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Topic: Free NEXY blades testing, get one at 70% discountPosted By: arg0
Subject: Free NEXY blades testing, get one at 70% discount
Date Posted: 10/05/2017 at 5:24pm
[[Applications are closed. If you are still interested but not yet on the lists, I can still add you to the end of the list. Be aware, however, that the blade may never reach you (read the rules below to know why).
These are the updated lists. Blades are with users in bold. Underlined users bought the blades, ending the testing:
Calix (ST): JoeB, acpoulos
Calix II (ST): NextLevel, (SmackDAT)
Chedech (FL): mhnh007, SmileTT, MCollins, ohwell
Peterpan (FL): JimT, SmileTT, ohwell
Rubicon (FL): Mkeats, NextLevel, mhnh007
Testers, please publish your reviews and impressions here: http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=80834&PID=1002776󴴘" rel="nofollow - Nexy blades and 40+ plastic ball thread . Thanks.]]
Hey NEXY fans, Oscar Moon (user Nexy in this forum) would like to collect some updated reviews with the new plastic ball for certain "classic" Nexy blades.
Here's the deal: All US and Canadian resident users may apply (*) as testers for up to two blades. I will send the blades to first randomly-chosen testers. Testers commit to post a review (**) based on playing with the new plastic ball. After posting their review will have the option either to buy the blade at about 70% discount or ship the blade to the next tester at their expense.
Details: - one sample of the following blades is offered for testing:
Calix (ST): OFF-/OFF, flexible, non-linear (multi-gear), thin, carbon blade with hard feel.
Calix II (ST): OFF(+), stiffer, more linear, 0.5mm thicker, and faster version of Calix. "A TBS with a useful slower low gear" (AndySmith).
Chedech (FL) [based on other's reviews]: OFF, non-linear (multi-gear), offensive, arylate-carbon blade. Still controllable due to high dwell time.
Peterpan (FL): OFF-/OFF, 5-ply all-wood blade. Comparable to Acoustic or Virtuoso, though less head-heavy and at a fraction of the price.
Rubicon (FL): OFF-, linear 7-ply all-wood blade. Solid feel, neutral balance, exceptional control: for controlled offensive play with the new ball.
More information and reviews of these blades are available http://www.mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47778" rel="nofollow - here .
- If you'd have a US or Canadian address (*) and like to test one blade, post in this thread (no PM please) and specify which one. - You need to be well-known in this forum (non-binding criterion: roughly one week per $ of the discounted price of the blades, and at least one post per week) or someone who can vouch for you. - You may sign up for up to two blades. You can only buy one blade. - You can sign up until October 17, 23h59 CEST (that's UTC+2). - After that, I will finalise the lists of candidates for each blade and pick a random first tester on each list (see the next post for details). - I will send the blades for free to the first tester on each list. - Testers glue rubbers on the blades, test the rackets, and post a fair review on this forum (**). - IMPORTANT: reviews need to be based on playing with the new plastic balls (please indicate which ball in your review). - Each tester then decides whether to buy the blade or send it to the next tester (with traceable shipping and is at the current tester's expense). - If the blade reaches the last tester and he does not want it, the last tester ships it back to me. - The price for the test blades in USD is Calix ($50), Calix II ($50), Chedech ($70), Peterpan ($25), Rubicon ($35); that's about 70% off the price at nexy.com. I will collect the money via PayPal and transfer it to Nexy after the test action is completed.
Note: the blades are currently new, but I will put a thin coat of lacquer on them and slightly sand the wings before shipping.
If you have questions, please post them publicly in this thread. Others may be interested, as well.
(*) Traceable intercontinental shipping is expensive, so I have decided to run this promotion on one continent only. Since I've ran other promotions in Europe, it seemed fair to give North America a chance, this time.
(**) I will provide links for the reviews in a following post/update (see red lines at the top).
