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spinnyserve
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Hi All,
Any experience in these 3? And how do they compare to the Zxi series? And is the quality comparable to Butterfly blades? From the blade characteristics description, i can see how they compare in theory, but just want to see if anyone has real experience, especially the Vega Tour that I am considering. here are the characteristics: Thanks a lot! |
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ashishsharmaait
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The Vega Euro is every bit comparable to the ZJK SZLC.
The same big sweet spot, a bit slower and a bit flexier than the SZLC. It plays like an excellent Viscaria with a big sweet spot. I have one with FL handle, 86 grams, with T05 and T64 and these rubbers suit it well for a 2 wing attacking game. |
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spinnyserve
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That is what I heard that Vega Europe is designed based on(or copying) ZJK SZLC and Vega Pro is based on MJ SZLC. So I am thinking if they are similar enough, then the xiom blades are actually very good on prics. And now they have Xiom Tour, which seems to support a lot of playing strategies....so maybe that means it has a lot of gears in playing.....?
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spinnyserve
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Do u think it will pair well with Chinese rubbers on FH?
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ashishsharmaait
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Vega Euro pairs well with Chinese rubbers.
I have used it with Spin art in the past. |
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vvk1
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I use dhs neo 3 on vega pro. Switched from viscaria. No complaints :-)
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spinnyserve
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that is promising from the comments so far! Thanks!!!
I am using a Viscaria as well, how does the Vega Pro compare with Viscaria? |
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vvk1
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VP feels harder and more direct, with fewer vibrations (so there may be some truth about the larger sweetspot markerspeak). Marginally faster than Viscaria.
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spinnyserve
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You feel same spin, control?
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vvk1
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Yup.
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berkeleydoctor
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anyone know the best place to buy this in NA?
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NextLevel
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Paddle Palace is one but I doubt it is best. TT11 has the best prices.
The blades themselves are great. You can't go wrong with any of them. |
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I like putting heavy topspin on the ball...
Cybershape Carbon FH/BH: H3P 41D. Lumberjack TT, not for lovers of beautiful strokes. No time to train... |
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AndySmith
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Has anyone actually got their hands on the Tour yet? Asking for a friend...
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This was a great signature until I realised it was overrated.
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VictorK
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I bought my Vega Europe blade from www.tabletennisstore.us One thing I'd like to make you guys aware of, is that the weight of these blades vary significantly. When I was buying mine, the weight varied between 75 gr and 85 gr without the protective sheets (the blades have clear, protective sheets that weigh 7-8 gr). Edited by VictorK - 01/26/2015 at 9:03am |
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NextLevel
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Amazingly, yes. Just not in a rush to use it - not even sure what to make of it after I used it - I may stick some Tenergy 80 or Big Dipper on it and see how it plays. But it will be a very cursory review.
Edited by NextLevel - 01/26/2015 at 9:13am |
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I like putting heavy topspin on the ball...
Cybershape Carbon FH/BH: H3P 41D. Lumberjack TT, not for lovers of beautiful strokes. No time to train... |
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AndySmith
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Ah, this is part of the "why oh why" EJ thread from earlier. I see. Can you tell us something about the construction then? I'm wondering how thick the hinoki outer is, for example. I mean my friend is wondering these things. You've never met him. His name is Sandrew Mith. |
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NextLevel
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Hinoki top ply is pretty thin - there might be another Hinoki ply underneath the carbon layer before the central ply. But that might just be my eyes deceiving me. I bought it in straight handle so I could see myself selling the other Vega blades and keeping that one.
Tell Sandrew Mith I said hi - I had similar questions to his so I just had to get the blade to complete the collection for my sanity.
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I like putting heavy topspin on the ball...
Cybershape Carbon FH/BH: H3P 41D. Lumberjack TT, not for lovers of beautiful strokes. No time to train... |
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AndySmith
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What the world needs now is an edge-on picture of the Tour.
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NextLevel
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I like putting heavy topspin on the ball...
