Explanation
Korean table tennis maker XIOM is an up-and-coming maker, and it is famous for two types of rubber series, the Vega series with good cost performance and the Omega series of high-end models. In particular, Vega Europe is a rubber that has the three beats of cost performance, ease of handling, and performance, and has penetrated the beginner-intermediate class! Recently, Brazilian hard hitter Hugo Calderano has signed a contract with XIOM, and even after changing the equipment, the world tour ranking has been steadily raised to a single digit. The Hugo Hyper Axylium and Omega VII Tour used by Calderano will also be on the rise.
The rubber reviewed on this page is XIOM’s Vega X. The Vega X commemorates the 10th anniversary of the sale of Vega in 2009 and is touted as the greatest rubber in Vega history. The rubber design follows the sponge of Vega PRO, but it seems to match the top sheet that adopted the same cycloid system as the Omega VII series. A rubber that stands between Omega and Vega has a low price of 4,200 yen + tax, but according to the World Table Tennis Kingdom, the performance is in the 6,000 yen range (Fastarc G-1, Rakza X, Evolution MX-P, etc.) It is said that they can compete with each other. Actually, he wanted to make it higher than 4,200 yen, but he probably decided to lower the price further to 4,200 yen + tax in anticipation of YASAKA’s Rigan (3,700 yen + tax)! I think that the high performance of the table tennis kingdom was also oozing out in the review. I am reviewing what kind of rubber it is actually
Performance value
As mentioned in the explanation, although the speed and spin performance are inferior to the Omega series, it stands out in the Vega series and you can see that it is outstanding. On the other hand, the Vega Tour sold in the past has a higher published performance value than the Vega X, and the Vega Tour has a higher published performance value than the Omega V series. To be honest, I felt very good about the Vega X test hit this time, so I’m thinking of trying the Vega Tour again with the current equipment! I hope you can expect that review as well.
Vega X sticking and weight
I pasted it on Zhang Jike ZLC as usual.
Vega X Dynamic Friction Cycloid Carbo Sponge ・Sponge Thickness：1.8/2.0/max mm ・Speed：9.5 ・Spin：11.0 ・Sponge stiffness：47.5° ・4,200 yen + tax ・72 g (before cut) → 52 g (after cut)
After all, after all, XIOM’s rubber is heavy. However, with a ball or hitting a curtain, the rotation performance was very high and it felt very good!
3 features of Vega X
Even though it is easy to play, it has an outstanding ball holding and spin performance!
What I felt most when hitting a ball or hitting a curtain was the ball holding and the amount of rotation! This good hit feeling is also reproduced even if you hit it on the table, and when you think that you held the ball firmly and rotated it, you felt that you could hit the ball with the amount of rotation you expected, and it was a very pleasant test hit. !! Since I hold the ball firmly, I can control the ball firmly if I put up with it, but when I tried to play it as much as I wanted, I felt that the meat system would run as straight as I wanted! I felt it was very easy to use! The rotation performance is very high, and if you can use it properly, it will take about the same as Tenergy 05. However, I also felt that it was difficult to achieve rotation performance higher than Tenergy 05. Especially when used in the foreground, it was too soft and I felt a strong energy loss. However, it was easy to rotate, and it was very easy to serve and loop drive. I felt that this area was like Vega!
The balance between the hard sheet and the soft sponge is exquisite and easy to handle!
Obviously, the sheet was hard and the sponge was soft rubber, and it was a light feeling that did not remind me of 52 g. It is very easy to handle, and the direction of ease of handling is a good combination of rubber that makes it easy to put out high quality balls like Rasanter R48 and Rakza type that is easy to put on the table anyway. I felt like I was doing it.
I’m not good at backhand, but Vega X matched the backhand outstandingly! I intuitively felt that the factor was the perfect balance of hardness between the seat and the sponge. I have the impression that rubber with a hard sheet takes a lot of rotation, but I feel that it is difficult because it needs to be firmly inserted. In order to handle V> 15 Extra and Fastarc G-1 (Fastarc G-1) etc., it is necessary to hit it once and then rotate it with the image of rotating it. I felt that I couldn’t hit it like that and needed to get used to it. However, Vega X does not need such a way of hitting, and I felt that a good enough ball would come out with the image of hitting while rubbing with a Rakza type or Tenergy type sheet! This part feels very good and makes me feel the ease of handling and the sharpness that I can not think of as the first hit!
