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This is an excellent rubber to use for a beginner. One of the best feeling rubbers around. In addition to that, it is deceptively spinny when it comes to those slow spins. The only drawback is speed perhaps, if you're focusing on an offensive game. However, I believe using a off++ blade can counter that deficiency although will probably mean sacrificing on the spin. Regardless, it is much cheaper than alternatives and one of the best value rubbers I've ever used.

This is the best rubber I've used. While the performance naturally drops after a while, it is still better than any copy out there. The thing that separates this rubber from other 'competitors' is the fact that you get a real 'feel' of the spin you put on and despite the rubber being one of the fastest it is very consistent, so easy to adapt to without losing much control.

The Nexy Arirang is a 7 ply blade. The blade reviewed was 83grams and has 2 layers of aramid carbon. The aramid carbon gives the blade a soft touch, slower than a TBS. I would of liked for the blade to have a bit more speed, sometimes I did not feel it had the spark needed for my shots. However one department this blade excels in is it's control. If you are after a carbon that doesn't have to much speed, this is a very good choice.

The Nexy Kanaph is a 5 ply (2 carbon layers) blade that has stunning looks. Below is a video review I did with Tom testing out both the Nexy Kanaph and the Arirang blade. Here are some quick details about the kanaph blade:

- Direct, low Trajectory
- Excellent for close range shots such as flicks, counter topspins and punch shots
- Fast (Off + blade)
- Dual impact (crisp sound)
- Solid sweetspot

This blade I feel is quick and suited for advanced players who have developed a solid technique.

Enjoy the review below which looks at both the Nexy and the Arirang blade.

This blade is a unique blade.

the ply build is 6, with 1 side being All+ and the other being ALL-.

it works very well with pipped rubbers,and i enjoyed using short pips especially on this blade.It feels as if it was designed for short pips.

However,do not get worried.Whether you are a Allrounder,to an offender or a defender,this blade will somehow suit you.

as a defender,lp on the bh and a thin sponged short pip on fh will do.
as an all rounder,sp on both sides will do
as an offender, max sponge sp will do.

by twiddling,you will be able to change the pace of the game easily.their is a noticeable difference between the sides.

An incredible feeling is the lightness of this blade.I am actually amazed by all the work of Dr N and how he can make such light but good blades that do not even feel head heavy with rubbers on them.

if you have the money and being an EJ,then why not?give this blade a try,it might suit you!

A rubber with great control is the major positive of this rubber, which is also why the rubber is ideal for anyone wanting to improve on their strokes. This rubber is a bit slower than most though however, so if you are playing with a fast rubber such as Tenergy then switching to this may not feel very good.

This is a very high quality blade which you will notice as soon as you hold the blade in your hand. I think this is suited for the attacking player and perhaps a more experienced player too as the blade is quite fast. I was previously using the Ma Lin Carbon blade which is very light so I can't really comment on the weight of this blade as it does feel a bit heavy in comparison to my previous blade - but not enough to affect performance. Although the price of this blade is expensive I do believe Stiga products are of the highest quality.

Hello everybody this is my first review , that's why i choose a blade what i played for about 3-4 years. I will give you my tl dr already now : This blade is not stable/ consistent enough for what i would call a solid all/all+ blade. Of course the blade also has its advantages but they are not big enough in my opinion. In retrospect i dont know why i played with it so long ( i also owned 4 pieces of it) , i think because it makes me uncomfortable to change my gear too much. I'll try to explain to you whats going on with that blade.

The pros:
- It produces slow very spinny forehand topspins when attacking on backspin
- The forehandblock is really good to control and the blade gives it an extra catapult effect because of its elasticity
- quite easyli to do short and chop backhandblocks
- good feeling for short-game
- good feeling to control the length of the serves
- good feeling to control the rotation of the serves
- good controllable defense strokes on fore- and backhand

