I was basically in the same boat as you. I've been using a ping Craz-e mallet which I quite like and will never get rid of but this year I was looking to move into a blade. I decided on the ping redwood black satin. Definitely heavier than my craz-e. After trying out many blades in the store it came down to an odyssey or the redwood (both felt good to me) and I decided to stick with Ping.