FuzzyYellowBalls
Legend
For sure you know what is best for you, but basically that makes a different racket in a way, not a fan of the Ezone/Ezone tour, blades, or other more head heavy sticks?
2021 Yonex VCore 95
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Curtennis
Hall of Fame
No racquet is magical. With a relatively thin beam, smallish head, and low swing weight it’s not going to absorb a ton of pace without pushing it through to your body.
yes, for what it is, it’s amazing stable and comfortable. But that’s like saying a cheetah is fast… compared to a car?
take 75 mph shots from 30’ away out of the air and you’re going to feel it eventually. For you it might not be 30 of them, but after 100? Everyone is eventually going to feel tired from it. Im not saying elbow pain.
The thinner the beam, the lower the swing weight, the smaller the head are all going to contribute. Again, for what this racquet is, it’s incredible stable and comfortable. Compare it next to an RF in the same stress test I explained above and I promise you’ll feel a difference. However that racquet isn’t nearly as whippy Or as pinpoint accurate.
mad dog1
G.O.A.T.
Mine has an unstrung SW of 285. With no lead, strung SW was ~305. I added enough lead to bring the strung SW up to ~318. Hits plenty big for me at 318.
Crimsonchen
Rookie
I haven't tried the ezones but I didn't like the blades sadly. They felt good but I just felt like something was missing. I'm a big fan of 95s, I had switched to the vcore 95 from the Wilson ultra 95 because of wrist issues. I think I just prefer the control that comes out of the 95 sq in head and 16/20 string pattern. The added lead tape helps provide a little more power.
Classic-TXP-IG MID
Hall of Fame
Have you tried it with a 3 lbs differential between the mains and crosses (46M/43C... in your case)?
I do it on most racquets... but especially with Yonex.
Just a thought.
mad dog1
G.O.A.T.
I normally go 2# lower on the crosses but went with 1# difference to keep the mains from starting to move around as quickly.
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Classic-TXP-IG MID
Hall of Fame
Well, how can one prove it?
All I know is that the racquet in stock form felt like a toy. If you look at the data from TW University (when comparing with the G360+ PMP), the VC95 has a lower static weight, smaller head size, the same balance, has the same/ similar SW (depending on which year you look at - 2018 or 2021), its TW is lower than in both iterations (13 (2018) and 13.6 (2021) Vs 13.9 for the PMP), the Vibration Frequency is worse for both years, the Power (%) is the same, the size of the Sweet Zone is the same/ smaller, and finally, it has either a very similar or higher RA.
Things only get worse if you compare it to the 97HD, 97D, and many other racquets (like Blade 98, Phantom 97P - considered to have a small sweet spot/zone, 93P, Tec TFight 305 RS and XTC, etc).
Since the G360+ PMP is not exactly considered a powerful racquet, and the combination of the other metrics doesn't exactly make it stand out in any particular way, the lower weight might be something to consider.
Even though my modified VC95 (2018) has a static strung weight of 348g, and an increased SW (as I have added weight to 2,3,4,8,9,10, and 12 o'clock), it still has a strung balance of 315mm (which is lower than the 320mm in stock form). It has more weight in the head and the handle, yet it is still more HL than stock (therefore very maneuverable). It is excellent on the OHBH, FH, very whippy, has more weight-of-shot, greater stability, serves very well, and is better on return-of-serve.
But that's just my experience and assessment of the information. That doesn't make it right and it doesn't mean it would suit everyone. We are all different and we can all choose our own specs.
It's great that the VC95 allows us to make those choices.
TagUrIt
Hall of Fame
I see this thread has had a lot of new VCore 95 owners, nice! I've read a lot of posts about adding weight and I think its definitely a personal choice. For me I actually like to play the racquet at stock (with an overgrip). Yes I have to supply my own power, but I like that I'm using it as the Yonex creators designed it. Of course adding lead/tungsten tape would probably make my life easier and at some point I probably will especially if I get into the world of 4.5 leagues. For now, I'm extremely happy with how the racquet plays, my best kept secret is not Poly Tour Rev, but Poly Tour Fire. PTF pairs very well with the Vcore 95, I only wish I had discovered it sooner!
