Yonex RDiS 200 Tour - Page 11

markmdfw · 03-23-2010, 11:24 AM

Thanks for the reviews!

Anton · 03-23-2010, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by TennisandMusic

By the way, here are some shots of me playing with the 100 mp about a year ago. I was pretty sick this day though, but you can see the spin that I think these racquets get, I'm hitting pretty casual shots at times and you can see it jumping off the court. You can also see me drop the ball short a few times I think, but again I didn't really want to even be there that day. My friend was visiting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0RlC5GWWtw

Man those are some bad points.

And here I am just "drilling" with the APD cortex on a day I felt like playing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8kCrRnr3us&NR=1

I have no idea if any of this helps you with a comparison, but it gives me a lame excuse to link to my youtube stuff.

yep - you finish every forehand at waist side, not the worst thing, but no wonder you were having trouble picking up the ball with a fresh stringjob on a relatively light racket.

Try taking the stroke up to your shoulder with the 200 - because right now the only vertical component of your stroke is generated by forearm rotation.

Your backhand goes up high so I bet the backhands were working well for you with 200.

ahile02 · 03-23-2010, 11:46 AM

sounds like the problem with the racquet is nothing some lead can't fix.

TennisandMusic · 03-23-2010, 11:49 AM

I had lead on mine. 8 grams at 3 and 9. It felt way too head light for me when I got it. That's how I played with it.

PED · 03-23-2010, 12:07 PM

Are you guys hitting with the 295g or the 320g unstrung version?

ahile02 · 03-23-2010, 12:14 PM

320 for u.s., 295 for U.K.

PED · 03-23-2010, 12:16 PM

What about the weight, 320g unstrung is on the stick but TW says it's 331g strung: that math doesn't really work.

Automatix · 03-23-2010, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by PED

What about the weight, 320g unstrung is on the stick but TW says it's 331g strung: that math doesn't really work.

There are only 2 versions - 320g and 295g...

The ~335g strung one is the 320g version.

Keep in mind that RDS 002 weighs 300g without strings (average weight according to Yonex) and according to TW it weighs 309g with strings!
http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Yone...EX-RDS002.html
http://www.yonex.com/tennis/racquets/rd.html

I'd say that the "average weight" is the key to understanding this. I mean Yonex suggests that it should be 320g but will differ depending on gripsize. But that's just a guess though.

Automatix · 03-23-2010, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ahile02

320 for u.s., 295 for U.K.

Someone got word from Yonex UK that they will be bringing the 320g version also.

JediMindTrick · 03-23-2010, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TennisandMusic

By the way, here are some shots of me playing with the 100 mp about a year ago. I was pretty sick this day though, but you can see the spin that I think these racquets get, I'm hitting pretty casual shots at times and you can see it jumping off the court. You can also see me drop the ball short a few times I think, but again I didn't really want to even be there that day. My friend was visiting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0RlC5GWWtw

Man those are some bad points.

And here I am just "drilling" with the APD cortex on a day I felt like playing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8kCrRnr3us&NR=1

I have no idea if any of this helps you with a comparison, but it gives me a lame excuse to link to my youtube stuff.

This is funny, but it looks like you were hitting harder shots with the RDiS 100 MP than with the APD GT.

TennisandMusic · 03-23-2010, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by JediMindTrick

This is funny, but it looks like you were hitting harder shots with the RDiS 100 MP than with the APD GT.

Probably the wide angle lens playing tricks (no wide angle lens on the yonex stuff). But the RDiS stuff does hit with massive spin.

TennisandMusic · 03-23-2010, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by PED

What about the weight, 320g unstrung is on the stick but TW says it's 331g strung: that math doesn't really work.

Mine was 334 strung with NXT no dampener or overgrip.

XFactorer · 03-23-2010, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Charles Norris

XF-I think its worth a switch. I love the 1 tour and have been in love with it since day one. But, with the thick frame I always felt I couldn't just unload on the ball without hitting that dang thing. Obviously, the 1 tour is great around the net and on serve, as is the 200, but I think I have more control with the 200 than with the 1 tour. Just my opinion, but I do like it a lot. But as I asked before, should I try the 100 MP since they are so close in specs?

I do feel like I need to lead this stick up though. I need something that gets through the ball a little bit more.

Heh, it's worth the switch for me even before I hit with a demo. I ordered the full thing; no demo. I feel like my game adapts to the racquets. I have tried the 100 MP and it wasn't as flexible as I like. I tried the RQiS 1 Tour XL and it's too similar to the regular 1 Tour that I didn't 'upgrade' to it.

