



COLOR
5겹 합판 블레이드로 이보다 좋은 블레이드를 만들 수 있을까요?
제가 주목한 것은 5겹 합판 블레이드의 특성을
유지하면서 스피드의 부족함을 무엇으로 매꿀 것인가 하는 것이었습니다.
강한 회전, 정확한 컨트롤을 장점으로 가져가면서 스피드를 더하고자
카본을 넣으면 바로 카본 블레이드가 되는 것이기 때문에 특수 소재가 아니면서도 최적의 균형점을 이룰 스피드 보강 물질이 무엇인가 하는 것이죠.
저는 그 소재를 Sprus로 선정했습니다. 그리고 Sprus 소재를 다양하게 연구했습니다. 카본처럼 스피드를
강화해 주면서도 나무 그대로의 성질을 가지고 있는 Sprus, 이 소재를 더 두껍게 하면, 더 얇게 하면, 두장을 겹치면,
중층에 넣으면... 등등 머리 속에 지나가는 생각들은 수없이 많았지요.
또 한가지는 표면층에 대한 생각이었습니다.
한국인들이 가장 좋아하는 표면층, 히노키. 그 히노키를 살리면서도 스프루스 나무를 어떻게 사용해야 할 것인지 말이죠.
만약
표층이 두꺼우면 스프루스의 스피드 강화 효과가 떨어지게 되고 표층이 너무 얇으면 히노키적인 특성이 떨어지겠지요.
그래서 히노키와 스프루스가 어우러진 덱스터 블레이드를 출시 시켰고 시장에서도 크게 호응을 얻었습니다.
양질의 히노키 가격이 높기
때문에 저렴한 가격으로 공급하기는 어려웠지만, 소비자들에게 매우 좋은 평가를 얻고 있지요.
그런데 덱스터를 만들고 내 놓으면서 제 마음
속에 한 가지 더 의문으로 남는 것은 어떻게 하면 더 많은 회전량을 추구할 수 있을 것인가였습니다.
그래서 탄생한
것이 지금의 COLOR입니다.
그 과정에서 2겹의 스프루스층을 겹쳐보기도 하고 히노키층의 두께를 달리해 보기도 했지만 결국
기본 베이직은 덱스터가 매우 우수하다는 것을 확신했기 때문에 덱스터와 유사한 베이직을 차용하면서 표층의 히노키를 높이고 중층을 조금 얇게
만들었습니다.
그 결과 만들어진 Color는 정말 놀라운
블레이드입니다.
특히 포핸드면에 제니우스, 백핸드면에 니안모르를 붙인 상태에서의 시타 결과는 경이적이었습니다.
제니우스의 폭포수처럼 내리꽂는 드라이브가 컬러와 만나면서 엄청난 회전량으로 한층 더 강화 되었고 제니우스의 묵직함과 니안모르의
경쾌함이 어우러져 제가 바라고 바라던 형태의 이상향을 이루게 되었습니다.
단 하루 시타만으로도 이것이 내가 원하던 것이 맞다는 것을
직감적으로 알 수 있었고 그 직감이 점차 확신으로 바뀌어 가고 있습니다..
Color - 제니우스,
테너지, 헥서 등 비슷한 류의 러버를 사용하시는 분들에게 꼭 경험해 보시라고 자신있게 말씀 드리고
싶습니다.
COLOR
The basic character of this blade is very universal to most players in the world.
What else can we expect for an ideal blade, except for maximum spin and speed, harmonized with good feeling and control?
Actually, most brands including Nexy must have been chasing after this seemingly not practically attainable goal. How come we can get good spin and speed at the same time?
It’s very apparent that when we have better speed, then in result we have to yield in less spin.
Nexy has also been stuck in these two incompatible factors: speed and spin.
(Good feeling and control seemed little more easier problem thank those two things.)
That was the reason for Nexy to invest more than one and a half year on this blade “COLOR”, wasting plenty of sample version different blades.
But truly it was quite worthy of endeavoring when we see this chic blade, COLOR.
This is 5-ply hinoki blade.
The surface is covered by beautiful quality Japanese hinoki wood, by which you will be able to taste utmost extravagant touch and big spin, when you stroke the ball.
On the second layer, Nexy poured the most carefully selected high and rare quality sprus, with which you can expect extreme speed any wooden material can exert.
Here comes some reviews written by exquisitely selected testers.
[1] JimT
Blade: Nexy Color FL (5-ply
wood)
Speed: 8.0
Control:
9.0
Feel: Med-Soft
Weight: 93
grams
Rubbers:
FH: Dawei Inspirit Quattro Ultralight Red 2.0
40 degs (regular)
BH: Dawei Inspirit Quattro Ultralight Black 1.8 40 degs
(regular)
Total weight: 184 g
General
comments:
Blade seems pretty light but actually is rather
heavy - 93-94 grams!
