
- Material
- 5 sheets
- Thickness
- 5.9mm
Players use EBENHOLZ NCT V
- High bounce and spin among 5-ply wood rackets
- Premium feel and aesthetic from ebony material
- Excellent compatibility with tacky rubbers
- Firm hitting feel yet manageable thanks to flex
- Caution needed due to easy rubber delamination
User reviews
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Shun (Experience: １１〜２０ years) Everything complements each other
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2015/12/26
First, the bounce. It's not super bouncy,
but it's satisfying enough. The ball might leave the blade a touch fast?
Just slightly, though. On top of that, even though it uses hard wood,
it still has some flex, so it's very easy to use.
It goes well with any rubber too.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch
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LOVERUBBER (Experience: １１〜２０ years) A high-performance blade with a strange feel
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2024/09/30
It's a 5-ply blade with a hard top ply, so a lot of reviews call it fairly hard, but the ply is thin and flexes well, so personally I don't feel it as that hard. That might also be because, between carbons, I prefer ZLC over ALC anyway. Comparing it among STIGA blades, the Clipper Wood is softer but bounces more, while the Offensive Classic 5 is harder but flexes and doesn't bounce as much. This blade really goes well with a hard rubber like tacky rubber on the forehand and a comparatively softer rubber on the backhand. Glayzer 09C suits the forehand really well, you get plenty of spin without even needing Dignics. The grip is like every STIGA Flare, on the thinner side. But honestly, its biggest feature is the looks. The atmosphere the ebony wood gives off is fantastic, and it draws attention when you swap blades with your opponent before a match. (Maybe even more so these days, given how rare it's become???)
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) GLAYZER09C
Recommended rubber (Backhand) ROZENA
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man swinging Taro (Experience: １１〜２０ years)
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2022/09/20
I was using it with a fairly hard tension rubber
The bounce is on par with inner-type blades, and it has that ball-holding feel you'd expect from a 5-ply blade
A lot of people pair it with tacky rubber, so I think it probably works well with tacky rubber tooThat said, because of the surface coating, the rubber tends to peel off easily, so you need to be careful.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
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Cat pussy (Experience: ４〜５ years) Bounces a lot
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2020/08/28
On light hits it has a fairly sharp, hard feel with quick ball release, and when you really hit hard there's a sense of flex, so it flies quite a bit for a 5-ply blade. Serves felt a little hard to put spin on, but that's probably down to my own skill. Another downside is that the rubber's adhesive tends to peel easily, making it a bit annoying to glue on.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Nexxus EL Pro 50 Hard
Recommended rubber (Backhand) TARGET PRO GT-M43
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AR (Experience: ６〜１０ years)
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2020/07/07
The control has a really good balance with the speed, but it's a bit difficult for me. This one's for loopers.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) HURRICANE 8
Recommended rubber (Backhand) JOOLA RHYZM-P
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Kyoto Leopard (Experience: ４〜５ years) Pairs well with Hurricane or Tenergy
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2018/06/23
First off, it bounces quite a lot for a 5-ply blade. The feel is hard, but strangely it flexes when you hit hard — a mysterious blade in that way. I'd recommend Hurricane on the forehand and Tenergy on the backhand.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) NEO HURRICANE 3
Recommended rubber (Backhand) TENERGY 80
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Massa 2014 (Experience: １１〜２０ years) Great feel, easy short game, surprisingly not too fast!
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2018/03/20
I used to have WRM's Mercury on the forehand, and it didn't bounce at all — when I served backspin in a doubles match, the ball didn't even reach the net. Now I've got Tenergy 25 FX on it. On the backhand, Rozena suits it extremely well. The power on backhand hard hits in particular is incredible. That said, it's sensitive to spin, so if you get thrown off even a little, the ball won't go in — that might be more of a technique issue on my part, though. Drives come on with a reasonable amount of spin, but smashes and hard hits go in more easily. Serves don't fly too much, so I think you can put full spin on them without worry. All in all, this is a blade that makes you want to hit with your backhand. It felt quite bouncy, but compared to special-material blades like ALC or ZLC, it's not really in that league — more like a good 7-ply blade, I'd say.
A lot of people say tacky rubbers like Hurricane Neo 3 suit the forehand, but personally I think bouncier tension rubbers like Tenergy or Rozena suit it better.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Tenergy 25FX
Recommended rubber (Backhand) ROZENA
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