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I definitely recommend trying the TB, but those types of matches are just choppy. Real tough to get the rhythm with any racket. And yet you pulled it out, so kudo’s man. TB is great in that type of play as it is the stronger first strike racket. But it won’t be as good as the dope for grinding out long points over the course of 2 sets. Close though… it just has a bit more pop and you end up going for more at times.
I'd love to blame choppiness but as a chop inducer myself, I know better that it's operator error. And if I find myself trying to grind out long points, I'm in a world of trouble based on my game so thank you for further validation of my holic purchase. Here's to the TB and fully embracing of my serve plus one tennis game!
Yeah, agree with Tim. If you like serve + 1 tennis, the TB beats out the Doppio. It can be a plus-minus depending on how you're playing, what you're doing, who you're playing, etc.. If you're just hitting, the Doppio is far off from what the TB or 7G can do and yet I do find it almost always answers the bell in point play and I find a great rhythm and feel for what I'm doing, how far to push on the gas, when to peel off, etc. It's more nuanced that way. With the XLs, it's more bully ball, and it rewards confidence and clean hitting, if you're feeling it, with some ridiculousness. The "ceiling" for what the TB or 7G can do plus how much it loves heavy hitting is far higher than the Doppio for me, yet with the Doppio I can go to it whenever I need a bit more of a reserved or grounded oomph and/or more whippiness. When I hit with my coach the other day, who's super consistent and especially on the slower clay forces you to build a point, work him around, the Doppio was just phenomenal. And served so consistently and with great variety too. It's splitting hairs. I love them both obviously, the TB just a little bit more because of the feel and 'ceiling' edge.