Xiom Omega V

hi andy,

Had a full session with OVE last night.

My first session was on a blade with OVP on the other side. I used the OVE on the BH side. I tried this for another 30 mins last night, but it just doesn't suit me on the BH wing. It's fast, and it doesn't seem to work well for me when I'm topspinning over the table.

So I moved to my other setup, which is T80-FX on the BH and OVE on the FH. This worked much better for me. OVE doesn't have the immediate grab of OVP, but it's very precise and sharp. OVE is much easier in blocking, countering, service return. It is a little bit fast at times, and it feels like the ball shoots off the rubber before I can finish my stroke. Probably timing issues - I'm used to OVP now, which has a big feeling of dwell.

I won't be using OVE on the BH side. I think it's going to be T80-fx for the rest of the summer season. I'm unsure about the FH side though. I'm surprised by how different OVE and OVP are. I can definitely get higher quality topspin out of OVP, but it's more demanding to use. OVE makes everything easier, but it's a bit fast, bouncy, and less dangerous when looping.

A comparison of OVT with m1 or mxp or t05? Thanks

tt11 should soon have Omega V Asia in stock

Actually, the above description is shared by OVE and OVA only. OVT and OVP are marketed as

I had a chance to hit for 10-15 minutes with Omega V Pro version on Xiom OFF+, stiff racket (I forgot the name, can check it). 

Edited by iakovka - 11/05/2014 at 12:58pm

@hans i found the same. there was one i tried that was close to T64 but when i bought my own, i realized that had been heavily boosted. so you could say O5 can only match tenergy when boosted. 

It might be useful to mention WHICH Omega V versions you are all talking about here. OV Euro and OV Tour are quite different to OV Pro in my experience.

Hans Regenkurt wrote: The guy I mentioned has tried all of the Omega V versions.

Hmmm, sounds thorough.

I have to disagree with his findings, but it could very well be related to playing level. At my incredibly average standard, OVPro is the closest to T05's performance I've ever used, and I'd choose it instead of T05 any day of the week.

OV Asia is now available (TT11, tt-japan, presports, etc). Anyone going to take it on?

In my opinion honestly, good old Vega Pro for almost half the price is every bit as good and better than OVP. I hear vega japan is even better, which leaves me wondering about why OVP is so expensive. It could be blade dependent. When I played OVP, it was on an Xiom Solo, which is a really good looping blade. I struggled to get the spin I wanted, although I'm sure that could improve after giving it more time. I definitely liked it more after it broke in, but still like regular vega pro more. 

After trying OVT I decided to stick with Vega Japan. I like it better for my game and it's cheaper. Can't ask for more than that.

The opinions here are alien for me. Vega Pro is a bouncy rubber with too low control in passive and spinless strokes for me on my Viscaria Light. Omega V Tour is a completely different rubber, think of a Hurricane III which is a tad faster, but still dead in comparision to Rasant/Bluefire/Evolution. Omega V Tour is too slow for me. Rasant/Bluefire/Evolution are too fast for me.




Edited by Klaus123 - 11/20/2014 at 2:25pm

kurokami wrote: i also like O5T switching off H3NP. i think overall it's great, but it would help if it was a bit softer for close range rips. i also find those other tensors too fast. if i can't find an H3 replacement which i no longer have a consistent supply for, i'll head back to tenergy

Is commercial H3 not good enough? I assume you don't boost then.

Really OVT is slower than m1? I dont' want to try it then...

Speed-wise: vega pro < vega japan < mxp = jp01 < m1 < m1 turbo

Lately I tried Vega Japan and I can say it's exactly between m2 and m1 in hardness. It can be useful if your blade is too stiff or too hard for m1. The throw of vega japan is a bit lower than m1 (like jp01). Speed is less than m1 and probably less than m2, but not much. Probably like jp01. It does not lift backspin as good as m1, but again it is a good rubber for stiff and hard blades. Durability is great (my friend has been using it for a year, it still plays as new).

I also tried hurricane 3 neo, 41 deg, with one layer of speed glue, and it's still way too slow! I am going to need more layers to use it...


Edited by seguso - 11/21/2014 at 3:14am