The 200 has the flex and the slightly thinner hoop that'll hopefully help my game. I'm trying to play more net these days via doubles, and I hit the frame too much, I could benefit from a 98 head size.

adso1973 · 03-23-2010, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by TennisandMusic

Mine was 334 strung with NXT no dampener or overgrip.

Hi, was that before of after leading it?

TennisandMusic · 03-23-2010, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by adso1973

Hi, was that before of after leading it?

Definitely before. Stock weight.

ahile02 · 03-23-2010, 07:20 PM

Just got my demo. Really flexy! likin it alot. i like the paintjob too. hopefully i can go out and hit with it tomorrow. the weight feels nice. ill prolly hit with it stock for awhile, and then put some lead on it.

Charles Norris · 03-24-2010, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by ahile02

Just got my demo. Really flexy! likin it alot. i like the paintjob too. hopefully i can go out and hit with it tomorrow. the weight feels nice. ill prolly hit with it stock for awhile, and then put some lead on it.

Yeah, this is week two for me and I still haven't added the lead. I really want to give it a real try before messing with it....as for weight I haven't gotten around to weighing it or figuring out the actual balance either. When I do I'll put it up.

ahile02 · 03-24-2010, 01:40 PM

Took it out to serve with today, stock, with a tournagrip overgrip and the yonex dampener in. It's strung with some Yonex synthetic I believe, the string says Yonex ATG 850. It was great! It has a very healthy sweetspot (it would seem the isometric headshape really does create a bigger sweetspot), and I was able to get really good ballspeed off the racquet. It's flexy feel is really comfortable and forgiving, allowing me to be more consistent than my Speed Pro. My serves were really penetrating, easily hitting halfway up the fence after the bounce in the service box. I gotta say, the spin potential with the RDiS 200 is amazing, and I personally believe it could go toe-to-toe with the APD racquets in the spin department. My kick serves were the best they've been in a long time. I'm not sure if that's how the Yonex guys do it, but they grip the base grip where it gets the annoying ridges, but that's something that could be fixed pretty easily.

I'm excited to try out the groundstrokes with it. I'm gonna have a lesson with my coach on Friday, and I'll try it out stock also for most of practice, and then I'll probably add some lead tape to it to see how it plays.

Mansewerz · 03-24-2010, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ahile02

Took it out to serve with today, stock, with a tournagrip overgrip and the yonex dampener in. It's strung with some Yonex synthetic I believe, the string says Yonex ATG 850. It was great! It has a very healthy sweetspot (it would seem the isometric headshape really does create a bigger sweetspot), and I was able to get really good ballspeed off the racquet. It's flexy feel is really comfortable and forgiving, allowing me to be more consistent than my Speed Pro. My serves were really penetrating, easily hitting halfway up the fence after the bounce in the service box. I gotta say, the spin potential with the RDiS 200 is amazing, and I personally believe it could go toe-to-toe with the APD racquets in the spin department. My kick serves were the best they've been in a long time. I'm not sure if that's how the Yonex guys do it, but they grip the base grip where it gets the annoying ridges, but that's something that could be fixed pretty easily.

I'm excited to try out the groundstrokes with it. I'm gonna have a lesson with my coach on Friday, and I'll try it out stock also for most of practice, and then I'll probably add some lead tape to it to see how it plays.

What? I hate you!!!!! More pop on the serve is what the rdx500mp was missing! Even then, I still love it on the serve (I hit a lot of kick/spin serves)

SFrazeur · 03-24-2010, 06:10 PM

RDiS 500 and RDiS 200 reviews: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIHjDhMulsM

Oh, they are in Japanese. . .

-SF

03-23-2010, 11:46 AM	#203
ahile02 Rookie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 298	sounds like the problem with the racquet is nothing some lead can't fix. __________________ Florida State University Class of 2014

03-23-2010, 11:49 AM	#204
TennisandMusic Legend Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 7,409	I had lead on mine. 8 grams at 3 and 9. It felt way too head light for me when I got it. That's how I played with it. __________________ 2006-2011. 2013?

03-23-2010, 12:07 PM	#205
PED Legend Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 5,193	Are you guys hitting with the 295g or the 320g unstrung version? __________________ You have my name, come find me. Just leave your nonsense out of this thread.

03-23-2010, 12:14 PM	#206
ahile02 Rookie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 298	320 for u.s., 295 for U.K. __________________ Florida State University Class of 2014

03-23-2010, 12:16 PM	#207
PED Legend Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 5,193	What about the weight, 320g unstrung is on the stick but TW says it's 331g strung: that math doesn't really work. __________________ You have my name, come find me. Just leave your nonsense out of this thread.