New Xiom Blades Series: Hugo Calderano and Lee Seungsoo (TMX / ALX)

[doppelmoral]

Xiom has released a new series of blades. For now, 3 Blades are coming out, and its possible to pre-purchase them on XIOM Korea's website.

The most outstanding thing to me is that they are all very light blades.
EDIT: The Country of Manufacture is Korea. Previously, Xiom Korea wrote on their website that the country of manufacture was Germany. Seems like it was a mistake or typo, and they fixed it

I am currently using AJH TMXi Pro, but the new updated Hugo TMXi Pro does not really intrigue me. Don't get me wrong, I still want to try it out, but I assume that with the new weight and headsize, it will be quite a different blade. The ALX Pro however sounds very interesting. I wonder if that will be the blade that Hugo will swap to , or if he will keep using his Hugo HAL.

I do not have any information yet as of when those blades will come to other countries outside of Korea. I am pretty sure that I will try at least one of those blades eventually, so when I get more news or playing impressions, I will update.

1. Hugo TMXi Pro Surpreme (FL, ST) (inner)
Outer Veneer: Limba, Middle Veneer: Ayous, Special Material: Trimetrix
Thickness: 6.0mm
Average Weight: 84g
Headsize: 158x152
Country of Manufacture: Korea

Balanced feel of lightweight and high performance, clear and crisp feel

2. Hugo ALX Pro Surpreme (FL, ST) (outer)
Outer Veneer: Koto , Special Material: Axylium Carbon, Middle Layer: Ayous
Thickness: 5.8mm
Average Weight 83g
Headsize: 160x152
Country of Manufacture: Korea

Low Temperature Process to maintain wooden feeling. lightweight blade. larger headsize for a more powerful impact

3. Lee Seung Soo ALX Light (FL, ST) (outer)
Outer Veneer: Koto, Special Material: Axylium Carbon, Middle Layer: Ayous
Thickness: 5.8
Average Weight: 83g
Headsize: 157x150
Country of Manufacture: Korea

light weight with sharp catapult, designed to accommodate for all players including young players, beginners, females and professional athletes. powerful and precise yet maintains the natural feeling of wood

 

[CallMeZaddy]

Wonder why they changed the manufacturing from Korea to Germany. Their Korean made blades were always very high quality.

The low weight and enlarged head size makes me think these blades are going to be pretty head heavy.

 

[ander999]

Interested in these blades, have used the TMX and TMXi (AJH) before. They were too head heavy for me and would like the weight to be more toward the handle.

 

[pedro.dantas]

Wonder why they changed the manufacturing from Korea to Germany. Their Korean made blades were always very high quality.

The low weight and enlarged head size makes me think these blades are going to be pretty head heavy.

Yep

 

[kapahoo]

Promising shape of the handles. Almost conical.

 

[piligrim]

Handle of Lee Seung Soo ALX looks exactly same as Hugo ALX

 

[rbtitco]

Getting rid of the HAL was crazy. Maybe it cost too much to make or something.

 

[ThePongCommenter]

I do not have any information yet as of when those blades will come to other countries outside of Korea. I am pretty sure that I will try at least one of those blades eventually, so when I get more news or playing impressions, I will update.

The more interesting question is when they will be discontinued - I have my money on one year after the release date as is Xiom tradition, so load up soon folks!

 

[CallMeZaddy]

Wondering what the different between LSS ALX Light and 36.5 ALX. Besides the weight, the specs seem similar

 

[Yurifi]

Xiom has released a new series of blades. For now, 3 Blades are coming out, and its possible to pre-purchase them on XIOM Korea's website.

The most outstanding thing to me is that they are all very light blades, and also that they are manufactured in Germany (according to Xiom Korea). Their high-end products had previously been made in Korea. I am currently using AJH TMXi Pro, but the new updated Hugo TMXi Pro does not really intrigue me. Don't get me wrong, I still want to try it out, but I assume that with the new weight and headsize, it will be quite a different blade. The ALX Pro however sounds very interesting. I wonder if that will be the blade that Hugo will swap to , or if he will keep using his Hugo HAL.

I do not have any information yet as of when those blades will come to other countries outside of Korea. I am pretty sure that I will try at least one of those blades eventually, so when I get more news or playing impressions, I will update.