It is very well crafted, quality is superb. For a
price of around 70 US dollars (75000 Korean won) it seems to be quite a piece of
art. I put double edge tape on it to protect the edges - let's hope it will be
absolutely intact when the testing is over. I almost wanted to frame it and hang
it on the wall...
It has 5 plies - real Japanese Cypress (Hinoki) on the
relatively thin outer plies and Ayous for the central ply, but two other outer
layers (the ones directly underneath the surface Hinoki layers) are
horizontally-laid Spruce to make the blade a bit faster while still retaining
very good control.
The unpainted side feels extremely smooth - probably
some varnish was used there. Same on the painted side but then the picture of
the colorful splash was painted on top of the sealant, i
assume...
Review:
Had about an hour of playing with
the blade. First impression is that it is rather springy, with some noticeable
flex. Almost no vibration. Despite its medium-thin thickness (approximately 6
mm) it has absolutely no problem returning the ball from even 10 feet away from
the table - while doing that with IQUL 1.8 which by itself is not a very springy
rubber at this thickness. Pleasant surprise.
Almost from the first minute
I realized that I could play it rather comfortably - some blades take really
long time getting used to. Color isn't one of those. I played an opponent with
whom we lately have had very close matches usually ending 3-2, and I managed to
beat her 3-2 with this completely new blade and with the rubbers which I haven't
played in 6 months. That says something!
I would say it is an OFF- or OFF
blade, softness/hardness in the middle of the range.
Balance was shifted
a bit into the handle and as a consequence the blade felt a little light when
smashing but that can be easily attributed to the lightness of the rubbers - the
blade itself, as I said before, weighs 93 g.
I will play some more and
then probably switch the rubbers to something a bit thicker. The next set will
probably be Gambler Aces Pro 2.2 (FH) and LKT Rapid Soft 2.2
(BH).
Improvements:
Handle feels just a tad smaller
than I am used to, but that is really nothing to gripe about. One can always add
a thin layer of grip.
[2] Jolan (in French)
Premier test ce
soir.
Protocole : durée 2 heures.
3 testeurs . Classements 13/15/16
5
raquettes.
1 Nexy Color, 1 Nexy Oscar, 1 Korbel Sk7, 1 Nittaku Redshank. Les
4 bois équipés à l'identique (2 xtend HS 2.0mm dureté 42.5°)
1 MC1 avec 2
energy xtra (max + 2.0mm)
Le Nexy Color apparait clairement comme le moins rapide des 5. C'est
rigide mais très doux. C'est assez désorientant au début. On a l'impression que
la balle rentre dedans comme dans du beurre. Imaginez ces films au ralenti
tournés avec la loupe. Très vite, on prend beaucoup de plaisir. La balle repart
gentiment et précisément là ou on l'espère.
Vitesse : Equivalent à un
Tibhar IVL
Prise en main : Le manche concave est très agréable. Rond au
centre, plat à l'extrémité. Un peu fin à mon goût. J'y ai ajouté un grip et
c'était beaucoup mieux.
Equilibre : Parfait. Juste au centre. Ni trop en tête
de raquette, ni près du manche. Large sweet spot.
En régularité, c'est
très bon. Difficile de mettre la balle à coté. On ressent tellement bien
l'impact que ça donne une impression de sécurité très importante.
En top,
c'est plus compliqué. Au début, on ne sait pas trop comment faire à cause de la
rigidité, mais rapidement, la tendresse du plis supérieur reprend le dessus. Il
faut bien laisser la balle rentrer dans la raquette pour qu'après, ça reparte
assez vite. C'est loin d'être une bombe mais si on est bien placé et qu'on prend
la balle en contre, proche de la table, ou mieux, au rebond, on trimbale son
adversaire. Le bois est tellement sécurisant qu'on peut se permettre des trucs
qu'on oserait pas autrement.
En bloc. C'est son gros point fort. La rigidité,
couplé avec la tendresse du hinoki, font de ce bois, une machine à bloquer.
C'est vraiment bluffant. J'ai jamais eu un truc aussi sécurisant entre les
mains, et je pèse mes mots...
Frappes. OK, R.A.S. Rien
d'extraordinaire.
Poussettes, services, jeu court. Très facile, comme avec
tout bois Off-/all+.
J'ai adoré cette première séance avec le color. Les
sensations sont très particulières et tout dans ce bois respire la qualité. Mes
petits camarades l'ont bien aimé aussi mais trouvé trop lent comparé aux 4
autres .
C'est trop tôt pour tirer des conclusions définitives, mais pour un
début, c'est très encourageant. Je pense que certains contreurs/bloqueurs de ma
connaissance vont tomber amoureux...
La suite
demain...
