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  1. Raf.spin

    Hard time finding a Wilson Blade 98 18x20 replacement

    On the BP I have Hyper-G 1.25 at 55lbs. After 5-6 hours it feels tension has dropped. No problem with control though. I have the following reels at my disposal Babolat Pro Hurricane 1.30 Blue Babolat Pro Hurricane Tour 1.30 Yonex Poly Tour Drive 1.25 Silver Pro's Pro Blackout 1.24 (I don't use...
  2. Raf.spin

    Hard time finding a Wilson Blade 98 18x20 replacement

    A friend is lending me one of his PS97 V14 to try it out. I am very excited to hit the courts once the rain stops. I have to get it restrung with full bed of poly though because he has some hybrid with syn gut which isn’t my cup of tea.
  3. Raf.spin

    Hard time finding a Wilson Blade 98 18x20 replacement

    It's switchable It feels slightly more heavy than my Blade v6 But the tradeoffs are noticeable. The v6 with countervail was not good against big hitters. Specially on return of flat serves. The pro is solid. On the volleys it's rock solid too. Hard to miss a volley with the pro. It's not as...
  4. Raf.spin

    Hard time finding a Wilson Blade 98 18x20 replacement

    I'm curious to know what the strung weight and swigweights are. I can't find my digital kitchen scale to weigh it lol. It's all stock nothing added. I plan to try Hyper-G 1.15 or 1.20 (now 1.25) to bring the SW down a bit more. But I was fine playing 2 long sets and a tie break to 10 which went...
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    Hard time finding a Wilson Blade 98 18x20 replacement

    Won another big match on clay against a solid 5.0 big guy using ezone 98 Blade pro v9 18x20 with solinco hyper G is like warm knife cutting through butter as Fed says about the PS85
  6. Raf.spin

    Hard time finding a Wilson Blade 98 18x20 replacement

    Yes, my friend has it. For me it's worse in everything compared to the Speed Pro, minus maneuverability.
  7. Raf.spin

    Hard time finding a Wilson Blade 98 18x20 replacement

    It has been over a week since i gave the Speed Pro its fare share of testing, but it won’t be my pick. Here is why: First, the sweet spot feels big. The ball would get lost in the large sweet spot, which hinders controlling it to where I want it to go. The above led me to use more spin to...
  8. Raf.spin

    Tsitsipas Blacked out racket!

    I think the Dubai open title was a coincidence. Nothing to do with the racket.
  9. Raf.spin

    Hard time finding a Wilson Blade 98 18x20 replacement

    I just hit with my friend’s EZone 98 2023 strung with RPM Blast. I could fire 50 2HBH without a mistake hahaha that was like a lifehack. It did feel nothing like the Blade or Speed. Some kind of dry feel, but soft.
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    Hard time finding a Wilson Blade 98 18x20 replacement

    I read every single reply. Thanks for your input. I am considering EZone 98, Vcore 98, TFight 305S. The door is open also for Babolats like PA98, but as a past user of PD 100, not really keen on going that route. Yesterday I picked up the Speed Pro 2022 and ended all 4 practice tie breaker in...
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    Hard time finding a Wilson Blade 98 18x20 replacement

    Hi all, I'm in the process of finding a replacement for my Blade 98 18x20. I have used the V6 for 5-6 years. It's the only time I managed to use a racket for this long. My game improved massively in the process. According to my coach, I'm a solid 5.0 NTRP My game style is mainly aggressive...
  12. Raf.spin

    Tsitsipas Blacked out racket!

    All success Tsitsipas had was thanks to his dad
  13. Raf.spin

    Tsitsipas Blacked out racket!

    I say Tsitsipas switches to the Blade after losing the first set to Thompson
  14. Raf.spin

    Tsitsipas Blacked out racket!

    he's going for 100sq.in headsize this time?
  15. Raf.spin

    Tsitsipas Blacked out racket!

    Mensik just won Miami with a 18x20 Blade not even H22 LOL
  16. Raf.spin

    What happened to Tsitsipas’ new racket and improved backhand?

    He should switch to Technifibre TFX-1
  17. Raf.spin

    Tsitsipas Blacked out racket!

    Everyone I know is switching back to Wilson Blade 98 in full panic mode.
  18. Raf.spin

    Tsitsipas Blacked out racket!

    Time for Stef to switch to TFX-1
  19. Raf.spin

    Tsitsipas Blacked out racket!

    Lost to Korda who was using a Blade/H22
  20. Raf.spin

    Tsitsipas Blacked out racket!

    He's falling apart again today against Korda
  21. Raf.spin

    Live by the Blade...Die by the Blade...

    I started doubting myself...I thought something is wrong with me. I picked up the Extreme Tour and automatically started hitting amazing 2HBH and even winners. With the BP i was slicing most of the time. The 2HBH returns were also horrible. I'm puzzled. On the good side, I can return heavy...
  22. Raf.spin

    Live by the Blade...Die by the Blade...

    I'm in the process of switching to the BP after using V6 for 5 years. I have issues hitting good 2HBH with the pro. I also got 2 ET Tour with lead. I hit insane flat serves with those and good backhands, but end up with wrist pain. BP has way more firepower compared to regular Blade.
  23. Raf.spin

    Live by the Blade...Die by the Blade...

    coming from which racket? how did you feel it on the serves?
  24. Raf.spin

    Live by the Blade...Die by the Blade...

    Played with v6 from 2019 to 2024. My game improved massively
  25. Raf.spin

    Wilson Pro Labs: Blade Pro Official Thread

    Worse string I've used on my BP First 15 min like rock, then tension dropped from the sky and it was unplayable.
  26. Raf.spin

    Tsitsipas Blacked out racket!

    Goffin beating Alcaraz probably playing mind games for Tsitsipas
  27. Raf.spin

    Current underperforming ATP players

    Bernard Tomic Nick Kyrgios Fabio Fognini
  28. Raf.spin

    Tsitsipas Blacked out racket!

    Elaborate. Shouldn't he have a bunch of rackets at different tensions? Also, he could hand a racket for quick restringing and use it.
  29. Raf.spin

    Tsitsipas Blacked out racket!

    Yes, Tsitsipas spraying, unfocused, complaining.
  30. Raf.spin

    Tsitsipas Blacked out racket!

    Tsitsipas might as well switch back to the Blade mid match right now
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