Classic-TXP-IG MID
Hall of Fame
I see this thread has had a lot of new VCore 95 owners, nice! I've read a lot of posts about adding weight and I think its definitely a personal choice. For me I actually like to play the racquet at stock (with an overgrip). Yes I have to supply my own power, but I like that I'm using it as the Yonex creators designed it. Of course adding lead/tungsten tape would probably make my life easier and at some point I probably will especially if I get into the world of 4.5 leagues. For now, I'm extremely happy with how the racquet plays, my best kept secret is not Poly Tour Rev, but Poly Tour Fire. PTF pairs very well with the Vcore 95, I only wish I had discovered it sooner!
Thanks for the tip. Might give that a go at some point.
My 2nd one came in at 285 unstrung as well.. i am guessing total of 3gr at 10/2 should do the job. Just want to get to something like 320...
Roquestil
Semi-Pro
I have 4 grams at 3/9 and it’s definitely improved the racquet a lot for me and I didn’t feel I lost anything, on the contrary. It’s still really fast but now solid (very stable). I did try VCP97D and other heavier racquets stock, didn’t like them as much as the VC95.
As much as I tried, I couldn’t gel with the VC95 stock. For reference I have always played with 345-350 grams since I was 15 so I’m actually now playing with 338 grams and a lower SW. It all depends what you are used to playing and what feels more natural (muscle memory/feel) I guess. I can see why a lot of players would play stock, even higher skilled players than me but that doesn’t really mean anything to me, only for them.
Finally, If adding lead meant changing the design or engineering of this racquet for what Yonex intended it to be, QC would be even tighter specially with this version that we have seen 306-315 grams so a lot of stock racquets wouldn’t be what Yonex intended it to be. But that’s not the case, as long as you add around 1-4 grams the racquet really won’t alter the balance and also considering almost everyone uses an overgrip it will compensate Mine went from 31.8 to 32 with 4 grams + dampener but than the overgrip balanced it back to 31.8.
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faded_lines
Rookie
I really noticed how comfortable the VC95 is after playing with my newly acquired 2021 Head Radical MP. When I play with the Rad MP, my sensitive elbow can feel the vibrations, and as soon as I switch back to the VC95 the tingling in my elbow goes away. But the spin and slice that I can hit the Rad MP is addicting!
Pneumated1
Hall of Fame
I like muted, but maybe not quite as muted as my BA Pro. As long as it's not brassy or overly responsive/crisp, I should manage, but like we've agreed before, until you hit it, you just can't know.
Thinking full Cream 1.23 at 45?
faded_lines
Rookie
Sounds like a good start, although I found cream to be super soft. You can probably bump up the tension to 47ish and still be good. I am currently playing with Tier One Tour Status 1.25 @ 45/43 and that feels nice.
Classic-TXP-IG MID
Hall of Fame
Should be great. I have a thinner gauge in mine (1.18mm Poly mains and 1.20mm Syn Gut crosses).
Pneumated1
Hall of Fame
You're most likely correct. I'm basing that off the Cream 1.28 I strung in my son's V1 Pro, but it's a 69 RA and probably influencing the feel of the strings a bit.