Updates: - deadline extended to one day before the lottery draw. - slightly edited blade descriptions. - testers may apply for up to two blades. - there is only one blade per type, so as soon as one testers buys it, the testing ends. - provided link for reviews (see red lines at the top)
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Replies: Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 10/05/2017 at 5:25pm
I will post the random selection process here. My current idea is to create a circular list of testers in the order in which they apply and then select one at random, based on a specific lottery drawing (e.g. the German lottery 6aus49, like I did http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=77840&PID=962258&title=10-free-nexy-rubicon-blades-for-testers#962258" rel="nofollow - here ). This will make the process transparent and tamper-proof.
Example: 5 testers (C, D, A, B, E) apply for Blade1 4 testers (J, F, I, H) apply for Blade2
The lists are: Blade1: C, D, A, B, E Blade2: J, F, I, H
The first testers getting the blade will be those whose rank in the list is the remainder of the division of the corresponding lottery number by the numer of testers in the list ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modulo_operation" rel="nofollow - modulo operation ) plus 1.
Imagine the lottery draws the numbers 45, 19, 21, 5, 14, 30 The numbers will be listed in ascending order: 5, 14, 19, 21, 30, 45
In the above example, only two blades are offered for testing, thus only the first two numbers count, that is 5 and 14. 5 testers applied for Blade1 and the lottery number is 5: ((5 mod 5) + 1) = 0 + 1 = 1. Thus blade 1 will be sent to the 1st tester in the list, that is C. The order of testing will be: C, D, A, B, E. 4 testers applied for Blade2 and the lottery number is 14: ((14 mod 4) + 1) = 2 + 1 = 3. Thus blade 2 will be send to the 3rd tester in the list, that is I. The order of testing will be I, H, J, F.
Hope that's clear. Now I just need to set which lottery and the draw date. Stay tuned.
Update: The first five numbers of the German Lotto "6aus49" of the draw on Wednesday October 18, 2017, will be used: the 1st maps to Calix, the 2nd to Calix II (makes sense, doesn't it?), the 3rd to Chedech, the 4th to Peterpan, and the 5th to Rubicon. The results
of the draw will be visible https://www.lotto.de/de/ergebnisse/lotto-6aus49/archiv.html" rel="nofollow - here (in German) and http://www.lotto.net/german-lotto/results" rel="nofollow - here
(in English). In case of conflict, the German results are official. In
case that for any reason there is no draw on October 18, the numbers of
the subsequent draw will be used.
Update 2: changed the procedure after fatt (thanks!) pointed out that the numbers are listed in acending order on the websites. So we'll use the ascending order instead of the order of drawing.
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Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 10/05/2017 at 5:26pm
This post is for posting an updated status of the testing. Applications:
Calix (ST): acpoulos, JoeB
Calix II (ST): SmackDAT, NextLevel
Chedech (FL): MCollins, mhnh007, SmileTT
Peterpan (FL): SmileTT, JimT
Rubicon (FL): mhnh007, Mkeats, NextLevel
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Posted By: SmileTT
Date Posted: 10/05/2017 at 5:54pm
Can I sign up for the Peter Pan? I live in the US. Thank you Nexy and arg0!
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Posted By: MCollins
Date Posted: 10/05/2017 at 6:46pm
Everyone should try a Nexy blade or two. They're just so unique. My favorite so far is Lissom, but I'd like to throw my name in the hat to test the Chedech blade. I live in Canada.
Thanks Nexy and thanks arg0 for organizing this!
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Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 10/06/2017 at 6:37pm
I cannot believe only three players are interested.
For those who have never heard about these blades, I invite you to read the many deailed reviews. The liks to most review threads are nicely summarised http://www.mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47778" rel="nofollow - here .
Meanwhile, this is how I would describe them in a few words:
Calix: OFF-, flexible, non-linear (multi-gear), thin, carbon blade with hard feel.
