Oh man. Nice post. Now I really hope I get selected for the play test - the 98 strung specs sound sweet and pretty close to the ps 97 in terms of stiffness and swing weight. A little more head light - which I think is a good thing for me.Now with strung specs...
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Yonex VCORE 95 (310g) Rackets | Tennis Warehouse Europe
www.tenniswarehouse-europe.com
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Yonex VCORE 98 (305g) Rackets | Tennis Warehouse Europe
www.tenniswarehouse-europe.com
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Yonex VCORE 100 (300g) Rackets | Tennis Warehouse Europe
Tennis Warehouse: Yonex VCORE 95, 98, 100 2021 Playtest
- Thread starter TW Staff
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TennisHound
Legend
Yep X2 Great post ThanksNow with strung specs...
95
Yonex VCORE 95 (310g) Rackets | Tennis Warehouse Europe
98
Yonex VCORE 98 (305g) Rackets | Tennis Warehouse Europe
100
Yonex VCORE 100 (300g) Rackets | Tennis Warehouse Europe
TennisHound
Legend
This colorway is a little Tour G ish. I’m sure it’ll grow on me
Mr Backhand
Rookie
This is not the VCORE Pro. This is the red VCORE that does not have an HD version.
I wouldn’t scoff at an 18x20 vcore 95
Slowtwitcher
Legend
BOOM!!! 
Bhagi Katbamna
Legend
Nice. I didn't make it this time. Still really interested in hearing about these.
Slowtwitcher
Legend
I got the 100 too. I'm playing with Head Gravity Pro, but wanted to try something with a little less SW. I think it'll be an interesting comparison.
Also pumped to be back playing with REV, really like that string.
TennisBum_76
New User
Nice! Interested to see your review of this one. I was hoping to get in this for the 95, really interested in the new beam shape compared to how the outgoing model and SV95 played.
Mr Backhand
Rookie
I didn’t get in, but will be eager to hear the reviews!
jangotango
Semi-Pro
VCore 98 tester right here
MixedMaster
Semi-Pro
Thank You!! Got selected. I can't wait as I currently use the older Vcore 100.
TennisHound
Legend
I’ll bet the selection emails are still going out. Once all the emails have been sent out, TW will update the thread to say all playtesters have been notified.
CosmosMpower
Hall of Fame
Looking forward to testing the 95 against my current gen Vcore 95! A slightly thicker/stiffer more powerful beam will be a welcome addition.
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That was my issue with the current VC95 coming from the SV95 - lack of power.
Recoveringhobo
Rookie
Same. I currently use a SV95 instead of a VC95 because of power. I'd be happy with an update SV95 that doesn't trade power for comfortability.
Their main post said by today. Don’t think I made it either. Looking forward to hearing about the 98 though. Specs look great on that stick.
boulderchips
Rookie
Happy playtesting to all! I also missed the cut, but really looking forward to seeing the reports roll in.
TennisHound
Legend
Good luck you guys on the tests. These are too much fun I can’t imagine a better marketing tool.
I can’t imagine a better marketing tool.
TW Staff
Administrator
We have sent out an email to those selected to participate in the Yonex VCORE and received confirmation. For those that have received the email, congrats and we received all your confirmation emails!
For those that were not selected, thank you so much for applying. With this being Yonex's first racquet playtest, it was highly popular and we received an impressive turnout. It was awesome seeing so many people interested and so many potential great playtesters to choose from! Nonetheless, we are continuing to offer as many playtests to you guys as possible in te new year. We always like to leave these tips here:
Apply for string playtests first and leave detailed, thorough reviews. We generally have a larger amount of strings to send out for playtests and your chances are much higher of being selected. Additionally, it helps if you have a good history on the message board and are participating in a positive way especially in the shoe, string and racquet sections (bonus points if it is in threads related to the specific playtest).
Lastly, we like to make sure to spread the wealth. We try to give members a chance who were not selected to be on one of the last couple major playtests (racquet/shoe). If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at discussadmin@tennis-warehouse.com and we would be happy to help.
Thanks,
TW Staff
For those that were not selected, thank you so much for applying. With this being Yonex's first racquet playtest, it was highly popular and we received an impressive turnout. It was awesome seeing so many people interested and so many potential great playtesters to choose from! Nonetheless, we are continuing to offer as many playtests to you guys as possible in te new year. We always like to leave these tips here:
Apply for string playtests first and leave detailed, thorough reviews. We generally have a larger amount of strings to send out for playtests and your chances are much higher of being selected. Additionally, it helps if you have a good history on the message board and are participating in a positive way especially in the shoe, string and racquet sections (bonus points if it is in threads related to the specific playtest).