Also thought about syn. gut crosses to get a little extra dwell, which if I'm not mistaken needs to be encouraged a bit with this frame. Just remembered, though, that I do have an extra pack of 1.20 Hyper-G lying around that I could cross with 1.18 GW, strung low.
guys I have a question... sounds a bit crazy..
so I strung my original vcore95 at 51lbs Lynx Tour 1.25mm.... I have one of those Tourna Stringmeter for measuring tension. I know it's not the most reliable... but it measures ballpark of what I ask in my other rackets (i have the impression that it's accurate and especially it's "relatively" accurate within different rackets). Now, I can't remember if I measured my vc95 or not when I first got it back but now it's measuring like 57lbs (definitely above 55lbs). Either it was always strung that high or tension went higher... I did not think that it was ever possible the tension to ever go higher (not to be confused with string getting stiffer) with play time (or time for that matter) but on an unrelated note I was watching Mark Sansait review on Poly Tour Fire and he was talking about how his string tension went up 3 to 4lbs after hitting with it for some time and this would sometime happen in stiffer strings like RPM etc... however, to make matter even more confusing when he measured the tension on the video he put the stringmeter at a random upper corner of the racket... (you are supposed to measure the dead center of the stringbed..etc). So I don't know jack about stringing... is that a thing? Does string tension ever go up with more play time? I mean intuition tells me that it can only go down but da hell I know...
just curiosity... can one of you experts enlighten me... Sorry for derailing the thread slightly... but we were talking about strings in vc95 so wanted to ask..
so I strung my original vcore95 at 51lbs Lynx Tour 1.25mm.... I have one of those Tourna Stringmeter for measuring tension. I know it's not the most reliable... but it measures ballpark of what I ask in my other rackets (i have the impression that it's accurate and especially it's "relatively" accurate within different rackets). Now, I can't remember if I measured my vc95 or not when I first got it back but now it's measuring like 57lbs (definitely above 55lbs). Either it was always strung that high or tension went higher... I did not think that it was ever possible the tension to ever go higher (not to be confused with string getting stiffer) with play time (or time for that matter) but on an unrelated note I was watching Mark Sansait review on Poly Tour Fire and he was talking about how his string tension went up 3 to 4lbs after hitting with it for some time and this would sometime happen in stiffer strings like RPM etc... however, to make matter even more confusing when he measured the tension on the video he put the stringmeter at a random upper corner of the racket... (you are supposed to measure the dead center of the stringbed..etc). So I don't know jack about stringing... is that a thing? Does string tension ever go up with more play time? I mean intuition tells me that it can only go down but da hell I know...
just curiosity... can one of you experts enlighten me... Sorry for derailing the thread slightly... but we were talking about strings in vc95 so wanted to ask..
Recoveringhobo
Rookie
This is my exact setup but I'm considering adding some more lead. Sometimes it comes through the air too fast. And for me to generate pace I need to hit it a little "whippy". I'm thinking at 12 but I've read on here before that you should either put lead at 3/9 or 12 but not both.
My 4 3/8 grip feels too big for some reason so I'm also considering my options on a thin replacement grip.
mad dog1
G.O.A.T.
the Tourna Stringmeter is useful to track tension loss over time. it does not provide an accurate measurement of string tension though. as an example, let's say you have your racquet strung at 51# and the Stringmeter reading is 45#. after 10 hours of hitting, you take a measurement with the Stringmeter and it measures 38#. this shows that the stringbed has lost tension which is expected. you play with the racquet for another 10 hours and find that the ball is flying on you. you take another Stringmeter reading and it measures 31# now. In the future, you know that when your stringbed drops to 31# on the Stringmeter, it's time for you to restring. It's important to note that different strings may yield different measurements with the Stringmeter depending on the stiffness of the string. Also, the same measurement number in different head sizes, might not mean the same thing either. in other words, a stringmeter reading of #45 in a 95" racquet might be great but may feel and play too loose in a 100" racquet.
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thanks bud. makes sense
faded_lines
Rookie
Curious, has anyone played a full bed of Cream or Triax in their VC95? My guess is that they both will be soft, but Cream will provide more spin. Traix is on sale right now on TW and I already have a couple sets of Cream.
Planning on putting something softer into one of my VC95s (just restrung with Mayami Absolute Perfection) for the winter, as it gets pretty cold here in Atlanta, GA.