Calix II: OFF, stiffer, more linear, 0.5mm thicker, and faster version of Calix. "A TBS with a useful slower low gear" (AndySmith).
Chedech [based on other's reviews]: OFF, non-linear (multi-gear), offensive, arylate-carbon blade. Still controllable due to high dwell time.
Peterpan: all-wood OFF- blade. Comparable to Acoustic or Virtuoso, though less head-heavy and at a fraction of the price.
Rubicon: ALL+/OFF-, linear all-wood blade. Solid feel, neutral balance, exceptional control: for allround and controlled offensive play with the new ball.
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Posted By: SmackDAT
Date Posted: 10/07/2017 at 2:02pm
I would like to test the Calix 2
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Posted By: shinshiro
Date Posted: 10/10/2017 at 10:20am
up, this brand deserves more attention
Posted By: mon22
Date Posted: 10/10/2017 at 10:49am
I remember a friend gave me the Calix 2 not knowing it was a test blade leading to some miscommunications in the forums,
from what I remember the blade was very linear but my favorite thing about the blade from memory was its ability to really absorb shots based on how tight or loose you grip the blade on blocks (you can do this skill with any other blade, but with the calix 2 it made it very easy to do instilling confidence in such particular shots)
it was very good for flat shots but mainly a looping blade
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Posted By: pliuya
Date Posted: 10/10/2017 at 11:34am
Not sure if I am qualified in "well-known in this forum". If possible, I'd like to test Calix 2. The only blade I've used is DHS Long V, which is more or less in the same price range.
Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 10/10/2017 at 3:32pm
pliuya wrote:
Not sure if I am qualified in "well-known in this forum". If possible, I'd like to test Calix 2. The only blade I've used is DHS Long V, which is more or less in the same price range.
Do you know someone in the forum that could vouch for you?
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According to the rules, only testers from USA and Canada may apply, this time. Sorry.
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Posted By: SmileTT
Date Posted: 10/10/2017 at 4:23pm
arg0 will we be able to request our preferred weights?
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Posted By: NextLevel
Date Posted: 10/10/2017 at 4:34pm
Calix 2 here.
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Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 10/10/2017 at 4:39pm
SmileTT wrote:
arg0 will we be able to request our preferred weights?
I'm afraid not. I've just one sample per blade. So handle type and blade weight is fixed.
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Posted By: shinshiro
Date Posted: 10/10/2017 at 4:46pm
If testers for Chedech decide to not keep the blade, instead of sending it back to arg0 I can buy it. I will pay the price fixed by arg0 and, of course, also the shipping costs, so at least you will save a few bucks of returning blade to arg0.
fatt and MCollins, please don't forget this post when you test the blade haha
Posted By: mhnh007
Date Posted: 10/10/2017 at 5:52pm
Do you have a review form or test guide line? I maybe able to get better player or coach to test out the blade. I like to test the Chedech. Thanks
Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 10/10/2017 at 5:58pm
No fixed template for the reviews: list rubbers and ball used, focus on perceived blade characteristics such as speed, stiffness, etc., and how the racket performs in the various types of shots. Preferably, good revies compare the tested blade to some known reference blade. There are many excellent reviews linked in the first post of the "Nexy Clan" (link in my signature).
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Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 10/10/2017 at 6:00pm
mhnh007 wrote:
I like to test the Chedech.
BTW, I suppose you're based in the US/Canada. Your profile does not say.
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Posted By: mhnh007
Date Posted: 10/10/2017 at 6:04pm
Yes. I located in NA.
Posted By: pliuya
Date Posted: 10/10/2017 at 11:51pm
I am afraid not. I will buy ball and rubber in these days. Hopefully the seller can help me out.
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Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 10/11/2017 at 2:54pm
Done.
Not much love for the Rubicon, as it seems. That's a shame, it should appeal to all those wanting a 7-ply linear blade with OFF- speed and much control. At some point I considered switcing from Violin to Rubicon, but eventually the blade was too linear for me. I prefer very flexible blades.
