Latest reviews

Crisp touch, soft feeling - very good blade!
Pros
  • Good contralable amount of speed
  • Crispy touch with enough directness
  • High control
  • High build quality
Cons
  • very unique playing feel - you have to test it
The wood is one of my favorites. It has a direct and harder touch, but a softer feel due to the gluing. The ball contact time is very high. It plays quite close to a solid blade for a carbon blade, but much stiffer and with less vibration.
Speed
8.5
Control
9.2
Hardness
8
Durability
9.2
High control outer fiber blade
Pros
  • great control
  • enough speed
  • not to hard
  • little vibration
  • very good workmanship
This is a very interesting blade from Xiom.
The blade is an outer construction with NO Carbon, only a synteliac fiber.

The blade has good speed and a great feeling. In comparison to other outer carbon blade the SAL is not so fast and has a longer ball contact. Compared to innerforce blades the ball contact is shorter.
It has more control than outer carbon blades. But the SAL is direct and crisp overall.

The blade works very good with hard rubbers.
It is maybe 5-10% slower compared to the HAL from Xiom.
Speed
8.8
Control
9.5
Hardness
7.5
Durability
10
One member found this helpful.
Classic Inner Carbon Blade with a fantastic feeling
Pros
  • high control
  • medium speed
  • good feeling
  • very high processing
This is a classic blade! Medium speed with power for enough offensive blade. Very good feeling and a little bit of vibration. The feeling of the blade is not to hard.
Speed
8.5
Control
9
Hardness
7
Durability
9.6
Soft, stiffed, controlled blade
Pros
  • great feeling
  • high control
  • not much vibration
Cons
  • very light weight
I play the Fire Fall FC with the new design. This blade is awesome. If you like soft blades with not to much vibration the Fire Fall FC is very good for you!

The FFFC is a perfect blade for looping AND blocking. You can use the blade very variable. The blade gives you a great feeling with its softness. The blade is not fast as a ZX Gear In or ALC blades. But you have high control.

I play a heavy blade with 87g. Mainly the Fire Fall FC blades are around 80g.
Speed
7.8
Control
9.4
Hardness
5.5
Durability
9
Inner carbon blade with moderate speed and high control
Pros
  • Speed
  • Control - easy to play
  • Block
Cons
  • big size
The Shang Kun is a very good inner carbon blade from Tibhar. The blade is not so fast like the other innerforce blades. Therefor the SKAC is a good choice for the non pro players.

The blade has a great sability and enough speed to play an offensive playstyle. The control is high and much higher than the other Pro Player inner carbon blades.
Speed
8.6
Control
9.4
Hardness
7
Durability
8.4
Well balanced 7ply wood
Pros
  • balanced 7ply wood
  • good speed and control
Cons
  • not stiff like a carbon blade
I think the Dyna Seven is one of the well balanced 7ply woods on the market. You have a high control and enough speed to play a variable game.
Speed
7.8
Control
8.6
Hardness
7.8
Durability
9
V
vanjr
Any idea how it compares to the Koki Niwa wood or Swat series?
2gether
2gether
Koki Niwa wood is significantly faster and much stiffer than the Dyna Seven.
  • Like
Reactions: vanjr
Inner Carbon blade with a fantastic feeling
The Fire Fall FC is a great blade. The blade has a excellent feeling and is well balanced in speed and control. The blade don't vibrate much. You can play very equal and the blade won't let you down.

When you combine the blade with fast rubbers, you have a powerful, high performance setup.
Speed
8.4
Control
9.4
Hardness
5.5
Durability
7
Exciting offensive wood
The ZX-Gear IN is a clear offensiv blade. It is flexible and has a soft touch for a carbon blade. When I play actively, the wood has a lot of speed. When I play passively, the wood takes out noticeable punch and gives me more control.
All in all one of the beste inner carbon blade i've ever played!
Speed
8.5
Control
8.5
Hardness
6.5
Durability
9
One member found this helpful.
P1ngP0ng3r
P1ngP0ng3r
Hi, have you played a Korbel? If so, is the handle (size/width) similar to Korbel?
2gether
2gether
No, i don't play a korbel yet.
Top