Yasaka Rose Grade

Absolutely stunning hard rosewood 5-ply all-wood blade from Yasaka which was sadly discontinued, arguably re-attempted/continued with the Goiaboa 5. I picked Rose Grade up from Shanghai Sports TT Store in Bangkok as it was the last in stock and for an absolute steal of a price. The quality on this rosewood blade is amazing, and I have paired it with Nittaku H3 Neo Turbo FH and Yinhe Jupiter 3 Euro on BH. No exaggeration, it is one of my best setups, and I have made many. I have used a lot of hard wood blades in the past, and this is the best, primarily because of the unexpected control I get with this blade. Having this as a 5-ply helps with the control, but you simply just don’t expect to have this level of control with a hardwood blade. The speed and power are a given as it is rosewood, but again, the control is just amazing. One drawback would be the feeling. You don’t get that same feeling like you would from a Peter Korbel or Nittaku Acoustic, for example, and it feels more like a stiff carbon blade like Primorac Carbon.