Lastly, we like to make sure to spread the wealth. We try to give members a chance who were not selected to be on one of the last couple major playtests (racquet/shoe). If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at discussadmin@tennis-warehouse.com and we would be happy to help.
Thanks,
TW Staff
jackcrawford
Professional
Congratulations to all selected! I really enjoyed the Tecnifibre TFight 295 RS test I was on, at first I thought it might be difficult to organize my thoughts in the review format, since I'm more of a holistic, impressionistic type of personality but once I worked on it I found it to be useful to me to think about the racket I was trying in a more detailed fashion.
TennisHound
Legend
Good points. I can say that the previous iterations of these were fairly tight, the 100 was similar to the Wilson Ultra 100, the 98 and 95 were similar to the Blade 16x19 (I could be wrong, but I believe they had 8 mains in the throat).
Frans Bleker
Professional
Shall we make a separate forum for Europe or what?
Slowtwitcher
Legend
Duke doesn't know what this is, but you guys do!
topspn
Legend
Actually, none of them had 8M in the throat. In spite of that there are variations so for example new ezone 100 and new PA both are 16x19 with 6 mains in the throat. The ezone still has a far more tighter center of a string bed.
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Slowtwitcher
Legend
Here's some quick pictures.
McLovin
Legend
You must live around the corner from TW. Mine is scheduled to arrive...Christmas Eve...Duke doesn't know what this is, but you guys do!
Slowtwitcher
Legend
Not next door, I'm in Southern California.
But it was crazy fast, the UPS email with the tracking number arrived AFTER the package
jangotango
Semi-Pro
Tracking got updated from Tuesday delivery to Saturday! The lord works fast but TW and UPS work faster lol
TennisHound
Legend
Shows what I know. I was trying to sound really “racquet” intelligent. So... thanks for clarifying
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Slowtwitcher
Legend
TW Staff
Administrator
@Slowtwitcher,
That is fine. Just make a note of that when you write your comments.
Thanks,
Brittany, TW
That is fine. Just make a note of that when you write your comments.
Thanks,
Brittany, TW
MixedMaster
Semi-Pro
I'm on the East Coast and my tracking says I won't get mine until Wednesday!!!
jangotango
Semi-Pro
Helps to be closer to Cali (TX). Excited for tomorrow! I'm still trying to decide what to string it with.
Slowtwitcher
Legend
OlivierJulienB
Rookie
I would try it with your usual string that you know well, or you won't be able to review the racket
That looks big and powerful!Here's some quick pictures.
Slowtwitcher
Legend
I thought the initial post said you were supposed to string it with the PTR they're providing... but it's not there now, maybe I imagined it.
I didn’t see that when I applied, just it would come with the string. I would put in my normal string for 10 hours and when it breaks out in the PTR. I feel it would give a better feel of frame vs my mind saying ‘is it the frame or the string?’
CosmosMpower
Hall of Fame
Got my 95 today! Initial thoughts are the paint job is cool, the orange part has some metal flake which I didn’t realize till I saw it in person.
The hoop seems a bit wider in the middle and top which is good for me since my miss is towards the top of the frame. The specs were dead on as usual since it’s a Yonex 311 grams and 31CM balance unstrung.
I’ll be adding a Yonex Super grap overgrip, Yonex dampener and stringing mine up first with 1.15 hyper G my usual string at around 47 lbs and then will cut it and try the new Yonex provided string and write my formal review with both. In the meantime here are some comparisons with my current gen Vcore 95
Thanks again to TW for the opportunity!
Pics: https://photos.app.goo.gl/uozubKruxtVeVbcPA
The hoop seems a bit wider in the middle and top which is good for me since my miss is towards the top of the frame. The specs were dead on as usual since it’s a Yonex 311 grams and 31CM balance unstrung.
I’ll be adding a Yonex Super grap overgrip, Yonex dampener and stringing mine up first with 1.15 hyper G my usual string at around 47 lbs and then will cut it and try the new Yonex provided string and write my formal review with both. In the meantime here are some comparisons with my current gen Vcore 95
Thanks again to TW for the opportunity!
Pics: https://photos.app.goo.gl/uozubKruxtVeVbcPA
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