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Next Gen VS OG Homegrown

Discussion in 'The Sesh' started by lategreat808, Jan 31, 2017.

  1. Andrei Ungureanu

    Andrei Ungureanu Member

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    +1 for OG Homegrown, hardwood. You can't go wrong with a hardwood HG. Peace!
     
    Mar 15, 2017
  2. goenKendama

    goenKendama Administrator Staff Member

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    Here are the ID measurements of the cups for comparison:

    OG
    small - 37mm
    big - 41mm
    base - 32mm

    NG
    small - 40mm
    big - 43mm
    base - 35mm

    Catchy Street
    small - 39mm
    big - 41mm
    base - 40mm

    Ozora
    small - 35mm
    big - 39mm
    base - 33mm
     
    Mar 15, 2017
  3. AndrewBenincasa_CNYK

    AndrewBenincasa_CNYK Member

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    Are the edges sharp on the next gen? On my og the edges on the cups and the handstall are super sharp. Does anyone feel the same?
     
    Mar 17, 2017
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  4. goenKendama

    goenKendama Administrator Staff Member

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    I don't have an OG handy but the cup edges of my spectraply are grabbier than the Tribute next to it. I don't know if I'd call them sharp exactly however. The slipstop and base edges feel about normal.
     
    Mar 22, 2017
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  5. AndrewBenincasa_CNYK

    AndrewBenincasa_CNYK Member

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    Yea I just recently tried my friend's next gen. I think that the edges are just super defined on the ken. Its kinda hard to describe but I guess defined is the closest word.
     
    Mar 23, 2017
  6. Mr. Von Braun

    Mr. Von Braun Honed Member

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    This is interesting to see laid out. I love my OG HG's, but with both the small and big cup 2mm larger than Ozora on the OG, why go 1mm less than Ozora on the basecup? Is that accurate? My HG seems to be about even with Ozora on base cup. Even still, why not keep the 2mm increase consistent across the board?
     
    Mar 25, 2017
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  7. goenKendama

    goenKendama Administrator Staff Member

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    It's as accurate as I can manage and it's only one sample. I tried to get the inside diameter of the cup, excluding the rim, so with a pair of digital calipers the best I could do was line up the edges of the "big" side of the tool since the small side usually used for ID measure wouldn't catch on the rim easily. I can have another look again when I'm back in Tokyo if you like.

    I could probably get a better measurement if I made a "stamp" of the cups on to paper then measured that but I'm not sure yet how I'd do that without using ink.
     
    Mar 26, 2017
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  8. Mr. Von Braun

    Mr. Von Braun Honed Member

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    I understand. Maybe something like playdoh will work if you have access to that. I don't think your measurements were far off, but I still wonder why Sweets didn't use the +2mm across the board.
     
    Mar 27, 2017
  9. TheWickEffect

    TheWickEffect Slayer

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    Might have something to do with keeping the spike lighter for lunar balance..
     
    Mar 27, 2017
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  10. Mr. Von Braun

    Mr. Von Braun Honed Member

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    I wouldn't think the extra 2mm in diameter would add that much additional weight to the basecup. You may be right though, as the NG is 2mm greater than Ozora, but much more than 2mm greater in both the sarado cups.
     
    Mar 27, 2017
  11. goenKendama

    goenKendama Administrator Staff Member

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    I was thinking talc on black paper but it's going to be a while before I get back to Tokyo so I'll cogitate on it until then.
     
    Mar 27, 2017
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  12. Congarranza

    Congarranza DS Legend

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    IMG_4347.JPG IMG_4349.JPG OG's on the outsides and NextGenHG in the middle. Note the big cup OG vs small cup NextGenHG
     
    Apr 19, 2017
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  13. Joel Clayton

    Joel Clayton Honed Member

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    Next gen hg's are so good. i'm pretty sure its the same shape as the prime
     
    Apr 20, 2017
  14. lategreat808

    lategreat808 DS Legend

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    I believe it is. I dont have an NEXT to compare to my prime but I will soon. I ordered the mystery homegrown tama, should be today
     
    Apr 20, 2017
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