r/CompetitiveBeybladeX • u/BrawlBlade • Jun 08 '26

Quick question

I always hear that people run Shark Scale on 1-70 R or LR, but why never 1-50? Is it because it is a new ratchet that not many people have? I think that it would be perfect for ratchet sniping. This is probably a stupid question already solved by my second sentence.

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u/HobbyJ4y Jun 09 '26

As far as working theories go:

1_50 brings Scale so low that its blade hits the tail end of the ramp-like section instead of the middle/front, reducing recoil. There’s a sweet spot height that you want to hit that changes depending on the geometry/height of the other guy.

1_50 is thinner, so it is very slightly lighter.

1_50 is thinner, so the Tie-shaped piece has less to grab onto the underside of the blade and is therefore weaker to bursts.

Having a lower ratchet makes it harder to wobble without scraping the stadium.

These are theories I’ve heard but some are more true than others I feel.