Convinced masterpiece! Is it the weight that is missed !?
With this high performance, 4,200 yen + tax is too cheap! It’s odd! I was a little worried that it was a little heavy at 52 g and that it was slippery with Tsuttsuki, but I really liked this ease of handling, high performance, and cost performance! The meaning of the word “masterpiece”, katsuo000, is convincing. I don’t think the weight is so important for a racket with a grip center of gravity like the Zhang Jike model, and it slips, but I felt it was within the permissible range.
Also of interest is the comparison with the Vega Tour. I haven’t used the Vega Tour in Zhang Jike ZLC, so I can’t make a simple comparison, but in the current image, the Vega X often slips a little, but it has a better ball holding than the Vega Tour and it doesn’t fly too much, so I’ll take the plunge. It’s an image that can be rotated. The Vega Tour was very similar to the Omega VII series and was a rubber that felt faster than holding and spinning. The published performance value is just the published value, and I feel that how much rotation is easy to apply on the table and how much it is applied are still different things.
Each technical review
Forehand
Light hit
It doesn’t feel like flying and is very easy to do. I also felt that it was too soft.
Drive on long balls and rallies
After all, the ball is shallow, and I felt that the ball would fall easily if I didn’t hit it a little. Especially in the case of inquiries, I also felt that the ball could not be flown unless it was attracted considerably. I think this area is a characteristic of soft and easy-to-use rubber. The rubber that felt the same softness was Rasanter R48, but R48 had a softer seat, I didn’t feel much power loss, and I think I didn’t feel that I couldn’t fly or fall. It may be said that R48 is the rubber that top players like.
Drive with open face
Sounds good! Since it is spinning, it fell firmly and the ball entered deep.
Loop (top spin) drive against back spin
I felt very good because I had a ball firmly. Even though it’s so easy to speed drive and meet, I honestly think that this ball holder is not another rubber! I felt that the drive had enough rotation!
Speed drive against back spin
Normally, it is often difficult to do speed drive when loop drive is easy, but as mentioned above, I did not feel this Vega X. This was a surprise!
Curve / shoot drive
Block
It was a good impression that the sheet was hard and I should block it with the image that I would go to overwrite the rotation from myself. I think it’s better to block in the front team so that it stretches a little at a high pitch.
Counter drive
It was easy to do because the seat was hard and it had a ball. Since the seat is hard, it is not easily affected by rotation, and even if you drop the hitting point firmly, it is easy to counter firmly and there is also the ease of doing that is peculiar to rubber with a ball!
Stop
It was slippery, but I was able to stop it. However, I think it is more stable if you do not slide it.
Push
I felt that push was sharp because it also took a turn. It is an impression that it is stable by rotation. It was a very good rubber with good bite but no push!
Service
I’m glad I was able to cut it firmly. It was a good feeling!
Backhand
Light hit
It was a little easy, but once I got used to it, there was no problem.
Drive on long balls and rallies
In the backhand, it was very easy to do with just the right hardness. It’s been a while since I’ve decided on such a backhand drive, and it’s been very pleasant!
Loop (top spin) drive against back spin
It was easy to do! This ball holding is irresistible! There was a sense of security!
Speed drive against back spin
Speed drive is also included! Rubber with a ball is often too hard to hit speed drive, but I don’t know of any other rubber that can hit speed drive so comfortably. It’s odd!
Block
It was easy to put in, but it slipped a little.
Counter drive
It wasn’t as easy as the fore. This is an ant that needs to hone his arms, isn’t it.
Stop
It was good. It didn’t even pop out.
Push
It was easy to cut and make a chance. It felt very good.
Chiquita
It was easy to make an arc line and it was easy to do!
Comparison with other rubbers (individual impressions)
Spin amount
Rasanter R48 ≧ Tenergy 05 ≧ Vega X ＞ Evolution MX-P
Easy to spin
Tenergy 05 FX ≧ Vega X ≧ Rasanter R48
Speed
Rasanter R48 ≧ Vega X ＞ Tenergy 05