Disadvantages:
- heavy
- high vibrations that made me feel that it is impossible to get a routine in my strokes. Especially on sidespin receive it behaved horrible if i wanted to answer with topspin
- extremely difficult to receive a long ball with heavy backspin with chop
- BIG disadvantage: i never experienced that it is so difficult to do smashshots on high balls with forward rotation as with that blade. i could do better shots on these balls with my bare hand
- it is nearly impossible to do really hard and fast spins to end a point. in mid-air it seems that the ball is losing all its energy and if you come to higher classes they will shoot you these balls in your face ( my experience)
- now comes the no-go of this blade: absolutely 0-Feeling to : receive serves with heavy side spin, forward spin or no spin with the backhand, it was for me like i would have a hammer in my hand. IN ADDITION because the blade is really heavy the change from fore to backhand feels like you have to turn a truck and it is really hard to generate acceleration. Even if you managed to accelerate enough, i dont know how i can describe it else, i just makes BLOB. Nothing comes out of it . The spin is slow and has not enough rotation or power to get any benefit from it. The offensive of the backhand is dead on this blade.
- Last but not least: There is a reason why i had 4 pieces of this blade. My first blade lost again and again the gripshell (?? i dont know what is the right word for it, i hope you understand) . Because of that i bought a second one and it was like a total different balde. Not just a bit different like it is usual because it is a wooden product. It was a lot heavier, it was totally off balance, its centroid was far too much on the head of the blade. It was unplayable for me so i repaired over and over again my old one. After some time i got 2 more blades of this type as a gift from people who didnt like it. The third one was similar to my actual racket and i could use it. The fourth one was again completely different. I dont know if it is this EPOX technology that is producing this variation in results. I got 4 blades with the same name but actually it was 3 different types of blades.

So again my conclusion is. If you are looking for a solid all / all+ blade I am sure you can find better options than this blade!

I hope the review was at least a bit helpful and excuse my english. (i have no idea how to set commas

I use this rubber on my backhand (red) in 1,8mm. This rubber is absolutely amazing when it comes to spin. So if you like to loop, or even chop, this rubber will do wonders. It's also very good if you like to lob away from the table. This rubber isn't very fast, so it's pretty much the perfect rubber for beginners. Note; The Akkadi Taichi is SUPER tacky. It's just as tacky as H3. (I have not tried the "black sponge" version)

Today's equipment is getting faster and faster. But the game is not just about speed.
Equally important is spin and control and this is where the Yasaka Extra comes in.

Firstly, YE (as it is known) has been around for few decades (I can't remember how long)

It is rated as an allround 5 play blade, which offers great control.
Together with offensive type of rubbers, one is able to provide great attacking shots, while controlling the ball

However with the lack of offensive speed, this blade is not suitable for far from the table player - unless you relying your power from your technique and not from your blade.

Overall, I would stat, juniors/beginners should all start off with this blade, as this can teach you how to perform your own power and not borrowing it from the blade technology and in the same time, your control and spin development can continue to improve

Impressions after several practice session (H8 on FH + Nexy Calix):


a) tackiness - it is a mildly tacky rubber, the level of tackiness is nowhere near N3 Neo. Which for me translates into slightly worse short game, and not as much spin on "brushy" serves. But still, H8 is much less bouncy than pretty much any modern tensor rubber.


b) driving the ball - easier with H8 than H3 Neo because H8 is less tacky. Same considerations apply to passive blocking.


c) looping - the grip is good, quite reliable, but one needs to engage the sponge a bit more when looping using H8 in order to generate the same amount of spin as with H3 Neo. The arc is a bit lower than with H3 Neo, as noted by other reviewers. Looping against backspin requires more effort using H8 than H3 Neo.


d) speed - at medium swing shots H8 feels a touch faster than H3 Neo, but at full swing H3 Neo is faster and spinnier.


If you want to see H8 in action, here is a video of a practice session using Nexy Calix with H8 on FH and 5Q+ on BH. I'm the player in orange shirt.




Video segments relevant to this review:
22:00 - alternating FH/BH loops against block
26:30 - FH to FH drives
29:50 - FH loop against block

UPDATE:
First match of the season using Calix 2 and H8 on FH.

I have been playing with these shoes for a while and I like them very much. It's a light shoe that is very comfortable and grippy. I have been playing with them for three month and they are very durable so far. They are pretty cheap so if you like the design I think this is one of the more price worthy shoe on the TT market that I have tried.

