tennis_always
Rookie
I have read that the Head PT 2.0 has a smallish sweet spot. Has anyone tried this frame with a gut/poly hybrid at lower tension to see how it plays?
Head PT 2.0 with gut/poly hybrid
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Starsailor84
Rookie
It does not have a smallish sweet spot, this is the least of a problem for PT 2.0 imo.
Starsailor84
Rookie
except they came prestrung at 46 lbs of lynx tour.? Felt great immediately at least to me.
HitMoreBHs
Professional
This might depend on where in the world you are. In the UK, possibly throughout Europe, the default factory string for HEAD Tour racquets is Lynx.
PrinceYonex
Semi-Pro
Saying the sweet spot is small or large is relative to what else you have been hitting with. I played regularly with the PT with gut/poly for almost a year, I loved it. But compared to something like the TF40 (an 18/20 but a larger head size), the PT was less forgiving and could feel more jarring when hitting further up toward the top.
Of course, being less forgiving also means that PT gives more feedback, which I actually like about the racquet.
Of course, being less forgiving also means that PT gives more feedback, which I actually like about the racquet.
Starsailor84
Rookie
TWE sent me the rackets with Lynx Tour in EU, interesting that they chose such a huge difference in tension for the same racket, even with a different poly.
Starsailor84
Rookie
Racket comparison tool is not a great reference point, but they did measure sweet zone of PT 2.0 as a very large. I am not an expert but that huge twist weight might have something to do with this. Not sure if it's fair to compare PT 2.0 with a racket with bigger head size such as TF40, I for example don't know a 95 sq.in. racket with bigger sweet spot than PT 2.0. Vcore 95 might be such although data does not suggest that (118 sq.in>116 sq. in). It's very very difficult to judge, since that extra manouevrability bails you a lot of the time and makes much easier to play, but that does not necessarily mean a bigger sweet spot.
PrinceYonex
Semi-Pro
Yes, that was basically my point -- one shouldn't just say a sweet spot is small or large; it depends on what you are comparing it to. OP didn't specify that they were only looking at 95s.
PrinceYonex
Semi-Pro
Yes, gut/poly at lower tensions opens it up, for sure, especially compared to full poly. I tried both gut / ghostwire and gut / PTP, both around 52/49, and it played great. I also played with a full bed NRG, around 52, and that also was soft enough but still very controlled.
jason n
Rookie
I’m so glad you commented on this. I purchased two new racquets from twe and then one used from e bay. I played with one new racquet and it was great, the ball pocketing was awesome then when I used the racquet from e bay that came in still with original string job it was way stiffer, must have been purchased at TW with the string job at 55 as opposed to the TWE string job of 46. I thought ra specs must have been way off but just different stock string tension. I didn’t test the other new one since I want to keep it new in my collection.
tennis_always
Rookie
Yes. My current racquet is a Prince Phantom 93P. And that is the comparison.
PrinceYonex
Semi-Pro
The 93p feels a lot softer and flexier. The PT has much more power.
Starsailor84
Rookie
Sweet spot is noticeably bigger compared to Phantom Pro 93, at least to the green version, which I briefly tried in 2018.
