Racket test list for the 2014 season

[andrewski]

Hi,

It looks like vintage season for racket testing. My list was never as long before.
Any obvious misses from the list?
Any rackets not worth testing
I am 4.0, 1h bh, semi western fh. Currently playing with Head PPYT, Dunlop Biomimetic 200 Lite and (on rare form days ) Dunlop Bio 100.

Babolat:
3) Control Tour (Wigmore staff rates it higher than lighter Control)
19) Control (only if Tour is too heavy)
4) Strike 16*19 string pattern.
23) AeroPro Drive 300g version (NOT Tour) if nothing else works
Volkl:
1) 10 325g
2) 10 295g (I guess only if heavier version is too hard to play with)
Head:
5) Prestige Pro
6) Radical Pro
20) Speed 300g
21) Speed 315g 18*20 string pattern (maybe?)
7) Extreme Pro 2.0
22) Extreme 2.0 (if other rackets do not work)
Wilson:
8) 6.1, 324g, 18*16 spin version (liked by Tennis Werehouse Chris)
9) ProStaff 95" 16*19 pattern.
11) ProStaff 95S 16*15 (spin version, if others do not work)
10) Blade 16*19 version.
18) Blade spin version (forgot what string pattern) (maybe if nothing else fits).
Yonex:
12) Wawrinka racket 310g version
17) Another one mentioned by staff (Xi?)
Prince:
13) Rebel (is name correct?) 98 inch 16*19 pattern
14) Prince Graphite 100 inch version
15 )Prince Response (check name), Pat Rafter version
Wigmore has not got spin versions.
Technifibre:
16) I guess 315g, 16*19 pattern racket is the good starting point.
Dunlop:
I am not sure, if anything is suitable.

thanks in advance for suggestions.

 

[kingcheetah]

The Blade 104 is a fun racquet, and pretty easy to play with.

 

[YarikA99]

I would also try the Wilson Blade 98 18x20 it has better control than the 16x19. You should also try the Prostaff 90, but the head size might be too small for you.

 

[SpinToWin]

... which Heads do you want to try out?... The Graphenes? If yes, do yourself a favour and take them off the list (at least the Radical and the Prestige).

 

[Cobra Tennis]

X Feel Pro 95

 

[andrewski]

... which Heads do you want to try out?... The Graphenes? If yes, do yourself a favour and take them off the list (at least the Radical and the Prestige).

Thanks, I should have said that my annual test includes current models (i.e. either released since my last test or the ones I missed before and I was advised to try later)
Graphenes are bad? So many people in UK said it as well.

I always liked Head sticks (apart from Instincts and Prestige S etc.), so I guess I will leave it out unless nothing else plays well

 

[counterpuncher]

Speeds and Extremes are worth a demo imo, that is why they have generally had a lot of praise on the boards here.