Xi Enting APaQi X969

For those who are looking for this blade. I thing the XVT Cannon Walnut is the same one.

The name is Apache, as it has an Apache helicopter on the blade and handle. Composition is 7 Plywood + 2 Carbon + 2 Aryl. Limba surface, Tung core. It's described as fitting a "loop attack" style. The handle is hard and rather smooth and feels amazing. Messed around a bit with rubbers, but currently have H3 Neo 2mm on the forehand and 2.0 Tibhar Sinus Sound on the backhand. It really is a great blade. Everything pretty much behaves, and on any error I can immediately point towards my own mistake. Isn't as good as looping as a 5-ply wooden blade (of course), but can certainly do the job.

One of the stiffest, fastest, and best looking blades I have tried. Good for a game based on blocks and quick attacks, from mid court and away from the table. It works great with bh Globe 999 National on the fh and with Monster Classic OX on the (low and aggressive blocks and chops, that cause lots of errors from the opponent). The ball can be kept close to the net easily with the right rubber. The big sweet spot ensures a high margin for error, helping me hit far more winners than with my second blade (Andro Temper Tech All+). I would rate the wood as Off+ and the setup with Globe 999 as Off-. A faster and bouncier rubber than this can make the bat impossible to control. Focus Snipe 3 was a total misfit for it, while getting along really well with Andro. Loops seem quite difficult to execute, but I'm not the right person to judge, as I rely mainly on blocks and flat hits. This blade can give beginners and intermediate players a hard time, despite its good control. Overall, the 40 USD I spent on it might be very well worth it. I would have tried a 5 ply inexpensive Arylate-Carbon blade like Dawei Wavestone or Galaxy T8, but now I am stuck with the XiEnting, which serves me well. Based on several different reviews, the Wavestone is significantly softer and thus better for the short game.

powerful blade ever....k bye.....