Nexy New blade, Arirang.

Looks nice!

I am also confused on the placement of the composite layer.   Some photo's show it in 2 different areas as Andy has pointed out.   Maybe some of the pics are from prototypes?

looks like a 729 V-6. 

Pondus wrote: Considering the most recent talk from Mr. Moon has been about burying the composite layers deeper in the composition, I'm assuming the carbon is 'below' a couple of plies. Or maybe not?

Indeed, that's what he said and it can be see in this picture taken from the review on the hhtabletennis forum:


However, this picture posted above by nexy.com looks different:


These are probably different prototype Arirangs, but which one is the real one?

quality looks very good

I'm gunna try to visit the Nexy HQ Sat AM and see if it is out, Peter Pan is for sure. I would really like to use this blade in a few upcoming tourneys. Ready to say Bye bye to M. Maze. I had a test on my last trip with both Peter Pan and a prototype of Tibhar Inca, which Pr. Moon says will play similar to what Arirang will be. I liked Inca prototype a LOT with even unfamiliar rubbers. (One side had the new Stiga Tour) Peter Pan had Evolution EL-P and FX-P and was also great feel and spin. I could have taken that Prototype of Inca to a tourney and done every bit as well as I do with TBS. Not a lot of blades I can say that about.

Any updates on this blade?

Rich215 wrote: Any updates on this blade?

I am probably the one who is MOST desiring this blade to hit the street.

That is significant in the light that not so long ago, I was really drooling for the Qabod to come out.

Arirang has the balance, feel, and weight (if I apply grip tape and Tibhar Evolution rubber) that fits my desired specs to a T.

Every time I visit NEXY HW, they promise it will be out soon. Last word is sometime in MAY 2013.

Heck, it is May 2013 right now, but may is not over.

if it comes out, I will blindly slap on Tibhar Evo MX-P or EL-X and my $7 BH rubber and go to battle in the upcoming june 1-2 National Open up north just below the DMZ. I got one 3 member team lined up and am looking to form one more team by Monday or Tuesday to finalize my roster.

If Arirang is out by then, I am confident I could slap on my usual rubbers (Tibhar Aurus or Evolution MX-P/EL-X) and not miss a thing, I cannot feel that way about a lot of blades.

I am really eager to see ARIRANG come out, even if I will cover the cool looking gem thing with grip tape. I want my heavy weight and do not care about looking cool with the blade. I got cool looking uniforms for that aspect.

I look forward to go to war with Arirang as much as or as more than anyone on this forum.

I have been mucking around occasionally with an ALL+/OFF- class blade from way back and it forced me to improve rally play and not really miss out on a lot of points.

It seems with every blade I try from NEXY (with the exception of the calix series) I am forced to play more rally style and in the end, it improves my strategic play opening up new tactical possibilities. Of course, I cannot credit the NEXY blades for this, whenever anyone moves from an OFF blade to an ALL+ or OFF- class blade, such a thing is natural to happen.

As much as I pimp NEXY gear, I have always kept the TBS as main weapon as I like the balance and feel and years I have using it. That blade is not easily displaced. Even so, I believe I will score the same points in the upcoming natl open whether I use TBS, Arirang, my old-school OFF- blade, or a Calix II if I can score another one. (Last week I saw a 91 gram one on the shelf)

Whenever Arirang comes out, I had damned well better be one of the first in line or I fail.

Awful post from Bhman and imo a biased one and showing how things come from manufacturer ass lickers.
The equation pro player= blade expert is a b*sh*t.
I met in the past very good players with little ejing and few blade testing references. And little expertise and experience about blades.
The only part to agree is the one to say that bhman is an amateur testing blades. He is.
And that player is another no one here in the forum.
Have to tell kjh to come in here and read from the master to learn and save time and effort.
This is the second try to introduce supposedly blade expert here.
This forum has already the best expert.






Edited by ejmaster - 05/16/2013 at 2:45pm

It is good to joke a little Pondus.

Didn't you realize Nexy and grateful partners trying to manipulate things did you. rsrsrs.

bluebucket wrote: You can say what you want about ejmaster but has he ever said a blade was good when it wasn't or a blade bad when it wasn't...? Not in my living memory. For me that's more important than his pompous writings

I tend to forget quickly: has he ever said that a blade was good?
In general, I like when he makes polite and constructive criticism, but more often he's just plain harsh .

Yep, I am an amateur and a cheerleader, but a sincere one at least. I was serious about KJH. He was really asking Pr. Moon about how this changed that and didn't seem to know already, but KJH could spot a deficiency with a blade just by tapping it on his head and by the 3rd hit. KJH got the feel for it for sure. I had a 5 min hit with him and he could flip the switch on this topspin and this dead hit and this tempo change and could spot my stroke flaws the first minute.

Question to Nexy or to Arirang owners: Does this blade require a coat of sealant on it (given it's Hinoki outers)?

slevin wrote: Question to Nexy or to Arirang owners: Does this blade require a coat of sealant on it (given it's Hinoki outers)? Also, what are the 2nd and 3rd wood layers? Ayous and Kiri? Out of which only Kiri is burnt? Danke.

I put 1 thin coat of minwax wipe on poly satin on outer layer just to be safe. I've already taken rubbers off the blade once, and it's nice that all the glue stuck to the rubber and not on the blade. I'm using haifu wbg.

Arirang is now listed on nexy.com here.
Note that, in the pictures on that page, the composite layer of Arirang is immediately under the outer ply and not adjacent to the core, where testers have reported it is.
I feel Nexy should shed light on this issue once for all.