[3] anubhav1984
Blade: Nexy Color FL (5-ply
wood)
Speed:
7.7 (On the Butterfly Scale)
Control:
8.4 (On the Butterfly Scale)
Feel:
Soft
Weight:
94 grams
Rubbers:
FH:
Palio CJ8000 Biotech (36-38 deg) Red 2.2 mm
BH:
Mark V Black 2.2 mm / Tried Haifu BW2 too
Total
weight: Close to 190 gms (I do not have a
scale)
General comments:
The Blade has a marvellous finish! I
am totally bowled over by its beauty. You can easily mistake it for a butterfly
make. The craftsmanship is amazing. It is a piece of art. I had fallen in love
with its color scheme the moment I had seen it on Tak9.com. I went ahead and
expressed my desire to receive it for testing.
The weight of the blade:- I do
not have a scale at home and i was just too eager to play with it and too
impatient to weigh it. Hence, i did not go to any shop nearby to get it weighed
on a digital scale. However, the blade had a small slip on it which said 94. My
best guess prompts me to believe that it is actually 94 gms in weight.
I
generally like medium heavy blades, somewhere in the range of 85-90 gms. This
could have turned out to be a disaster for me at around 5-10 gms heavier than my
liking but then it did not.
Its balance is just perfect for its weight. One
would not feel that it is heavy at all.
The handle is more of a rounded FL
rather than a flat FL that i have mostly played with. Some might like it and
some might not.
Review:
I had a good 3 hour playing session
with it last night. Initially, i had Haifu BW2 put on this blade. Please note
that my BW2 is around 3 months old now and all the factory tuning is lost.
I
tried playing with it on the forehand for some time and then gave up hope on it
because of the lack of speed and uneven throw it had started to produce.
I
then pasted my almost new Mark V onto it and started to have a hit with
it.
Contrary to what JimT noted about the sealing of this blade, i
believe that it really does not require sealing if you are using the right glue.
I had stuck my Haifu BW2 using the Haifu WSB. It came out pretty easily without
damaging the blade even a bit. But then, i guess there is something magical
about the Haifu WSB. It holds your rubber pretty well and comes off easily like
a sitter. I would definitely add a comment later on in case i find something
similar to what JimT had experienced.
The first thing that you would notice
about this blade is its dwell time. It is simply superb. You can loop anything
with it. The ball just stays and stays and stays till you want it to.
I have
never played with any blade with such a beautiful dwell time. It is just
perfect. One cannot ask for more.
I had CJ8000 on my forehand and
looping almost any kind of underspin was as easy as a cake. Even my K-5 does not
come close to this beauty in the dwell department.
The blade is almost
nearing the Softish side of the hardness spectrum. I am usually not a big fan of
soft blades but then the dwell that this blade gives me puts everything else
aside. Mr. Moon had noted this in his letter that i would be able to generate
massive amounts of spin with this blade and i guess each and every word that he
had said was so damn TRUE.
For a blade having this level of dwell, the speed
that Color provides is manageable. It is not even close to my K-5 for that
matter. But then, there is always a trade off between the speed and dwell.
The speed of the blade is still very very good. It will not disappoint
anyone unless they are used to playing with the likes of Schlager Carbon,
Primorac or Gergely.
During one of the matches' that i
played last night, I faced a very strong backspin return which almost cleared
the table just by an inch or so. On any other day, i would have had doubts about
looping it back. I was really skeptical to go for the loop but then i just went
ahead and sort of closed my eyes. To my sweet surprise, the ball went zooming
past my opponent. He could not understand what had happened as usually he does
not expect returns to his strong back spin pushes. It took him off guard and by
complete utter surprise.
The throw angle of my Palio had
improved by a few notches in that one shot. The blade seems to have a high throw
(this again might be due to the high dwell
time).
On the backhand side: While I usually
face problems with Mark V on my backhand because i am usually accustomed to
something with a bit higher throw there, i was simply delighted with it last
night. Even the usually low throwed Mark V had a suitable throw for me to fall
for it.
Because of a bit stepped down speed i
was able to execute my loops with almost my 100% strength. On a usual day, with
my K-5, they would go way long off the table. This allowed me to add in my
shoulder, body and wrist power to each and every loop shot that i
executed.
The control on the Color was also
pretty nice. It was fairly obvious that it would excel in this department too. I
had no issues in blocking any of my partners' loop kills during the practice or
during the match.
Mid-distance power play was something
that was just a bit down. I was expecting it to help me a bit more from Mid
distance. But then again, i think i am expecting a bit too much out of a blade.
It lacked a bit in the Mid distance department. I had to swing really hard to
make my loops zoom past my opponent. Here, K-5 takes a good
lead.
Overall, it was an overwhelming
experience. I was stunned by its performance.
Improvements:
The weight of the blade can be
brought down a bit. Also, i feel that its speed can just be taken a bit more
closer to that 8.0 mark, almost making it a better BTY M. Maze!
It is
,however, a bit on the costly side for being close to USD 70. I admit that it
deserves each and every penny of that USD 70 but then again, i guess it can be
made a bit more affordable.
Those reviews will be updated by days, so you can check it with the linked page.
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