I really hurt my wrist a few weeks back trying to serve with an eastern grip. Re-aggravated it yesterday which is when I realized what caused the wrist pain. So now I can't serve at all without serious pain. I did hit again with the mid though and did some rallys.
The multi at 55#s IMO is a little too low. I think you need a multi at 58 or so. So I don't think I will get the full potential of the racquet until i put some poly in there or at least a better multi at a higher tension, because I am hitting real deep..it is nice, but literally on the line or right inside it. . I am still learning the stick, but I pretty much hit the sweetspot the whole time. The only time it is tough is when there is a high ball that pushes you far back behind the baseline, but I am still making the return, it is just a little higher on the stringbed. Pretty much the same story with the PSTGT.
It is real satisfying to pound the ball with this racquet. Similar to the Pure Storm, just a massive sound and feeling when you step into the shot. It is a different style game with the Prestige.Less crushed clean winners so far, but more volley winners, easier overheads, and more unforced errors from the opponent underestimating the backspin on the slice.
I am thinking i will get the clean winners back up there the more I hit with the racquet. It is just a classic stick that you have to learn. A lot of the newer racquets are based on instant gratification, but it also makes you lazy in your footwork and rotation. I notice that if you rotate and get your weight moving forward, the prestige rewards you even with just a rally stroke.
Still going to keep my pure storms in the bag because I think this will be a long test, but I am definitley happy to have 2 racquets that suit my game and are helping me improve instead of staying stagnant.
PP,
What I recall is indeed less clean crushed winners than with MPs, however, when you did clean crush it with a Prestige mid - the feeling was like totally out of this world... nirvana!
Are you also finding your game is going a lot more all court? This happened to me, and initially I quite liked it... I hadn't actually realized my game was so one-dimensional until then :wink: ... a bit later though, the penny dropped that what I'm calling one-dimensional (ie, b-liner topspin game), and re bigger, more forgiving, more topspin-friendly racks, is what I'm really better suited to.
Hope the wrist problem is short-lived, and keep us all posted on your 'mid journey'.:roll:
R.