Cybershape Carbon FH/BH: H3P 41D. Lumberjack TT, not for lovers of beautiful strokes. No time to train... |
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AndySmith
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I'll take anything at this point. Can't find anything out on the web right now. I'll accept poetry, yodelling, interpretive dance. Whatever means you want to use to convey the feelings you feel with your feeling organs about the Tour's construction.
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NextLevel
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I like putting heavy topspin on the ball...
Cybershape Carbon FH/BH: H3P 41D. Lumberjack TT, not for lovers of beautiful strokes. No time to train... |
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AndySmith
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Many thanks NL! It's definitely a 5+2 then?
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rusttt
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So Xiom releases the vega pro like a year ahead of the MJ SZLC and yet it's Xiom doing the copying??? If only more companies could copy Butterfly in advance and oh-by-the-way save us $250/blade.
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rusttt
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Definitely 5+2. I agree it appears to be Hinoki, SZLC, Hinoki, Kiri. I haven't glued it up yet so, sorry, no playing impressions. |
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spinnyserve
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Thanks for correction! You are right! I went back to read the comment from that blog post about these blades again and it only said they have similar composition but didn't mention about one being designed based on the other... i mixed it up.... sorry for the incorrect info. :) |
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tom
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NextLevel, TTping85, or anyone else that has played with both the Europe and Pro: Assuming Pro creates more spin than Europe, is it by a wide margin, noticeable , or negligible? and is the Europe more direct (sharper) than the Pro?
Edited by tom - 01/27/2015 at 5:05pm |
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slevin
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The MJ-SZLC is not like the Vega Pro at all. It is a very different blade.
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spinnyserve
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Do you mind to elaborate a little on the major differences you observe? Thanks!
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slevin
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I used to own the XVP and now play with the MJ-SZLC. I've tried a lot of other blades (most recently a very good Stiga Intensity VPS V piece and also my best ALC blade yet (a ZJK-ALC) but keep coming back to the MJ-SZLC). The 1st MJ-SZLC I bought, I sold after trying it out for 5-10 minutes (way too stiff & fast for me. The buyer, a 2500 level player / forum member found it too stiff as well). Then, I got a 2nd one what was only 86g (& 5.75mm thick) (you can't get a lighter MJ-SZLC though you could find a light XVP if that is your preference). This ticked the boxes. I found a good backup - slighly heavier but a bit thinner (89g, 5.58mm thick). The XVP has a slightly larger blade circumference and is more head-heavy (narrower handle - I just went with the regular FL in both though I think that there's a Wide FL option available for the XVP). The MJ-SZLC is very well balanced. Obviously, power is a big difference with the MJ-SZLC being much more powerful. This is true especially away from the table from where I'd classify the MJ-SZLC as OFF+ and the XVP as OFF. Close to the table, the MJ-SZLC isn't much of a rocket (I found my Koto-based TB-ZLF faster close to the table). I've tried a few OFF+ blades earlier (particularly the Qabod, the TB-ZLC and the ZJK-ZLC). With those blades, one sometimes overshoots the table. However, the advantage of the MJ-SZLC over these (and the reason why one can play with this OFF+ blade) is that it's ball bite is excellent. The Vega Pro is easier to spin with. However, you get more spin with the MJ-SZLC (beating the MJ and Viscaria, IMHO). This makes it very easy to turn incoming speed into spin if one so wants. The MJ-SZLC is slightly lower throw, lower dwell & is stiffer & more solid feeling than the Vega Pro. It takes slightly longer to familiarize oneself with - requiring a harder hit into the ball (otherwise, you may find ball go into the net - kind of surprising given it's power level). The stiffness takes a while getting used to. Once I got used to it, I surprisingly found the blade's control to be even better than that of a BTY ALC blade. Lastly, rubber compatibility: I think that the MJ-SZLC works best with 45 deg and lower hardness rubbers where-as the XVP works best with 42.5 deg and higher harder rubbers. However, from a value perspective, unless money is not a factor, the XVP is better value to most. Hope this helps. Edited by slevin - 01/28/2015 at 2:46pm |
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Trade feedback:
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spinnyserve
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slevin! Very much appreciated for your detailed description!!! Very useful information!
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