...vvvVVV ** VCORE Tour 89 Club ** VVVvvv...

[Herve]

Originally Posted by ASH1485

i need a multi string recommendation for the vcore 89 ( looking for comfort and playability )
any one tried Bab Excel on this stick ?

Help needed urgently, i am about to enter a tournament and the Lux Alu power is really killing my wrist and shoulder.

what happened to this club anyway, wake up people

I use a Babolat Hybrid on my 89, Hurricane Pro 17 on the mains at 53lbs and Excel Power 16 on the crosses at 55 lbs. That seems to do the trick, considering my arm almost fell off last year, suffered CPS and TE at the same time.

Good control and plenty of spin from the Hurricane, plenty of power and comfort from the Excel string.

And here's the best part: when the Excel starts to fray and breaks, it's time to change the Hurricane mains as well. It's a good indicator.

hope this helps.

[ASH1485]

Originally Posted by Herve

I use a Babolat Hybrid on my 89, Hurricane Pro 17 on the mains at 53lbs and Excel Power 16 on the crosses at 55 lbs. That seems to do the trick, considering my arm almost fell off last year, suffered CPS and TE at the same time.

Good control and plenty of spin from the Hurricane, plenty of power and comfort from the Excel string.

And here's the best part: when the Excel starts to fray and breaks, it's time to change the Hurricane mains as well. It's a good indicator.

hope this helps.

Thanks Herve.

i have played with Excel and Pro hurricane but both on their own. i have never tried a hybrid before.

i just bought a whole reel of Alu power ... i think i will hybrid it with excel but i am confused which should go in the mains

[Herve]

Hi Ash,

The ALU Power is similar to the Hurricane, albeit a bit stiffer in my opinion.

If you favour massive spin and control, put the ALU in the mains at a lower tension compared to the crosses.

If, on the contrary, you want to more power and comfort, put the Excel in the mains and the ALU in the crosses. In that case, you can lower the tension of the ALU even more compared to the mains.

You'll have to experiment a bit and see what works out best for you.

Hope this helps.

[fish]

i m using vcore 95, used older hewitt mid b 4.
like rdis ,rds ,rdx ,mp, ti model .

for past model .i like the feel of old model mp1,ti 88

anyone could compare vcore 89 to these two old models ?

[skuludo]

Originally Posted by fish

i m using vcore 95, used older hewitt mid b 4.
like rdis ,rds ,rdx ,mp, ti model .

for past model .i like the feel of old model mp1,ti 88

anyone could compare vcore 89 to these two old models ?

I played with the mp1 and ti 88. vcore 89 has more power than the mp1 and it has no dead upper hoop issue that is on the ti 88 and mp1. Control is on par with the ti 88.

Anything else you want me to address?

[fish]

Originally Posted by skuludo

I played with the mp1 and ti 88. vcore 89 has more power than the mp1 and it has no dead upper hoop issue that is on the ti 88 and mp1. Control is on par with the ti 88.

Anything else you want me to address?

tks sku for yr reply .
no dead upper hoop feeling of ti mid ,it sould very good .

in terms of power ,how vcore tour compare to mp 1??
any review comparing these 3rkts ?

[skuludo]

Originally Posted by fish

tks sku for yr reply .
no dead upper hoop feeling of ti mid ,it sould very good .

in terms of power ,how vcore tour compare to mp 1??
any review comparing these 3rkts ?

It's not just a feeling, there is a significant drop in power if you hit the 12 o clock position with the ti 70 mid. With the Vcore Tour 89 you can still get enough power to put a ball away even if you hit that spot when smashing. The mp1 suffers from the same issue as the ti 70 mid.

In terms of power the Vcore Tour 89 is at the top. Even though it's at the top in terms of power, the power is fully under the same level of control as the Ti-70 88 mid. This means easy to use power. On top of that the Vcore Tour 89 naturally generates extra spin compared to the other two that it may aid you in hitting additional winners.

The MP Tour-1 mid 90 just doesn't seem to be able to match the Vcore Tour 89 in power, spin, or control. The MP Tour-1 mid seems to have more of a trampoline type of string bed, which results in the ball wanting to sail a bit more. However, this does not mean that there is more speed. As you hit the ball the MP Tour-1 mid sort of flexs at the throat and absorbs the power from your swing taking ball speed away. During this event the stringbed kind of wants to trampoline resulting in a tendancy to want to sort of "fluff" the ball over the net. The result is a less penetrating shot and a lower level of control that someone can get if they used the Ti-70 mid.

The Ti-70 mid feels like you get what you put in. The MP Tour 1 feels like you get less than what you put in. Finally, the Vcore Tour 89 feels like you get a bit more than what you put in, but that power is under control.

Based on my own experience I don't see any reason for myself to using the Ti-70 mid or the MP Tour-1 mid. On top of this getting grommets for the Vcore Tour 89 is much easier than those other two rackets.


I don't know anyone else who compared these three rackets.