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Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 10/14/2017 at 2:11am
Up. Only few more days left.
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Posted By: BH-Man
Date Posted: 10/14/2017 at 2:35am
JimT gunna luv on the Peter Pan, right up hiz alley.
hahahaha triple hahahaaa why no one luvz the Rubicon is mystery city... of course Sherlock Holmes will say that no one will make a stampede for a blade that does what you tell it (and land moar shots / win moar points) instead of being a light saber battle ax. Everyone wants a blade that does everything with control and ridiculous speed... keep looking.
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Posted By: BH-Man
Date Posted: 10/14/2017 at 2:37am
NextLevel wrote:
Calix 2 here.
NL might not give it back, doesn't have the top end of a TBS, but you hit hard and land moar shots close to the table.
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Posted By: JoeB
Date Posted: 10/14/2017 at 7:49am
Argo please put me on the list for the Calix. Thank you, Joe
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Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 10/14/2017 at 3:52pm
Sure. List updated.
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Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 10/16/2017 at 3:59pm
Only about 24h left to sign up!
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Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 10/16/2017 at 4:23pm
Not sure I understand, you don't have to put any number: it's the order in the list that counts. Have a look at the example in the second post and let me know in case it's not clear.
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Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 10/16/2017 at 4:47pm
The order is not the order the numbers were drawn, it's the numbers in ascending order, as they appear on the site. They are matched to the blades in alphabetical order.
At present, the lists are fairly short: Calix (ST): A, B (2 testers) Calix II (ST): C, D (2 testers) Chedech (FL): E, F, G (3 testers) Peterpan (FL): H, I (2 testers) Rubicon (FL): (0 testers)
In your example, the numbers in ascending order are: 1 7 12 23 38 45
1 would be used for Calix 7 would be used for Calix II 12 would be used for Chedech 23 would be used for Peterpan 38 would be used for Rubicon, if there were any testers
So: ( 1 mod 2)+1=2. Calix would be tested first by tester B, then A ( 7 mod 2)+1=2. Calix II would be tested first by tester D, then C (12 mod 3)+1=1. Chedech would be tested first by tester E, then F, then G (23 mod 2)+1=2. Peterpan would be tested first by tester I, then H
Note that I took the actual names out, because this is just a simulation. The actual drawing will be tomorrow. Edit: procedure updated because the numbers are listed in acending order on the websites.
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Posted By: mhnh007
Date Posted: 10/16/2017 at 4:54pm
Hey can I sign up for Rubicon, if no one interested. I can do compaction to either TB 7W, RW7, or a more popular Clipper.
Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 10/16/2017 at 5:57pm
fatt wrote:
OK I suppose you have a way to know the exact order other than watching the event live because on the english page http://www.lotto.net/german-lotto/results" rel="nofollow - https://www.lotto.net/german-lotto/results we only see the numbers in ascending order.
Man, I didn't notice they were only listed in ascending order, even on the German site... Nevermind, since we use a modulo operation, we can use any ordering and it will still be fair. Thanks for pointing this out, I will update my earlier posts.
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Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 10/16/2017 at 6:09pm
mhnh007 wrote:
Hey can I sign up for Rubicon, if no one interested. I can do compaction to either TB 7W, RW7, or a more popular Clipper.
Sorry, it's one blade per tester. I can switch you from the Chedech list to Rubicon, if you prefer having a 100% chance of becoming a tester... But others may still apply for Rubicon, so you never know.
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Posted By: Mkeats
Date Posted: 10/16/2017 at 7:21pm
Canadian tester who would love to test the Rubicon!
Posted By: MCollins
Date Posted: 10/16/2017 at 7:26pm
MKeats may not post much, but I can vouch for him... He's a coach at our club and an even bigger EJ than myself. Many people I've dealt with are now playing his old blades :-)
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Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 10/16/2017 at 8:00pm
"not post much" sounds like an euphemism... OK MKeats, you're in. This means that MCollins will likely get the opportunity to test more than one blade. For fairness, I'll allow others to enrol in more than one list, too. No tester may but more than one blade, though.
