Stiga Cybershape Carbon which was launched at the beginning of 2022 made a splash with its very unique head shape. Afterwards, ”Cybershape’ became an new blade family by the launching of ‘Cybershape Wood’. And, in the middle of 2023, Stiga added an innovative idea – CWT – to ‘Cybershape’ series. There are times when player wants to change the center of weight of the blade depending on the condition of the day or the environment of the match, but for conventional table tennis blades it hasn’t been possible. But, new ‘CWT’ system developed by Stiga makes it possible by chaiging the button at the end of handle. Instead of conventional logo plate that is usually attached at the end of handle, Stiga provides three replaceable buttons whose weights are 3g, 6g and 9g respectively. The buttons are attached by the magnet at the end of the handle of ‘CWT’ blade. By attaching the button with additional weight, the center of gravity can be pulled down from the end of the head to the handle. ‘Cybershape Carbon CWT’ is the ‘Cybershape Carbon’ with this innovative idea. Except for the addition of ‘CWT’ system, ‘Cybershape Carbon CWT’ is basically identical to original ‘Cybershape Carbon’.

Instead of the metal plate, there is a round groove at the end of the handle, and there is a magnet inside the groove. Player can leave this groove empty, or add a button with additional weight.

The weight buttons are packed in a small box enclosed in the box, and the tool used to remove the buttons is included.

Player can select the additional weight among 3g, 6g and 9g. Or player can leave the groove empty.

Button is easly attached by magnets. Adding weight button increases the total weight of the blade. However, since the weight is added at the end of the handle, the burden on the player’s wrist does not increase. An important feature of the CWT system is that even the heaviest 9g button is not too burdensome.

The convex on the back of the button is the part that sticks to the magnet inside the handle.

If the basic weight of the blade is 86g, the player can choose one of four total weights of 86g, 89g, 92g, and 95g, and the heavier the weight, the lower the center of gravity toward the handle. Since the position of the weight is at thehandle end, even in case the total weight is 95g, on the wrist it feels like the weighs of 86g or less.

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