5 Reviews for XIOM Feel ZX3

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External Review for XIOM Feel ZX3 on March 19, 2024

Where to start. 88 g. Needed wings sanded about 1 mm taken off. To be comfortable. Very soft and good feeling while maintaining mid stiffness, not as stiff as a Nobilis or Primorac but a notch less and thus a bit safer arc and dwell time. Speed is similar to or even faster than viscaria without being crispy. Very responsive feedback. Touch is far better than viscaria or TBALC or koto outer. Spin is much more potent and plays better when you loop and loop drive and still lets you keep spin on it. Looping- 9.6/10 Blocks 9.6/10 Counters 9.3/10 Short Game 9.4/10. Ability or loop and smash and no major loss pf either stroke. It gives me chances to counter loop or smash and equal chances of either landing with no loss of control. Played with C53 and Hammond Z2 in 2.0. The Hammond was able to brush or block but not very easy to hit with sponge and spin on this blade. Wish they still made this blade. Will buy any that are sold because its a better blade than viscaria or TBALC or Trinity or any other racket so far.

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External Review for XIOM Feel ZX3 on August 17, 2022

For my game so far the best blade I've tried.

I've been playing with the blade for 3 years and bought a second one as a replacement blade.
My playing style is offensive / all-round. Aggressive looping on the forehand and all-round play with power blocking on the backhand side.
I'm currently playing Butterfly Dignics 09C on the forehand and bh: Tenergy 25 FX.
I've played a lot of woods as you can see from my reviews.
Tried many innovations from different manufacturers, but i always come back to the ZX3.

Relative to speed, the ZX3 is the most controlled blade I've found.

My assessment in my combination of wood and rubbers
Looping: great - 9.8
Smash: great - 9.5
Block: excellent - 9.8
Control: excellent - 9.8
Service: excellent - 9.8
Short game after a little practice is absolutely fine: 9.2

The only point of criticism is the angular finish near the handle. Here you have to rework, which is done in 3 minutes.

I hope I was able to help you just a little bit. Don't think I'll switch anytime soon. For me a top blade in relation to speed and control - purchase recommendation for players with a similar playing style.

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External Review for XIOM Feel ZX3 on October 23, 2020

Fantastic blade , after Battery inerfoc Alc, this blade is faster and has more control which is actually amazing

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External Review for XIOM Feel ZX3 on February 29, 2020

Gem of a blade, very nice blocking, lots of spin, using hurricane neo 3 on FH... Only thing that is a bit worrying is short handle size.... Go for this blade if you have the brushing touch
Good luck

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External Review for XIOM Feel ZX3 on January 5, 2019

This is a great blade: fast, longer dwell time, very spinny with a good touch and feel (despite being stiff). Mine is 90g, slightly head heavy. Not struggle to place the ball where you wanted. The over the table and mid-range game was great, fantastic amount of control for an OFF+ blade. The feedback from the blade is very positive, little vibrations that let you know how youre hitting the ball (maybe due the cylon fibers under kiso hinoki wood). However, I must say that the real problem with this blade was the handle: the wings were to wide, the handle to short, very uncomfortable for rallies or quick fh/bh changes, a total disappointment. After sanding the full handle (especially the wings) little by little, for about 40 minutes, I was very happy with the result: a soft handle with better grip, longer than the original and 100% more comfortable. According to my personal experience (my last two blades were Viscaria and Waldner Legend Carbon):
Speed: WLC > Viscaria >= ZX3
Control: ZX3 > Viscaria > WLC
Ball feedback: ZX3 > Viscaria > WLC

In short, really a fantastic blade, very versatile wiht good control and speed. Maybe you'll need some sanding, but it will be worth it.

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