Customer review for XIOM Vega Europe

External Review for XIOM Vega Europe on February 12, 2014

A good and balanced rubber. I've been playing with F3 and F3 Big Slam for years now, and was getting a bit bored (and tired of changing rubbers every 5 months). A friend of mine made me try this Vega Europe, and I finally bought one for myself.

First of all, the sponge is said to be around 42, but the topsheet is really elastic, which gives the impression of a medium-soft rubber, I'd say around 37-38. The build quality is really great. The throw angle is quite high, it took me 2-3 sessions to get fully used to it.

Due to the elastic topsheet, this rubber is very good for topspin player, not that fast though, I'd say it's a OFF- rubber. It's quite dynamic, so easy to topspin with, but not that easy to impart lots of spin to the ball that pops out of the rubber quite fast. So if you like to puts lots of spin in the ball, this may not be the best choice. As the sponge is firm, it behaves very well on more passive shots, quite good for blocks, short game and even defense.

Overall I'd say this is a very versatile and durable rubber for offensive topspin players who like to go for several topspins and don't rely only on the spin of their ball. If you really rely on placement and heavy spin and not only offensive shots, I'd rather go with a Vega Pro that offers more control, more spin, but is more demanding (you need to put in more effort to get a faster ball). This Vega Europe is quite dynamic, so I find it sometimes difficult to correctly spin the ball.

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