PERHAPS the Yonex VCore 97 310g! I'm loving this stick now, and it's very highly regarded by many of your colleagues!
Of course, if it ain't broke.........
Hahah that's how I roll
Once I officially make the switch, I will be playing around with strings and tensions (I'm thinking Black Spiky Shark...still something that is a bit stiffer). I actually had grabbed one that Chris was using to playtest strings, so the one I have been playing with has white Savage strung at 55lbs (which is working quite well for me). I'm hoping to be able to stay in the mid-50s and away from that 58-60lb range though!
Michelle, TW
There's a very good chance I will be switching over to the Pure Drive Roddick...in stock form. I had only played with Chris' customized ones and didn't love them and just decided to pick up the stock PDR last week and loved it.
Thinking it may have just been a fluke, I played with it Wednesday, Thursday and Friday...I'm completely smitten!
I will take it out again today to make sure it's still the right frame for me! In all honestly, I never played with it before because I didn't like Roddick very much...pretty lame reason! And when I found that I wouldn't really be able to match my PD to the PDR, I got over the Roddick thing!
Michelle, TW
But, for you, I'll give them a second chance...I usually know right off the bat if I'm going to like a racquet or not.
There's a very good chance I will be switching over to the Pure Drive Roddick...in stock form. I had only played with Chris' customized ones and didn't love them and just decided to pick up the stock PDR last week and loved it.
Thinking it may have just been a fluke, I played with it Wednesday, Thursday and Friday...I'm completely smitten!
I will take it out again today to make sure it's still the right frame for me! In all honestly, I never played with it before because I didn't like Roddick very much...pretty lame reason! And when I found that I wouldn't really be able to match my PD to the PDR, I got over the Roddick thing!
Michelle, TW
But I can see past this now as this racquet is right in my wheel house. I have replaced the grip with a leather replacement grip and will give you the details of the specs once I get it done (fingers crossed that will happen tomorrow)!
Ok guys! Love that you all love the Pure Drive as much as me
Anyway, after a talk with Mr. Paul Reed, who is the best racquet customizer that I know and can do magical things on racquets, we decided for what I want, it was best to make the switch to the Pure Drive Roddick. So I'm patiently waiting to get have a free moment to do some spec work because I have hit with several different Roddicks and they have all felt slightly different, but I have the winning one sitting next to me right now. So the second I get the chance, I will be speccing my new sticks to match my now "favorite" racquet.
I needed more mass to add a bit of control and the PDR does that for me. The plowthrough is awesome and I can get the controlled power that I sometimes lacked with the PD in stock form. I am also happy to report that I have been able to take my tension down a few pounds (which is a great thing as I struggle with wrist injuries after tearing ligaments in college). Also, side note, I did try 4g in the PDR last week -- didn't love it, which was a bummer, I wanted to love it, but it was too lively for me. I'm a big fan of the dead feeling polys which match perfectly for me in the PDR!
I'm a bit of a newb in the customizing world, but long story short, to spec the Pure Drive to the what I wanted was going to take quite a bit of lead and removing grommets. I stubbornly had never wanted to make the switch to the Roddick because, to be honest, he was never my favorite player...to which Paul Reed responded, "I'll give you a sharpie and you can cross out his signature."
Michelle, TW
(yep, I'm the token blonde in the office). I've tried some of the other PDRs that Chris has added lead to, and he adds the lead to the handle usually and around the hoop (which I don't like), but I like the extra weight in the handle!
