Tecnifibre Official - Racquets

25-TENNIS said:

This shop already have them, though it's a picture of the old TF40. According to the description it has the RS Section.

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25-TENNIS said:

This shop already has them, though it's a picture of the old TF40. According to the description it has the RS Section.

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Addxyz said:

So shouldn't it be called a TF41 now?

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mavsman149 said:

Any chance the 315 limited comes back???!!

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ClaudTT said:

Not a chance, I keep mine well cared for... when my arm hurts or my game suffers imprecision or color I recover with my LTDs. Just did that this last 2 weeks.
A-awesome racket.
They say LTD is a copy of a famous Head pro reference frame (they go at $350+)... with improvements !!!

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DJTaurus said:

It’s mostly white with black grommets. The French flag is incorporated into the TF40 naming. In terms of looks i prefer the older one. The racquet i choose to playtest is 16x19 / 305gr/ 32,5BL and strung with ice code 1.25 / 22kg. The new tech is called RSSharpsecrion.

I don’t have any other info and i can show you only the small pic below. It’s very Blade like feel swinging through the air which i like as a Blader myself. We shall see in the afternoon how it plays.

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DJTaurus said:

It’s mostly white with black grommets. The French flag is incorporated into the TF40 naming. In terms of looks i prefer the older one. The racquet i choose to playtest is 16x19 / 305gr/ 32,5BL and strung with ice code 1.25 / 22kg. The new tech is called RSSharpsecrion.

I don’t have any other info and i can show you only the small pic below. It’s very Blade like feel swinging through the air which i like as a Blader myself. We shall see in the afternoon how it plays.

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snoflewis said:

how open is the string pattern on that 16M? is it as open as the 300RS or the TF315 16M?

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DJTaurus said:

I owned 300RS and it’s definitely more dense. Like Blade V7 16x19 which is almost like 18x20.

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DJTaurus said:

It’s mostly white with black grommets. The French flag is incorporated into the TF40 naming. In terms of looks i prefer the older one. The racquet i choose to playtest is 16x19 / 305gr/ 32,5BL and strung with ice code 1.25 / 22kg. The new tech is called RSSharpsecrion.

I don’t have any other info and i can show you only the small pic below. It’s very Blade like feel swinging through the air which i like as a Blader myself. We shall see in the afternoon how it plays.

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DJTaurus said:

To me RS was a step backwards to XTC….TF40 2022 is a step forward. The retailer made a mistake and send me a grip 2…. as a result i didn’t have stability on serves and this was my only knock with this stick….couldn’t gel with it.

So my brief review: next week i am waiting my 2 yonex demos ( vcore95 and vcp310 both 2021 versions)…. Yonex sticks are a total disappointment after DR/DuelG/SV98 lines….. if those sticks will continue that trend then i am totally going to purchase new TF40 16x19 305!

Those who loved TF40s feel prepare to be disappointed. The ultra soft pillowy feel is gone. New model reminds me more of XTCs feel…. it’s still plush on contact (less crisp than RS/XTC) but the ball doesn’t lag on the string so much. At last TF40 16x19 has free power…. you don’t have always to step in the court, to full swing the ball…. that also helps on defensive shots. Don’t know SW but i was able to generate more power than the heafty RS 305.

What impressed me more with this stick was the one hand backhand. I try to remember which other racquet gave me such a fluidity on my 1HB…. felt even more natural than Pro staffs / v core pros. My wrist was snapping on auto pilot. I could attack and place my shots whenever I wanted to….I haven’t done more down the line backhands with any other stick…..it was provoking me to keep using my backhand instead of the easy inside out forehand.

Sth has changed in the shape of the racquet. Long thin throat and the head is more of a tear drop…. reminded me of Volkl V1 pro. Second thing that impressed me was flat shots. Coupled with ice code I had so much of control. I was stepping inside the court or taking returns with ease and ripping flat shots. Everything was going in. For me it was more easy to flatten a low ball with margin rather than lift a low ball with pure spin….. beware that the sweet spot is smaller….. so it won’t be easy to lift low balls without good preparation or place them without always looking to make good contact. But on high balls contact comes with ease and flat shots finishers even easier. You really don’t need to try 18x20….if contact is good you will paint lines with free power sth last gen lacked.

Also i want to remind everyone how of a great string and underdog ice code is. I hear lots of people that are trying to found a cheaper 4G. Ice code is the only string that plays close to it with a little bit lower price….. and if you can found a tecnifibre retailer price can come even lower at Hyper Gs price tag.

I am sweating my pants with joy the next time I ll try this gem with 1.20 Hyper G and add extra sweetness to it. It’s too bad that the looks of it are worse than previous model which was pure class….

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ClaudTT said:

Am intrigued by the shape also, ..."Sth has changed in the shape of the racquet. Long thin throat and the head is more of a tear drop"... Hope is not as extreme es the Volkl teardrop.
How is the overall flex ? are you allowed to tell ? Thanks.

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t_pac said:

Just going back over some of DJTaurus' posts and have to day doesn't sound good for me regarding the new TF40s. New shape (love the current shape), less/different feel (one of my favourite aspects), more power (has the perfect amount of power for me in it's current form), smaller sweet spot.

Seems like an odd decision - if you want more power and less feel why not just get a T Fight?

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DJTaurus said:

Did anyone had any luck finding an RS 305 with unstrung SW below 300 ?

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Boubi said:

That would rather be unlucky

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fritzhimself said:

Had a few weeks ago 3 pieces TF 305RS to match with me.
This racquet (paint) plays Medvedev.
However, this racquet requires some skill, this is not an all-rounder for the masses.
Anyway, I got the racquets for adjustment - my address was given to the customer - so had no contact before.
After weighing it out, it was clear to me that one of the racquets was an extreme outlier upwards.