[fish]

Originally Posted by skuludo

I played with the mp1 and ti 88. vcore 89 has more power than the mp1 and it has no dead upper hoop issue that is on the ti 88 and mp1. Control is on par with the ti 88.

Anything else you want me to address?

tks sku for yr reply .
no dead upper hoop feeling of ti mid ,it sould very good .

in terms of power ,how vcore tour compare to mp 1??
any review comparing these 3rkts ?

[Midguytenis]

If you are complaining of dead hoop im guessing you never played with Wilson or Head where the last 4 inches to the upper hoop is dead, i had to live with wilsons for a long time despite of that problem because it played better than the others although i didnt try many.

I can say the Vcore 89 has no dead spot and is pretty powerful and all string bed is useful unlike any other racket i used, the 97t ia just the perfect MP as well, no dead spots neither superb racket ill be using on clay, vcore xi 98 was very nice but too light and too powerful to my taste.

[skuludo]

Originally Posted by Midguytenis

If you are complaining of dead hoop im guessing you never played with Wilson or Head where the last 4 inches to the upper hoop is dead, i had to live with wilsons for a long time despite of that problem because it played better than the others although i didnt try many.

I can say the Vcore 89 has no dead spot and is pretty powerful and all string bed is useful unlike any other racket i used, the 97t ia just the perfect MP as well, no dead spots neither superb racket ill be using on clay, vcore xi 98 was very nice but too light and too powerful to my taste.

I've played with Head and Wilson, and the dead hoop issue was tolerable on both for me. On the Yonex RD Ti-70 mid, it was just like a wooden racket in terms of the loss in pace if I hit the 12 o' clock position.

I've never used the 330g 97t before. The 310g version felt more demanding than the 89t, which was strange.

[Midguytenis]

Originally Posted by skuludo

I've played with Head and Wilson, and the dead hoop issue was tolerable on both for me. On the Yonex RD Ti-70 mid, it was just like a wooden racket in terms of the loss in pace if I hit the 12 o' clock position.

I've never used the 330g 97t before. The 310g version felt more demanding than the 89t, which was strange.

Interesting, it must have been string tension, but if you dont have a fast swing it might be difficult to use and the vcore 98 xi will have plenty of power, but a lot of fire power. 97 310 had a Jr on AO semi using it i forgot his name, excellent player.

330 is definitely more demanding and it takes a strong player with great technique to use it.

[Greg G]

Still loving the sweet hitting with my 89T with black widow @ 52/50. Went back to my first favorite, tour bite 17@ 52/50, and got a sore elbow the day after! Hitting with it was great though!

Went back to black widow after a couple weeks rest. I may try hybriding tour bite with babolat excel or n.vy. Or wait for tour bite soft.

[skuludo]

Originally Posted by Midguytenis

Interesting, it must have been string tension, but if you dont have a fast swing it might be difficult to use and the vcore 98 xi will have plenty of power, but a lot of fire power. 97 310 had a Jr on AO semi using it i forgot his name, excellent player.

330 is definitely more demanding and it takes a strong player with great technique to use it.

My demo 97 310 stick was freshly strung at 52lbs with Babolat Pro Hurricane. The string did not slide back and acted more like a synthetic gut, while my 89t had Golden Set Snake Bite 16g and behaved just like modern polys. The tension on the 89t was 52lbs too.

The Vcore 97 310 was not difficult to use; however, I was able to hit more winners with the 89t in a match compared to the Vcore 97 310. I think the string was what ruined the playtest, so it was not a fair comparison.

[Midguytenis]

I'm using Yonex Poly Tour HS 1.30 on mine, i needed a string to last a week (4 hours hitting a day) whether dead or not, in the first 5 hours it plays very nice then it happens just like most, but I have practices with top juniors hitting heavy balls.

[OTMPut]

Good to see TonyB still with his Polystar energy @ low tension. I must thank him for introducing me to this wonderful configuration. I had a passionate love affair with PS energy @ 35 lbs on my KPS.

Perhaps it is time to try it on Vcore89.

How is QC on Vcore89? Should i spend the extra $ to ask for matching service?

[dhdriver]

So it's been a while... but I finally made the switch!

Switched from the Head Youtek Prestige Mid. Definitely a better racquet in all departments.

I'm still thinking about which strings to switch to. Any suggestions here? I've been considering either the Yonex Poly Spin or Volkl Cyclone. In the case of the Cyclone I am debating between the 18 or the 17 gauge. I used the 18 in my Prestige Mids but since the 89 tour is a bit more open I thought the 17 may be a bit more handy. Any help is greatly appreciated!

[boinz]

does the majority of you guys on the Vcore or any other Yonexs play with a dampener?
I am trying to reduce the some harshness and vibration on mine and emulate a more 'buttery and muted' feel... do believe there are silicon in the handle in mine

[Dech]

I just tie a rubberband and everything is just fine.

[BLACKOUT]

No dampener here, and I'm playing with Poly Tour Pro Black @ 26K

[Greg G]

Love the paint job, but man is it fragile!