Time to throw out an old blade

Alois and Jeff

About 30 years ago I purchased a Stiga Offensive Kjell Johansson blade and used it for several years. I currently use a tibhar blade and have a Stiga all round evolution blade as a backup. Recently I wondered how my old blade would compare to a modern one. It seems horribly slow and makes a distinctive high pitched sound when hitting the ball (it has fairly new Friendship 729 fx rubbers on it). I have noticed on earlier posts you have said that blades can go soft with age. Is it time to throw this blade out, or can it be improved by sealing it, or should I get a job directing planes at an airport?

Hi Nigel,

They do tend to go a bit softer after a long time... 30 years is a long time...

However, these things are a bit of a collectors item... If you look online you will see that they fetch a good price!  Could be sitting on a goldmine here.