Help me upgrade from BLX surge 100 to pro staff 90 or 95

[racertempo]

Originally Posted by ChadW

Which review did you pull that from? EVERY ONE?! I hate that every racquet is touted as a nice balance of power and control!

Sorry, not going after you, just the gutless TW (and every other site) reviews.

Very good point, racquets from TW tend to be reviewed as a "must for 4.0+" or a beginner racquet. I played with the first incarnation of the BLX Surge when I was a 3.5 and I actually loved it. I know a few 3.5 women who use it and love it as well, so I guess it is well suited to a 3.5+ player. It certainly is not a beginner racquet though as some have mentioned. It is a very under rated frame.

[Numb_mln]

Originally Posted by Hi I'm Ray

Gut and Multifilament strings are the most arm friendly. Mikeler has a lot more experience with multis: http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=352048 I'm sure he'll be able to make some recommendations if you ask on that thread.

Thanks again Ray, i look at that thread.

[TennisStringer2013]

I have 3 blx surges, which ive played with for a year. Just last week i upgraded to blx pro staff six.one 95. Upgraded is not the correct word, as the surge is one of the best racquets wilson has made. I added weight to stock Surge to bring it up to 11.5 oz strung weight and loved it. I wanted a racquet that was more dead so i could hit out more. I talked about it for a year, the the opportunity came to get one. Ive only hit with the pro staff 4 times, at about 2 hours each session, but here are my feelings. Stick with the Surge! It is very forgiving, yet better, IMO, than the babolat pure drive, once weight is added. I have the surge at 9 points headlight with solinco tourbite 17 @ 58 / kirsh syn gut 16@60. The pro staff seemed much heavier at 11.9 oz. i love the look of the 95, but the Surge is an awesome racquet. I suggest adding some lead to the Surge handle and make it heavier. Enjoy!
D. 4.5 level

[Mike2228]

Originally Posted by Prodigy1234

Well if you had to choose between the PS 95 and PS 90, I would recommend the PS 95. This is because going from 10.4 oz to 12.6 oz is a huge jump, as is 100 to 90. You would be going from a lighter tweener to a heavy player's racket.
For the PS 95:
10.4 -> 11.5
100 -> 95

I switched from a BLX Pro Open to a PS 90 and the transition was smooth.

[Numb_mln]

TennisStringer2013, thanks a lot for sharing your experience with surge and Pro staff 95, I stick to my surge and changed my string from poly, I feel much better now at least I have no pain in my wrist anymore, and I try to stick leads,

[TennisStringer2013]

My arm, shoulder stopped hurting once i added the weight to the racquets. Dont let people convince you the Surge isnt a good racquet, its an awesome racquet. glad you are sticking with it.

[Numb_mln]

to be honest most of the people said to stick to my surge as you said, now i am looking for the lead tape but there are many of them is there any particular lead tape u suggest or it doesn't matter which one to buy,

[TennisStringer2013]

I will look up the mods i made to the racquet this afternoon. Ill tell you exactly how much weight i put on it and where i put it. It doesnt matter about the type of lead tape, but oh yeah, i remember now, i used those 1/4" wide strips. It just so happened that it took 3 of those strips around the handle to make the balance 10 points hl. Again, ill get the specs once i get home this afternoon from giving lessons.

[Hi I'm Ray]

Regular lead tape should be pretty standard. They usually come in 1/2in or 1/4 inch widths. I like the 1/4 width http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Gamm...-LEADQUAR.html because it fits within the inside edge of most rackets easily. The 1/2 is too wide for most rackets and end up having to be wrapped/bent around the edge of the beam - I trimmed them all into 1/4 widths which was a hassle.

Originally Posted by Numb_mln

TennisStringer2013, thanks a lot for sharing your experience with surge and Pro staff 95, I stick to my surge and changed my string from poly, I feel much better now at least I have no pain in my wrist anymore, and I try to stick leads,

That is totally awesome that the pain in your wrist has cleared up. Things like that can lead to serious injuries if left unaddressed.

[TennisStringer2013]

This is the lead tape i use.

http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Gamm...-LEADQUAR.html

[Numb_mln]

thanks, im going to buy the same lead tape.