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XVT Rosewood Nano & Two-Face Review |
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dony71
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Posted: 08/01/2017 at 8:16pm |
Hi yogi_bear,
Have you ever tried other two side speed blade like Giant Dragon Kris, Sanwei Two Face, Yinhe T-9, or any Dr Neubauer ? If you tried, any comparison? I'm considering to buy any of this two side speed blade, but not sure which one Currently I'm playing with Yinhe T-11+ with Dawei 388-D1 + DHS H3N and I feel cannot block well on LP side.
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yogi_bear
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You can still loop with it but it depends on your technique.
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If very stiff then cannot produce spinny FH Loop especially with hard rubber like globe 999, right?
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yogi_bear
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it is very stiff.
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XVT two face is stiff or flex blade?
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yogi_bear
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updated with review
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i think it's white ash for the two-face. it has the same top ply with the kim jung hoon. the black colored side is ayous. so far this 2 blades are very good to play with. the rosewood seems to have the best quality finish among the 5 blades in xvt that i have tried but a bit on the heavy side.
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Two Face.
Koto for FH ?
Limba (?) for BH ? |
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We are waiting, speacially for the two face ;)
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yogi_bear
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XVT Two Face Blade
Thickness:
5.9mm Plies:
7 (White Ash-Ayous-Carbon-Kiri-Fiberglass-Ayous-Ayous) Weight:
89 grams Head
Size: 152x157mm Speed:
OFF- to OFF/ ALL to ALL+ Test
Rubbers: Tuned Globe 999 National + RITC 837 0.6mm I misjudged this blade because I dismissed it as just another combination blade at first but it really impressed me on its performance. It was a breather from the first 3 blades that I have reviewed for XVT because it felt like an all wood blade (despite having carbon and fiberglass layers) and because of its good feel on all shots. I glued a tuned Globe 999 National on my
forehand and an 837 LP).6mm on my backhand (the black backhand side). I thought
this was slow maybe an all+ to off- blade but the offensive side of the blade
can be rated off- to off. The Globe 999 National Blue Sponge rubber despite of
it being known as more of a spinny rubber than a fast one despite being tuned
felt very bouncy on the forehand of the Two- Face Blade. I would rate the blade’s
forehand side as faster than a Korbel or offensive classic. Not as powerful as
a Clipper CR but still very bouncy. Its feel reminds me of the Tibhar Kim Jung
Hoon having similar top ply on one side. The KJH blade is still faster by a
small margin but the feel of the Two Face is softer. The black side (all to all+) is
obviously made of ayous. Even the black color cannot hide the ayous’ fibers.
The feel of the ayous side reminds of those Tibhar ayous blades – slow, low
pitch “thok” sound when the ball bounces on the blade without rubber. The RITC
837 0.6mm LP was very fitting to use on the black side. I had a very easy time
doing flick-receives on the backhand using this LP. Also, it was controllable
to block with using an LP. I am not a very good chopper myself but I can chop
2-3x in a row using this blade both on the forehand and backhand. The blade is
good enough to chop and forgiving to use. What impressed me the most about the blade is the white offensive side. When paired with an offensive rubber, it becomes a strong attacking blade on one side. If you pair it with a spinny Chinese rubber, it is a very good looping machine with good amount of speed. The high amount of control for the blade makes it an ideal and controllable blocking blade also on both sides. Actually, among the 5 blades XVT has
sent me, this is the one that really impressed me because of its surprising
good sides. The other blades are good but this one seems different. The only
thing I think that needs improvement is its wide flared handle. It is hard to
twiddle with. For twiddlers they need the straight handle better. There are
narrow flared handles in other brands that you can twiddle with easily this one
seems a bit hard. XVT Rosewood Nano Weight: 98 grams Plies: 7
(Rosewood-ayous-ayous-ayous-ayous-ayous-Rosewood) Head Size: 153x157mm Thickness: 6mm Speed: OFF+ Test Rubbers: Stiga Airoc M + Globe 999
National
Of all the 5 XVT blades I received, the
rosewood seems to have the best quality finish. It is quite different from its
smoothness on the handle and surface of the blade head compared to other blades
of XVT. I think they have made a good copy of the blade but with a different
flared handle more on the slightly squarish with smooth corners. I can safely
say that the XVT rosewood version has a better quality compared to that of the
HRT rosewood version. The HRT rosewood 5 that I have tried was a bit rougher. I
would not compare the performance of both blades since one is 5 ply and this
one is a 7 ply blade. Out of the box, the Nano Rosewood felt a
bit heavy. I weighed it and my suspicions were right, it is 98 grams. When I
glued the test rubbers stated above it felt heavy and I had to adjust my timing
on my shots. On the bare blade, the ball was bouncing with a good amount of
height and it has this little bit high pitch sound. The Rosewood nano felt crisp, hard and
powerful on my swings when I was doing fh to fh and bh to bh drives. I could
say it is almost as fast as the Stiga original version only that it is much
heavier. The handle was very comfortable because of its different flared shape.
The speed on loops or drives is definitely faster than a Timo Boll W7 or
Clipper CR but a notch slower than the Stiga Rosewood 7 version. The Rosewood nano is one attacking
blade. Even at far distance there is only slight decrease in the power of my
shots though this blade is most optimal at middle distance. The speed is very
good. You can feel the hard-hitting power every time you smash or counter drive the ball
which a lot of player would like. What I appreciate the most is the absence of
vibration compared to the Stiga Rosewood which vibrates a lot. Control is above
average. It is less controllable than the clipper CR. |
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