Nexy Clan

tuco wrote: Dear Nexy, can you please tell us what the dimensions of the blade face is?

According to tak9.com it's 164x157mm.

tuco wrote: Dear Nexy, can you please tell us what the dimensions of the blade face is?

Just for your referrence, the blade size is quite similiar to Joo Sae Huyk blade.


Edited by Nexy - 10/23/2014 at 3:16am

yogi_bear wrote: Mr. Moon, i switched the inverted side to the acacia and the white ash for the 837 long pips. what i found out is that the acacia side is also good with control but the white ash still feels faster but when i tried chopping with the white ash, it was easier to chop, weird huh???

I think it depends on your style.
Basically, they have the same speed, with the same composition.
Just I chose different surface wood.
So, it's not very surprising news.
I just wish you could be successful with this blade.

let me add that the blade can loop and attack too. i'm not just used to the size of the blade but yet it can be a modern defender's blade

tommyzai wrote: I'm really excited about the possibility of Nexy designing and producing a blade that allows me and others to STOP the search for discontinued or soon-to-be discontinued blades like Schlager Carbon, Sardius, Gergely, etc.

Yes, I will continue to write how I develop the blade in your thread.
That was a good point for NEXY to grab and to challenge.

I am a Proud owner of Actium.

The best part for me is everybody here in my club knows the brand Tibhar. But they didn't knew about this blade. And it kind of makes me the one with "Green Lantern"

What Nexy blade you have got?

I've started updating the first posts again, but I need some time for catching up with the reviews.
rajd1234 and NoRema, welcome to the clan!

Good Morning, Everyone.

I am a happy owner of Lissom, Calix II, and Calix, acquired and played with in that order.

A few words:

I've been training more or less seriously for about 5-6 years, pushing 40 now. Consequently, I know that I cannot compete seriously with people who have been playing for decades, IF i try and do what they do. I try to play with people like that, almost exclusively these days. The only way I can possibly offer myself as a worthy opponent against those people is by being unpredictable and at the same time consistent. The three Nexy blades I mentioned above allow me to do that more then anything else I've tried.

Presently I'm using Calix II with GoldArc 3 FH and MX-P backhand, which I switched to from Lissom as I find the Calix II much more reliable with the plastic ball. I had Rhyzm on both sides of Lissom and it worked superb with the cell ball, much less consistency with the plastic ball, don't know why really. I've tried Calix, too, but cannot seem to find a good combination for "being aggressive" with it, with the plastic ball. I don't think I will ever go back to using soft rubbers.

That's it, thanks.

A few players I've worked with love Peterpan.
Here's a mss from one of them. Rated around 2350-2400. Using Jun M for a while and wanted to slow it down for more control. Tried 4-5 NEXY blades and he picked Peterpan.
He won his first tournament playing with Peterpan.

"Hello, Micaiah Skolnick here again. I am writing to you from my dorm room a week after the St. Louis Open hosted by Lindenwood University. The tournament was a great success for me as I was fortunate enough to take first place in the A division. Although my main competition was from my teammates, the tournament was still a great proving ground as it was my first using the Nexy Peterpan blade. Over-all I am very happy with the blade’s performance. I did notice that I missed some reflex shots because I had been playing with my old blade for so long, but I am sure within a short amount of time I will be acclimated to the new feel of the Peterpan and those select few shots will no longer be an issue. Enjoy your ping pong adventures this week and think about giving the Peterpan a try!"

Edited by bogeyhunter - 05/14/2015 at 9:17pm

Zealot review by shuki from ttd:

To describe it in one word, I would just say it's balanced. All of the Nexy blades I've used stood out in some way, making them feel very unique. However, the zealot feels so balanced that i can't say its extraordinary in any one aspect. With that being said, it also doesn't feel like it's lacking in any area.

The zealot is a 5ply all wood blade with a mystery new surface veneer made for the polyball. Although it's a 5ply blade, it feels more like a 7ply blade.

Blocking

When blocking with the zealot it's very easy to do aggressive blocks or "punch" blocks. However if you're the type of player who prefers the loose-grip passive blocking style this is going to be more of a struggle for you. The control on the blocks is superb but it's very hard to block the ball short. A player using this blade will find it to be a much easier time blocking this quickly.

Close Loops

In my opinion this is where the blade struggles the most. When doing a very close to the table loop, it's very difficult to get the ball to drop quicker and i found every loop going long and off the table. This made me extremely uncomfortable looping a ball that was close to the table and i lost confidence in even attempting these loops. The best way i found to solve this problem is to do a very hard push instead of loop at the short range. This caused the next ball to come off the table longer for an easier loop.

Mid-range Loops

Mid range loops are where this blade truly shines. I was able to get quite a bit of power off these loops, almost as if it had carbon in the blade. It provided a slightly lower throw angle than you would expect from a 5ply all wood blade, but it still maintained the ease of looping that you would have come to love from them.

Flicks

There was quite a bit of dwell time on the the blade so flicks seemed fairly easy. The only issue i found from the flicks was that they seemed a bit slow. Although they were slow they more than made up for the speed with a lot of spin. This allowed you to get ready for the next shot.

very bizzare :)

Magic_M wrote: I did not play long enough to post a real review, but I can tell you my impressions. Zealot is a very nice looking blade, which is made for looping from wherever, no matter if you are playing close to the table or midsize, but I have also to say, that I never played with a blade, which has so different skills, depending on the rubbers you use. In the first training I started with my normal setup: Adidas P7 on forehand and Tibhar MX-S on backhand. With this setup Adidas P7 really shines on forehand. MX-S on backhand did not fit perfect. So I decided to test it with an other backhand rubber: Andro Hexer Duro. Now the backhand fits better, but P7 on the forehand lost most of it`s looping-skills.   I am totally confused, because I never noticed such big differences on other blades. The next season begins in 3 weeks. Therefore I decided to stop the Zealot-tests. If you want to test this beauty yourself, please look in my FS-thread.

Just several words to add.
Please, test Airoc Astro on Zealot's back hand side.
You will know what I designed.
Thank you.

Edited by Nexy - 08/13/2015 at 9:19am

So i've been using the zealot for about 3 weeks, here is my review: