Explanation
Korean table tennis maker XIOM is famous for two types of rubber series, the Vega series with good cost performance and the Omega series, which is a high-end model. You sell rackets such as Ice Cream, which other manufacturers do not have. The high-end rubber series Omega series is currently mainly composed of two series, V (five) and VII (seven). Brazilian hard hitter Hugo Calderano has signed a contract with XIOM, and even after changing the equipment, the world tour ranking has risen to a single digit! The Hugo Hyper Axylium and Omega VII Tour used by Calderano are also soaring in popularity. Also, Korean iron wall block and Chiquita Jeoung Youngsik will be using Ice Cream AZXi and Omega VII Pro.
The Omega V Tour DF reviewed on this page is the rubber of the Omega V series. The concept of the OMEGA 5 series is that it has a grip that holds the ball securely, holds the ball firmly, and has a strong arc and a strong amount of rotation. All Omega 5 series are priced at 5,200 yen + tax, but if discounted, they will be available for purchase at the same 3,000 yen level as the Vega series. Although it is a high-end model, it can be said that it is a series with a very good cost performance. There are four types of Omega 5 series on the pamphlet, in addition to the tour DF reviewed this time, Omega V Pro (Omega 5 Pro), soft Omega V Euro DF (Omega 5 Euro DF), Omega V Asia DF with the highest hardness in the series (Omega V Asia DF) Omega 5 Asia DF) is on sale. I will mention Xiom’s rubber, including DF, and its technology.
・MAX AT 4 Technology that applies maximum tension within the scope of official rules. ・ELASTO FUTURA Comprehensive technology installed in the Omega VII series, Vega Tour, and Vega X. Three special tunings of "CYCLOID", "DYNAMIC FRICTION", and "CARBO SPONGE" are integrated into one rubber, delicate ball touch, unparalleled grip, and epoch-making elasticity. Technology to realize. ・DYNAMIC FRICTION (DF) Rubber surface processing technology born from snow tires that exert sufficient frictional force even on snow. Technology that firmly grasps a plastic ball with a slippery surface and creates more rotational energy. ・CYCLOID With technology that increases the probability of the player, the arc line of the ball is naturally high, reduces net mistakes in the block, and the ball enters the opponent's court as deeply as possible, the ratio of the amount of rotation and the flight distance is calculated precisely by the design. Technology that conveys high speed and powerful energy to the drive. ・CARBO SPONGE Technology to mix carbon particles in sponge. Technology that can interact with the top sheet with the force to firmly grasp the ball and the catapult effect. ・HYPER ELASTO Technology developed to replace the effect of speed glue, which was banned in 2008. Technology that realizes the shot feeling, hitting sound, flight distance, and rotational force as if used without speed glue. There are variations such as "IMB" with improved acceleration performance and "CST" that pursues the height of the arc line. ・TENSOR Technology developed by XIOM that has the same tension effect as speed glue. A technology that keeps the structure of rubber molecules taut and semi-permanently. With "TENSOR" rubber, you can easily speed up and spin a ball without using extra effort. Based on this technology, we added our own consideration and arrangement to complete the "HYPER ELASTO" technology. ・BIOS Similar to "TENSOR", clean rubber manufacturing technology developed by XIOM. Technology that does not generate or mix substances that have an adverse effect on the environment or carcinogens during the manufacturing process. "BIOS" rubber thoroughly eliminates harmful substances, and anyone from manufacturing staff to players who use rubber can use it without worrying about the environment and health. A symbol of high performance and clean rubber.
The Vega X, Vega Tour, and Omega VII series are all rubbers with the same technical symbol, ELASTO FUTURA, and all rubbers are carbon sponge and dynamic friction, so the sponge is black. The seat is a dynamic friction (DF) specification seat and is a rubber with grip. The Omega V Tour DF reviewed this time is also a rubber equipped with DF (Dynamic Friction). The Omega 5 Series is a rubber that was not adopted by DF at the time of sale. After that, it seems that it was sold under the name of DF (Dynamic Friction), which is compatible with plastic balls.
Basically, I think that XIOM’s rubber has no problem with the following image.
Pro: A rubber that is the base of the series.
Euro: Soft and easy to handle.
Asia: Slightly harder than professionals, with an emphasis on rotation.
Tour: The most high-performance and difficult-to-handle rubber in the series that will satisfy top players.
The Omega 5 Tour DF is described in the pamphlet as follows:
A hard-core and robust play companion
Optimized topsheet and sponge for plastic balls ensure ball grip in any situation. The seat structure, which is densely packed with low grains, creates a firm shot feeling and a fierce spin ball. While having a robust strength that is comparable to the power of the opponent's ball, the effect of the elastic sponge can give a long distance. Unmistakable play and strength-Omega V Tour DF plays an active role as your foreground rubber aiming for hard table tennis.Published performance value
The OMEGA 5 Tour DF is the highest performing rubber in the OMEGA 5 Series. However, it is worth noting that the Omega 5 Asia DF, which has a harder sponge hardness, has higher performance. Still, the Omega 5 Tour DF has higher performance than rubber other than the Vega Tour. Since it is a rubber crowned with a tour, it was very well balanced and I did not feel any low performance or slippage. Currently, I’m intensively trying out XIOM’s rubber, but eventually I’d like to summarize it. I will write the general comment again after the review of Vega Tour, so thank you.
