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Clipper Wood vs Viscaria
Clipper Wood is a 7-ply all-wood OFF that has been sold new in Europe for decades. Viscaria is the 1993 outer-ALC template. Combined speed favours Viscaria; Clipper keeps more wood dwell and a lower street price.
This is not a fair “which is better” test. It is the fork between staying on wood and stepping into fibre. Coaches still start talented juniors on Clipper-class woods before Viscaria.
If Clipper already feels slow in your hand, Viscaria (or Innerforce Layer ALC) is the Butterfly step. If Viscaria felt metallic, Clipper is a valid step back, not a downgrade.
| Clipper Wood | Viscaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Stiga | Butterfly |
| Style | OFF | OFF |
| Construction | All wood | Outer ALC |
| Speed | 88 | 92 |
| Control | 84 | 80 |
| Stiffness | 78 | 88 |
| Weight | 92 g | 86 g |
| Price | €55 | €180 |
| Score | 9.2 | 9.5 |
Profile
- Clipper Wood
- Viscaria
Zoomed 50–100 scale · the inner ring is 50, not 0, so gaps around the average actually show.
Speed
88
-4 vs Viscaria
Control
84
+4 vs Viscaria
Stiffness
78
-10 vs Viscaria
Verdict
Wood versus outer ALC. Clipper for dwell and price; Viscaria for the fibre kick the rest of the world copied.
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