Same experience here! Such a great frame. I'm constantly tempted by the 95 but I keep telling myself not to do it.
Funnily enough the TC95 63 RA was what I came from and before that the TC97. I'll not lie, although the 95 is a great racquet I'm not good enough any more to do it justice. if you have good movement, foot work and mechanics it will work for you but for an ageing player with bad knees who no longer moves that well it wasn't the best fit. The 100 is much more forgiving. With the 95 you get out what you put in, the 100 gives you a little more help.
I think the 95 is almost as powerful as the 100, the wider stringbed provides an obvious help, but at the cost of control.
I find it very stable. The biggest problem for me was trying to tame the power.
One of the most stable frames I've played with in stock form.
Easier in what way? Would love to know more. I sometimes feel like my tc100 is too powerful and want to try a 95, and other times I love how powerful it is.
Its funny, yes the pure Aero helps generate more spin, but if you're not already hitting heavy balls it's like a fluffy spin which sits up and screams "hit me for a winner". This has been my experience playing against people who do use the pure Aero.
I think it has huge potential, but I havent been able to unlock it. Which probably most speaks for my impatience.
How do you have your K7 set up? Did you add any lead? How did it compare to your 16x19 blade v7? Thx!
Did you purchase your K7 recently or is it the older softer version?
I purchased both of them a few months ago from Angell directly.
Thanks a lot again! I have my K7 red incoming next week. It will be the last Angell that I will try (untill Paul releases another magic stick
). Totally happy with my Ultra Tour right now (and 4 blades V7 in the bag), but I feel like I want to try the K7 red again. Last time I bought L4 grip which was too big. Bought the L3 now. Will report how I like it! I think I will slap 3g at 3/9 and 2g at 12.
Yeah, my strokes and preferences have changed a little over time. I am hitting harder and therefore seem to like the control of 18x20 patterns more. But the K7 red (and your love expressions for it
) made me want to try it again.Looking at it objectively I get less mis hits with the 100 than I did with the 95, probably because I was not in the right position often enough to play a proper stroke. With the 100 a short stab (on the backhand side) is enough to get the ball back in play. As I said I have the 100 at 350g so a lot of extra power. That's just the way I like my frames. I don't get this thing of lowering weight as you get older. I'm 46 but no weaker than I was when I was in my 30's. As a 16 year old I swung a 13oz racket so i have actually reduced weight over the years! Got a Radical Tour candy cane on its way so another hefty frame to add to the collection. No mods required on that one.
Yes, plenty stable for me but then I have leaded it up.
Not really. I like the weight on return for blocking back a big serve or taking a cut at a weak serve. I play doubles so the extra weight is also beneficial for volleys. Put the racket in place and let the mass do the rest.
Not really. The static weight and balance for Angell racquets is adjusted by weight pallet system in the grip. The twist weight or the roll moment of inertia (taken as measure of stability of the racquet) will be the same for all configurations of a particular line (TC100 in this case) since all hairpins are same before pallet is attached. Different weight and balance will not affect the twistweight measurement unless you add weight to the hoop yourself.
I've come full circle with Angell too. Started with the 100, then went to the 97 for a while then to 95 and now back to the 100. The 100 provides what I need for my game at this point although I do have a radical tour OS on its way as I want to give an OS a decent try having borrowed a mate's POG OS. We'll see but I won't be parting ways with the 100 just yet. Nice drop of whisky Caol-ila.
Negligible. Same as change in swing weight when you add weight to handle. Adding weight (or pallet in this case) will obviously increase its recoil weight, but the twistweight significantly less/negligibly. If you hit a ball dead smack in the center of the head, the racquet will recoil, but not twist around its long axis. If you hit a ball and inch or so away from the axis toward the 3 o’clock or 9 o’clock side of the strung area, in addition to recoiling, the racquet will twist around its long axis. And we usually never really hit the ball dead smack in center all the time. That is where stability (or lack of) is felt by the user. Adding weight at handle (or at 12, the other end) will not change that feeling. Adding weight on sides will.
Haven't used it so I will take your word for it but from my personal experience, the TC100 is in the realm of APD for stability (I can switch back and forth with not a lot of adjustments) and have never found it unstable.
Got it!
Yeh same here I’m 49 & played the TC97 16x19 for 4 years. 310g unstrung & 326-330g depending on strings. Racquet is solid At those specs, no weight needed & can keep RHS fast.