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Nostalgic VII

7W · All wood

Specifications

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

7W · All wood

7 plies · Wenge 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 Nostalgic VII with 7 plies: Wenge · Material not published · Material not published · 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 · 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

    Wenge

  • Wenge

    Outer ply · layers 1 and 7

    Firm surface · Dry, controlled impact

  • 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
    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 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
    WengeOuter ply

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

Manufacturer confirmed · 2 of 7 plies with published material · stack order unconfirmed

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

About this blade

STIGA Nostalgic VII is a 7-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 around 90 g. STIGA positions it for off play.

TTDNA ratings

Normalized

Performance

Speed72
Control62
Spin Potential52
Feel72
Flex·49
Dwell Time63
Catapult51
Stability38
Precision57
Forgiveness42
Power57
Short Game48
Blocking51
Looping59
Countering63
Flat Hitting70
Flicking65
Chopping51
Lobbing56
Touch55

Construction

Stiffness·51
Vibration·82
Sweet Spot32
Ball Hold46
Head Heaviness·49
Balance87
Weight·67
Weight Consistency68
Thickness·61
Overall Thickness·61
Handle Thickness·50
Handle Size·50
Handle Comfort82
Surface Hardness·80
Surface Finish75

Material properties

Carbon Feel·15
Carbon Intensity·0
Outer Feel59
Inner Feel73
Wood Feeling89
Crispness54
Softness·32
Elasticity53
Rebound Speed64
Energy Return47
Damping80

Playing profile

Offensive Rating63
Defensive Rating49
Allround Rating89
Beginner Friendliness51
Advanced Potential62
Technique Requirement·57
Spin Sensitivity·60
Passive Stability60
Active Stability40

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