As @haqq777 mentioned above, the RA rating does not fully show the comfort of the racket so don't go by that alone. I have been playing with the new pure strike 100 and I played with previous version for the longest time, and the feedback is very different for me even though on paper they may be same RA. The newer one plays more muted and smoother and less vibrations. Previous one was definitely more pingy too. I use Hyper G string at 52 pounds...
Dumbest thing I ever did was sell my Swirly +s. I had 4, and they were all in excellent condition.
Yeah I was really excited about this update.
I got mine in hand today. Pure strike 98 16/19. Weight and balance are on point but swingweight is noticeably higher than the P17, on my stick the SW should be 330+. The TW review is on point, the ball stays longer than the 2nd gen, more close to the 1sr gen pure strike. Very muted feel with surprisingly decent control (unlike CV and Graphene touch) 2nd gen although it’s a great racket and lots of people love it, it feels more like a pure drive with better control(which imo is a true 98 pure drive, hate the pure drive VS, huge disappointment) I can see why Dominic Thiem skip the p17 and switched to this 3rd gen because it is more close to the 1st gen. Not as precise as the 1st gen (imo 1st gen pure strike is probably the best combination of spin and control) compare to 1st gen, 3rd gen is more comfortable, more stable, more powerful and slightly more spin, but less control and feedback. A little bit too powerful and muted for me though. Great racket for baseline game, but when I come into the court I don’t feel as confident. Will keep testing it for sure and see if I want another string combination. Strung with my go to setup: Solinco tour bite @50 lbs.
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It's weird. I taught with the old 18x20 (325 sw) and the 3rd gen one says 334 sw. Like what?
I got mine in hand today. Pure strike 98 16/19. Weight and balance are on point but swingweight is noticeably higher than the P17, on my stick the SW should be 330+. The TW review is on point, the ball stays longer than the 2nd gen, more close to the 1sr gen pure strike. Very muted feel with surprisingly decent control (unlike CV and Graphene touch) 2nd gen although it’s a great racket and lots of people love it, it feels more like a pure drive with better control(which imo is a true 98 pure drive, hate the pure drive VS, huge disappointment) I can see why Dominic Thiem skip the p17 and switched to this 3rd gen because it is more close to the 1st gen. Not as precise as the 1st gen (imo 1st gen pure strike is probably the best combination of spin and control) compare to 1st gen, 3rd gen is more comfortable, more stable, more powerful and slightly more spin, but less control and feedback. A little bit too powerful and muted for me though. Great racket for baseline game, but when I come into the court I don’t feel as confident. Will keep testing it for sure and see if I want another string combination. Strung with my go to setup: Solinco tour bite @50 lbs.
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Yes, Swirlys are beasts. I know the + had around 350 or so swingweight. Can only imagine how they would obliterate the ball. I have the regular length PCT. They are still crazy good with around 335 swingweight. Best Pure Controls ever made.
The 18x20 strikes are definitely heftier than the previous versions. They swing heavier than previous versions
Well saidLets stop chatting and start play testing these new pure strikes. Some of us need some opinions to see if they wanna grab one and try it out
Yep, there has been a weird silence about the Tour, not sure why.
I asked TW Europe and they said 2 September was going to be the release date there
Hopefully some Europeans will share their thoughts and opinions on the 98. Because not many here in the states are. At least not yet.
Yeah I was wondering about that too. The PST comes at 320g unstrung. Poly strings add maybe 16 or 17 grams on a 16x19 pattern. Not sure how T dubs got to 340g strung. They measure strung weight without overgrip and dampener.
Maybe they did not increase the SW that much. What Karma Tennis says above is possible. As I already mentioned, it happened that TW update the SW of a racquet (eg Prince Tour 100 310 SW got "decreased"). However another reliable retailer in France provides an unstrung value of 300 (about 330 strung). Not Thor hammer but still hefty.
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But they take an average of the racquets they get. I am not sure how many racquets they measure to come up with their average for specs. I think its just a mistake
I think I made a typo there which I just realised.
You may not be wrong there! It’s possible
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It’s really a non update imho they took a page out of apples book and made a small iteration on an existing product.