1. Hugo TMXi Pro Surpreme (FL, ST) (inner)
Outer Veneer: Limba, Middle Veneer: Ayous, Special Material: Trimetrix
Thickness: 6.0mm
Average Weight: 84g
Headsize: 158x152
Country of Manufacture: Germany

Balanced feel of lightweight and high performance, clear and crisp feel

2. Hugo ALX Pro Surpreme (FL, ST) (outer)
Outer Veneer: Koto , Special Material: Axylium Carbon, Middle Layer: Ayous
Thickness: 5.8mm
Average Weight 83g
Headsize: 160x152
Country of Manufacture: Germany

Low Temperature Process to maintain wooden feeling. lightweight blade. larger headsize for a more powerful impact

3. Lee Seung Soo ALX Light (FL, ST) (outer)
Outer Veneer: Koto, Special Material: Axylium Carbon, Middle Layer: Ayous
Thickness: 5.8
Average Weight: 83g
Headsize: 157x150
Country of Manufacture: Germany

light weight with sharp catapult, designed to accommodate for all players including young players, beginners, females and professional athletes. powerful and precise yet maintains the natural feeling of wood

interesting, Hugo TMXi Pro is the same side as non-pro AJH TMXi, AJH TMXi Pro was 160x152 … like Hugo ALX will be …

 

[Arkady]

2 questions that come to my mind:
1. Has Calderano TMXi the exact same composition with AJH TMXi? If yes, how come the Calderano TMXi is so much lighter, given the fact that it is also thicker than AJH TMXi? (6.0 vs 5.9)
2. Will AJH TMXi be discontinued? AJH left Xiom a while now.

 

[Yurifi]

2 questions that come to my mind:
1. Has Calderano TMXi the exact same composition with AJH TMXi? If yes, how come the Calderano TMXi is so much lighter, given the fact that it is also thicker than AJH TMXi? (6.0 vs 5.9)
2. Will AJH TMXi be discontinued? AJH left Xiom a while now.

well, my first thought was - okay, this is a good blade, which is also selling good. they want to keep it, but cannot be named AJH anymore. so I guess it was just renamed? 5.9 to 6.0 maybe just a little offset, like there is weight always displayed with +/-, if you know what I mean.

on the other hand - so were Hugo SAL/HAL and they discontinued them ...

 

[Arkady]

well, my first thought was - okay, this is a good blade, which is also selling good. they want to keep it, but cannot be named AJH anymore. so I guess it was just renamed? 5.9 to 6.0 maybe just a little offset, like there is weight always displayed with +/-, if you know what I mean.

on the other hand - so were Hugo SAL/HAL and they discontinued them ...

Yes I know what you mean, blades do not have exact weight and there are discrepancies.
But AJH TMXi had a nominal average weight of 88gr and 5.9 thickness, while Calderano TMXi has a nominal avearge weight of 84gr with same dimensions and 6.0 thickness. 4 gr to the nominal weight is a big difference.

I hope they don't discontinue AJH TMXi, it's my best blade so far.

 

[Yurifi]

Yes I know what you mean, blades do not have exact weight and there are discrepancies.
But AJH TMXi had a nominal average weight of 88gr and 5.9 thickness, while Calderano TMXi has a nominal avearge weight of 84gr with same dimensions and 6.0 thickness. 4 gr to the nominal weight is a big difference.

I hope they don't discontinue AJH TMXi, it's my best blade so far.

I see what you mean, and I didn't know it's that much lighter ... that is quite a difference, yes ... which should translate into playability.

AJH TMXi is really sweet blade, I did a lot of testing and kept this one after two strokes. many gears, wooden feeling when you need it, carbon power when you need it, but the feeling never changes, which was mindblowing to me ... never thought wood can be important for spin, but it obviously is as I can produce (even) more spin with this blade.

we'll see if Hugo TMXi keeps all this or not, will try to get one for test as soon as it is available ... but it might be quite some time before it is available in my region.

 

[doppelmoral]

2 questions that come to my mind:
1. Has Calderano TMXi the exact same composition with AJH TMXi? If yes, how come the Calderano TMXi is so much lighter, given the fact that it is also thicker than AJH TMXi? (6.0 vs 5.9)
2. Will AJH TMXi be discontinued? AJH left Xiom a while now.

1. Calderano TMXi PRO and AJH TMXi Pro will most certainly be different. The weight is totally different and same for the headsize which is different too.

Even AJH TMXi and AJH TMXi Pro had major differences (same composition but the thickness of the wood layers was different, which changes the playing characteristics). Keeping all of this in mind + the new blades being made in Germany as opposed to the old AJH line being made in Korea, I dont think the blades will play exactly the same.

