Super blade. Even though normally I like 7 ply wood more this is incredible blade. Played well with dignics 09c. And played super well with rakza 7 Soft. Speed a notch more of viscaria. Control much more I would say. Better spin; maybe Limba wood and better dwell contribute to that spin. Better feel in my opinion than viscaria. I liked it more than viscaria. If you can still find one - go for it. Well worth it.
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17 Reviews for XIOM Ice Cream AZXi
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I think my search for "The Blade" is over. At least for my style of play. If i could characterize this blade in two words, its Spin & Control. I have tried countless amount of blades in the past, as i am a Equipment Junkie. Some of the more well known blades are, TBS, Yinhe Pro 01, Andro Temper tech all+, Viscaria, Sanwei Froster ex-c, to name a few.
This blade has so much control + Spin. on my fh i have Hurricane Neo 3 boosted and bh i have Yasaka Rakza Z. Throw angle is high with the ALC side with my H3 Neo. it has so much spin , long dwell time, making the arc pretty high. I had to adjust my angle a bit cuz of higher arc, but nothing serious. Compare to Viscaria you get more dwell, slightly higher arc, more spin, more feeling, but less crisp feedback. Speedwise i think its as fast or a tad bit slower than Viscaria. But take that with a grain of salt, becuz its been a while since i've played with Viscaria. But for my play its overall better than Viscaria.
On the back hand you get so much control. I can hit hard and it will stay on the table. Unlike whats known to everyone, with this blade the ZLC side is slower and has more control. BH on this AZXI is on par with Viscaria, just a little slower and duller feeling. You get more control than Viscaria. I think the speed being slower than Viscaria is probably due to Rakza Z being a slower rubber than what i was using on Viscaria, but at the same time i do still think it has better control. If you choose a faster rubber you will have no problem ending a point with a kill shot. I choose to play with a slower rubber for control.
Serves are very good with excellent spin. its not too bouncy on short game, so you can hit a short drop shot with good placement. This blade is the best blade i have played with when it comes to short game for me.
If you are a spin oriented player that is looking for a very controlable blade thats not too fast (like lower side of off but not -off) this is it. I got the straight handle and for my smaller hands it is perfect. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR SPIN GAME.
This blade has so much control + Spin. on my fh i have Hurricane Neo 3 boosted and bh i have Yasaka Rakza Z. Throw angle is high with the ALC side with my H3 Neo. it has so much spin , long dwell time, making the arc pretty high. I had to adjust my angle a bit cuz of higher arc, but nothing serious. Compare to Viscaria you get more dwell, slightly higher arc, more spin, more feeling, but less crisp feedback. Speedwise i think its as fast or a tad bit slower than Viscaria. But take that with a grain of salt, becuz its been a while since i've played with Viscaria. But for my play its overall better than Viscaria.
On the back hand you get so much control. I can hit hard and it will stay on the table. Unlike whats known to everyone, with this blade the ZLC side is slower and has more control. BH on this AZXI is on par with Viscaria, just a little slower and duller feeling. You get more control than Viscaria. I think the speed being slower than Viscaria is probably due to Rakza Z being a slower rubber than what i was using on Viscaria, but at the same time i do still think it has better control. If you choose a faster rubber you will have no problem ending a point with a kill shot. I choose to play with a slower rubber for control.
Serves are very good with excellent spin. its not too bouncy on short game, so you can hit a short drop shot with good placement. This blade is the best blade i have played with when it comes to short game for me.
If you are a spin oriented player that is looking for a very controlable blade thats not too fast (like lower side of off but not -off) this is it. I got the straight handle and for my smaller hands it is perfect. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR SPIN GAME.
I think my search for "The Blade" is over. At least for my style of play. If i could characterize this blade in two words, its Spin & Control. My AZXi is 91grams. I have tried countless amount of blades in the past, as i am a Equipment Junkie. Some of the more well known blades are, TBS, Yinhe Pro 01, Andro Temper tech all+, Viscaria, Sanwei Froster ex-c, to name a few.
This blade has so much control + Spin. on my fh i have Hurricane 3 Neo boosted and on bh i have Yasaka Rakza Z. Throw angle is high with the ALC side with my H3 Neo. it has so much spin , long dwell time, making the arc pretty high. I had to adjust my angle a bit cuz of higher arc, but nothing serious. Compare to Viscaria you get more dwell, slightly higher arc, more spin, more feeling, but less crisp feedback. Speedwise i think its as fast or a tad bit slower than Viscaria. But take that with a grain of salt, becuz its been a while since i've played with Viscaria. But for my play the forehand is overall better than Viscaria.
