VEGA PRO
Structure: 5 Wood Ply + 2 Composite (Zephylium & X-Carbon)
Character: OFF ~ OFF-
Grips Available: FL, ST
Origin: Made in Korea
What is special?
Zephylium & X-Carbon
Different from typical Zylon, as Zylon is 3k in thickness while Zephylium is 1k
Different from typical Carbon, as many uses 6k and 3k in thickness while
X-Carbon is 1k.
Composition that we use is about 2~4 times more expensive than typical
composition. We have used these compositions to lower
the weight and also to increase the feeling of the blade.
If the carbon or zylon are too thick or heavy, it will interfere with the
feeling of the blade.
But therefore we use only 1k (despite the price) in order to bring the best of
the composite blade
(Currently only blades that uses these compositions are Hayabusa, BT Super Zhang
Jike, and Vega)
Jointless Wood
Usually, when many manufacturing companies produce blades, they use two veneer
and joint them together to make one piece of veneer.
For example, Rosewood wood is very difficult to find one single piece wood for
the blade. Therefore many companies uses two veneer to join them into one to
make it one piece for the surface veneer.
Also if you open up the blades and look at each veneer, you can see that most of
them are jointed. But if you look at our blade, all our layer of veneer are
jointless woods.
What is so good about jointless woods? Think about wearing a shoe that is cut in
half and glued back together. How would this feel ? This applies same as the
blades, if you use jointless wood, it
will increase the performance and stability of the blade.
Why doesn't other manufacturing companies use jointless wood. Because it is
expensive and hard to get. Usually in order to make jointless blade, it will
require 100~300year old wood to be used. But as you know the thicker and older
the wood it is the more expensive it is.
(Because the wood is old, the wood grain on the surface might feel bit
more rough than other blades. This is same as people, If we get older we get
more winkles, same applies for the wood, the wood is older and the winkles are
something we cannot get rid of)
Glue
Natural Glue is used to make this blade in order to maximize
control and catching of the ball while impact.
Most of the blades are produced by using epoxy glue, in order to increase
production.
Epoxy glue dries up much faster than any other glue, and it is well used for
mass production. (Usually uses hot press to increase productivity)
However, the epoxy glue forms a thin layer of glue while drying up between the
veneer that blocks the smooth feeling of the blade and also increases hardness
of blade. This is not good for the professional players which requires better
control and catch.
Natural Glue is highly not the favourable way for the most of manufacturing
company due to fact that it needs long time to dry up. However, we have separte
drying storage made for only Vega series which helps to dry naturally.
And when it is dried up naturally, the glue will eventually evaporate and
absorbed into the wood, leaving absolutely no layer of any glue between the
veneer.
THIL & Made in Korea
THIL is our quality control. Wood is breathing thing that changes easily
according to the surrounding environment.
Therefore Temperature, Humidity, Insect, and Light are very important to the
wood managment. Our factory in Korea is THIL controlled factory to make sure that
at point of production the wood is at their best shape.
Made in Korea. In order to make one blade, it must go through 20 different types
of machines. 20?? Yes! about twice or three times more machines that is required
to make a blade. We use 20 different machine in order to make sure the quality
of the blade are all same at all time.
T-FOIL
The blade comes with the T-foil attached, in order to reuse them for maintenance
of rubber and blade.
