Nexy Designer's diary

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NEXY is proud to introduce CHEDECH!



The name comes from the Hebrew word meaning, “righteousness.”
People think righteousness is a matter of each person’s rightful share, but it’s also related to the social system and structure.

Righteousness should run through society, pressing what is right along the way.
With this in mind, NEXY envisioned Chedech as a wheel spinning its way through human history on the blade.


CHEDECH is NEXY’s 4th generation blade.
When NEXY released Kanaph, we had unique ideas about what would be good for poly ball play.
We called Kanaph a 3.5th generation blade because it was not the final answer! CHEDECH is our first 4th generation blade.




What is the functional uniqueness for 4th generation blades?



1.     More of a focus on “point” than “plane.”
This means that 4th generation blades will have a deeper impact, and the power can be felt converging on a certain point.
The blade will not respond as a whole plane, thus vibration will decrease.


2.     Deeper impact.
In general, the “depth” of the impact point will be deeper than the second and third generation blades.
The poly ball is bigger and has a heavier feeling, so the blade has to support the impact with a stronger force.
Therefore, the 4th generation blades will have more depth allowing the blade’s total force to support that point.


3.     Wider sweet spot.
The poly ball is bigger and feels heavier, so players will need a more stable stroke.


4.     Greater emphasis on speed.
The new poly ball era often requires more speed.
So, the element of speed is a higher priority than previous generations

(NEXY tried to converge on a certain area for all 3rd generation blades, not trying to scatter too many different speeds and features as 2nd generation).



In addition to the 4-points listed above, CHEDECH features an additional factor.
Previous generations of NEXY blades had three factors, i.e., “point,” “plane,” and “line.” But unlike “point” and “plane,” the factor “line” is mainly related to the surface wood.

NEXY has used Hinoki wood for many blades’ surfaces, because Hinoki excels in the feature of “line.” “Line” means the power to hold the ball and make the ball stick onto the surface.
When you play with Hinoki you can feel the ball is moving on the surface, as it feels sticky, and I call that “line” because the blade surface holds the ball and the ball rolls on one line on the blade.

This rolling feeling is a very important factor, and NEXY cherishes that feature. Many NEXY blades were made with a Hinoki top ply.


In order to welcome the “poly ball age,” NEXY is now proudly introducing a unique surface wood, which has a similar feeling as Hinoki, but slightly different.
It has less stickiness, which allows better control and an easier stroke.
However, it has a lot of power, with more durability than Hinoki wood. Hinoki has a very sophisticated character.

When it is cut thin, it does not embrace the ball with good control, so it needs to be cut thicker than typical surface wood layers.
But, when the ply is cut thick, it becomes too soft and there is a loss of speed.

So, it’s vital to find a right thickness per each blade design.
Yet, when we consider the poly ball’s heavier feeling and larger size, it’s not easy to make a good Hinoki surface blade.

CHEDECH uses Wenge wood in order to emulate the “line” characteristic of Hinoki when using a celluloid ball without sacrificing speed.



Alas! Meet NEXY’s new generation blade — CHEDECH!

It has a new surface and character.
NEXY vows to continue designing equipment to satisfy players around the world with unstoppable study and experimentation, supported by many years of experience.



And here goes CHEDECH to you.

whoa beautiful blade!!!!! wenge outer plies i assume?

that blade is a beauty!

Magic_M wrote: Oh noooo !   I am still waiting impatient for the Zealot, and what happens? <span style="line-height: 1.4;">Another "must have" </span> Nexy wrote: Magic_M wrote:  <span style="line-height: 1.4;">I am looking forward to read some more informations about Zealot (also a very nice design) and Chedech (I am missing the description and pictures of this blade).</span>   Thank you. Chedech will be very very good weapon for poly ball age. I will prepare a detailed information soon. Zealot will be the right blade, if you have been using 5 ply wooden blade, and still want to keep that feelings onto the poly ball blade. Also more information will follow soon. We need more informations Mr. Moon (thickness, head size, weight, characteristics, ...). Checech = wenge - burned ayous - composite layer (arylate-carbon) - burned core ? You are killing me with your blades.

I am sorry, but I have to tell you that NEXY is not a fast brand.
Normally, I spend more than a year in designing and testing a blade.
So, ZEALOT needs a lot more time to be completed.
Still I am not sure about the composition, and checking three different structures for now.
Therefore, please, forget it, and enjoy your current gear, and after several months later, you will meet ZEALOT.

Edited by Nexy - 02/26/2015 at 3:47am

zealot handle reminds me of liu shiwen handle

They LOOK nice !

tommyzai wrote: The look . . . the feel . . . the performance . . . the innovation . . .  These are only some of the reasons why Tommy Zai has switched to NEXY. I am dumping all other brands, e.g., http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=70566&PN=1#858804

arg0 wrote: Mr. Moon, Some time ago you wrote: > Zealot will be the right blade, if you have been using 5 ply wooden blade, and stil want to keep that feelings onto the poly ball blade. Now, from the above pictures it seems that Zealot has a 7-ply construction. Can you be more specific? Why is this a 5-ply for the poly ball? Is it like Lissom, that has the 3 center plies with parallel veneers?

Zealot is 5 ply blade. I just wanted to tell you that ZEALOT will be the representative 5 ply blade for NEXY's 4th. generation. This is 5ply blade, with good feeling and power. And if you like 5 ply blade's general features, then you can have one from NEXY's 4th. generation bladew, which were aiming at poly ball age.

I forgot to add that I'd be very curious to see the ST handles...

They will be worth the wait, I'm sure! Super.

Has anyone tried Chedech yet ?

i really love my kanaph , thinking of trying out chedech too
since kanaph is 3.5 and chedech is 4 , really peaks my interest to feel the difference.

but 250USD is in the ultra pricy range , would be good to know a little before diving in.

qualizon wrote: will there be a cpen version of the zealot? or any of the new 4th generation blades?

Of course, Zealot will be released with C-pen handle.
You can meet them within two weeks from today.