Andro Wanokiwami AO OFF

This ordinary wooden blade offers low speed without control, making it a suitable choice for beginners.

The blade has a soft touch with a crisp feeling. It produces little vibrations, which are not unpleasant. It is very controllable despite its fast speed. In my opinion, the Wanokiwami is an easy-to-play blade. Its crazy spin trajectory is certainly accurate. It offers linear speed and a medium throw. It works well with medium-hard to hard rubbers. This is one of the best blades produced by Andro.

Ignore comments from user anandkeshav. It is not as slow as that user indicated. It’s worth noting they have reviewed no other items, so their opinion should be taken with a grain of salt.

The blade is on the fast side of OFF-, or may be seen by some as OFF, depending on what you’re comparing it to. Its speed is similar to the TSPW or Nittaku S-5, around ‘9’. I only rated it 10 in the stats so the overall rating rose from 8.7, which I believe is too slow.

Throw angle and dwell make for a great looping blade, with a soft balsa feel and sound. Although it sounds like balsa with rubbers glued on and hitting balls, the middle ply is not balsa.

It has a somewhat high pitch when bouncing the ball directly onto the naked blade, which indicates its relatively fast speed for a 5 ply wood. It has plenty of power available even at distance and loops backspin balls well.

I agree with ttandi, the blade is finished very well, with a very comfortable handle and overall feel.

The blade offers a fantastic finish, handle, and control. It’s not too fast, but it’s mostly fast enough. Give it a try, and you’ll become a fan too.

Upgrading from Butterfly Grubba after almost a year playing with it, the build quality feels top-notch at first hold. The ergonomic thumb pad is a significant advantage for me. In addition to comfort, I believe it enhances the overall feel of this blade, which in turn improves my control.

Returning to basics with a pair of Mark V combo, power is delivered linearly. The more power you give, the more speed (and spin!!) you’ll get. It’s definitely worth the price for me.

This blade is definitely overrated and overpriced. It is much slower than the TSP Balsa 4.5. Furthermore, the handle is slippery.

I have tried this blade with Yasaka Rakza 7 soft and Joola Energy Green Power rubbers. It is definitely a slow blade.

Easily the best blade for control and crazy spin trajectory.

I’m an intermediate level player. With this blade, I have achieved results. In both attack and defense, I have been able to make more consistent rallies.

It has good speed. The control is excellent. It works well either near or half distance.