Ever after Xiom signed Hugo, I was wondering what blade he will use.
It is pretty certain that Xiom will made a named blade for him, But I am just wondering what composite would it be.
Today I got the answer. My coach Sherwin got the Hugo Calderano blade, and I have tried for around 10 minutes.
To conclude, it feels pretty unique.
First, it's a outter fibre blade with koto as the first ply.
Second the fibre, Xiom calls it Super Arylate. And the catch is, there is no carbon with it, like the Butterfly ZLF or AL blades.
How it feel? Here is some of my conclusion:
1 Although it is a outter fibre blade, it doesn't feel very fast or stiff. The dwell time feels long.
It feels slower than the AZXi (both alc and zlc side).
2 To compare with other outter fibre blade like Viscaria, the biggest difference is the feel. Hugo feels quite woody, with no vibration, while the Butterfly fibre blades normally with quite amount of vibration (even the zlf blade).
3 Because of the woody feel, the touch game is really good with the Hugo blade. And the control during top spin is quite good as well.
4 I've played mostly inner fibre blades in the past few years (mainly DHS blades) and never played outter blades. But after playing Hugo, I would really want to give it a try and considering buy one myself.
5 Blocking and flat hitting feels good because of the outer fibre composite.
I feel it pretty unique, because this is probably the most woody feeling outer fibre blade I've ever play so far. Less vibration than most of the butterfly carbon blades.
I played it for only 10 minutes and I can't make any in depth review and comparison.
Check Sherwin's channel, he will probably post a in depth review soon:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4JbqJ-oq1BtLLr7v-ZMG0A
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