On the back hand you get so much control. I can hit hard and it will stay on the table. Unlike whats known to everyone, with this blade the ZLC side is slower and has more control. BH on this AZXI is on par with Viscaria, just a little slower and duller feeling. You get more control than Viscaria. I think the speed being slower than Viscaria is probably due to Rakza Z being a slower rubber than what i was using on Viscaria, but at the same time i do still think it has better control. If you choose a faster rubber you will have no problem ending a point with a kill shot. I choose to play with a slower rubber for control.
Serves are very good with excellent spin. its not too bouncy on short game, so you can hit a short drop shot with good placement. This blade is the best blade i have played with when it comes to short game for me. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
This blade has so much control + Spin. on my fh i have Hurricane 3 Neo boosted and on bh i have Yasaka Rakza Z. Throw angle is high with the ALC side with my H3 Neo. it has so much spin , long dwell time, making the arc pretty high. I had to adjust my angle a bit cuz of higher arc, but nothing serious. Compare to Viscaria you get more dwell, slightly higher arc, more spin, more feeling, but less crisp feedback. Speedwise i think its as fast or a tad bit slower than Viscaria. But take that with a grain of salt, becuz its been a while since i've played with Viscaria. But for my play the forehand is overall better than Viscaria.
On the back hand you get so much control. I can hit hard and it will stay on the table. Unlike whats known to everyone, with this blade the ZLC side is slower and has more control. BH on this AZXI is on par with Viscaria, just a little slower and duller feeling. You get more control than Viscaria. I think the speed being slower than Viscaria is probably due to Rakza Z being a slower rubber than what i was using on Viscaria, but at the same time i do still think it has better control. If you choose a faster rubber you will have no problem ending a point with a kill shot. I choose to play with a slower rubber for control.
Serves are very good with excellent spin. its not too bouncy on short game, so you can hit a short drop shot with good placement. This blade is the best blade i have played with when it comes to short game for me. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
Amazing blade. The blade mentions that ALC is power, and the ZLC is control. For the ALC side I used a boosted Battle II, and it is nearly perfect. In short game you can do everything as easy as an all wood blade, there's a lot of feel and precision. With harder strokes you can definitely feel the speed of the carbon but it adds up just right, it's not too fast nor too slow and always very spinny. For the ZLC side I used Tibhar Quantum X pro. You dont get as much bounciness as the ALC, even on harder strokes. It feels very firm in the blocking area, and it's fairly easy to do flicks. I find it diffucult to play powerfull and spinny shots simultaneously but that might be my technique. I like it very much overall, you can do loops like Ma Long with this on FH, and on BH you can barely miss and still do pressure with decent speed, amazing control and slightly deceptive spin variations
Hi all... I am using this blade for a year already with Xiom Jekyll & Hyde V47.5 on ALC & Xiom Jekyll & Hyde V52.5 on ZLC... It's amazingly played better than my BTB ALC... Really awesome blade with that combination of rubber... Worth investing...
I just got this blade. I use Andro Hexer Grip for my FH(ALC) and Evo MXP for BH(ZLC). The paddle feels amazing. The grip is so good. FH, it's a looping machine, low, heavy, you name it. Serves and receives, short and deep pushes, chops blocks, everything is accurate. Still getting adjusted to my flicks. But, this is an absolute must have.
FH ALC is similar to Long 5 with BH ZLC equals to Viscaria. If you want both Long 5 and Viscaria, buy AZXi
I played DHS FangBo B2X and now switch to this new blade.
It has ALC and ZLC on different side, the composite layer is placed right to the Kiri core. The top layer is Limba.
Firstly, its design looks smooth, beautiful and powerful. Nice grip with nice 3D handle design. The edge of the handle is sharp. I have to sand it a little bit. I think with $215, Xiom better should sand it from factory.
I use DHS H3 pro or H8 40deg 2.15mm for my FH on ALC side, Tenergy 80 for BH on ZLC side.
The blade is 88gr, after glue is over 182gr. The combo is so much light.
FH drive is really good, feeling sooo sweet. FH loop, heavy loop is stable. Compare to FangBo B2x, AZXi FH is slower on brush loop due to it stiffness. Flat hit is easier compare to FangBo B2X. FH push and block are the same. Both have nice feeling when contact with the ball.
BH drive is better than B2X. It has better speed and feel duller due to the ZLC material (B2X use ALC on both side). Good control with speed. Blocking is better than B2X. Push is worse. BH loop has some spin with wrist movement.
Overall, back to my FB2X ?
It has ALC and ZLC on different side, the composite layer is placed right to the Kiri core. The top layer is Limba.
Firstly, its design looks smooth, beautiful and powerful. Nice grip with nice 3D handle design. The edge of the handle is sharp. I have to sand it a little bit. I think with $215, Xiom better should sand it from factory.
I use DHS H3 pro or H8 40deg 2.15mm for my FH on ALC side, Tenergy 80 for BH on ZLC side.
The blade is 88gr, after glue is over 182gr. The combo is so much light.
