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STIGA

STIGA · OFF-

Nostalgic Offensive

5W · All wood

Specifications

Playing style
OFF-
Price
Not published
Weight
88 g
Thickness
5.9 mm
Plies
5
Composition
5W · All wood
Outer ply
Wenge
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: Manufacturer confirmed

Blade construction

Estimated

5W · All wood

5 plies · Wenge surface · all-wood · 5.9 mm total

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 Nostalgic Offensive with 5 plies: Wenge · Material not published · Material not published · Material not published · Wenge.

Stack order · outer face to outer face

  1. 1 · Outer ply

    Wenge

  2. 2 · Medial ply

    Material not published

  3. 3 · Core

    Material not published

  4. 4 · Medial ply

    Material not published

  5. 5 · Outer ply

    Wenge

  • Wenge

    Outer ply · layers 1 and 5

    Firm surface · Dry, controlled impact

  • 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
    WengeOuter ply

    Dark, coarse-grained wenge veneer — a firm surface with a dry, controlled impact.

  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
    WengeOuter ply

    Dark, coarse-grained wenge veneer — a firm surface with a dry, controlled impact.

Manufacturer confirmed · 2 of 5 plies with published material

Note: STIGA names the wenge outer veneer only; the shared Offensive Classic middle veneers are not published by species.

About this blade

STIGA Nostalgic Offensive is a 5-ply blade built around an all-wood stack, with Wenge on the playing surface. Wenge in the outer layer: Dark, coarse-grained wenge veneer — a firm surface with a dry, controlled impact. Physically it measures 5.9 mm thick, around 88 g. STIGA positions it for off- play.

TTDNA ratings

Normalized

Performance

Speed63
Control65
Spin Potential53
Feel74
Flex·55
Dwell Time64
Catapult48
Stability36
Precision55
Forgiveness45
Power50
Short Game54
Blocking52
Looping58
Countering58
Flat Hitting65
Flicking64
Chopping56
Lobbing60
Touch59

Construction

Stiffness·45
Vibration·84
Sweet Spot26
Ball Hold46
Head Heaviness·45
Balance84
Weight·60
Weight Consistency69
Thickness·36
Overall Thickness·36
Handle Thickness·50
Handle Size·50
Handle Comfort82
Surface Hardness·80
Surface Finish75

Material properties

Carbon Feel·14
Carbon Intensity·0
Outer Feel57
Inner Feel75
Wood Feeling89
Crispness52
Softness·34
Elasticity53
Rebound Speed56
Energy Return43
Damping82

Playing profile

Offensive Rating58
Defensive Rating55
Allround Rating98
Beginner Friendliness57
Advanced Potential56
Technique Requirement·51
Spin Sensitivity·60
Passive Stability65
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