If I align the other two to this "scoop", the customer will shower me with animal names.
That led to a phone call.
Then I heard that years ago he was No.1 in his age group and also a contract player.
May now after training and profession in about just under 30 years young and again play more intensive tennis - has an ITN of just under 2 - so he can already play some tennis.

Having never heard of the possibility of lowering the SW, he first wanted the heavy version. So a SW of 340 strung did not scare him off.
Could convince him, however, that he (the other two racquets were similar at 298 SW) if too light, can always bring the adjusted racquets to his desired data.
The frames were all unstrung, so you could remove the grommet strap at the head and then reattach it without any problems.
A reduction from the swing weight I have had to use several times, because usually one or two racquets do not fit in the series.

Anyway - as some may not know, the racquet painting at the manufacturers is mostly still handwork. It can happen that too much primer is applied, so that this deviation can occur.
My outlier had extremely much primer.

With some skill and sharp tools, I was able to get a good 9 SW points off the paint without hurting the carbon fibers. Had to remove primer/paint on a lot of area to get to the SW data of the other two.
Anyway, I succeeded (once again). I took some photos, which you can see in the collage.

Tecnifibre-TFight-305-RS — ImgBB (ibb.co)

I hope to have given you the idea how to reduce the SW.

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fritzhimself said:

Had a few weeks ago 3 pieces TF 305RS to match with me.
This racquet (paint) plays Medvedev.
However, this racquet requires some skill, this is not an all-rounder for the masses.
Anyway, I got the racquets for adjustment - my address was given to the customer - so had no contact before.
After weighing it out, it was clear to me that one of the racquets was an extreme outlier upwards.

If I align the other two to this "scoop", the customer will shower me with animal names.
That led to a phone call.
Then I heard that years ago he was No.1 in his age group and also a contract player.
May now after training and profession in about just under 30 years young and again play more intensive tennis - has an ITN of just under 2 - so he can already play some tennis.

Having never heard of the possibility of lowering the SW, he first wanted the heavy version. So a SW of 340 strung did not scare him off.
Could convince him, however, that he (the other two racquets were similar at 298 SW) if too light, can always bring the adjusted racquets to his desired data.
The frames were all unstrung, so you could remove the grommet strap at the head and then reattach it without any problems.
A reduction from the swing weight I have had to use several times, because usually one or two racquets do not fit in the series.

Anyway - as some may not know, the racquet painting at the manufacturers is mostly still handwork. It can happen that too much primer is applied, so that this deviation can occur.
My outlier had extremely much primer.

With some skill and sharp tools, I was able to get a good 9 SW points off the paint without hurting the carbon fibers. Had to remove primer/paint on a lot of area to get to the SW data of the other two.
Anyway, I succeeded (once again). I took some photos, which you can see in the collage.

Tecnifibre-TFight-305-RS — ImgBB (ibb.co)

I hope to have given you the idea how to reduce the SW.

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Tennisevan said:

So is the update coming this December/January?

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ClaudTT said:

According to DJTaurus the new is something in between and new patterns added.
My question and intrigue is: Why they didn't bring the 16x19 or the 18x19 to the original TF40 ? Go figure.
It was asked several times.
One note: I do not feel that TF40 sweetspot is small at all... and agree the head has more power/boost readily available... with very sweet control and feel.

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TimePlease said:

I'm thinking the same thing. Using the name "TF40" to sell what sounds like a completely different frame is...well, it's what brands typically tend to do in the 21st century. And I don't understand it. Everything was spot on with the original. The only common criticism was that many people wanted a 16x19 (or 16x20) version. I don't know why Tecnifibre didn't just launch that? Why mess with perfection?!

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YellowBallFanatic said:

I recently picked up my first 300 RS and loving it. Compared to my Blade v8, I'm just able to stay in the points longer and get more free points. I had two questions on string set-up adding weight.

Strings: what strings/hybrid people have found to work well? So far I've tried Yonex Poly Tour Pro 17g which has been great from the baseline but less for around the net. I'm a little concerned about the comfort and curious if anyone has tried gut or multi mains? I have some NRG2 which I will try at some point.

Add weight: so far the racquet has played well in stock form but I'm just experimenting. Again curious if people have added weight to bring up the SW/plow and any set-ups they found to have worked well?

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Songs For A Dead Pilot said:

So do we know when the new Tf40 (or whatever they will be called) will be released (this year or 2022)?
Is it the same mold and layup as in Tf40 or it is simply a completely new frame?

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ClaudTT said:

[300RS] Bottom line: a very powerful racket everywhere. Literally.

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Songs For A Dead Pilot said:

So do we know when the new Tf40 (or whatever they will be called) will be released (this year or 2022)?
Is it the same mold and layup as in Tf40 or it is simply a completely new frame?

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bertrevert said:

So not anemic in any way? It's a light racket which is I'm after but typically they start to lack any pwr...

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tennisislife4622 said:

I am currently using a RS300 grip size 4 3/8 w/ an overgrip and it definitely feels a little too small/twisting in hand on occasional mishits. Have you guys noticed that tf grips run small compared to other brands? For anyone using 4 1/2 in a tfight would that be more similar to a babolat 4 3/8, im worried it will be too big for me, thanks.

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tennisislife4622 said:

Definitely not anemic, but not close to Pure Drive power. I found the 300 RS to be much more controlled than the 315 RS. I love how whippy the 300 is on my FH side. Thinking about adding a little bit of weight to help plow on the BH....

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tennisislife4622 said:

Definitely not anemic, but not close to Pure Drive power. I found the 300 RS to be much more controlled than the 315 RS. I love how whippy the 300 is on my FH side. Thinking about adding a little bit of weight to help plow on the BH....

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