*********yonex v-core 95d club*********

[Chopin]

I see people are talking Yonex and grip size here.

A few questions:

1) Where can one buy the Yonex replacement grips? I don't see them available at any of the big online tennis retailers.

2) How thick are stock Yonex grips? 1.6mm?

3) Does Yonex itself make a leather grip? Again, where can I find this?

Thanks for the help,
Chopin

[Power Player]

The replacement grips for this stick are paper. Buy a prince resi pro instead. They are the same thickness, which I believe is 1.4.

[edwincen]

Originally Posted by Chopin

I see people are talking Yonex and grip size here.

A few questions:

1) Where can one buy the Yonex replacement grips? I don't see them available at any of the big online tennis retailers.

2) How thick are stock Yonex grips? 1.6mm?

3) Does Yonex itself make a leather grip? Again, where can I find this?

Thanks for the help,
Chopin

Yes, they are making a leather grip but hard to find.
You can try to googling it.
They have a thin grip, i still cant find the exactly same replacement in weight as their stock one.

[Meaghan]

Those of us who are using leather and og and compensating with weight in the hoop, where and how much lead are you using?

I find that the 95d swings heavier than the specs indicate and I dont find I need as much added weight as I normally have. I have about 8g from 10-2 and have just taken 3g off and its swinging much faster (which is not always a good thing). Im also considering trialling 9&3 lead set up, on previous occasions I have not totally got on with this but it may work due to what feels like the already heavy upper hoop (maybe cos there is much more graphite up there than normal oval sticks??).

[alidisperanza]

Finally got the full specs on my 2 frames. Both have 1 Yonex SuperGrap Overgrip and the Yonex damp.

Strung with Iontec Black @46#
329sw
69 stiffness
31SBS
346g
32cm balance

Strung with Mamba Premium/ Iontec Black 52/48#
325 SW
68 stiffness
348g
42 SBS
32cm balance

[Power Player]

Your sticks are so close..thats awesome. Did you mod them at all? The demo I have is at 341 grams with an overgrip.

The SWs sound right. My PDRs modded swing over 335, but the difference in the vcore was not nearly as bad as I thought it would be.

Please tell me about the gut poly setup at this tension. I hit gut poly with the PDR and it settled in at 51#s..so I love a nice relaxed swing and a little loop in my shot that I get from the GP setup. I hit with a lot of topspin.

Also, how is the feel? I had some jarring on off center hits with a poor string setup in a higher tension.

[syke]

Originally Posted by edwincen

Yes, they are making a leather grip but hard to find.
You can try to googling it.
They have a thin grip, i still cant find the exactly same replacement in weight as their stock one.

just got them from the mailbox.

[edwincen]

Originally Posted by syke

just got them from the mailbox.

Where did you find it?

[syke]

Done! The one on the right has some color fade from the OG.

[syke]

Originally Posted by edwincen

Where did you find it?

I couldn't find them anywhere... Had to order them from Japan, seems like that's the only place that has them.

[jfish]

The One-Handed Backhand Rules !
The Down-The-Line shots are awesome.
I can really see why Stan is the perfect ambassador for this stick, even tough his paintjob is different. Stan is the man !

[Dave M]

Has anybody got one that weighs close to what tw claims? Mine is nearly 350g, which is a little heavier than i was hoping for.
TIA

[Meaghan]

Originally Posted by Dave M

Has anybody got one that weighs close to what tw claims? Mine is nearly 350g, which is a little heavier than i was hoping for.
TIA

Is that with the thin yy grip?

Mine off cc came in on the money, although swingweight felt higher than suggested.

Where did you get it, looks like a return job for you. I always ask as close to stock spec as possible.

[Dave M]

it has a prince resipro grip on it, i do have a yonex one, maybe that'll make a difference.It came from a yonex sponsored coach who works just up the road here.

[syke]

Originally Posted by Dave M

it has a prince resipro grip on it, i do have a yonex one, maybe that'll make a difference.It came from a yonex sponsored coach who works just up the road here.

That explains... The stock grip is thinner than a sheet of paper.

[Meaghan]

Originally Posted by Dave M

it has a prince resipro grip on it, i do have a yonex one, maybe that'll make a difference.It came from a yonex sponsored coach who works just up the road here.

Originally Posted by syke

That explains... The stock grip is thinner than a sheet of paper.

Yeah dave how heavy is the prince grip cos stock yy grip is about 10-12g

[Power Player]

Interesting. Even though the stock yy grip is not great I may stay with it because I use an og and really like the exact weight and handle feel now.

By the way I really like the gut poly at low tension. I will be hitting with it again today so that could change with a tension drop, but the control and spin is fantastic. The feel is very buttery now. Much better than with an old mult that was in my demo.

Multi sucks to me . Such a horrible imitation of gut because it gets hard and stiff after a few weeks of being strung up. That is my experience at least.

[retlod]

Just finished demoing a 95D and thought I'd share my experiences. First time out was with MSV Hex 1.18 at 55 lbs. For the second session, I dropped the tension to 52 lbs to give me some more pop. My demo weighed in at a whopping 355g yet was still fairly easy on my arm. It seems that my demo is an outlier on the heavy side. It had a synthetic grip, one OG, and a worm dampener. I looked under the grip expecting to find some lead, but there wasn't any. If I got a lighter one of these frames I think I might like it more.