I'll add mhnh007 to the Rubicon list, as well.
EDIT: Just for clarification and avoidance of doubt. What I meant is that, since MCollins and MKeats play in the same club, they'd get the chance to test two blades, so I wanted to be fair to the others. MKeats' account was created over a year ago, so all seems legit.
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Posted By: SmileTT
Date Posted: 10/16/2017 at 11:09pm
In that case, put me on the list for Chedech as well
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Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 10/17/2017 at 1:14am
SmileTT wrote:
In that case, put me on the list for Chedech as well
Done
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Posted By: Mkeats
Date Posted: 10/17/2017 at 6:44am
Thanks arg0! I don't spend much time commenting on posts but I'm quite an EJ. Tried many Nexy blades in the past and saw an opportunity to test one that I haven't yet and have been interested in for awhile.
Posted By: mhnh007
Date Posted: 10/17/2017 at 4:06pm
fatt wrote:
I have to get out this testing session; I am in a downward spiral towards EJ again and I want to stop it now, focus on the Violin until I break 2K.
I hope you understand.
But Chedech maybe the key to break the 2K, or at least reaffirm the Violin is the one...
Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 10/17/2017 at 4:47pm
fatt wrote:
I have to get out this testing session; I am in a downward spiral towards EJ again and I want to stop it now, focus on the Violin until I break 2K.
I hope you understand.
I understand. I tested the Chedech a few days ago out of curiosity and... actually, no, I won't be tempting you. Suffice to say that I liked the Chedech very much and had little trouble switching from Violin to Chedech, despite it being considerably faster. Still, I'm staying with Violin, and Lissom.
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Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 10/17/2017 at 4:48pm
1h11m left.
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Posted By: NextLevel
Date Posted: 10/17/2017 at 5:59pm
Rubicon FL.
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Posted By: NextLevel
Date Posted: 10/17/2017 at 6:02pm
Doesn't SmackDAT live in Britain?
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Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 10/17/2017 at 6:07pm
NextLevel wrote:
Rubicon FL.
That was juuuust in time!
RIEN NE VA PLUS! (no more bets)
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Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 10/17/2017 at 6:16pm
NextLevel wrote:
Doesn't SmackDAT live in Britain?
Well-spotted: I hadn't noticed his profile says Location=London. Maybe it's London, OH. Well, my original posting was at least ambiguous. First I wrote "US/Canadian residents", then "US or Canadian Address". So I'd say if SmackDAT falls into one of the two cases he's in, otherwise not.
For reasons of timing and transparency, I will leave him on the list for the purpose of the lottery drawing, but we'll have to clarify the issue at the latest if and when it will be his turn to test the blade.
BTW, I see you are located "Somewhere Good": is that in the US or Canada? Save
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Posted By: MCollins
Date Posted: 10/17/2017 at 9:24pm
This time of year, somewhere good means the USA. In Canada, winter is coming.
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Posted By: vvk1
Date Posted: 10/18/2017 at 9:10am
NextLevel wrote:
Doesn't SmackDAT live in Britain?
He certainly does.
Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 10/18/2017 at 9:50am
The lists are frozen until after the lottery draw (rien ne va plus). My post was ambiguous regarding address/residency, so I will enforce the less restrictive criterion. If SmackDAT can get to the blade at a US address (travel, middle man), he's in, even if he lives in UK, otherwise we'll skip him when/if it will be his turn.
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Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 10/18/2017 at 3:21pm
And the winners are...
