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STIGA · OFF+

Maplewood NCT VII

7W · All wood

Specifications

Playing style
OFF+
Price
Not published
Weight
95 g
Thickness
Not published
Plies
7
Composition
7W · 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

7W · All wood

7 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 VII with 7 plies: Maple · Material not published · Material not published · 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 · Medial ply

    Material not published

  4. 4 · Core

    Material not published

  5. 5 · Medial ply

    Material not published

  6. 6 · Medial ply

    Material not published

  7. 7 · Outer ply

    Maple

  • Maple

    Outer ply · layers 1 and 7

    Crisp rebound · Stable response

  • Material not published

    Medial ply · Core · layers 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

    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 publishedMedial ply

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

  4. 04
    Material not publishedCore

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

  5. 05
    Material not publishedMedial ply

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

  6. 06
    Material not publishedMedial ply

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

  7. 07
    MapleOuter ply

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

Partially resolved · 2 of 7 plies with published material · stack order unconfirmed

About this blade

STIGA Maplewood NCT VII is a 7-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 95 g. STIGA positions it for off+ play.

TTDNA ratings

Normalized

Performance

Speed76
Control60
Spin Potential54
Feel72
Flex·48
Dwell Time63
Catapult52
Stability38
Precision56
Forgiveness41
Power60
Short Game46
Blocking50
Looping61
Countering65
Flat Hitting70
Flicking65
Chopping49
Lobbing55
Touch54

Construction

Stiffness·52
Vibration·82
Sweet Spot32
Ball Hold49
Head Heaviness·57
Balance93
Weight·83
Weight Consistency67
Thickness·63
Overall Thickness·63
Handle Thickness·50
Handle Size·50
Handle Comfort82
Surface Hardness·72
Surface Finish71

Material properties

Carbon Feel·16
Carbon Intensity·0
Outer Feel56
Inner Feel73
Wood Feeling89
Crispness51
Softness·36
Elasticity53
Rebound Speed66
Energy Return49
Damping79

Playing profile

Offensive Rating66
Defensive Rating47
Allround Rating85
Beginner Friendliness49
Advanced Potential64
Technique Requirement·60
Spin Sensitivity·62
Passive Stability59
Active Stability41

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