My ezone 98 has two small strips of lead at 12 oclock, leather grip and og, 4g yonex dampener....weighs exactly 340g with everything loaded up and is right at 32cm balance. I've been playing my best tennis ever with this setup, but I'm temped to try the Tour. If I don't end up putting the leather grip and lead on, I'd likely be under 340g with the tour...would just need to see what the balance point is once string/og/dampener is on. I'm curious to give it a try....would maybe provide me with a similarly stable setup at a lower static weight by maybe 5-7 more grams.
The difference in feel is minimal between the standard and Tour. Both have that solid, muted, and comfortable Yonex feedback. However, the response is very different due to the different flex profile.
The throat and shaft on the Tour are noticeable more flexible which gives me more confidence to swing out and drive the ball. Also the hoop on the Tour feels less stiff/brassy so I can use a stiffer/tighter string bed. You may also be pleasantly surprised how much control and plow/stability the Tour gives you.
One thing to note is the 32 cm stock balance on the Tour is not for everyone. It works for me because it is what I am used to but it is definitely noticeable. That may be something to consider since it looks like with a leather grip you may be dropping the stock balance of the standard 98 to closer to 31 cm.
Coming from 300-305 grams sticks I was initially weary of the 315 gram stock weight of the Tour but surprisingly it has not been an issue for me so far. The Tour swings really fast and does not give me the sensation of the head lagging like some other lighter/polarized sticks do.
My pair of Tours is 312 gram, 32 cm, 300 SW unstrung. For all the geeks out there (myself included) that is an MgR/I of 20.9 which seems to work well for me. Hats off to Yonex engineering and manufacturing because the QC/build quality of these 2020 Ezones are top notch.