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  1. Musa III

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Musa III'

    Musa 3 The Musa 3 is a very under rated rubber in the market today. Much attention has been given on newer and faster ESN rubbers, the Musa 3 seem to be not given much attention by players. There are ESN rubbers that were released by TT companies with rubbers like Roxxon, GTT rubbers that are...
  2. Vega Spo

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Vega Spo'

    The Vega SPO is already in the market for a long time when I tested it. Tony of Tony's Table Tennis informed me that the Vega SPO is a best -selling short pimpled rubber in Japan but seem no to have caught the attention of people outside Japan. It has a medium soft sponge. The sponge feels like...
  3. Zeta Offensive+

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Zeta Offensive+'

    Testing was done with Xiom Omega VII Pro, Vega Intro, Vega SPO and Musa 3 rubbers. The ZOC+ blade weighs 84 grams but the range of weight is85-87 grams. The blade has a medium stiff feel. It feels stiffer than the Feel AX blade and a tad faster but it almost has the same feel. I am not sure if...
  4. Vega Intro

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Vega Intro'

    - this is a very under rated beginenr's rubber although the characteristics of this rubber is even good enough for advanced and intermediate level of players. Speed is OFF-, it is slightly faster than the Yasaka Mark V but it has the classic feel of Japanese rubbers in older times. The Vega...
  5. Rhyzer 43

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Rhyzer 43'

    - 66 grams uncut - medium to medium soft - off+ The Rhyzer 43 is a toned down version of the Rhyzer 48. It is labeled as 43 degrees but the total hardness with the sponge seems to be medium and sometimes even harder than the usual 45 degree rubbers that I have tried like the Joola s Maxxx 450...
  6. Rhyzer 48

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Rhyzer 48'

    The Joola Rhyzer 48 is hands down the fastest ESN rubber in the market right now. I have tested it bought with a not-so-known Pro Spin Power blade which is an off+ balsa-carbon blade and the Xiom Feel Ax which is a softer Viscaria blade. People have asked me to compare this with the Xiom Omega...
  7. Omega VII Euro

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Omega VII Euro'

    I got to review this for megaspin.net and xiomtt.com. The Omega VII Euro is the younger brother of the Omega VII Pro having a lesser amount of speed and slightly lesser amount of spin. Just like the previous series, the euro version is always the more controllable one except for the Omega V Euro...
  8. Omega VII Pro

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Omega VII Pro'

    I got this from megaspin.net and xiomtt korea. The Omega VII Pro is the newest Xiom rubber that was just released this January. I have this rubber late December 2017 and I was able to fully test this for a few weeks. This is indeed a different ESN rubber because it doesn't feel like the previous...
  9. Feel ZX3

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Feel ZX3'

    The Xiom ZX3 blade is the flagship blade of the Xiom Feel Series. This is also the most expensive blade among the 8 newly released blades in the Feel series. I had the opportunity to play with this blade for several weeks at the same time testing this. The ZX3 has a very high quality...
  10. Feel HX

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Feel HX'

    The HX version is a thinner version of the HX Pro with the same Kiso Hinoki outer plies. The blade has slightly wider wing part compared to older models like the Omega or Vega Series blades. The handles of the 2 blades are thicker by a millimeter. Usually, when I measured the older blades they...
  11. Feel HX Pro

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Feel HX Pro'

    The HX Pro is purely a balde with pure brute force. I Do not knwo why this is labelled as OFF only but suppsoedly this is OFF+ with a stiff feeling. I tested this blade using a Xiom Vega Europe DF rubber and also with some Chinese rubbers. The Hx Pro blade is the thickest blade in the Xiom Feel...
  12. Feel ZX1

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Feel ZX1'

    The ZX1 has burnt or heat treated limba outer plies. The Xiom website has pictures of the ZX1 having hinoki outer pleis but in reality it has limba outer. I think this was just an error posting in Xiom's part. The ZX1 is a lightweight offensive blade with good control. It is about 85-87 grams in...
  13. Feel AX

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Feel AX'

    Xiom Feel AX -84 grams, medium stiff This has Koto outer plies wirth Carbon Aramid layers. This is my favorite blade among the feel series blades (my personal preference among all Feel blades but ZX3 and ZX2 are awesome too). This is cheapfor a composite blade among the Feel blades and if I...
  14. Feel SX

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Feel SX'

    Xiom Feel SX Anegre are the top plies of the Xiom Feel SX blade. Anigre is an African hardwood used by several blades in the market like Yasaka an some Butterfly blades. The Janka hardness of Anigre is substantially harder at around 700+ compared to the Janka value of Limba which is around...
  15. Peter Pan

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Peter Pan'

    This is the best slow looping blade of Nexy. Blade feels like slower than Off- sometimes but it is indeed in the Off- class. It feels like a Stiga Offensive classic but feels a tad harder though at the same speed. It has the flex and softness that slow but spinny loopers need. The control is...
  16. Aria Lite

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Aria Lite'

    Got mine for 80 grams. Head size is 157 x 150mm. It is indeed lighter than the original Aria but not slower. This is slower than the Tibhar Stratus Powerwood but has more flex and control. This is an Off- to Off 5 ply all wood blade with Limba outer plies. It is a good all around blade for...
  17. Vega Euro

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Vega Euro'

    A medium-fast blade that is light at about 83-86 grams. I think this is the blade that stands out after Stradivarius among Xiom blades. It is highly underrated and the blade itself has a better feel even when you compared to viscaria and timo boll alc blades. It is slightly slower than viscaria...
  18. Karis M

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Karis M'

    The Karis M is a medium soft Japanese rubber. It is slightly softer than the M+ version. The Karis M is a linear rubber with above average spin. It is made from the factory that makes Stiga rubbers in Japan as well as ITC and Nittaku Soulspin. The topsheet is grippy and produces a good amount of...
  19. Earth E-4

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Earth E-4'

    This is an amazing clone for the Nittaku Violin. It has the same construction. It is a bit heavier compared to the original Violin but feels more solid when hitting the ball. My E-4 was about 90 grams in weight. The blade is medium stiff but has some flex to loop the ball easily. A tad lower in...
  20. Target 40+ Turbo

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Target 40+ Turbo'

    The new 40+ version of the Target National seems to be frustrating. Just like the Euro Target version the new 40+ Target seems to have a very low throw that the ball hits the net always no matter how much effort you place on the ball contact. I never had any problems with the old Target National...
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