ZXI vs SZLC

Its the Butterfly price tag. The SZLC is more balanced with heavy rubbers, softer feel and seems a tiny bit slower on touch shots and top end speed. The zxi can feel hollow on some shots, the szlc always feels solid.
Used a friend's blade with 05 and 05 fx

Edited by ashishsharmaait - 05/21/2014 at 11:18pm

aroonkl wrote: So ZXI is faster than SZLC. Any Bty ZLC that is faster than Xiom ZXI?

A very heavy ZJK-ZLC perhaps? Why? You think that SZLC wouldn't be fast enough?

ttping85 wrote: I don't think that ZXI is faster than BTY ZLC blades. It is very similar.

aroonkl wrote: ttping85 wrote: I don't think that ZXI is faster than BTY ZLC blades. It is very similar. From Bty table, SZLC is faster than TB or ZJ ZLC.

I think the Amultart is the fastest Zylon carbon from BTY.  My ZXi is a bit faster than my Zhang Jike ZLC.  It's also a bit heavier so not sure this is the rule or just my two examples.

Just got a ZXi ST yesterday with OV Europe/Tour. And have a JM SZLC ST with T64/T64 for a month. I am not a shakehand player so only bought these blades for collection and play for fun.

Have a play using JM SZLC with a shakehand player who is about my level when I use penhold and to my surprise I can keep landing the ball and win some points. Many shots I did not expect to land but they did. It is like magic!

Have a brief hit with ZXi today with a lower level player and I am actually having a hard time keeping the ball on the table. May be I am not used to the timing or whatever reason that I have to pick up my penhold blade to finish the game.

ZXi is 5.7mm and SZLC 5.75mm. Both are about 186g with 1g difference. Plys look very much alike side by side. Handle of SZLC is more square and beefy. Weight balance is very similar. Both are hard but ZXi seems a bit harder and SZLC with a tad of vibration and very slight flex.

Overall the ZXi seems faster because of the OV tensor rubber. It is so easy to play fast but control suffers a bit. Needs some adjustment to suit and it is no doubt an awesome offensive setup. JM SZLC with T64 is tame in comparison. It is so easy to play with. Just pick up and all will fall into places with great control. Very little adjustment needed. It did not feel fast but if you work for it it will give you heaps of speed and power instantly. ZXi seems to give more spin but probably because of the rubber. A swap of rubbers between the two blades and result may be reversed.

If I have to pick one than I will certainly go for the SZLC. But 1 SZLC can buy you 3 ZXi and I really can't say it is 3 times better. Still something can't be measured by money. What can I say...   

Edited by TurboZ - 09/09/2014 at 8:43am

TurboZ wrote: Just got a ZXi ST yesterday with OV Europe/Tour. And have a JM SZLC ST with T64/T64 for a month. I am not a shakehand player so only bought these blades for collection and play for fun. Have a play using JM SZLC with a shakehand player who is about my level when I use penhold and to my surprise I can keep landing the ball and win some points. Many shots I did not expect to land but they did. It is like magic! Have a brief hit with ZXi today with a lower level player and I am actually having a hard time keeping the ball on the table. May be I am not used to the timing or whatever reason that I have to pick up my penhold blade to finish the game. ZXi is 5.7mm and SZLC 5.75mm. Both are about 186g with 1g difference. Plys look very much alike side by side. Handle of SZLC is more square and beefy. Weight balance is very similar. Both are hard but ZXi seems a bit harder and SZLC with a tad of vibration and very slight flex. Overall the ZXi seems faster because of the OV tensor rubber. It is so easy to play fast but control suffers a bit. Needs some adjustment to suit and it is no doubt an awesome offensive setup. JM SZLC with T64 is tame in comparison. It is so easy to play with. Just pick up and all will fall into places with great control. Very little adjustment needed. It did not feel fast but if you work for it it will give you heaps of speed and power instantly. ZXi seems to give more spin but probably because of the rubber. A swap of rubbers between the two blades and result may be reversed. If I have to pick one than I will certainly go for the SZLC. But 1 SZLC can buy you 3 ZXi and I really can't say it is 3 times better. Still something can't be measured by money. What can I say...