Xiom Hayabusa ZL Pro

This blade has nice control and the inner carbon provides enough power only when required. I never felt it was a slower blade. I paired it with Dignics 09C and HellFire X. I liked the handle design and got this at a discounted price. It’s a steal of a deal.

First of all, thanks to the tabletennis11team for always meeting my expectations. This blade is fantastic, weighing 77 grams (as I requested), with a great handle for my average-sized hands and great finishing. I didn’t seal it and glued several rubbers, then removed them for testing, and there wasn’t a single splinter on the surface. The playing characteristics are like any all-wood blade, with good vibration and feedback, along with a noticeable feeling of gripping the ball (catapult effect) that adds more spin, actually tremendous spin, because of the longer dwell time. In terms of speed, it is an OFF blade, not slow by any means. Control-wise, it is good, I would rate it 8/10. I have to adjust my touch to the elasticity of the blade, which is not huge. The power of shots is in the mid-range, not as powerful as hard blades but powerful enough to finish a well-placed ball. Blocking is great, as expected with such an inner construction elastic blade. I am using Hammond Z2 on FH and Hammond Z2 special edition BH, with an overall weight of 176 grams, which is optimal for me. This is a great blade for spin-oriented players. The rotation is superb.

Very easy to loop every ball. High-quality finish, beautiful handle, easy to transition from FH to BH. The blade is quite fast, maybe lower end of OFF, suits medium to hard rubber. The blade feeling is slightly soft, more towards medium. One thing which is noticeable is this blade is super flexy and has a whipping effect so Chinese rubber plays extra good on it, although Euro rubbers are very good as well.