This rubber is so far the best suited rubber for my FH.
If you want to use it properly you have to use it on off+ or off++ blade . Do not even try it on def or all blade .(you will end with lots of balls in the net).
I really like the linear curve of speed with this rubber. If you hit softly it has a low bounce . But if you use your whole body ,then it just go fast (but not as fast as andro rasant series of rubbers ).....
This sponge of the rubber needs to get in playing condition ,so you have to play about 2-4 Hours to it get softer and more response .
The control is a little bit difficult without good technique.
The weight is medium ass all top rubbers from different brands .
Spin is just great .. especially for serves. you can hit it soft or hard there is always a great amount of spin .
I like the feel it gives me, when i`m using powerstrokes.... just perfect.
Overall i can only recommend this rubber .

when someone is saying this rubber is fast is not true .. it is somewhere in the middle .. you need a lot of power in hand. it`s slower than DHS NEO H3 and far from Andro Rasant Grip
But this soft sponge give it a lot of control near the net . Great for opening loops .
Spin is good but not as the Andro R G or DHS H3
Blocking is good and precise.
Overall this rubber is Great for short to table game ,but not to distance play (unless you have a spare arms).
The control from this rubber is incredible, you can return practically all with this rubber .But i can not recommend it to someone who is learning Table Tennis .
Robert

ps.: I have played 3 matches with this rubber (both sides 80FX, off- blade) and 3 with my Andro Rasant Grip and DHS NEO H3 (off+ blade). 3 wins for BF 80FX (with great lead ) , and 3 loses (tight) with Andro and H3. But i do not like the softness of the rubber so i will try to go for non FX version (because of lack of the speed)

I acquired this rubber very cheaply,and gave it a try.

Description:Black topsheet with a black sponge.The sponge has a glue layer already attached.

Speed:This rubber comes pre-tuned,and this provides an excellent speed,even though the rubber is tacky.The tuning gives it a very pleasant 'feel',which i was satisfied with.

Spin:Being a tacky rubber,it had excellent spin capabilities.From looping,to chopping,the spin gave trouble to opponents.

Control:A controllable rubber.Not too slow and not too fast,it it perfectly balanced.

I already have this rubber for 3 months on my blade,and the tuning effect has not yet worn of.

For those who like tacky rubbers but also speed,then this is your ideal choice.

I was quite surprised at the amount of control this blade has to offer,even though it has two layers of carbon.

Rubbers used:
Nexy Demian(bh)
Palio CJ8000(Tacky)(FH)

With the cj8000 it felt a bit moderate in speed,and the control was excellent.The tackiness of the sheet allowed me to topspin well,as well as play a controllable short game.

On the flipside,the demian being a bit of a bouncy rubber,had less control,but still a good amount.The demian serves as a good allround rubber.

The blade had a dead feel,like all carbon blades,but that diddnt affect play in any way.

This blade has good potential.even though it is not extremely fast,it will still suit an Allround to offensive palyer

I tried this Barracuda on Stiga Maplewood NCT V CPen. My previous blade is Yasaka Musashi Deluxe JPen with Yasaka Mark V.

Although some reviews say this rubber is slow, as I have been using a more orthodox rubber Yasaka Mark V I feel this Barracuda is not that slow (although this could partly be due to the fast Maplewood.

I find the high throw is a big problem to me as the ball tends to go over the table even if I try to hit the ball very lite. This might be somewhat compensated by reducing the thickness to 1.8mm.

I usually mix some various directions of side spin when I drive, and it is obvious that this Barracuda provides better spin than the previous Yasaka Mark V. However this at the same time means I will also be more sensitive to incoming spin from opponent.

I use Yasaka Mark V on Yasaka Musashi racket (JPen). Actually this Yasaka Musashi racket was initially with Yasaka V-Stage but I felt it did not fit me very well and switched to Mark V.

Overall I find Mark V quite an "average" rubber - not particularly fast/bouncy, reasonable tackiness yet not affected by the opponent's spin too much, therefore generally speaking it suits an all-round player like myself.

On the other hand, the advantageous "average" spec could also be a disadvantage for more advanced players. Considering that more high performance rubbers have been developed nowadays, this orthodox rubber may not fulfill advanced players' demand. In that case depends on their requirement they'd better upgrade to other faster/spinner rubbers.

Not the greatest looking and most durable shoes out there. But they definitely are very good as far as the comfort and feel is concerned, it's passion to play when wearing these shoes.

overall this rubber is no good for me, not much speed, but i can get great amounts of spin with it, and its block is also alright,it is hard to control though, especially far away from the table, i just dont like it