Victas have confirmed that the difference is only cosmetic, the blade design has not changed at all. Personally I prefer the old design as well, but once you put the rubber on, there's not much difference of course.
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| Author: | azv [ 30 Nov 2018, 01:40 ] |
| Post subject: | New Victas Koji Matsushita version |
Just received a new version of the regular VKM: - It comes with the new packaging, like the VKMO - Made in Japan like the original - Same ply construction and thickness - The handle is ~1mm thinner: from the original 23.8mm to 22.8mm - Bouncing a ball without rubbers produces a higher pitch than the original - The measured blade frequency is higher, 1150Hz vs 1070hz of the original - Same weight: ~87g Gallery: https://m.imgur.com/a/gRc281s I’m excited to test this blade, it might be just the normal variation between blades but it seems like I got a slightly faster version of my original VKM maintaing the same weight |
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| Author: | Joo Se Kev [ 30 Nov 2018, 20:12 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Victas Koji Matsushita version |
Be sure to post your thoughts here. Personally, I'm not a fan of the redesign. I like the natural wood finish on handles! |
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| Author: | Japsican [ 01 Dec 2018, 04:51 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Victas Koji Matsushita version |
The variation between the new and old blades in this post are less than the variation of my 2 VKM blades I have now...same model. I bet the actual differences are just a color and handle change. |
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| Author: | notfound123 [ 01 Dec 2018, 05:50 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Victas Koji Matsushita version |
Like you're saying I think it's just the variation between different wood pieces. I personally think the redesign is just graphics, logos, etc. not playing characteristics. And agree with Japsican, no two blades are the same. I have THREE different VKMO versions, all approximately 93-95g. 1) Old box, old blade design 2) New box, old blade design 3) New box, new blade design. All three play a bit different (one is faster, another is noticeably slower and hollow, etc) despite being very very close in weight. |
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| Author: | maddrag [ 01 Dec 2018, 06:14 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Victas Koji Matsushita version |
I got 2 offensive and quite similar. I'm not playing with them as I lost control on defense. Excellent on offense with my chinese rubber. Anyone want them ? They are for sale. |
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| Author: | haggisv [ 04 Dec 2018, 10:07 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Victas Koji Matsushita version |
Victas have confirmed that the difference is only cosmetic, the blade design has not changed at all. Personally I prefer the old design as well, but once you put the rubber on, there's not much difference of course.
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| Author: | azv [ 04 Dec 2018, 15:51 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Victas Koji Matsushita version |
I had a chance to play with it today. It plays very similar to my old one. Slightly harder and more hollow, same flexibility and speed. |
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| Author: | azv [ 07 Mar 2019, 03:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Victas Koji Matsushita version |
An update: I tried this blade (new VKM) a few times in the last three months and I always end up with the same conclusion: it plays good, like my old VKM but it feels horrible, way more hollow than the old model! It has very noticeable "bad" vibrations, almost like the bad Stigas. Another thing I noticed is that in hard FH shots it flexes more than the old model, making it harder to control, I found myself playing less aggressively to avoid this unpredictable shots. Is there any blade on the stiffer side like the VKMO with the speed and softness of the VKM? |
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| Author: | kaesees [ 21 Mar 2019, 04:18 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Victas Koji Matsushita version |
I grabbed a second VKMO a while back when Westchester TTC's store had the old design on sale. I really prefer the aesthetics to the new design, even if they play identically. Did the Yuto Muramatsu blade (which as I recall is just a VKMO with a bleached outer ply and a different colored handle) get a cosmetic redesign, too? |
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| Author: | skilless_slapper [ 21 Mar 2019, 06:05 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Victas Koji Matsushita version |
kaesees wrote: I grabbed a second VKMO a while back when Westchester TTC's store had the old design on sale. I really prefer the aesthetics to the new design, even if they play identically. Did the Yuto Muramatsu blade (which as I recall is just a VKMO with a bleached outer ply and a different colored handle) get a cosmetic redesign, too? Yeah, same bland crap as the other redesigns! https://www.victas.com/en_gb/products/b ... -muramatsu |
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| Author: | maddrag [ 30 Aug 2019, 02:44 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Victas Koji Matsushita version |
The new vkm versions are for all the prior vkm version. The one in the pictiure is the standard vkm. Not the offensive one. |
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| Author: | haggisv [ 30 Aug 2019, 15:45 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Victas Koji Matsushita version |
azv wrote: An update: I tried this blade (new VKM) a few times in the last three months and I always end up with the same conclusion: it plays good, like my old VKM but it feels horrible, way more hollow than the old model! It has very noticeable "bad" vibrations, almost like the bad Stigas. Another thing I noticed is that in hard FH shots it flexes more than the old model, making it harder to control, I found myself playing less aggressively to avoid this unpredictable shots. There is always variation between blades of the same models. If you've got 5 of the same model blades, you'll always have a favourite. The rubbers are another variable, they're not going to be identical, and they're not going to have an identical glue job. |
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