These are the final lists, in order of application:
The numbers that were drawn today are, in ascending order: 4 7 10 11 13 38
This means that the first testers will be:
Calix: ( 4 mod 2)+1 = 0+1 = 1: acpoulos
Calix II: ( 7 mod 2)+1 = 1+1 = 2: NextLevel
Chedech: (10 mod 3)+1 = 1+1 = 2: mhnh007
Peterpan: (11 mod 2)+1 = 1+1 = 2: JimT
Rubicon: (13 mod 3)+1 = 1+1 = 2: Mkeats
The testing order will be the following:
Calix (ST): acpoulos, JoeB
Calix II (ST): NextLevel, (SmackDAT)
Chedech (FL): mhnh007, SmileTT, MCollins
Peterpan (FL): JimT, SmileTT
Rubicon (FL): Mkeats, NextLevel, mhnh007
All the first testers, please send me a PM with your address. SmackDAT, please let us know whether you have an address in US or Canada (this is not urgent, as NextLevel will get the Calix II first).
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Posted By: MCollins
Date Posted: 10/18/2017 at 4:16pm
Congrats to all the testers. I'm looking forward to reading all the reviews.
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Posted By: NextLevel
Date Posted: 10/19/2017 at 12:22am
fatt wrote:
MCollins wrote:
Congrats to all the testers. I'm looking forward to reading all the reviews.
I am sorry you have to wait a bit buddy; no fair!
The 70% discount really reduces his chances of getting the blade... just saying...
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Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 10/19/2017 at 12:57am
fatt wrote:
if a tester buys the blade at that discount then the next tester if any gets another one; that's the way I see it. arg0?
I just have one blade per type: if one tester buys it, that's the end of the testing. That's why I did the thing with the lottery.
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Posted By: MCollins
Date Posted: 10/19/2017 at 6:39am
It's okay, Fatt... I'm buying a Peterpan and it's not just so I can feel a part of all this Nexy testing excitement... I swear!
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Posted By: zeon
Date Posted: 10/19/2017 at 10:59am
MCollins wrote:
It's okay, Fatt... I'm buying a Peterpan and it's not just so I can feel a part of all this Nexy testing excitement... I swear!
Update: I still miss one address (will write PM). At this point I won't manage to sent the blades tomorrow morning. I'm sending them early next week and notify each tester via PM.
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Posted By: SmileTT
Date Posted: 10/20/2017 at 5:03pm
Just curious arg0, how much time is allowed for each tester to try the blades?
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Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 10/20/2017 at 5:13pm
No hard limit, especially since the lists are rather short. Keep it reasonable, though.
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Posted By: bogeyhunter
Date Posted: 10/24/2017 at 10:38pm
Chopping with Cakra + Karis H.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNcua_JURlU
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Posted By: MCollins
Date Posted: 10/24/2017 at 10:56pm
Link isn't working for me, Bogeyhunter.
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Date Posted: 10/25/2017 at 1:02am
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Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 10/26/2017 at 6:02pm
Testers, sorry that this is taking a bit longer than expected... I plan to ship on Saturday.
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Posted By: mhnh007
Date Posted: 10/27/2017 at 10:01am
No problem. I still waiting for new rubbers anyway.
Posted By: shinshiro
Date Posted: 10/27/2017 at 11:18am
Every time I open this thread it opens a download page of an object named "JNcua_JURlU.swf". Is it only happening to me? It doesn't happen with other threads.
I'm using google Chrome.
Sorry for this off topic...
Posted By: NextLevel
Date Posted: 10/27/2017 at 1:26pm
shinshiro wrote:
Every time I open this thread it opens a download page of an object named "JNcua_JURlU.swf". Is it only happening to me? It doesn't happen with other threads.
I'm using google Chrome.
Sorry for this off topic...
Happens to me too...