Serving was difficult to adjust to (I'm used to AeroPros that are easy to whip through the strike zone), but once I got the timing down, I didn't fare too terribly. Flattening serves out produced flat-out bombs that were nearly unreturnable. I continued to have some trouble adding enough spin for more controlled serves and kickers. I had to tell myself to let the racquet do the work. As time went by, I got more and more tired and the racquet got heavier and heavier. Overall efforts were respectable, but not as good as what I'm used to. It's worth noting that it was not the frames fault--it was mine. I need beefier arms...or 10 fewer years on my odometer!

Groundstrokes were smooth and predictable. As I expected, when I had time to set up properly and put some oomph into the shot, I was rewarded with a solid, buttery shot. Spin was easy to produce, which surprised me given the 95D is smaller and more dense than what I'm accustomed to. Groundstrokes were heavy and penetrated the court well. These strokes were also very comfortable. Though I was not getting the spin I'm used to, my groundies were just as effective, as they got to the baseline faster. When I was hitting on the run, this frame didn't do me any favors. I could not be aggressive at all and had to rely on chips and defensive lobs. Again, not the frame's fault--only mine for not being man enough to wield it. I feel like a multi (or hybrid) might liven up the string bed and give me some more free power. That or another tension drop to around 48 lbs.

Volleys were crisp, precise and extremely solid. This is where the plowthrough of this frame really came through for me. There was no pushing it around whatsoever. I was happy to let the frame do the work, and it got the job done with ease. If I got to the net and had a chance to volley, the point was pretty much over. You don't get feel like this with a Bab.

Comfort was excellent. No pain in the elbow (not that TE is my problem, but the EZONE Xi 98 hurt it) or the shoulder that's recovering from RC tendonitis. I was surprised that a stick this heavy didn't hurt my shoulder, but it didn't. The PJ is absolutely wonderful. That red is sooooo rich. I just loved it. Blood Red Mosquito Bite would look sick in it. Overall, this is a great frame. If you've got the arm and game to play with a 350g racquet, I can't see how they would get much better than this one. So comfortable, so solid, and yet surprisingly powerful and spinny for a player's stick.

[Fed Kennedy]

Originally Posted by retlod

Just finished demoing a 95D and thought I'd share my experiences. First time out was with MSV Hex 1.18 at 55 lbs. For the second session, I dropped the tension to 52 lbs to give me some more pop. My demo weighed in at a whopping 355g yet was still fairly easy on my arm. It seems that my demo is an outlier on the heavy side. It had a synthetic grip, one OG, and a worm dampener. I looked under the grip expecting to find some lead, but there wasn't any. If I got a lighter one of these frames I think I might like it more.

Serving was difficult to adjust to (I'm used to AeroPros that are easy to whip through the strike zone), but once I got the timing down, I didn't fare too terribly. Flattening serves out produced flat-out bombs that were nearly unreturnable. I continued to have some trouble adding enough spin for more controlled serves and kickers. I had to tell myself to let the racquet do the work. As time went by, I got more and more tired and the racquet got heavier and heavier. Overall efforts were respectable, but not as good as what I'm used to. It's worth noting that it was not the frames fault--it was mine. I need beefier arms...or 10 fewer years on my odometer!

Groundstrokes were smooth and predictable. As I expected, when I had time to set up properly and put some oomph into the shot, I was rewarded with a solid, buttery shot. Spin was easy to produce, which surprised me given the 95D is smaller and more dense than what I'm accustomed to. Groundstrokes were heavy and penetrated the court well. These strokes were also very comfortable. Though I was not getting the spin I'm used to, my groundies were just as effective, as they got to the baseline faster. When I was hitting on the run, this frame didn't do me any favors. I could not be aggressive at all and had to rely on chips and defensive lobs. Again, not the frame's fault--only mine for not being man enough to wield it. I feel like a multi (or hybrid) might liven up the string bed and give me some more free power. That or another tension drop to around 48 lbs.

Volleys were crisp, precise and extremely solid. This is where the plowthrough of this frame really came through for me. There was no pushing it around whatsoever. I was happy to let the frame do the work, and it got the job done with ease. If I got to the net and had a chance to volley, the point was pretty much over. You don't get feel like this with a Bab.

Comfort was excellent. No pain in the elbow (not that TE is my problem, but the EZONE Xi 98 hurt it) or the shoulder that's recovering from RC tendonitis. I was surprised that a stick this heavy didn't hurt my shoulder, but it didn't. The PJ is absolutely wonderful. That red is sooooo rich. I just loved it. Blood Red Mosquito Bite would look sick in it. Overall, this is a great frame. If you've got the arm and game to play with a 350g racquet, I can't see how they would get much better than this one. So comfortable, so solid, and yet surprisingly powerful and spinny for a player's stick.

Pretty much sums it up for me. love this thing. Your thoughts vs juice pro?

[Power Player]

Yes definitely compare those 2 sticks..also your demo is 10 grams heavier than mine. I bet they replaced the stock grip.

At 355 I would find the stick to be rather heavy as well, but at 345 it is ideal. It should weigh 337 strung if you get one..my dampener and tourna make it 345.