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Maplewood NCT V

5W · All wood

Specifications

Playing style
OFF
Price
Not published
Weight
85 g
Thickness
Not published
Plies
5
Composition
5W · All wood
Outer ply
Maple
Core wood
Not published
Carbon type
Not published
Fibre placement
None
Blade size
Not published
Handle types
Master/Concave · Classic/Straight
Made in
Sweden
Release year
Not published

Metadata confidence: Partially resolved

Blade construction

Estimated

5W · All wood

5 plies · Maple surface · all-wood

One blade, drawn as technical linework at real shakehand proportions. The laminated edge along the crown and right rim exposes every ply boundary in the stack. Edge depth is illustrative because physical veneer thickness is not published.

Exploded view of Maplewood NCT V with 5 plies: Maple · Material not published · Material not published · Material not published · Maple.

Stack order · outer face to outer face

  1. 1 · Outer ply

    Maple

  2. 2 · Medial ply

    Material not published

  3. 3 · Core

    Material not published

  4. 4 · Medial ply

    Material not published

  5. 5 · Outer ply

    Maple

  • Maple

    Outer ply · layers 1 and 5

    Crisp rebound · Stable response

  • Material not published

    Medial ply · Core · layers 2, 3 and 4

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

Stack order — face A to face B

  1. 01
    MapleOuter ply

    Dense maple veneer — crisp rebound with a stable, clear response.

  2. 02
    Material not publishedMedial ply

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

  3. 03
    Material not publishedCore

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

  4. 04
    Material not publishedMedial ply

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

  5. 05
    MapleOuter ply

    Dense maple veneer — crisp rebound with a stable, clear response.

Partially resolved · 2 of 5 plies with published material

About this blade

STIGA Maplewood NCT V is a 5-ply blade built around an all-wood stack, with Maple on the playing surface. Maple in the outer layer: Dense maple veneer — crisp rebound with a stable, clear response. Physically it measures around 85 g. STIGA positions it for off play.

TTDNA ratings

Normalized

Performance

Speed65
Control65
Spin Potential55
Feel75
Flex·56
Dwell Time64
Catapult49
Stability35
Precision55
Forgiveness44
Power51
Short Game53
Blocking52
Looping60
Countering59
Flat Hitting63
Flicking65
Chopping56
Lobbing61
Touch59

Construction

Stiffness·44
Vibration·85
Sweet Spot25
Ball Hold50
Head Heaviness·40
Balance80
Weight·50
Weight Consistency70
Thickness·58
Overall Thickness·58
Handle Thickness·50
Handle Size·50
Handle Comfort82
Surface Hardness·72
Surface Finish71

Material properties

Carbon Feel·13
Carbon Intensity·0
Outer Feel53
Inner Feel75
Wood Feeling89
Crispness48
Softness·39
Elasticity54
Rebound Speed57
Energy Return44
Damping82

Playing profile

Offensive Rating59
Defensive Rating54
Allround Rating96
Beginner Friendliness56
Advanced Potential57
Technique Requirement·51
Spin Sensitivity·62
Passive Stability64
Active Stability35

A TTDNA blade rating measures how much of the named characteristic a blade has. For descriptive rows — flex, stiffness, vibration, head heaviness, weight, thickness, carbon feel, softness, technique requirement, spin sensitivity — a higher number means more, not better.

TTDNA ratings are normalized comparison values, not laboratory measurements. They are built from published specifications, technical sources and structured product evidence, converted to one 0–100 scale. Where a directly comparable measurement is unavailable, the value is an evidence-based estimate. Overall-style scores are composites of several characteristics. Methodology