Nexy Lissom reviews

I've played a few times with Lissom now and I must say I'm truly impressed! This blade is fantastic for looping and for spin play. The speed is moderate and control is high, also over the table. Chopping is also possible and fun. I still have to test how it blocks, though: it's just too tempting to play counter-topspin with Lissom, rather than blocks or flat hits!

With PeterC's permission I can let you have a go at it. I've tried it for about 8-10 times and really like it.

debraj wrote: fatt wrote: $100 new for such a wonderful blade seems a nice deal to me.   I am tempted. Can anybody living in USA be kind enough to let me test the Lissom? I'd pay shipping both ways. I could eventually buy or trade things for it.   I want to test it with Calibra LT MAX (I just bought a very gently used sheet) on the FH in my search for a relatively fast setup that is controllable on the short game,  performing in looping from mid distance and not too crazy fast when close to the table. I'd put Acuda S1 MAX for the bh.   Thank you, fatt  ... i'm watching you, buddy....  .. from when you thought you finalized your set-up with tibhar genius. keep it up..! let ej market not suffer from recessionary pressures...

Fatt, if you would like the Lissom to be anything like the T-Series, fail. If you like topspinning until you are silly, you will love Lissom.

OT:
Peter79, how comes that in a very short time you moved from Violin (ALL+/OFF-) to Latika (OFF) and now to HK3 (OFF++)?

This said, I still like my Lissom better than any other blade I tried. But my game is very much based on spin, so this should be no wonder.

fatt wrote: The Lissom blade arrived yesterday; thank you so much thethinker and peterC.   I will play it this afternoon w/ Calibra max fh and AS1 max bh (maybe moon 38 bh).   Yesterday night I took down a 2100 (3-1) and a 1900+ (3-1) with the P700  and those fast rubebrs (the 1900+ took me down 3-1 after that...but I was tired ) so I was all pumped up about the setup but still so many shots were off the table on the fh game close to the table. I expect that to be much better with the lissom while the looping will be spinnier so not much easier to deal with (see apw's setup).   More to come.   thanks,   fatt

Edited by ejmaster - 07/30/2011 at 3:43pm

I find Vega Pro 2.0mm is a very good FH rubber on Lissom. About the BH, I only tried Hi Super, because I got a good deal on it. It's sort of OK, but I cannot compare it to other rubbers.

By the way, I am selling my Lissom - don't need it anymore since my son quit the sport... see the Sale section.

Compared to Acoustic, Lissom has noticeably longer vibration. It's not bad, it's just there.
I agree that it feels more like a 5-ply than a 7-ply. The reason is that the three central plies have the grains running in the same direction (tip to handle), instead of being crossed.

Sorry to revive a very old thread but I figured it is better to consolidate all the info/feedback regarding Lissom on a single thread.

I bought an 81g Lissom with ST handle a couple of days ago. I paired it with a used but fairly new sheet of Sigma 2 Pro on FH and DHS H3-50 soft on BH. I had a 3 hour session today and here are my impressions:

Lissom is currently the slowest blade I own yet this blade allowed to play the most aggressive. The amount of control is excellent which gives me a sense of safety so I am not afraid to play hard and aggressive. Also because of the excellent control, my short game improved a lot. My service returns were more accurate.

Although this is a slower blade, if you are not lazy you can still generate a good amount of speed. But I noticed that the speed is not only from the sheer acceleration of the ball but rather from the spin of the ball. And boy, can this blade generate a huge huge amount of spin!

I used the exact same sheet of S2P on both my Xiom Vega Pro and Nexy Oscar and the spin generated with those blades is considerably less. Whenever I loop, the ball has a very pronounced dip and curve. Sometimes when I really snap my wrist and forearm the ball goes up and suddenly dips down the table very fast. Based on the height of the drop of the ball you would normally expect a high bounce as well, but as soon as it bounces on the table the ball bounced low and short. This really threw the timing of my sparring partner way off. He got so frustrated he started yelling at himself. :)

In terms of impact feel, the blade feels soft and flexy. But the softness is different from Oscar and the Vega Pro, both are softer feeling blades. I will try to play with it more to properly explain the feel.

One problem I had was with the H3-50 soft. I think it does not pair with the Lissom well. My BH flicks against sidespin serve is quite inconsistent, most of the balls hit the net. I did not encounter this problem when paired with the Oscar. I think the H3-50 is too dead on the Lissom. Can anyone suggest a BH rubber? I think I prefer a bouncier rubber. I  mostly flick and punch block with my BH. The rubbers I think would suit me are: Stiga Airoc Astro soft, Xiom Vega Japan, and Andro Grip. Any more suggestions?

Thanks.

asifgunz wrote: Sigma2p on my bh on the zxi does wonders. Have you tried twiddling and using it on your bh? Very detailed review btw

I was enjoying the S2P on my FH I forgot to try it on the BH.. My bad.. :)

Don't you find it too hard on the BH?