The most comfortable racket you've played with?
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Enga
Hall of Fame
I like my Donnay, it's the x-dual silver 99. You know how a lot of rackets you can perceive a bit of a "ting!" sound, due to them being hollow and stiff? This one is designed to be like the exact opposite. From what I've heard, it has foam on the inside, and it's very thin and less stiff. This seems to make it very comfortable for many people's elbow, mine included. However, to counteract the lack of stiffness, I tend to string my strings very tight, though I don't use polyester.
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Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
Which Redondo? Mid or Mp? Used the mp and was satisfied. Bit light
movdqa
Talk Tennis Guru
Either. They needed lead.
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
4-5 yrs ago this racquet changed everything as far as comfort goes. Of course, sayonara, goodbye, and goodnight!
mad dog1
G.O.A.T.
Yup! The PK asymmetric i bought from you is super comfy!
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
Is it maroon?Yup! The PK asymmetric i bought from you is super comfy!
mad dog1
G.O.A.T.
Iirc, mine is black/blue/purple splatter
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
Ty, have the heavy, 12 oz, firm as concrete, maroon, asymmetric with 20 yr old strings, tight as a wedding dress,
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mad dog1
G.O.A.T.
I’ll check the paint job when I get home
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
I'll post my puppy Btw, my kinda wedding dress,I’ll check the paint job when I get home
TennisHound
Legend
IGPMP
Nope. Dunlop Max 200G Pro (purple version) hands down!
fortunecookiesjc
Professional
Recently tried this new racket from donnay, allwood.
I loved the phantoms and textreme graphites.
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I loved the phantoms and textreme graphites.
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An extended (by myself) Prince Ozone Tour. Close to 28". There's a reason the pros prefer it like that, and that's how they should sell it. I've had shoulder pain with the stock 27" Ozone (probably my fault, anyway), but never with the extended. I think I missed a bit of SW. At 27,25" it also felt great.
Now I'm playing with the PCG100LB, but it's not as comfortable.
Now I'm playing with the PCG100LB, but it's not as comfortable.
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
Curious, at what string and tension? Have a pr and never felt comfy. Preferred the NXG mids
Capulin Zurdo
Hall of Fame
Quite a good of comfortable racquets out there, and out of all the ones I've tried I'd give it to the PB 10 Mid, it feels like a cloud while having loads of touch.
li0scc0
Hall of Fame
Agree on the Tours. Also agree on the Angell, nice racquets, but less comfortable than many racquets out now.
Generally liked poly/SynGut hybrids at 48/53. Low powered poly with Kirschbaum SynGut.
1HBHfanatic
Legend
Wilson ultra tour. 18/20, Strung with multis and lead all over, 12pts HL..
TennisHound
Legend
I would say "Yes" to more than the dress! DayummmI'll post my puppy Btw, my kinda wedding dress,
bigdaddyps
Semi-Pro
Jack Kramer
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
Held a Jack Kramer Select, 5 1/4" grip, 15.5 oz. A Mountain of a racquet
Mark-Touch
Legend
I have to agree with one caveat. I have several of these rackets (backups). Dunlop came out with several different versions of the racket.
Some are quite different from the original (lighter, loss of control etc.). Be careful if you are looking for one of these.
mad dog1
G.O.A.T.
Turns out the black/blue/purple splatter is my old black ace 95.
The asymmetric is actually dark blue and bronze colored with some red accents.
Backhanded Compliment
Legend
My first one was a 1984 model... current one is a 1995 mac sig version... play the same but yeah 400g etc all different
Adding PT630 and PK Redondo 98
Nav Dalmia
New User
Wilson Burn with full bed kevlar
Any of the Prince EXO 3 or Tour models. Sublime comfort that helped me get back into competitive tennis after 2 years out with TE. Low on power but high on elbow comfort due to low RA, thin beams, HL balance and substantial mass. But the one significant construction detail that makes them so soft imo are the Thermo plastic port inserts. The inserts are the x-factor that made these frames the legendary arm savers they became.
Purplemonster
Hall of Fame
Yep definitely.
I would add the Boris Becker 11 MID and MP as well as the Fischer M Speed No 1 98 into the mix as well.
Steve Huff
G.O.A.T.
Another racket that hasn't been mentioned was the Yonex RQ 500. It had a triangular cross section in its hoop that actually "flexed" inward on ball impact. That gave it a very soft feel.
mad dog1
G.O.A.T.
Your vast knowledge and experience with obscure classic racquets never ceases to amaze me.
Paulo Braz
Semi-Pro
- Angell K7 Red
- Head Pro Tour 280/630
- Volkl C10 Pro
- Angell TC97
- Angell TC95
- Wilson Ultra Tour 97
- Head Pro Tour 280/630
- Volkl C10 Pro
- Angell TC97
- Angell TC95
- Wilson Ultra Tour 97
Mark-Touch
Legend
I haven't had a lot of experience trying different rackets and have already mentioned the most comfortable racket I've played with.
I'd like to mention one more (there's a reason).
It's the Wilson Triad 5.0 (original). The racket is around 10 years old.
Would I recommend it to anyone? Not really.
Why? Because in making the racket so comfortable Wilson forgot about another important ingredient; feel.
The design of the racket is such that it is super comfortable to play with (Triad design), at the expense of feel.
Which leads me to the reason for mentioning the racket.
I have seen a few posts here where users talk about customizing their rackets.
Has anyone tried customizing this racket in an effort to get some more feel from it?
Any opinions on this?
I'd like to mention one more (there's a reason).
It's the Wilson Triad 5.0 (original). The racket is around 10 years old.
Would I recommend it to anyone? Not really.
Why? Because in making the racket so comfortable Wilson forgot about another important ingredient; feel.
The design of the racket is such that it is super comfortable to play with (Triad design), at the expense of feel.
Which leads me to the reason for mentioning the racket.
I have seen a few posts here where users talk about customizing their rackets.
Has anyone tried customizing this racket in an effort to get some more feel from it?
Any opinions on this?
Dartagnan64
G.O.A.T.
hello
did it not work out for me because i used the "pro 100" is their much difference with the non pro version?
i just demo'd a Prince phantom pro 100 and the serve is a bit iffy.. at least i don't feel confident with it but my opponents kept making errors against my serve.. so not sure what was causing them problems.
the forehand/backhand was very solid.. i felt in control and kept hitting deep. hitting so hard at the ball and it goes in the court.. they expect another solid hit then i trick them and dropshot it in.. dropshots work well with this racket.
by the end of the night.. i am sadly currently dealing with a bit of back pain.. i think it was the serves causing it or maybe i am just used to a more forgiving racket instead of completely doing all the power work.
I've got the 93P and the ported 100 Phantoms. I found the Phantom 100 took some effort to dial in the serve. That makes sense since it was very different from the lighter sticks I had previously been using. Timing can be an issue with radical departures from what you are used to.
The Phantom 100 is more comfortable than the 93P but only marginally. Both are very arm friendly. They may not be core friendly since they require a fuller swing with good unit turns to get the most out of them.
mike schiffer
Semi-Pro
I'll probably catch alot of **** for this...But between my Volkl organix' 5's.....I love my Head tis4 and 1's...with silicone in the handles and Forten 17 sweet or Gosen 18 at 45lbs.Kind of a poor mans PD....austria made of course...
