New Xiom Vega Blades

So it's faster than an MJ ZLC and better close to the table? :)

Edited by dannyreventon - 08/27/2014 at 9:07am

I see! Thanks! :D

Just received my new Xiom Vega Europe blade today at 86g and I put Tenergy 64 on the forehand and Tenergy 05 on the backhand with 4 layers of revolution 3 wbg on the rubber and 2 on the blade, the tenergys made it head heavy.  I put some old rubber sheets on as I hate putting new rubber on and if  the rubber is sometimes cut to small to put on any other blades, I feel I have wasted new sheets of rubber for nothing if I dislike the blade.  As mentioned the blade is packaged very nicely and the finish is high quality.  I am a two wing looper 2050 to 2150 rating range and I have used and own all the Butterfly alc's and zlc's and zlf's except for the new szlc's.  I also use and own all the Nittaku Stringed instrument series blades(violin, acoustic, acoustic carbon, tenor) so I have something to refer to.  What I noticed right away was compared to all other composite blades was the feel on the XVE(Xiom Vega Europe) is much better, so over the table play was much more controllable, almost all wood controllable.  It even had better feeling then the NAC.  Off the table the throw was not as pronounced as the violin which I had been currently using.  I felt this particularly on my backhand at mid distance.  The throw or the decreased throw did not effect my forehand as much. Another nice quality is the dwell time.  It made flicks and the short game more effective and consistent.  Serves were at least as spinny or more compared to my other blades.  The blade I have has a flared handle and there are other handles on other blades I like better but it is not the worst handle out there, it just felt a little thinner in the neck then I would have liked.  Like all the other blades, it has no magical powers but I did like it in the first outing and will give it some more training session tries and I will put some newer rubber on for the next go around.  The blade is marketed as a SZLC with natural glue(possibly hide glue) and is jointless.  Seems like a lot of nice selling points.  I had started with the fastest blades on the market and have over the years been getting slower and slower blades until currently I have been using 5 ply all wood blades, so I am not sure if this composite blade will be able to compete with the the control of the all wood blades that I have been enjoying.  I would like to post some picture but I don't know how to decrease the size of the files of the pictures to get them to upload(computer dummy here).  I am not sold on it yet, will need more training sessions to form a better opinion.  If you are interested in this blade or blade series, stay tuned to this "bat channel"!  nanananananananana batman!

anybody tried both the Vega and Hayabusa blades and care to enlighten me on the major differences and your preference for specific models.  I played with the ZXi and Z+.   thanks

Edited by tom - 09/13/2014 at 12:31pm

BTW: good review clannewton!

The Vega series have much better feel than the hayabusa series. For me it's the same difference as between the zlc and the szlc blades. SZLC have better feel.

Concerning the power of the Vega Euro yes I think it is right in between the Viscaria and the TB ZLC. but the feel is closer to the Viscaria.

ttping85 wrote: The Vega series have much better feel than the hayabusa series. For me it's the same difference as between the zlc and the szlc blades. SZLC have better feel. Concerning the power of the Vega Euro yes I think it is right in between the Viscaria and the TB ZLC. but the feel is closer to the Viscaria.

based on the specs i'd be interested in vega tour or vega pro as well

vic#74 wrote: ttping85 wrote: The Vega series have much better feel than the hayabusa series. For me it's the same difference as between the zlc and the szlc blades. SZLC have better feel. Concerning the power of the Vega Euro yes I think it is right in between the Viscaria and the TB ZLC. but the feel is closer to the Viscaria.   How do you think  - can Xiom vega euro be compared with ZJK SZLC in terms of....whatever...speed, feel, control, power...? thnx

Zjk szlc is stiffer, harder, faster and more powerful than xve. Xve has much more control.

kurokami wrote: ttping85 wrote: clannewton wrote: I agree with ttping85's assessment of the comparison the vega and the butterfly's.  What is your view in  comparing the Vega Pro to the Vega Europe?  Very interested in what you think. Xvp is harder, less bouncy, has more power is and better for spinny loops. I prefer xvp on the forehand. Xve is better for blocking and counter looping and is generally easier to play with because it's speed is less on/off than the xvp. I prefer the xve on the backhand. i think he meant the blade not rubber. i was asking the same as well

Where did I mention rubbers? It's the Vega blades thread and I am talking blades like everybody else.

Maybe there is a confusion when I say on the forehand or on the backhand. What i meant is that I play better with the Vega Pro blade than the Vega Euro blade when playing with the forehand and the opposite for the backhand.

Sorry if this was not quite clear.

clannewton wrote: I agree with ttping85's assessment of the comparison the vega and the butterfly's.  What is your view in  comparing the Vega Pro to the Vega Europe?  Very interested in what you think.

Edited by Smash - 09/30/2014 at 8:47am

ttping85 wrote: Smash wrote: Hi there, Does anyone know why Xiom would rate the Vega Pro as being More aggressive [spin/ smash] than the Euro? [By looking at the "Strategy" line on the specification charts that are printed for the 2x blades? I would have guessed that the Limba outer ply of the Pro would give more "control [all round / topspin].? Paddle palace - also shows the Pro being 2 points faster for speed..? I thought that Koto outer would be faster.? Thanks very much. clannewton wrote: I agree with ttping85's assessment of the comparison the vega and the butterfly's.  What is your view in  comparing the Vega Pro to the Vega Europe?  Very interested in what you think. Vega Euro is softer, more bouncy and less powerful than the Vega Pro. This happens often when you have the same construction except koto or limba outers. I don't know if limba or koto is harder but in practice koto outers make a blade more flexible, softer but with very sharp contact abd and short dwell time. Usually they are better in medium strokes meaning everything except short game, very spinny top spin and very powerful topspin. With limba outers the blade is less bouncy, better short game, spinny looping and power looping. Examples for this comparison are MJSZLC and zjk szlc or MJ zlc and TB ZLC. Maze and TBS are not a good comparison for this because they have different inner plies.

Paddle Palace agrees with ttping85 and rates the Pro OFF and the Euro OFF-.

 ? Someone can compare XVPRO vs JREmotion ? Thanks.

There are many players using Limba as well (Mizutani, Maze, Samson). This is not a hard science that logo is best for attackers.