FH drive is really good, feeling sooo sweet. FH loop, heavy loop is stable. Compare to FangBo B2x, AZXi FH is slower on brush loop due to it stiffness. Flat hit is easier compare to FangBo B2X. FH push and block are the same. Both have nice feeling when contact with the ball.
BH drive is better than B2X. It has better speed and feel duller due to the ZLC material (B2X use ALC on both side). Good control with speed. Blocking is better than B2X. Push is worse. BH loop has some spin with wrist movement.
Overall, back to my FB2X ?
I used Hurricane Long 5 for almost 5 years. Had some hesitation shifting to this as I had a bad experience with Hayabusa. But damn this blade is amazing!!! I have a close/med distance looping game and this blade has the power to generate the craziest spins ever! I used to think Long 5 was the spin machine but this one beats it! If you too have a spin based game, give this blade a shot! it's totally worth it!
FH - Omega 7 Pro ; BH - Vega Japan.
FH - Omega 7 Pro ; BH - Vega Japan.
I've just bought and tried an AZXi. Fantastic blade. 91 grams. With rubbers, 185 grams, quite decent weight. I don't like heavy rackets.
I put a couple of Xiom Omega VII PRO, with fantastic results. The sweet spot is huge, and quick enough to enjoy attacking. Spin is tremendous, mostly on ZLC side, its easy to put the ball where you want. Easy to serve, block, chop and do flicks.
I'm so happy with my new equipment.
I put a couple of Xiom Omega VII PRO, with fantastic results. The sweet spot is huge, and quick enough to enjoy attacking. Spin is tremendous, mostly on ZLC side, its easy to put the ball where you want. Easy to serve, block, chop and do flicks.
I'm so happy with my new equipment.
First blade in the world with two different materials on two sides, must have for all the collectors.
I play Azxi now and it is really the best blade I have played with. I play at a intermediate level and this blade really made my game much better, especially against higher ranked players with a lot of speed.
I used AZX for about a year and has been happy with it, but I became increasingly curious about AZXi because of its inner carbon layer structure and the limba outer layer, which together supposedly create a better feel and control. So I got AZXi with Xiom O7T on the ALC side and Xiom O7P on the ZLC side. After several sessions with AZXi, I agree that AZXi has a much better control and feel. The control is noticeably better especially in receiving the spin serves and BH drives. The speed seems slightly less than the AZX, equipped with T5, but the overall gain in confidence due to a better control certainly provides a reason to purchase this racket for those who are inclined to play more of the "all round" game rather than the attack style game. Personally, I will play the AZXi and keep AZX as the backup.
So this is my first Review here and I am using this blade with Xiom O7P on ALC Side (for me Forehand) and Xiom O7E on ZLC Side (for me Backhand). I am very impressed how much control there is for that amout of Speed you can produce with this blade! The two different Carbons suite my playstyle very well. Tried it the different way (ZLC on Forehand) and wasnt as consitent. If you play a Koto blade and want to buy a new one go with the AZX and not this one but be aware that the AZX is even faster then this one.
Got rubber on fh,short pips on bh. FL,high ergonomic handle.
Just received azxi. I can finally say: will never change blade. On zylon side(fh),spin goes crazy. Block,pimple - everything. Faster side is for my short pips. Now i can block short, long, slow or fast. Bh Attack i do even 2meters from table. It is like blade has 2 gears on both sides. One for short game, other for strong attack. Handle better than anything before i used. This blade has everithing player needsoff(zlc), off+(alc), 2 gears each side. Vibration 0 gives feeling of max control
Just received azxi. I can finally say: will never change blade. On zylon side(fh),spin goes crazy. Block,pimple - everything. Faster side is for my short pips. Now i can block short, long, slow or fast. Bh Attack i do even 2meters from table. It is like blade has 2 gears on both sides. One for short game, other for strong attack. Handle better than anything before i used. This blade has everithing player needsoff(zlc), off+(alc), 2 gears each side. Vibration 0 gives feeling of max control
My current favourite blade. Short pips on zlc side and dignics on alc side for ultimate blocking and counterattack. I feel like I can do anything with this blade. Slower and more flexible than the way too fast azx making it more controllable and easier to add spin to the ball. I can now enjoy seeing opponents run back and forth with tricky placements xD.
I use Victas V01 Stiff in ZLC side in Backhand and DHS GA8 in ALC side in forehand. After first 3 hours training session my first impressions are: very nice blade and well done. ZLC suits well to my BH and very easy to spin, block, especially flat hits are like a dream. ALC side has much more dwell time, so throw angle is more suitable to my style. Only thing I would do differently is the handle. I have straight handle and it is a bit narrow to my quite big hand. But that is quite easy to fix with grip tape.
Update after 6 training sessions: speed rate decreased and control rate increased.
Top3 all time blade!!
Update after 6 training sessions: speed rate decreased and control rate increased.
Top3 all time blade!!
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