Kerber uses Fire 1.2 in the crosses and just won another Major with it. Until recently Herbert was using Fire in the mains, now he switched to Strike 1.2 mains and just won the French Open doubles with it. (With help from Mahut of course!)
So I think Fire is worthy of a trial
Brief Review For VCORE 95
Strings: Volkl Cyclone Tour 18g.
Tension: 45 lbs.
NTRP Rating: 4.0-4.5.
Hitting Session Duration: 1.5 hours.
Observations:
- Ground strokes: It felt amazing. It did not feel like a 95 inch frame at all, but that could be my experience with a PC600. I was hitting off-center shots by the end of the practice and it was forgiving. It felt pretty light, and I'm curious to see what happens when I face a hard, flat hitter as opposed to the loopy shots I faced last night.
- Volleys: Very good touch, I was putting it wherever I wanted with ease. Rarely faced a hard flat shot though, so again I'll be curious to see what happens with stability when I eventually face that type of hitter. Maneuverability was easy of course.
- Serves: Didn't get to serve, it was just a pure hitting and drill session. Overheads felt great though, my power wasn't muffled nor was it uncontrollable.
- Comfort: No issues today. The real test will be back to back days. But usually I feel soreness and slight pain immediately in the beginning of the week after hitting with my Babalot Pure Drive Tour Plus, can't wait to sell that thing.
- Overall: I need to wait for the honeymoon stage to end and face a variety of hitters, but I've tested rackets that I hated from the beginning, so that's a plus.
EDIT: No idea why the imgur link won't work, I tried using the image button here but no dice.
I switched to the Tecnifibre Pro Red Code Wax 18g (1.20mm), a similarly slick string which is almost 40% less than and plays very similarly. I'd played with PTF and PRCW on the same racquet restrung, so my previous judgement was a little off. When I strung 2 racquets with each as a cross and Cyclone 18L as mains @ the same tensions, the nuanced differences were only noticeable, when I was looking for it.
Looking good !
Thanks! How was the swing, control and power compared to dr98? When I demoed vcore98, couldn't get the control that was needed for my game.
Played an hour last night with Signum Yellow jacket 1.30mm in my Vcore 98. Felt really good. Grabs the ball similar to Tour Bite but plays much softer with slightly more power. Still very controllable. Kick serves were really jumping and the string still felt plush on groundstrokes. I guess the big question will be how long it plays for feeling this way. Time will tell. Playing again tomorrow.
The VCORE is going to give you more control, less power, less spin, more whip (due to the headlight balance). I might go so far as to say the VCORE 98 is an all-court, less-powerful, 98 head version of the Pure Aero...IMO. If you are a baseline banger...I think the PA would a better weapon for you, otherwise, I prefer the VCORE.
Yup, that 95 square inch, 62 RA, 16x20 Aero, such a scalpel.
I switched from the DR 98 to the VCORE 98,
Still waiting for your review / views on the vcore 100, you bought a few recently? @Hankenstein
what's so great about it?
plan on doing it this weekend, however my comment on the demo Vcore 95 stick I did try is on page 8
No problem at all...Just trying to help
2 grams at each side and 4 grams Tungsten Putty in the Handle...Making the balance 32.6 cm Approx 5.3 Points headight and the total weight (OG + Dampener + Strung) is 341.1 grams
No problem at all...Just trying to help
I added 2 grams of lead at each side (3 & 9)...No lead at 12 as i think it will add so much power to an already powerful stick.
i added 4 grams of Tungsten Putty in the handle making the balance 32.6 cm, Total weight strung was 341.1 grams.
I tried both Ytex Quadro Twist and Yonex PTP 16L (The Black one)....i liked the Yonex more as it gave me better control and also better on Flat Shots...i broke the Quadro twist in 2 and a half hours, it is a good string if you want to add power,spin and comfort as it is on the softer size of the Polys spectrum.
I'll be trying the PTP (Yellow one) and the RPM Blast although i hate it because of the stiffness but i have a few packs,and will be reporting back.
I know what you're talking about regarding the DR 98, but i got loads of feedback when i sometimes hit the ball near the upper hoop, it was uncomfortable, my elbow and my shoulder felt it although it is flexier than the VCORE 98, but with the VCORE that wasn't an issue. Also there is more spacing between the strings in the VCORE 98 which contributes to more comfort and forgiveness, till now i didn't feel any kind of discomfort.
