Blade 98 16x19 2013 Short review

[cjmower]

Hey everyone, just wanted to hopefully shed some light on some of the questions. I have played with both of the blades and the juice. I thought the juice was lighter and had power, but I felt a bit more pushed around than I did with the blades. I am actually switching to the blade 16x19. In comparison to the 18x20 it offers more spin potential and a bit more pop off the strings, however I will say the 18x20 offers a high level of spin compared to pretty much every other 18x20 pattern I have used. Someone mentioned the launch angle already and I agree with that. The demo I used of the 18x20 had some lead tape at roughly 2 and 10 o clock. I thought it felt fine on my two handed backhand but I felt a tad late on my forehand. The 18x20 is a tad more stable outside the sweet spot than the 16x19 but I still found plenty of stability in the 16x19. Hope it helps.

[Janvanuytven]

I can't decide between the 16x19 and 18x20.

When I was young I always played with Wilson rackets (Hammer).
Then I stopped for more then 10 years and when I started again I used a Babolat Aero Pro Drive. I like the racket, but i think it lacks soms control for placing long balls or returning fast deep spin balls. So I wan't to replace it with something with more control but doesn't have less power.

I don't play power tennis, because when I try i can't control the ball.
I used to have a two handed backhand in my youth but now I have a one handed backhand most of the time. I like to train the two handed backhand again to have more power in my defense on the backhand site.
I don't play with a lot of spin. Mostly straigth balls. I like to use all of the court with smart tennis and long/short balls.
My serve is not bad. Not the fastest but variously placed.

In my search for a new racket i came on the new Wilson Blade 98 frame.
Which version do you think suits me best? I don't have a possibility to test the rackets.
Are there other rackets which you can propose which suits my needs?

[Federerkblade]

Anyone happy to post a video hitting with their 16 19 or a full thorugh review.

Ross buddy i know you have a couple. and you played tour bite in it at 48lbs. what gauge was that ??

could you tell me how it played

[JackB1]

Originally Posted by Federerkblade

Anyone happy to post a video hitting with their 16 19 or a full thorugh review.

Ross buddy i know you have a couple. and you played tour bite in it at 48lbs. what gauge was that ??

could you tell me how it played

There's tons of info in this very thread. Plus TW did a great review on it. There also a review of it on Tennis Xpress.

[Federerkblade]

jack you are right however if all the TW reviews were belived id be playing with the graphene Pro right now. real life reviews are more accurate

[parasailing]

I had both the Blade 16x19 2013 version and the Head Graphene Speed Pro and did a comparison between the two and ended up with the Graphene Speed Pro. It was a more solid racquet and offered better control.

[Ross K]

Originally Posted by Federerkblade

Anyone happy to post a video hitting with their 16 19 or a full thorugh review.

Ross buddy i know you have a couple. and you played tour bite in it at 48lbs. what gauge was that ??

could you tell me how it played

16L was the gauge.

[Carefree]

I'm currently demoing the 16x19. The demo has the factory string job (in the UK) which is Sensation.

I love serving with this, it's so easy. I found the racquet a bit un-controlable on ground strokes though and didn't totally feel comfortable hitting out with it.

How much does poly (in a hybrid or full bed) contain this racquet?