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Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 10/27/2017 at 1:36pm
It is coming from flash embed in http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=80460&PID=1000736&title=free-nexy-blades-testing-get-one-at-70-discount#1000736" rel="nofollow - BH-Man's post . A recent update to Chrome has changed how it handles https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/154182/why-is-google-chrome-blocking-raw-swf-playback" rel="nofollow - flash not embedded with an object tag , which has seen an active effort to deprecate(read eradicate) it from the internet world as it is potential security risk. By default, Chrome will not open any standalone flash object(.swf) but instead prompt the user to download with a warning.
acpoulos has not logged in for three weeks and did not reply to my PM. If he does not reply soon, I'll ship the Calix to the following tester, JoeB.
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Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 10/28/2017 at 10:39am
I'm heading to the post office now.
The Calix is going to JoeB. If acpoulos is still interested when he's back, he'll get the chance to test it: if JoeB intends to buy it after testing and acpoulos wants to test it, JoeB will have to ship it to acpoulos first, and acpoulos will then send the blade back to him after testing. I hope that's fine with everybody.
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Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 10/28/2017 at 3:13pm
Blades are on their way.
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Posted By: JimT
Date Posted: 11/05/2017 at 5:22pm
arg0 wrote:
Blades are on their way.
How long do you think it should take for a blade to make it to the US?
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Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 11/05/2017 at 6:13pm
Not sure, since I did not expressly use air mail, I think about 2 weeks or more, depending on the destination and customs.
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Posted By: JoeB
Date Posted: 11/06/2017 at 6:09pm
Just got the Calix in the mail this afternoon. Quality is very nice. Box came with a free, wonderful message. I will be able to play some tomorrow night with it. Thanks.
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Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 11/06/2017 at 6:14pm
JoeB wrote:
Just got the Calix in the mail this afternoon. Quality is very nice. Box came with a free, wonderful message. I will be able to play some tomorrow night with it. Thanks.
Glad it wasn't stopped by customs and has arrived quickly. Not sure about the message, though. What message? There wasn't supposed to be any, unless you refer to "the joy of table tennis" printed on the box. Save
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Posted By: JoeB
Date Posted: 11/06/2017 at 10:55pm
The message I referred to was in the box under the blade. I had never bought a Nexy blade so I was very pleased to see a beautifully written message about the love of God as given to all of us in the person of His Son, Jesus Christ. I don't know if this is on all Nexy blade boxes. It was well done. Joe
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Posted By: NextLevel
Date Posted: 11/07/2017 at 8:47am
Got the Calix II yesterday. Really beautiful blade. Will try it out sometime this week. Will probably start with Karis M first.
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Posted By: mhnh007
Date Posted: 11/07/2017 at 10:24am
I got notice from PO, not sure if it's the test blade or the new rubbers I order. I hope to get both blade and rubbers to try out a little this week, before my vacation.
Posted By: JimT
Date Posted: 11/07/2017 at 11:26pm
Got Peterpan in the mail.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS:
The blade looks amazing, great workmanship.
Weight 82 g, very close to my optimal weight of 79-80 g.
Bounce test on the naked blade shows ... I would say OFF- speed.
Handle is FL, very comfortable.
Next step - put some of my standard rubbers like old Tenergy 80-FX or Tibhar Aurus and see what happens. That will have to wait until weekend or beginning of the next week.
Many thanks to Nexy and to arg0 !
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Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 11/08/2017 at 6:15am
Glad to know the blades have arrived. Please publish your reviews and impressions here: http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=80834&PID=1002776󴴘" rel="nofollow - Nexy blades and 40+ plastic ball thread . Thanks.
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Posted By: Mkeats
Date Posted: 11/10/2017 at 7:48pm
Received the Rubicon today! Review coming in a few days.
Posted By: ohwell
Date Posted: 12/21/2017 at 3:48pm
Are any of the blades still circulating for testing? If so I'd be interested in testing.. :)
Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 05/14/2018 at 5:01am
If anyone else is interested in testing the Calix, please let me know by posting here. Thanks
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Posted By: hleett
Date Posted: 06/19/2018 at 11:49am
arg0, May I try the Peter Pan or whatever is still available?