Yonex RDS-001 compared to Yonex RDS-003

[palmerpursuit]

I used to have the Yonex RDS-001 and liked it...how does the RDS-003 compare to it.(I tried searching and couldn't find ANYTHING on the 003)

 

[jdeloach]

I used to have the Yonex RDS-001 and liked it...how does the RDS-003 compare to it.(I tried searching and couldn't find ANYTHING on the 003)

To me, the one time I hit with the RDS003, it had that familiar Yonex feel. It does play a lot more powerful and kind of hard for me to control due to the weight difference, but overall very nice racquet. If you are accustomed to the RDS001 you will like the RDS003, but will probably want to add a little lead.

 

[Sagittar]

well the most noticable difference is in power , 003 is way more powerful than the 001 , more forgiving though

 

[bertrevert]

The 003 is far more light. It's very different. I found it unstable and too powerful at my level with the ball being hit hard at me. I play mens singles so the 003 wasn't really suitable for that. Sold it to a gal who is doing very well with it. She has a big wingspan and hits very flat with it, though there is access to a lot of spin with it. It's a great modern racquet with many subtle technologies built in. Nice paint job. Simply huge sweetspot. Great Yonex muted feel, v comfort.