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chronos 
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bbkon
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Posted: 02/25/2016 at 9:53pm |
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No cpen version? |
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Matt Pimple
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Posted: 02/25/2016 at 10:16pm |
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Yes, it is called Xu Xin Intensity. |
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Posted: 02/25/2016 at 11:49pm |
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I dont know who sell that. I checked ttex and they sell clipper with the old lens i wonder if its the same quality as the older models http://www.ttex.se/en/stommar/4599-stiga-stomme-clipper-wood.html |
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Matt Pimple
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Posted: 02/25/2016 at 11:57pm |
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Here for example: http://nexyttstore.com/blades/50-xu-xin-intensity-nct-cp-korean-special.html#/weight-8085g A friend of mine got one in China but I don't know exactly where. Edited by Matt Pimple - 02/25/2016 at 11:58pm |
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chronos
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Posted: 05/20/2016 at 11:25am |
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Finally got a chance to test this, my first time playing table tennis in quite some time. I had it setup with h8 forehand, and goldarc III backhand. My training partner was also using this blade with h3 neo and tenergy 64 - his is the 2nd one pictured above, and its his main blade now!
I'm a long-time clipper CR user and was pleasantly surprised by this blade - I was worried about the hollow feeling that a lot of 5 ply blades have, and that wasn't the case here, the blade has great feedback but not too much vibration for my preferences. Touch and control are better than clipper as you'd expect from a 5 ply - I was more comfortable over the table and returning serves with this blade. The exclusive is also quite quick and faster than I expected. It throws higher compared to clipper and I had to adjust my racket angle / strokes a bit, but the adjustment didn't take long. I'm going through a transition right now with work so not sure when I'll get to play again but as soon as I get back to TT I plan to keep using this blade. It may be because I'm rusty but H8 felt hard and fast (as in the ball sat on the rubber less than I prefer) on the exclusive, and I put a sheet of h3 on after the session.
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yogi_bear
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chronos, i thought it was just another intensity blade but boy i was wrong!
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chronos
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Posted: 05/20/2016 at 2:40pm |
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Nice yeah, I haven't tried Intensity but can confirm that this blade feels stiff which I prefer (coming from clipper), if intensity is more flexible I think I'd prefer this one. Also while I like the carbon effect of the stiga NCT coating I don't like what it does to the feeling and the bare outers of the exclusive are more my style.
I sealed the blade with one layer of zissner shellac and sanded it down to protect the outer ply - when I pulled the h8 I didn't have any problems thankfully. Thanks for your great reviews yogi.
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winterdrops
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Posted: 05/20/2016 at 3:36pm |
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Could you compare with clipper pls?
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chronos
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Posted: 05/20/2016 at 3:38pm |
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Slower / less powerful, higher throw, more vibration. Better touch over the table. Blocks well but not as solidly as clipper unsuprisingly. Spinnier loops. That's all I got so far but I only had one session so far! For clipper users looking for a 5 ply blade this may be a good option.
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