Planning on putting something softer into one of my VC95s (just restrung with Mayami Absolute Perfection) for the winter, as it gets pretty cold here in Atlanta, GA.
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@AA7 another way is an app that takes a frequency reading when you hit the stringbed with something, I use a screwdriver handle. you can preset the head size, type of string, string pattern etc, and when I take the racquet off the stringing machine I ping it to have a starting point. then it is home for an hour or two, and then I ping it before play, it'll lose a kg/2lb maybe, and then after play when I'm back, another half a kg/1lb lost. overnight it'll lose a bit too etc.
RPM Blast is a (cheaply made and) expensive string that has a simple very short lived silicone coating, so it's very slippery when you string it, it leaves a trace on the fingers. when fresh, it gives the string a lot of elastic snap back, so although the poly material itself is stiff, mains will glide on the crosses when you hit the ball, it provides spin and softness. after a short while, 20ish minutes, silicone coating is gone, and strings stop snapping back as much, and it can seem dead, boardy and stiff if strung higher or if you don't hit hard enough to force the mains to displace. so it's the matter of coating, not the tension itself, as any poly string surely loses tension over time, just by being strung in a frame, and by hitting the ball. if you take other, newer strings that are also engineered for nice elastic snap back, like Head Lynx Tour, Hawk Touch, Yonex PT Rev and others, you'll see that they keep it over the string lifespan almost uniformely, and even after the initial period where there is more elastic snap back as the new string is slick, it'll mostly stay like that.
when you pinch two main strings in a racquet freshly strung with RPM Blast it might seem softer than the same stringbed after an hour of hitting, so a device measuring that, could maybe measure more resistance to pinching.
RPM Blast is a (cheaply made and) expensive string that has a simple very short lived silicone coating, so it's very slippery when you string it, it leaves a trace on the fingers. when fresh, it gives the string a lot of elastic snap back, so although the poly material itself is stiff, mains will glide on the crosses when you hit the ball, it provides spin and softness. after a short while, 20ish minutes, silicone coating is gone, and strings stop snapping back as much, and it can seem dead, boardy and stiff if strung higher or if you don't hit hard enough to force the mains to displace. so it's the matter of coating, not the tension itself, as any poly string surely loses tension over time, just by being strung in a frame, and by hitting the ball. if you take other, newer strings that are also engineered for nice elastic snap back, like Head Lynx Tour, Hawk Touch, Yonex PT Rev and others, you'll see that they keep it over the string lifespan almost uniformely, and even after the initial period where there is more elastic snap back as the new string is slick, it'll mostly stay like that.
when you pinch two main strings in a racquet freshly strung with RPM Blast it might seem softer than the same stringbed after an hour of hitting, so a device measuring that, could maybe measure more resistance to pinching.
Curtennis
Hall of Fame
my one 95 is also a 285 swing weight unstrung. With head lynx tour 1.25 it measures in at a whopping 318. 33 point gain just from those strings!
It seems high, but I guess almost all of the stringbed is up fairly high in the head. It’s only a 95” racquet yet it’s just as wide if not slightly more so than my Pure Aero 100” at the upper end of the hoop. I guess a lot of string weight goes up there.
JGads
G.O.A.T.
That's quite a jump, but Lynx Tour is a thicker-than-it-seems string so maybe that's the swingweight add for that string in just about all frames? Interesting.
Power Player
Bionic Poster
33 sw in full poly 1.25 is pretty standard from what i have found.
that's actually about what I get as well... I think my first one was also about 285 and came in strung at 317 or something with lynx tour 1.25mm.. yes I have found that lynx tour adds about 3sw more than its counterparts in something like a 18m blade....
thank you, kind sir. That makes a lot of sense. I suspected that this tension going higher was fake news... I do have the app which does require gauge, head size, and stringbed pattern along with prompting the size of the opening in the center of the stringbed...
I will resort to that one...
