Customer review for XIOM V1

Review by josesiem for XIOM V1 on December 26, 2014

Outer ply is very hard and very thin. Under that is the "energy carbon" layer. It makes a loud carbon "ping" sound when played. Has an old school carbon Tamca 5000 feel; IOW, a very carbon-like feeling. When you hit the ball hard, this blade is really fast. However, it's controllable. I'd rate it about 87 on the Butterfly scale, that is, slightly faster than the Boll ALC. It's flexible enough for looping. Short pips work great on it. Throw is somewhat low. Good for blocking and hitting. After using it for awhile, I don't like it that much. It feels like a somewhat flexible, carbon brick. It's very hard. The Boll ALC feels totally "woody" compared to this thing. Overall, though, I think it's a decent blade. Can also work well with long pips, due to the very hard outer plies.

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