A while back I used to dabble with the various Donnay color schemes: black, red, blue, platinum, rainbow (well, someday I'm sure) and while I didn't connect with any one racquet, loved the foam-core feel; just solid, comfortable/plush, classic. After stumbling upon the Angell thread and reading about the virtues of this foam-core racquet brand, I bought a custom 100. And while there was much to like, for some reason it just felt wieldy, a little cumbersome at times. After talking to Paul, he convinced me that I should try the 97 that had just come out, so I turned the 100 in for a 97. Instantly liked it; size plays a little bigger to me than a 97, very maneuverable, forgiving, great serves, and that same foam-core solid/plush feel. For me, just a great all-court racquet. I never gelled with 95 heads or smaller, and while I now also have one of Angell's new 100 Tour sticks (a little lower SW and more HL than the custom I previously had) for extra forgiveness on my off days, the 97 seems to be the 3 bears "just right" of the bunch. Still messing with strings and some minor lead tweaking, but it's a keeper.