Classic-TXP-IG MID
Hall of Fame
What I have found is that since I've started stringing myself, the string beds feel stiffer than when my stringer did them. This might be due to me holding the strings at tension for longer with the drop weight (trying to make sure everything is done properly, straightening the strings, etc), and therefore, effectively adding a degree of pre-stretch making the string bed feel tighter and less "giving".
Don't know if that makes complete sense, or helps you with your query, but there it is.
Curtennis
Hall of Fame
After beginning to string my own I realize how much care and attention can be put into stringing. I don’t think I could ever bring my racquet back to one of the shops that have a bunch of 16 year olds stringing for $10 an hour anymore.
I tell my friends that I string for, I might not be the greatest stringer but I will at least always take my time and try my very best. I’ve thrown out a set of strings that was mostly done when my clamp slipped on the last main. How many shops would just retention that string and call it a day? Maybe none. But I love knowing that I did it right.
Power Player
Bionic Poster
Cream feels insanely muted in the VC95. I would cross it with a syn gut to get some feel back. It may be ok, but the VC95 seems to do best with crispy strings.
CharlottesHead
Rookie
Anyone finding the stringbed somewhat erratic?
I've customized mine up to 345g with 1g tape at 12:00, a bunch under the handle, poly strings and a tacky grip. The balance is with all this is 310mm. These are my ideal specs.
I love how it feels hitting with this racket. And it was obvious early on this racket a bit too powerful for my taste, but I'm not a stranger to powerful rackets and due to it's spin potential thought I'd get used to it.
But I've lost a lost of confidence to hit big as i struggle to find the Goldie locks zone as far a trajectory. How can a 95" have such a high launch angle? Try to compensate and it's in the net.
The closest I came to taming the stringbed was stringing it at 26kg (57lbs). I'm going to string it tomorrow and will try 27kg as any effect on power and the sweet spot are negligible. That says something good about the racket I suppose.
I'm at my limit with this racket and perusing online stores for a good deal on a Head Pro Tour 2.0
I've customized mine up to 345g with 1g tape at 12:00, a bunch under the handle, poly strings and a tacky grip. The balance is with all this is 310mm. These are my ideal specs.
I love how it feels hitting with this racket. And it was obvious early on this racket a bit too powerful for my taste, but I'm not a stranger to powerful rackets and due to it's spin potential thought I'd get used to it.
But I've lost a lost of confidence to hit big as i struggle to find the Goldie locks zone as far a trajectory. How can a 95" have such a high launch angle? Try to compensate and it's in the net.
The closest I came to taming the stringbed was stringing it at 26kg (57lbs). I'm going to string it tomorrow and will try 27kg as any effect on power and the sweet spot are negligible. That says something good about the racket I suppose.
I'm at my limit with this racket and perusing online stores for a good deal on a Head Pro Tour 2.0
Starsailor84
Rookie
I love this racket, and not planning to change it for a long time, but you raised some valid points. It might be string sensitive. More testing needs to be done, but I am starting to suspect, that this rackets begs for a thicker gauge string, which should help to tame down the launch angle and provide confidence to hit hard. I think I played best with 1.35 gauge demo with it. I really don't know how all these people using Hyper G at 1.15 or sth in that area, claim to hit hard and control this racket. Maybe they are great players, but then it means, that they are also rich, since 1.15 won't hold for long. PT 2.0 is awesome, but it will be a day and night difference from Vcore 95. Literally I can't think of any 95s which would be so different from each other. WIth PT 2.0 you feel very connected to the ball (which so far I don't feel with Vcore, maybe it's the strings), and know exactly where it's gonna land. The problem is that when stretched and put on the defense, it's gonna land short.
2nd Serve Ace
Hall of Fame
Ok something is wrong here b/c this frame has a decidely low launch angle.
That said, it easy to mess up the whippiness of this frame by making it too polarized and maybe that's what's happening. How did it play in stock form?