In 2020, the Omega 5 Tour DF was tested by Yu-san of the World Table Tennis Kingdom in the form of a tool test. It was highly evaluated and was praised for the height of the arc and the high amount of rotation. I wanted to confirm this point, and it was a very exciting trial. Video ↓
Omega 5 Tour DF sticking and weight
From this time, it is posted on Zhang Jike ALC (Zhang Jike ALC).
Omega V Tour DF
HYPER ELASTO
TENSOR
BIOS
DYNAMIC FRICTION
・Sponge Thickness: 2.0 / max mm
・Speed: 11.0
・Spin: 11.8
・Sponge stiffness: 47.5°
・5,200 yen + tax
・72 g (before cut) → 51 g (after cut)The weight was over 50 g as expected, but the OMEGA 5 Tour DF had a light feel. Once again, XIOM’s Omega 7 series feels like a heavy, adhesive rubber-like mad shot feeling. On the other hand, although the same ELASTO FUTURA is adopted, Vega Tour and Vega X are not so mad, but the impression of rubber without habit. And I was surprised at the light and light feel of this OMEGA 5 Tour DF. The mud like adhesive rubber, the weight of the ball, and the speed seem to be the characteristics of the Omega 7 series. On the other hand, the Vega Tour, Vega X, and Omega 5 Series seem to be a little heavy, but like rubber such as Tenergy, I felt that the meat and drive were light rubber. I think it’s a rubber that can be used for both the fore and back.
Three features of Omega V Tour DF
I wasn’t impressed by the strength of the arc line as mentioned in the table tennis kingdom, but overall, the amount of rotation, the balance between speed and rotation, ease of handling, and cost performance were very good! I’m pretty confused about my professional use. It’s not that it doesn’t feel like it’s easy to put on the table like Rakza X, but it’s a little weak, but on the other hand, I like the fact that it’s in the same price range as it is easy to put out a ball with a rotation amount higher than Rakza X. It doesn’t have awesome features, but I think it’s a pretty good rubber! I think the best expression is “high-performance spin-type tension rubber without gluing”. I don’t usually glue it, but I think it’s not a rubber that hits with the elasticity of a sponge, but a rubber that spins with a seat and speeds up with the momentum of a racket.
Rally thinking rubber with characteristic spin performance
I felt that the features of the Omega 5 series, the grip that holds the ball securely, the strong arc and the amount of rotation are not Date! Even if I used it with a backhand with a weak impact, I was able to make a loop drive and push that made me feel a high amount of rotation, which was a good feeling. However, I felt that it was a stable amount of rotation rather than the amount of rotation of drastic spin ball, and I felt that it was a rally-thinking rubber that rally with rotation rather than flying with rotation.
As for the shot feeling, the sheet is hard and the sponge is a little softer than the sheet and it feels easy to bite, but I think that it is a rubber that does not bite so much. It is a rubber that is rotated by the frictional force of the sheet, and I feel that it was more like an adhesive rubber. Of course, both the sheet and sponge have a shape similar to that of spin-type tension rubber, so balls like adhesive rubber did not come out. Therefore, I felt that it is a rubber with high manual performance that can make a solid drive and meet, although it is easy to make a rotation or a ball that reflects the technical power as it is, and I can not hit a drive with a surprising amount of rotation. On the other hand, unlike the spring sponge and CYCLOID sponge, it does not have strong expansion and contraction, and it has a slightly stronger arc line than Dignics 05, which can fly while rotating and sink strongly by rotation. I felt that the strength of the pod sinking and the amount of rotation were unsatisfactory (although it was a bit strict comparison).
Compared to the spring sponge Tenergy and CYCLOID’s Omega VII series, I think it was a rubber that was very easy to counter because it had less good bite. This point was also noteworthy.
It’s easy to spin, but it’s easier to do meat!
Since the ball is easy to grip, I felt that it took some getting used to balancing rotation and playing when trying to run while drawing an arc with speed drive. Rather, the speed ball has momentum, so it’s easier to do meat, and I felt that it was better for the ball to run. I felt that it is rare to find a rotating rubber that makes it so easy to meet. I couldn’t try it that much, but I think that meat hitting and angle hitting are stable. If the hitting point drops, you can use it properly as a loop drive. World Standard (World Standard) Tenergy 05 is a rubber that is very difficult to meet, and if you do not have a good sense of angle hitting, it will rotate without permission. I feel that it is a very characteristic rubber that it can be rotated and it is easy to meet when compared to Tenergy.
