Wilson Blade Club - Come on in you crazy kids! - 2013 info and more welcome :) - Page 3

shaneno · 09-27-2012, 02:31 PM

So the Blades are coming with an open string pattern? is it the 93 and 98?
Is the new open string pattern racket have same spec as the other blades or new specs?

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Originally Posted by Prostaffer

Hey Kids! Got some solid info for all here...

The picture that was on twitter of Serena's hitting partner with a blade was indeed the future paint job! No more gold or pink versions

All I have is that the lineup stays the same minus the lite and a new 98.

Tour 93
Blade 98 (Two Versions not just cosmetic)
Team

No word on stiffness ratings so I'm not sure if they are going back to the K Factor stiffness on the 93 and 98. I believe they reversed it for BLX correct?

Yes Amplifeel in all versions.

Here's a link to the PJ as posted by BeerTennis

http://yfrog.com/kkusgzanj

Thanks mate!

Stormcrow · 10-05-2012, 08:44 AM

Finally found something last night on 16X19 Blade 98. According to specs on throat nothing changes from previous blades. I suppose it is possible that stiffness could change. Looking forward to trying this out.

Fuji · 10-05-2012, 08:52 AM

I wish the 93 came in a 16x19. That would be my dream stick!

-Fuji

bert96 · 10-05-2012, 09:09 AM

nice pics,
wish they were a bit bigger

Stormcrow · 10-05-2012, 09:24 AM

Sorry about pic size. Not my pics, found on French site.

It says on throat.

304g/10.7 oz
32.5/6.0 pts head light
632cm/98 sq in
50-60 rec tension
16X19
unstrung specs

Stormcrow · 10-05-2012, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Fuji

I wish the 93 came in a 16x19. That would be my dream stick!

-Fuji

Agreed Fuji. It seems like a 93 with a 16X19 pattern and a softer flex would appeal to a lot more players than the stiff 18X20 they offer now.

Broly4 · 10-05-2012, 09:58 AM

Just hope they make it softer, blx blade 98 is one of the best sticks I've swung (performance wise), but stiffer than a frying pan

pepka · 10-05-2012, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Broly4

Just hope they make it softer, blx blade 98 is one of the best sticks I've swung (performance wise), but stiffer than a frying pan

One can only dream

amx13 · 10-05-2012, 02:13 PM

I wonder why is there such a huge gap between the last cross and the frame at the bottom, same thing with the IG radical pro... what's the point of having a 16x19 if the pattern would be tight at the hitting zone anyway?

Bartelby · 10-05-2012, 04:46 PM

I think it still makes the racquet a little livelier, but most companies have tight patterns through the hitting zone, although some tecnifibres and yonexes are an exception.

The yt extreme had a spread out pattern whereas the current one is less so.

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Originally Posted by amx13

I wonder why is there such a huge gap between the last cross and the frame at the bottom, same thing with the IG radical pro... what's the point of having a 16x19 if the pattern would be tight at the hitting zone anyway?

saigonbond 2.0 · 10-05-2012, 10:26 PM

frunk · 10-05-2012, 11:15 PM

Beyond excited for the new tour.

season25 · 10-06-2012, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by frunk

Beyond excited for the new tour.

So am I, I just hope that the beam width won't be more than 20 mm this time.

Automatix · 10-06-2012, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by season25

So am I, I just hope that the beam width won't be more than 20 mm this time.

If specs are supposed to be the same as the older generation of BLX frames then the beam should be 20,2mm.

However that's the target spec. Unfortunately although Wilson states that the BLX Blade Tour has a 20,2mm the reality is it has a 22-21mm beam:
http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Wils...ON-WBLXBT.html

At least that's what TW came up with.

Time will tell...

D-money · 10-12-2012, 01:57 PM

Anyone nail down a release date in the US?

Power Player · 10-13-2012, 02:30 PM

Do you guys think that the new ones will have more flex? I ask because the pic of the 16x19 has a different recommended string tension. The current version says 53-63 , and the new one says 50-60.

Just some hopeful speculation.

D-money · 10-13-2012, 05:35 PM

My BLX blade says 50-60lbs TW lists the tension at 50-60 as well

Power Player · 10-13-2012, 05:48 PM

I just looked at mine and it says 53-63. Blx blade 98.

shaneno · 10-14-2012, 04:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Power Player

I just looked at mine and it says 53-63. Blx blade 98.

Wow you sure yours is real man? i know bunch of player that had N,K, and BLX 98's and all them have 50-60. and they have like 4-6 of the blx 98.

tennisnut09 · 10-14-2012, 05:21 AM

The blade team = 53-63

10-05-2012, 08:44 AM	#42
Stormcrow New User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 84	Finally found something last night on 16X19 Blade 98. According to specs on throat nothing changes from previous blades. I suppose it is possible that stiffness could change. Looking forward to trying this out. __________________ Tecnifibre TFlash 315

10-05-2012, 08:52 AM	#43
Fuji Hall Of Fame Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Canada, Eh? Posts: 4,464	I wish the 93 came in a 16x19. That would be my dream stick! -Fuji __________________ I believe what he says are nuggets of truth. And I collect them. And I store them in the lock-box of my soul. -JD

10-05-2012, 09:09 AM	#44
bert96 New User Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 73	nice pics, wish they were a bit bigger __________________ Wilson Tour BLX Pro's Pro Black Force @ 25/24 kg

10-05-2012, 09:24 AM	#45
Stormcrow New User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 84	Sorry about pic size. Not my pics, found on French site. It says on throat. 304g/10.7 oz 32.5/6.0 pts head light 632cm/98 sq in 50-60 rec tension 16X19 unstrung specs __________________ Tecnifibre TFlash 315

10-05-2012, 10:26 PM	#51
saigonbond 2.0 New User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 70	__________________ "Man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor." --Thomas Jefferson