Probably too much weight in the handle, the racket is already 7 points headlight stock with no OG.
CosmosMpower
Hall of Fame
I added 2 grams each (4 grams total) at 9 and 3. Reduced the maneuverability a tiny bit and added a bit more plow and stability especially on off center hits.
CharlottesHead
Rookie
I had the same theory and strung mine with RPM Blast 1.35 at 24kg. It was a unmitigated disaster. I thought a thick string would close up the stringbed and lower the launch angle just a bit...nope:/ balls be flying
To be fair, there could have been a number of factors at play here, for example I've never played with 1.35 string before and it had been a long time since using RPM. I thought maybe the thick string changed the balance but I measured it before I cut it out and it was still 310mm.
Going back to my usual Kirschbaum Pro Line Evolution 1.25 was a big improvement.
I played the best tennis of my life with a used Liquid Metal Prestige MP up until the time it broke (handle started vibrating like crazy), so I know what low power rackets are like. "Freeing", "liberating" are some words I might use to describe them, hehehe
CharlottesHead
Rookie
Yes, for a couple of matches. It was good, but the light weight was causing me to meet the ball too early. Too much racket head speed, if you will
I was smitten though with how whippy it is, allowing me to pull off Nadal forehands from all over the court as opposed to just a couple of places.
The customizations I made most fixed my "over swinging" problem while keeping the whippiness.
CharlottesHead
Rookie
A heavily edited clip of my first session (mostly for laughs). I've been trying to be really positive about this racket, mostly blaming myself. But my problems on court don't normally last more than a couple of weeks.
Roquestil
Semi-Pro
I have not had this issue at all but that doesnt invalidate yours. I´m using 1.25 Lynx Tour crosssed with Polytour Pro for two reasons: comfort and YPTP allows me to string at a higher tension (55/55). For me it´s quite predictable.
Curtennis
Hall of Fame
Tame down the launch angle? That’s a foreign thought to me. I find this racquet to be Yonex’ lowest launch angle racquet. If you compare the center 16 squares to that of a Vcore Pro 18x20 you’ll find that those are strung no tighter at all. In fact, demoing the new Vcore Pro 320D side by side with my Vcore 95 with the same exact string and gauge, the Vcore 95 clearly had the lower launch angle.
maybe because it’s a “spin” frame and it’s very light weight your just swinging more vertically and not noticing it?
CharlottesHead
Rookie
The racket head is always going vertical for me (at contact) because I have a western grip. Doesn't stop me from hitting where I want to though.
Interesting what you said about the VCORE PRO 320. I was looking hard at that racket.
Someone above said something about over polarizing it
that makes sense, so I'm going to remove the weight from 12:00 and place a couple of grams at 3 & 9. I'm also restringing it today at 26kg so results won't be immediately conclusive.
yeah VDM is garbage but this one is not as bad as some others.... nevertheless there are a ton of rackets that have a butter feel (Blade Pro, Ultra, TF40, 2015 blade, even v7 blade for me is a good feel even though it's quite different than others I listed)... not sure they are as effective as vc95 though for my game.
TagUrIt
Hall of Fame
I tried some tungsten tape at the 12 to give my VCore 95 a bit more power, maybe I added too much, but I absolutely did not like it all. I added 3 grams which doesn't seem like much, but it completely threw off my timing. I might try again with less tape, but as of right now, I'll just stick to playing it at stock form. I don't mind that it's not a powerful racquet, I can supply my own. As I said before, I feel like when you modify too much you take away from the natural design and the characteristics of a racquet.
Yeah 3gr is quite a bit at 12.. u probably upped the SW about 10pts and tipped the balance 1pt less HL.. it will become a different beast. I find best 3-9 or 10-2.. total of 4gr.. should give you 4 to 5pts in SW and up the twistweight which helps with stabilization.
abarth20
Rookie
Lower your Tension. Rad MP is like heroin.
