Prince OG question

[c_wright4]

I hit with a Graphite II Mid-Plus today and I really liked it and was considering buying a few Original Graphites, but I'm having trouble deciding between the Mid-Plus or the OS. The Oversize frame seems really different to me, especially coming from a 95 sq inch racquet that I've been using for the last year. I always have had issues with mishitting so that's why I think the OS would be good for me. Any recommendations? Any noticeable differences between Mid and OS beside the 14 sq inches?

[corners]

Originally Posted by c_wright4

I hit with a Graphite II Mid-Plus today and I really liked it and was considering buying a few Original Graphites, but I'm having trouble deciding between the Mid-Plus or the OS. The Oversize frame seems really different to me, especially coming from a 95 sq inch racquet that I've been using for the last year. I always have had issues with mishitting so that's why I think the OS would be good for me. Any recommendations? Any noticeable differences between Mid and OS beside the 14 sq inches?

One thing to consider is that the traditional Prince headshape is extremely wide. The POG Mid (93) is equivalent to a 98 from most companies and the 100 is equivalent to most oversize frames from other brands. So if you're coming from a 95 you will get a lot more usable hitting surface than you're used to with the Prince Mid-Plus.

[v-verb]

I've got both POG OS and Mid. Like them both a ton.

The OS is extremely mobile so if you can, demo both.

[BlueB]

OS is way more forgiving. 4-stripe and "straight shaft" are the 2 nicest versions, IMO.

[v-verb]

Originally Posted by BlueB

OS is way more forgiving. 4-stripe and "straight shaft" are the 2 nicest versions, IMO.

BlueB, what's the straight shaft version?

[jonestim]

Straight Shaft came out after the 4-stripe, but before the "Tour". It has a glossy paint like the tour and the green and gold stripes, but instead of having the "Tour" logo on the left of the throat it has "Straight Shaft"

[v-verb]

Originally Posted by jonestim

Straight Shaft came out after the 4-stripe, but before the "Tour". It has a glossy paint like the tour and the green and gold stripes, but instead of having the "Tour" logo on the left of the throat it has "Straight Shaft"

thanks jonestim!

[makinao]

After using mid-plusses for a decade, I bought a beat up POG OS one stripe a few months ago and loved it. I wanted a newer one, but the second-hand market in my country is too expensive. I ended up with a trio of brand new Head Radical Agassi Limited Edition OSs. They're a little wider, a tad stiffer, and cheaper than the POGs, but I loved them too. They're my main racquets now.