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If you'll forgive me, I'll still trust science instead of you. And since we are discussing feelings/impressions and not science, my interpretation of the OP's request differs from yours, even if he refers to "plowthrough" (or lack thereof) as being the culprit for his woes. In my view, when...

By all means, don't let facts, logic and science stand in the way of your impressions. May I suggest you go and erect skyscrapers and bridges based on your more-accurate-than-physics impressions? I'm sure the result would be something to behold. While it still stands of course...

An absolutely brilliant example of why one should be wary of asking for advice on a Web forum! Overall swingweight and total weight are what causes a racquet to feel unwieldy. Twistweight, in and of itself, only affects the rotation of the racquet. Between two racquets of the same overall...

Ah, come on guys! Don't you know by now that taxes are only for those people either not rich enough to escape them or not powerful enough to influence governments into not having to pay them in the first place? Taxes is only a problem for the poor. The rich shouldn't be burdened with that!

It's alarming to see that people choose racquets based on internet opinions, because the sheer quantity of opinions on what amounts to simple scientific matters, without the slightest basis in fact, leads to an incredible load of BS. Among that: a stiff racquet = arm pain, Babolat are hurting...

Only potential problem with APD, as mentioned above, is its tremendously low recoil weight. All that this means is that on any given ball impact, the racquet "kicks back" more than a racquet whose weight/weight distribution give it more energy (forward momentum) to fight off the incoming ball...

Yes, if the smaller racquet is heavier and has its weight distributed such as to have a higher swingweight and twistweight than the bigger one.

It sounds like you have "new racquet fever" (which I can understand, my racquet bag providing all the evidence needed...). However, make no mistake. The only reason why your experience with lead has not benefited you in your quest for a larger sweetspot is because you may not have added enough...

Sweetspot size is almost entirely a factor of weight/weight distribution. Therefore, if you like your TT95, your best option might well be to simply add weight to 3 and 9, or to 2 and 10 to change the weight distribution slightly and add more mass, all of which will have the effect of...

All of the bashful comments were not ones of disappointment in his final performance. They were slams against the guy for who/how he is/plays. Read the threads. There are plenty and they are long. That's what I was questioning. I, for one, was extremely disappointed in the way his final...

He clearly wasn't in the same kind of shape/condition in his semi against Goffin or in the final against Djokovic that he had been in at the Oz Open. Not the same movement, not as dynamic or explosive. There's no way in hell he could have played the way he did against Federer in the Brisbane...

If that can be helpful, I've tried a few different conbinations in my RFs for now, including full multi, gut hybrid (with VS Touch 16 in mains and Yonex PTP in crosses), full Yonex PTP, and and Luxilon. The gut-poly seems promising, in that the spin and "feel" is very good. However, it adds...

I know that web forums are a fertile ground for haters and keyboard heroes of all kinds, but I don't understand what basis there is for so much hatred being directed at Raonic? I watched yesterday's final, which, frankly, was more painful to watch than anything else. It was pretty clear that...

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Could you maybe explain in what ways it differs from retail?

Funny that two reviewers gave completely opposite views of the same racquets! @sma1001 basically said that the DR was the most "player's racquet"-like of the two, with a lower launch angle, while @Anton basically said the opposite (that the DR is a loopy spinster in comparison to the Head)...

I tried a lot of different sticks since last fall, including racquets at different ends of the spectrum, initially coming off Liquidmetal Head Prestige Mids. I even tried Babolat Aeropro Drive racquets, which I thought might be well suited to doubles given their easy power and the boost they...

My only experience with a synthetic multi in this racquet has been with Wilson NXT Power (same as NXT Tour) in 17g. That lasted me the whole of 2.5 hours of play. I'm only a 4.0-4.5 and not the most aggressive spinner (my forehand is more a drive than a spinny loop and only my second serve would...

Unless you hit very flat, this might just break a world record for least durable string job ever...

My take on this is that the advertisements of most racquet companies, referring to products "endorsed" as opposed to "used" by players are misleading but, given the disclaimers, probably within the realm of legality in terms of the letter (if not spirit) of the law. This statement, however, is...

A lot of that is actually complete bogus misinformation that gained status by virtue of being repeated too many times. There is an upper limit to the swing speed one can generate while still making clean contact with the ball and while maintaining an adequate level of consistency (which implies...

T-dub?

Stan uses a VCORE 95 D, painted as whatever the latest model Yonex is selling happens to be. It is then customized to a significantly higher weight and swing weight, and with a custom handle.

Looking forward to your review. The PS97s is one that would definitely interest me. The modern Head racquets I have essentially given up on.

While clearing up my tennis bag, I discovered two packages of Luxilon Alu Power that must be more than 10 years old (still have the picture of Guga Kuerten on them). Both are original packaging. Do these synthetic strings ever lose their property just by the passing of time, if they are not...

If THAT's your definition of an ugly forehand, may I ask what you would consider a beautiful one???

The lighter the racquet, the more recoil/kickback it will have and, thus, the more dangerous it will be for your wrist and shoulder.

It's so easy to understand: if anyone uses their arm to violently accelerate a racquet to a very high speed on a short, steep trajectory using a short, violent and sudden swing, repeatedly exerting this much force places a tremendous strain on the arm. Much more so than swinging the same racquet...

You have to read my post in its entirety. I'm saying if you have short superfast, wristy strokes (like a badminton clear), a heavy racquet is a bad idea and likely to hurt you. The issue of kick-back on a lighter racquet is something completely different and not at all a part of this discussion...

Congratulations: you managed to point out the single most remarkable freak of nature of the lot: Nadal... None of the other top-30 players have that kind of strokes. Even those with fast swing styles are not what I'm describing, so to keep repeating that they use high SW is of no benefit. I...