Not too stiff, not too floppy, this head works great. The hickory shaft is a bit too tough for mixed weapons sparring, but they'll fit on round rattan shafts just fine. There were marks and nicks from the manufacturing process, though these were not really noticeable unless you were very close. My only complaint is that one has to jury-rig a way to fix the head to the shaft, as it will go flying a
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