2. AJH TMXi blades have been discontinued for a while now. I was lucky enough to get a backup TMXi Pro in flared (88g) before they went out of stock

 

[Yurifi]

hm ... jumped to Xiom's global webpage ... Hugo TMXi is now there, but it says origin is Korea. picture is an illustration, a vector drawing if you like, it's not a photo of the blade as is the case with TMX(i) AJH (or any older blades, to be honest) ... maybe that is why wood doesn't looks same color and appears to be different than with AJH version ...

I think it is still quite early, Xiom EU page doesn't have any of the new blades ...

 

[Arkady]

1. Calderano TMXi PRO and AJH TMXi Pro will most certainly be different. The weight is totally different and same for the headsize which is different too.

Even AJH TMXi and AJH TMXi Pro had major differences (same composition but the thickness of the wood layers was different, which changes the playing characteristics). Keeping all of this in mind + the new blades being made in Germany as opposed to the old AJH line being made in Korea, I dont think the blades will play exactly the same.

I was comparing Calderano TMXi Pro with the normal version of AJH TMXi, not the Pro.
AJH TMXi Pro has bigger head size (160x152) as opposed to Calderano TMXi Pro that has head size 158x152, so they should not be compared.

About the AJH TMXi and the AJH TMXi Pro, you are wrong about the thickness. They have exactly the same thickness. Look the specs in the following links

Normal AJH TMXi---> https://xiom.global/product/an-jaehyun-tmxi/514/category/186/display/1/

Pro version -->https://xiom.global/product/an-jaehyun-tmxi-pro/731/category/186/display/1/

2. AJH TMXi blades have been discontinued for a while now. I was lucky enough to get a backup TMXi Pro in flared (88g) before they went out of stock

At least officially they haven't been discontinued. They are still present in both the global site of Xiom and the Korean one. The previous links were from the global site, here are the links for the Korean

안재현 TMXi 프로

xiom.store

안재현 TMXi

xiom.store

 

[doppelmoral]

I was comparing Calderano TMXi Pro with the normal version of AJH TMXi, not the Pro.
AJH TMXi Pro has bigger head size (160x152) as opposed to Calderano TMXi Pro that has head size 158x152, so they should not be compared.

About the AJH TMXi and the AJH TMXi Pro, you are wrong about the thickness. They have exactly the same thickness. Look the specs in the following links

Normal AJH TMXi---> https://xiom.global/product/an-jaehyun-tmxi/514/category/186/display/1/

Pro version -->https://xiom.global/product/an-jaehyun-tmxi-pro/731/category/186/display/1/

At least officially they haven't been discontinued. They are still present in both the global site of Xiom and the Korean one. The previous links were from the global site, here are the links for the Korean

안재현 TMXi 프로

xiom.store

안재현 TMXi

xiom.store

Hi Arkady,

thanks for your message, but you didnt understand me correctly. I was referring to the thickness of the wood layers, not to the overall thickness. The AJH pro version's core is about 10% thinner, while the veneer between fiber and outer veneer has been reinforced in comparison to regular version of TMXi. Thats why both blades play quite differently. And, this is why AJH TMXI Pro plays more similar to W968, and regular TMXi is more similar to e.g. Harimoto ALC.

AJH TMXi Pro has also been officially discontinued, confirmed by Xiom EU and several resellers (e.g. TT11). Xiom is just slow to update their homepage

Lastly, I understand that it makes more sense to compare the regular TMXi version with the new Hugo TMXi Version. But, keep in mind that Hugo TMXi version also has the addition of "pro" in its name. So, for us AJH TMXi Pro Version users, it is sad news that there will be no replacement for this one of a kind blade

 

[doppelmoral]

hm ... jumped to Xiom's global webpage ... Hugo TMXi is now there, but it says origin is Korea. picture is an illustration, a vector drawing if you like, it's not a photo of the blade as is the case with TMX(i) AJH (or any older blades, to be honest) ... maybe that is why wood doesn't looks same color and appears to be different than with AJH version ...

I think it is still quite early, Xiom EU page doesn't have any of the new blades ...

Thank you for your post. You are right, Xiom Global says that the blades are being manufactured in Korea.
And, Xiom Korea now also says that the blades are being manufactured in Korea. Previously, their website stated that it was Germany. I assume they copy pasted it there since their rubbers are made in Germany.

It is good to hear that the new blades will then retain the quality of the previous Xiom blades.
I am sorry if my original post caused confusion about the country of manufacture, but they stated 독일 (Germany) under 제조국 (Country of Manufacture)

 

[Yurifi]

no worries, it wouldn't be first time Xiom would put wrong information about their products (wasn't this the case with Omega V Tour, when it first stated 55 sponge hardness but it was 47.5 in the end?