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You're right, Stan is not big enough. Fed is a better option for Prestige line :)

Medvedev, Hurkacz, Khachanov, Struff, Evans, Wawrinka, Bautista Agut...

Sinner is not hitting flat. He uses a lot of spin just to keep the ball in play. Recently he uses spinny, deep forehands to move their opponents further behind the baseline and mix the tempo. He won't benefit from a tighter string pattern. And Graphene Touch Speed MP does not have a wide string...

I add lead directly under top of the handle, where the handle get's thinner and connects with racquet throat. I just wrap lead tape around the handle. I could fit around 4 - 5 grams in that area and I didn't feel the grip changed. I like it better than placing the lead along the handle or...

For serves I preferred Pure Aero 98 - similar spin but a bit more power. For volleys I liked Extreme Tour more - Pure Aero 98 is just a little bit too stiff for me when I hit off center.

I've used Poly Plasma 1.23 with Wilson Ultra Tour 18x20 at 21 kg. I don't think it's a good combination. The string is way too dead and muted for 18x20 for me. I preferred Pro's Pro Cyber Power 1.25 or softer, shaped poly. It gives you more forgiveness, a bit more power, spin and durability is...

Yes, 3 - 4 grams total around 3 and 9 solves the stability issue. And no, MP is not the same as Tour. MP plays more like Pure Aero, Tour plays like Radical MP and Pure Aero 98 had a baby. I felt that the ball flies differently of Tour vs MP. True, if I don't do full swings, ball flies...

Definitely not Signum Pro Poly Plasma. It's way too dead and gives not enough snapback for 18x20. Will feel boardy, I've tried it with Wilson Ultra Tour which is similar to Prestige MP.

In your opinion it’s closer to Ezone 100 or Ezone 98?

Wilson - you have the Blade 100, nothing more fits your needs from their offer Head - Gravity MP and Radical MP -> both will need some tailweight but both fit your description (SW slightly above 320) Babolat - none Tecnifibre - none Yonex - Ezone 98 fits your description well, it just needs some...

So you like: - swingweight over 325, probably up to 335 will be fine long term, - racquets that provide a little more spin. First of all, I wouldn't stick with the Blade 18x20 if you play better with something like VCore 98. Even if you develop better technique, Blade will still not fit your...

Why use the Pure Strike 16x19 if you can use Pure Aero 98? Babolat in some sense killed one product with another. Pure Strike 18x20 was always more a niche racquet than a best-seller. The new Shift 99 Pro and Solinco Whiteout 18x20 are probably only competitors for a power racquet with tight...

Later Pure Aero are different to Aeropro Original in a couple of aspects: 1. No dampening tech, the feeling is very raw :) 2. Average string spacing - there is still quite a lot control and spin is not exagerrated 3. Low twistweight - the racquet is easy to swing fast but there is little...

Prestige Pro will not have more power than the Blade 98 for sure.

I don't think it's that easy. If you add mass in the wrong spot, you can make the vibrations worse. http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/~cross/tennis.html https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227534813_Customising_a_tennis_racket_by_adding_weights...

Maybe there was more than one bet? One that he wins, second that If he loses, then only by retiring. Could be rage quit, could be match fixing. I remember for how long Davydenko was having these strange losses before someone got interested in that.

1. There is very little difference between 2021 and 2023 Gravity racquets 2. MP in terms of power is somewhere between your Wilson and Ezone 100. Think of it as a softer, a bit more controlled Ezone.

I’ve played with Ultra Tour v2 for a couple months. Despite low RA it’s stiff in the upper hoop. No amount of lead will change that, nor different string setup. Maybe silicone in the handle will help.

My ex-sparring partner played with nCode 6.1 95. I don’t think there is a new racquet very close in feel and how it plays. ProStaff 97 is the obvious one to try. In my area guys who were using 6.1 95 as juniors now usually play with Blade 18x20 or some VCore Pro (the older, green version).

Wilson ProStaff 6.1: I don’t recall other racquet being used by so many players as Head ProTour, Babolat PD and this one

Your ET is headlight so I'd add first 3 grams total at 3 and 9 to bump it up to average specs. Then I'd go with general rule: add lead at 3 and 9 and under top of the handle. For each gram in the hoop add a gram under handle. Why I’m adding lead there? Because Extreme Tour is spin friendly...

Looks like You’re looking for a jack of all trades - a racquet that does most things well. Demo: Yonex VCore 95 - you liked it so why not? Yonex EZone 98 - not as stiff as previous version, helps on serve, does everything well You’ve already tested most of the frames you may like so just try...

Extreme Tour has kind of a classic shape, not overly narrow. Definitely not as long as Speed MP. Extreme Tour stringbed is very consistent If you hit with at least some spin. If you hit with no spin at all (look Medvedev), then Extreme Tour makes the ball fly long a lot. If you hit at least...

Yes, that is true. However, it’s not a big difference. Speed MP has really long mains, it can be a bit erratic If you don’t string a bit heavier.

If you have all tools needed (pallets, lead tape, swingweight app, etc.) the whole operation takes less than 90 minutes. I think it’s much less effort than testing another 3-4 racquets.

Both racquets are good, just choose one and stick to it. If the ball is flying out it’s on you, not the racquet. Instead of focusing on the racquet, focus on how each shot feels and try to adjust. Balls will stop flying out. Or hit with 80% of full power - balls will not fly out.

It’s a great idea to advertise bananas but ship apples instead ;) No one would feel tricked

I'm used to Head Hydrosorb Pro as main grip (1,75 mm thick) and Yonex Super Grap as an overgrip (0,6 mm thick). After changing my forehand grip a bit I've ran into an issue: 1. One overgrip is too small now - I need to grip the racquet harder, it's not comfortable. 2. Two overgrips are a bit too...

Whippy + good on blocking + good for slice -> pick two ;) I’d look for high twistweight and lower swingweight combo. Yonex Ezone 100 fits to this description. I don’t know If it’s comfortable enough

ISO 305 and its predecessor, RS 305 both have very high twistweight - above 15, compared to 14.3 for ET. If you add 5 - 7 grams of lead total around widest part of the hoop of ET, you end up with SW around 330 - 335 and twistweight similar to Tecnifibre. Then the difference in perceived power...