Excellent rubber that does not slip and can be rotated compared to other XIOM rubbers
After hitting the Omega 7 Series in turn, I tried the Omega 5 Tour DF, so the first impression of the Omega 5 Tour DF was very easy to use. It was easy to handle with a moderate hardness of 47.5 °, yet it did not slip and it took a lot of rotation, so it felt very good. Especially in terms of ball grip, I felt that it was more than Vega X and it was very easy to do loop drive. Even so, the speed drive for meet and upper rotation runs quite a bit, so considering that it is in the same price range, the Omega 5 Tour DF was a rubber that I wanted to hire for my job rather than the Vega X. The Vega X is a rubber that has a harder sheet and a softer sponge than the Omega 5 Tour DF, so when it spins, it will rotate more than the Omega 5 Tour DF, but it is a little slippery (it is not a pain if you get used to it). I think) I feel. Probably the Omega 5 Tour DF is a rubber that ELASTO FUTURA is not adopted, and I felt that the amount of rotation, the elongation of the ball, and the power were a little unsatisfactory. The strength of the maximum expansion and contraction of the entire sponge or rubber is the Omega 5 Tour compared to the Omega 7 Series, Omega VII Tour, Omega VII Hyper, and Vega X. I felt that DF was a little weaker. However, I felt that the Omega 5 Tour DF was just right for me because the part that does not slip is very good and I can not play table tennis that can rather use slip.
Each technology review
Fore hand
Light hit
The ball is fast. However, I felt that the height, strength, and amount of rotation of the arc line were a little weaker than the Dignics 05 that I usually use.
Drive on long balls and rallies
I understand that it is a strict comparison, but even if you fly it with a spin, the ball will sink firmly with the amount of spin, and even if it is an arch line that overshoots, it seems that all of it will land on the table, but this Omega 5 It was difficult to do it with Tour DF. When I realized that I couldn’t do this, I felt that katsuo000 wouldn’t adopt the foreground. Even so, the feel of hitting and spinning was good.
Drive with open face
I don’t feel like the sponge loses. I thought it was a little hard to feel the elasticity of the rubber, but I also thought that the ball would run.
Loop (top spin) drive against back spin
It was a good feeling because I had a ball firmly. As for the shot feeling, I felt that I was able to drive with a high amount of rotation. However, I think the power and weight are a little light.
Speed drive against back spin
It was a rubber with a refreshing feel, and I felt that the arch line was a little low (compared to Dignics 05), but I felt it was a good rubber.
Curve / shoot drive
There wasn’t much biting of the sponge, and I felt that the bend was weak compared to Vega X.
Block
It was good. The counter is easy to do. Since the sheet is hard and the sponge is also hard, I think that it is a rubber that is not easily affected by rotation for the rubber that rotates.
Counter drive
The seats aren’t stiff, but the counter drive was easy to do. It was a little bit good, so it wasn’t uncommon for me to spin around, but overall I felt that I could hit the ball back with the entire rubber. Rather than an arc line due to rotation, the sponge has little change in both good and bad senses, so I think that any ball can be returned with the same drive.
Stop
It was easy to do! The sheet was hard and stopped firmly.
Push
I was able to cut it firmly without slipping. It was also easy to make an aggressive and fast push.
Fore flick
It was a manual rubber, so it was easy to do.
Service
It was good that it was easy to put out a serve that also took spin.
Back hand
Light hit
It was a little easy to fall. The ball was released quickly, and I felt a little lack of technical skills.
Drive on long balls and rallies
I felt a little stiff on the backhand. However, I think it will be enough if you can use it. I also hit a very strong speed drive in the rally of the upper rotation. However, rather than lifting it from the middle team, it seems that it tends to be a fairly straight speed drive.
Loop (top spin) drive against back spin
It was easy to do. It was a little slippery with Vega X, or it was so soft that it was easy to feel energy loss, but that was not the case with the Omega 5 Tour DF. It was a good feeling because it was easy to put out the amount of rotation that would make the other party’s mistake.
Speed drive against back spin
The arc line is a little low, and the impression is that net mistakes are conspicuous. I felt that the linearity was strong (compared to Dignics).
Curve / shoot drive
Compared to Vega X, Chiquita had a slightly weaker bend.
Block
It was easy to do. However, there were times when I felt that it would fall off with a little hardness.
Counter drive
It was easy to do. I think it’s a good rubber.
Stop
It was good. I felt that it would fall off with a little hardness.
Push
It was easy to cut and it was easy to make a straight line.
Chiquita
It was easy to make an arc, but it didn’t feel ugly.
Comparison (individual impression)
Spin amount
Tenergy 05 ≧ Vega X ≧ Omega V Tour DF ≧ Evolution MX-P
Ease of spin
Vega X ≧ Rasanter R48 ＞ Omega V Tour DF ＞ Dignics 05
Speed
Dignics 64 ＞ Omega V Tour DF ＞ Vega X