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I think I might finally be moving away from the BP after 5-6 years. I am currently playing with the X and an older Vcore Pro 97D. Bigger sweet spots, a little more pop is helping me as I approach 50. Will always have the BP in my bag, but I think it might be time to get a more forgiving racquet

Ok, I want to try this racquet. I hit with the regular 16x19 Percept and hated it. I also have hit with a 98 Vcore Tour and it was pretty solid. I play with a Wilson Blade Pro 18x20 (and have for the past 5 years). I have the ability to grab some of the 2023 Vcore pros. I think I am sticking...

. Same feel for me with the RF 01. Super boardy, unpredictable, zero pocketing. In the past year, I have tried the Shift, Pro Staff X, Pro Staff V14, Yonex Percept, Vcore Tour, and dabbled with a few other racquets. My play racquet is a BP 18x20. The RF 01, is easily the worst of the bunch.

I think the stiffness definitely helps, and the low low RA on the BP hinders my serve. Also, the BP 18x20 has a pretty small sweet spot. I would argue it's a bit smaller than the Pro Staff. All of the other racquets I have have bigger sweet spots, higher flex, and are more headlight...

I don't notice a difference at all. I don't notice a difference either, and I am fine with the variance. I have two that are pretty well matched and the others I have gotten to be fairly similar with lead and putty. I keep trying different racquets but nothing can supplant the BP. In the...

Yeah setups. Although some of the frames have foam and some silicone. I guess the terrible QC causes them to fill them with different material.

My main setup is 340 swingweight with poly and gut. But I have one at 330 swing weight with all poly. I have one at 335 all multi. Then I have one at 349 with a poly synthetic setup. Different tensions too. Depending on the type of match I am I will change frames.

I leaded it up, and got it to 331 Swingweight and 334 static. Still couldn't get it dialed in.

I had my RF 01 setup with ALU Power Rough and Gut in the crosses at 47/45. Was defiinitely able to shape the ball. Felt like an 18x20 coming from my BP 18x20. However, it was way too unpredictable. I loaned it to a friend who plays with an RF 97 and has for the past 4-5 years. He said it...

I have been playing with ALU Power Rough and Volkl Ikon Gut. I am not a string breaker. I can get 20-24 hours of play with this setup before the rough saws through the gut. So about 10 matches. I also have had ALU Power Rough and Ghostwire. Super nice setup as well, and that will give me...

I played two sets with the racquet. Everyone was a 4.5. This racquet is not for me. It is way too unpredictable. I really struggled with return of serve. Groundies were ok but I was struggling to rally at times. It’s a rocket launcher. It is very very boardy. I switched back to my BP 18x20 and...

Typing fast and was very unclear. Original Specs 301 static 295 swingweight strung stock 321 static 324.5 swingweight with lead 334 static 331 swingweight Swingweight is still 8-9 points lower than BP. My BP are all at 339-340 swingweight.

Yes, sorry, everything is in grams.

I haven't hit with the PS X in more than a few months. I'll take it out this wekeend and do a comparison.

Not sure what you are asking. The orginal SW was 295, strung stock it was 324.5, I've pushed it to 331g with the lead.

So I had a hitting session last night for about two hours. Here is the breakdown. I took the Rf 01 that was at 325 SW, and 321 SW, and added lead at 2 and 10, and tungsten putty into the butt cap. Final specs were as follows: Static 334g SW 331g 3 points HL TW 14 The racquet was super...

Says you.

I am thinking about my hitting last night a bit more. As a comparison this is what I had: RF 01 Static Weight 321 Swingweight 325 Twistweight 12 ish Balance 1 point HL (it is almost dead even) Blade Pro 18x20 Static Weight 338 Swingweight 340 Twistweight will measure tonight Balance 4 points...

Blade Pro is plush to me with great pocketing. I have played with it for four years despite the fact that I don’t generate enough on my serves. So far RF 01 is stiffer more boardy. As a flat hitter with a barely eastern grip I found I had to really force myself to think about spin and net...

I hit with the RF 01 on night for about 45 mins. Initial thoughts: Ball flight was definitely low and about where it is for my blade pro 18x20. It plays more like an 18 then a 16. FH was good. I was getting good depth. Maneuverability was good. Flattening was nice. Was a bit clunky on off...

Ok. I string it up with Luxilon ALU Power Rough 17g and Klip Legend Natural Gut and Swingweight is at 325. Gonna hit with it stock before adding lead. As a frame of reference Inplay with Blade Pros 18x20 and the swingweight are 340.

Just got my RF 01. Will string up tonight: Static 301 Swingweight 294 Twistweight 12 ish

I play with a Blade Pro and have for the past 4 years. I have an RF 1 headed this way. I went with the 1, because am nervous about the RF 1 Pro specs. My Blade Pros all sit at about 340 SW and that is the sweet spot for me. I figure I can lead up the RF 1 to get it into that area, but unsure...

Castore did with Andy Murray. His line says AMC. Unless you are a die hard you wouldn't even know. If the RF line made high quality polos, then I would buy them. No different than buying Peter Millar.

Live in ATL which admittedly is a tennis hotbed. In a subdivision of 267 houses we have the following ALTA teams: 2 mens 3 womens 3 mixed 2 Thursday womens 2 senior mens 1 senior womens 4 junior teams And countless people playing t2, ultimate, and usta.

Agreed. I string for people as a side hobby. 35 bucks in labor. Not worth my time to do it for less. But they would rather bring to me where it is close and get it back in a day than to a shop where it might take a few days and QC isn’t the best.

Thanks for the visual. Yup I screwed that up. Did it the other way which is wrong. Once I get the new rod hopefully I will get it working correctly. I watched the Youtube video and everything and still somehow did it backwards.

Hey, My wife emailed you and you are sending a replacement. Much appreciated. I could just not get it dialed in but that could be something with the rod. But even when I put a racquet in, if I measure it three times, it changes each time. My interval changes, but I guess that is based on my...

So just got this. Calibrated. Could never get the numbers exact on the extended bar. Put in my v9 blade pro strung. Got 382 375 356. Number all over the place. Put in an u strung v8 18x20. 320 312 String V8 16x19 350 342 356 Why are numbers all over the place. So I tried recalibrating and...

As a local HS coach this is the issue. We have a very small operating budget. We are responsible for nets, wind screens, scoreboards, benches. We have had to replace nets from abuse and benches have gotten stolen. My AD said it was my call on whether to lock the courts. I don’t. I want the...