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PPH's Nexy Zealot Cpen Review |
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PingPongHolic10
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Posted: 12/17/2015 at 1:27pm |
Nexy’s new 4th Generation line is out! They come in new specs including a nice presentation box. 4th generation’s emphasis is faster blades without adding thickness, & bigger sweet spot. These two important characteristics are highly demanded to accommodate the new “plastic” balls. Top ply is “secret wood” which looks like a hardwood. I’m no wood expert, but top ply looks like something in between Rosewood& Walnut. They are more porous than rosewood, but darker in color than Walnut. Second layers Spruce and then Burnt Core (Probably Kiri/Ayous). I’ve also seen the spruce layers in OLAM blade (7ply with Beech outer). Spruce is mainly used in popular wood blades such as Hurricane Hao/King, & most of Stiga’s 5ply wood series. I believe Spruce acts as a cushion between the outer and the core, providing harmonious sync. The burnt core provides the power of the blade. The advantage of having a burnt core is reduction of weight with the added speed. The bare blade produces a medium high pitch, and medium tone which is might translates to a faster blade with lower dwell time than other 5plys. I paired this blade with a used Big Dipper on forehand, and Omega IV Euro 1.8 on backhand. Zealot & Olam is avail in Nexy’s website as well as Nexyusa.com. First Impressions: Despite the hard Outer ply, dwell time is quite sufficient. I can feel the enlarged sweet spot compared to all of the 5ply blades out in the market… Only ones that’s comparable IMO are Peterpan, Emerald VPS, & some soft (Zylon/Arylate) carbon blades. There’s small amount of vibration at the handle. It is extremely well balanced even at only 80grams. I believe it can withhold up to 185 in total & still won’t feel overly head heavy. Total setup with my attached rubbers is 175grams. Chinese hard tacky rubber works well on FH for me. It produces a medium low-ish throw which I believe is the characteristic having hardwood outers, and Zealot has a flatter trajectory than other 5ply blades. Backhand is slightly too bouncy for me even with a 1.8 sponge, OIVE has high catapult. I’ll switch to something with harder sponge or higher dwell. Hardwood blades produce this dull sound in the low gears, & a nice cracking “bak” sound in high gears…The Zealot has a higher pitch on high gears. In-Action Sessions: After testing for < 1 week, I popped the topsheet of my used Big Dipper so I decided to glue in a new one with a used sheet of MX-S on BH. Total weight for the new setup increased to 184grs. Not sure if elbow can hold up=S. The FH loops made it so loud that players think the ball is broken. MX-S on the BH is dependable & very spinny…However, one would need to play active strokes or the ball will drop into the net. It’s a bit heavy for me ATM. I played against similar level players & have experienced Jekyll & Hyde in game performance (swings between ±2-3 pts per game). This is due to not familiar with my setup& weight yet. The hand-feel of this blade is not as pronounced as Emerald. Mid distance counter looping is decent, but requires extra effort from stiffness& low-ish throw. Close to table countering is bread n butter of this blade, IMO. Can compile some footage if requested=)
In conclusion I will rate Zealot as follows: 80gr, ~5.9mm thick, 162mm x 151mm Speed (medium-top Gears): (8.7-9.2) out of 10 Spin: 9.0 out of 10 Control: 8.1 out of 10 Hardness: Hard Flex: Medium-Stiff Edited by PingPongHolic10 - 12/17/2015 at 5:34pm |
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great review
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