Demoed 93P & 100x today. Absolutely gorgeous racquets. My complements to Prince on the design.
Short review / comparison:
93P 14x16 with Prince Premier control hits very comfortably and produces more power for me than the 100x in stock form. Frankly, it’s the closest I’ve gotten in a stock racquet to PS85. However, I hit “old skool,” so don’t have enough RHS & topspin to give me sufficient control with that 14x16 pattern. Maybe the 18x20 version is next, but I worry that it’s too dense (à la Max 200G, which is too dense for me).
The 16x18 (also with Prince Premier) of the 100x had a denser spacing and more controlled, despite the larger head size and ports. I would need to weight up the 100x in the upper hoop and put on a leather grip to get closer to my spec, but not sure if I should be doing that to a brand new demo stick, and that could polarize it too much for my liking. :-/
In all, the new Phantom sticks had a very good feel to them out of the box, excellent quality of construction, and perhaps the most pleasing (to me) aesthetics of any racquets I’ve seen in a long time. There is a subtle difference in the handle shape between Wilson and Prince, I feel, and that could make the switch a little trickier for me. That said, they’re the most tempting racquets I’ve tried in a long time, indeed.
Any hints from the officials on how these would play with regular PSGO or natural gut?.. What tension if comparing to PS85 @ 58 lbs?.. How do these sticks behave relative to, say, POG110/107?
Also, maybe this has been answered already, are the “107” grommets available via TW going to fit on the old POG 110? If not, where can I get POG 110 grommets?
