Nexy Clan

Not used the Color, but I can understand why some people love the Expert and some don't. You have to really enjoy flexy 5-ply all-wood blades to get on with the Expert. If you do, it's one of the best you can get. If you don't (like me), it's not going to change your mind, although I can see why it's thought of so highly.

Spartacus is less focussed than the Expert. It still has some gears, ALL+ in softer shots, OFF- in bigger loops. It has the bite to bring the ball down sharply, so it makes the close game really sweet. Also easy to lift short backspin, and offers a lot of tolerance for slightly overhit shots. It feels like a small, yappy dog over the table, snapping at the ball. Great fun. So easy to find the corners with it, but lacks a bit of put-away power.

The only thing I'll say about Spart is that you have to add your own power from any kind of distance. It doesn't flex much, and the top end is a bit limited when compared to Calix, Calix 2, Qabod, Oscar etc. I'm struggling with a stomach injury at the moment, so it became more obvious than usual last night.

arg0 wrote: AndySmith wrote: The only thing I'll say about Spart is that you have to add your own power from any kind of distance. It doesn't flex much, and the top end is a bit limited when compared to Calix, Calix 2, Qabod, Oscar etc. I'm struggling with a stomach injury at the moment, so it became more obvious than usual last night. I'm still struggling NOT to try Spartacus, but I know sooner or later I'll surrender. It this what you would define as the main difference between Spartacus, Calix, and Calix II? For me, Calix was a bit too flexy; Calix II is great but less foregiving on overhit shots. So I guess Spartacus would be the right compromise?

Hello nexy clan members,

We will recruit testers with the launch of a new blade which is the Peterpan. The Peterpan blade has 5 ply wood and burnning in the middle of head.

It's similar to Lissom which is also nexy blade. http://nexy.com/shop/step1.php?number=1162

I'll choose 3 testers in nexy clan members for the test. Who want to be tester for the Peterpan? 

I always appreciate your support of nexy. thank you.

 

Please check the below link.

http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=59073&PN=1#709677

Arg0,
my shoe size is 46

Current contenders for the Petra Shoes:
Rich215, EU 44
thethinker, US 8.5 = EU 41.5
GoldenDragoon, EU 45
metalone, EU 42
PingPongHolic10, EU 46

Contest closes on Sunday, 23:59 GMT.
I'm going to be offline for few days and announce the winner on Monday evening or Tuesday.

Current contenders for the Petra Shoes:
Rich215, EU 44
thethinker, US 8.5 = EU 41.5
GoldenDragoon, EU 45
metalone, EU 42
PingPongHolic10, EU 46
Toprank, EU 44.5

Contest closes on Sunday, 23:59 GMT.
I'm going to be offline for few days and announce the winner on Monday evening or Tuesday.

Edit: whoops, empty post.

NEXY Petra shoes.

Now I can finally talk about shoe sizes. It's always tricky to order shoes online. To start with, different manufacturers have different "interpretations" of a same size. To complicate things, conversion charts between different international units sometimes differ significantly.

I ordered the Petra shoes, based on the size of my current Asics TT shoes, but found out that they are slightly bigger than I expected. Now, this was probably my bad, as I forgot that I was advised to order my Asics shoes about half size bigger than my normal street shoes, because Asics shoes tend to be smallish. So I ended up with a size 275 which is too big for me. Actually, the Petra shoes are at least 5mm bigger than my Asics shoes. I also noted that the insole is marked "45", but the shoes are smaller than EU 45.
Now, after a detailed measurement of the inner length of the Petra shoes, and comparison with my Asics shoes and other street shoes of mine, I can say with reasonable certainty that the Petra are EU size 44 and metric size of about 282mm.

So the winner is.... Rich215 (I'm sending you PM).
Thanks to all participants.


Edited by arg0 - 04/02/2013 at 7:28am

Just out of intrest I had a hit a mates ZJK blade tonight with 05 FH and compared it to my Spart with FX-P FH. It was amazing how much better the control is on the spart. Its so easy to do touch shots short over the net or short slow loops. Top speed was similar with perhaps the Spart being a touch quicker, not much in it though. Spart easily had more spin... Trying to resist the urge to order a Calix and see how it compares. Spart is such a good blade to play games with....

Calix is a different experience. Harder feel, better for hitting than Spart. Both unique, fascinating blades, but from how you've been discussing the Spart so far, Calix might move you away from the qualities you like so much. 

Announced yesterday, but no April fools: Peterpan is now for sale on nexy.com.

GoldenDragoon wrote: For only $80 its almost worth getting one "just cause"....

After all the rave, I'm actually almost tempted to get a Spartacus, "just 'cause"... 

Can I join the clan please? I've used Calix, Calix II & Qabod. Right now, the Qabod is my main blade (I have two of them).

AndySmith wrote: Personally, I'm foaming at the mouth for Arirang.  That could be the Spart with a bit of extra grunt behind it.  If so - wow.

+1 ......though not foaming.....only salivating.  

And on a second note,  I proudly give my 3000'th post to the Nexy Clan! 

AndySmith wrote: GoldenDragoon wrote: From what I imagine the Calix "should" be better for looping, but does it have the great touch/control of the spart?   I prefer softer blades for looping myself, but that's just me.   Calix has a lot more flex.  It's excellent over the table for the short game due to hard outer ply and slight braking effect.  On bigger shots it speeds up a lot - less linear than Spart.  It comes down to soft/hard feel and stiff/flexy behaviour.   Spart has the best control in its category - laser guided - but lacks a bit of punch.  Calix has the solidity to be a proper OFF blade, but with a good short game.  I moved away from Calix due to its big flex - the gears were too wide for me.  If you like flexy blades, this won't be a problem for you.   Personally, I'm foaming at the mouth for Arirang.  That could be the Spart with a bit of extra grunt behind it.  If so - wow.

Thats pretty much what I was expecting from it. Its only $150 now so I am thinking of giving it a try. My only real grip in a game with the Spart is the lack of punch it sometimes has compared to some of the stuff I have used. That said good shots still rarely come back however the higher the level you play, the more decent stopping power matters.

arg0 wrote: Rich215 wrote: And on a second note,  I proudly give my 3000'th post to the Nexy Clan!  Wow, impressive. This deserves a celebration!

Congrats dude!  I hope you brought cake!  I was promised that this thread would have cake.