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Has anybody tried the prince rebel 98 with the string hole inserts?
How were the impressions?
How were the impressions?
Given that TW lists "Prince Exo3 Rebel Team & Team 98 Hole grommets", I would think that these would fit the regular Rebel 98, given the same beam width, head size and string pattern.
Like I said the Team version has the same beam width, head size and string pattern, so I would think they would fit. You could ask TW before ordering to be 100% sure.
anyone know if the hole inserts are available for the Rebel 98?
I currently have one rebel 98 with the hole grommets and two w/ the ports. My 1st rebel came w/ the hole grommets and I loved it. Now I have two brand new rebels w/ the ports and so far am not really liking it compared to the hole grommets.... but I'm gonna give it a fair shot, at least another couple weeks to see if i start liking it more.
FYI, all the hole grommets I ordered from TW were the "rebel 98 team hole inserts". Like someone said, it's the same beam, head shape/size....
Right now, I think the hole grommets have better feel, I get a much nicer pop sound when I hit it good. The ports have a more muted feeling, possibly a bit more power.
On a side note, I just ordered more hole inserts for my rebels, next I'm gonna try putting the hole inserts on the sides and leave the ports on the top. Hoping this will add more feel, but still have good pop towards the tip of the racquet, and of course make stringing the crosses easier.. just trying to get the best of both worlds I guess
.. next I'm gonna try putting the hole inserts on the sides and leave the ports on the top. Hoping this will add more feel, but still have good pop towards the tip of the racquet, and of course make stringing the crosses easier...
I agree, I believe you will have better feel in a port mains, holes crosses arrangement than all port but not as much as all hole. However what I was thinking about the other day was the reverse, hole mains and port crosses.
The reason for this combination would be more spin. I think there would be more spin as per the Steam 99S principle, where the crosses would have more freedom to slide. I also had first hand experience at seeing this in action a while ago with the Hybrid tour, which had ports on the side only. I got some of the most wicked topspin ever, but never was sure why until recently when I started hearing about the few cross string theory.
I think you got it reversed. The mains slide on the crosses. Less crosses creates less friction for the mains to slide more. The mains need more room to move and slide over the crosses....not the other way around.
Can you put hole inserts in the 2012 rebel 98 team rackets? I didn't think that they made them for that racket.
TW has them for the 98 Team. Just search for "rebel inserts" on the TW page.
let us know how that works out!