Powerful mono-ply penholder blade. �Platinum� means super quality. Only 5-10% of HONMASA Kiso Hinoki woods are selected for PLATINUM class. The premium class woods provides perfect sound and feel.

The HONMASA Kiso Hinoki woods of the quality slightly under Platinum class are classified as �Gold.� GOLD also boasts very high quality though which can be accepted by professional players.

Chinese Penhold
Super premium mono-ply Kiso Hinoki penholder blade. Among the PLATINUM class HONMASA Kiso Hinoki woods, which is already premium class wood, only top quality woods are selected for this �Special� version. ATHENA SPECIAL boasts even more beautiful appearance and clearer sound than ATHENA PLATINUM. Its rounded head and Chinese-type handle is focused on speedy close-to-table offense/block strategy. Super quality Kiso Hinoki will provide great pleasure of table tennis. ATHENA SPECIAL CP is suitable for both of close-to-table topspin with pimple-in rubber and classic fast attack with pimple-out rubber.

Japanese Penhold
Super premium mono-ply Kiso Hinoki penholder blade. Among the PLATINUM class HONMASA Kiso Hinoki woods, which is already premium class wood, only top quality woods are selected for this �Special� version. ATHENA SPECIAL boasts even more beautiful appearance and clearer sound than ATHENA PLATINUM. Its long squared head and Japanese-type handle is focused on all-range topspin strategy. It will provide players extreme level of pleasure of playing through the high performance and great feel due to super quality Kiso Hinoki.