Roquestil
Semi-Pro
Since you enjoy it stock I would go 2 grams 3&9 and start from there. 14 pts twistweight is goldilocks, SW will increase around 3 pts, balance will not change much (and if you are using either a dampener or overgrip it will actually take it back to the original balance).
Classic-TXP-IG MID
Hall of Fame
3g is quite a bit... and if you only add to one end, it will change the balance and characteristics of the frame too much. Balancing things out keeps things more as they were stock. Maybe try 2g or 1.5g at 12 o'clock, and then place another 1.5-2g at the top of the handle or the bottom of the butt cap (or inside it). That might keep the balance of the original racquet and play much better.
Just a thought.
Curtennis
Hall of Fame
Not sure where else to post this, but as a Vcore 95 player I may as well do it here.
On a whim I ordered the Vcore Ace for $90 brand new and it just came in today. The specs look really interesting.
98” head
23.5, 23, 22 mm beam
16x20 strings
66 RA
The catch? It’s very light weight.
Mine came out to 278 grams strung and a 301 swing weight strung.
I’ll keep the prestrung syn gut for now, shouldn’t take too long to break either way.
I think it’s going to be interesting to play around with lead just to get a feel for different potential styles.
From the overlays I noticed my Vcore 95 is still wider than this 98 in the upper head. The 98 makes up for the 3 extra inches down low near the throat.
As far as string spacing this one intrigued me. Typically these sub $100 racquets are all rocket launchers but these mains measured out the same exact distance on outside to outside as my Vcore 95. Only the crosses stretched out a little further on the 98. I didn’t take a measurement but they were about half a string spacing more open than the 95. Overall a pretty tight pattern, relatively thin beam in a lightweight cheap package. We’ll have to see how she plays over the weekend.
On a whim I ordered the Vcore Ace for $90 brand new and it just came in today. The specs look really interesting.
98” head
23.5, 23, 22 mm beam
16x20 strings
66 RA
The catch? It’s very light weight.
Mine came out to 278 grams strung and a 301 swing weight strung.
I’ll keep the prestrung syn gut for now, shouldn’t take too long to break either way.
I think it’s going to be interesting to play around with lead just to get a feel for different potential styles.
From the overlays I noticed my Vcore 95 is still wider than this 98 in the upper head. The 98 makes up for the 3 extra inches down low near the throat.
As far as string spacing this one intrigued me. Typically these sub $100 racquets are all rocket launchers but these mains measured out the same exact distance on outside to outside as my Vcore 95. Only the crosses stretched out a little further on the 98. I didn’t take a measurement but they were about half a string spacing more open than the 95. Overall a pretty tight pattern, relatively thin beam in a lightweight cheap package. We’ll have to see how she plays over the weekend.
Classic-TXP-IG MID
Hall of Fame
Not sure where else to post this, but as a Vcore 95 player I may as well do it here.
On a whim I ordered the Vcore Ace for $90 brand new and it just came in today. The specs look really interesting.
98” head
23.5, 23, 22 mm beam
16x20 strings
66 RA
The catch? It’s very light weight.
Mine came out to 278 grams strung and a 301 swing weight strung.
I’ll keep the prestrung syn gut for now, shouldn’t take too long to break either way.
I think it’s going to be interesting to play around with lead just to get a feel for different potential styles.
From the overlays I noticed my Vcore 95 is still wider than this 98 in the upper head. The 98 makes up for the 3 extra inches down low near the throat.
As far as string spacing this one intrigued me. Typically these sub $100 racquets are all rocket launchers but these mains measured out the same exact distance on outside to outside as my Vcore 95. Only the crosses stretched out a little further on the 98. I didn’t take a measurement but they were about half a string spacing more open than the 95. Overall a pretty tight pattern, relatively thin beam in a lightweight cheap package. We’ll have to see how she plays over the weekend.
Interesting experiment. Keep us posted.
