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Good day folks I am trying to help a friend of mine out with replacing her racquets. She is a senior singles and doubles specialist who is 70 years of age. She hits everything with a cut slice. Nasty slice lobs and drives but no topspin. Is a very good at volleys at the net. She is...

@KC You must have gotten a really head heavy racquet to start if you added that much weight to the handle and still are only 5 pts HL. Any idea what you started out with? I'm thinking about doing the exact same to my 23VC95 once I can get some leather grips ordered.

And a friend has a basement full of racquets because of such a search. Lol

Sorry I don't see this... I gotta play with a 95 thing. I'll play with a 135 sq inch racquet for all I care what anybody thinks. I stayed with the PS85 for over 25 years UNTIL 3 shoulder tears convinced me to get rid of 7 of the 8 racquets that I had. Trying to move to 90s and 95s wasn't a...

@Trip Thanks for the comparison. That was truly a good analogy and I very much appreciated it.

I should add that I found the stability a touch better as well on the new VC95. Overall... I'm scared to order a second new VC95 because I doubt that I will get something matches. But overall... the new model definitely feels like an improvement over the2021VC95. But I do also know that it's...

Also a big thank you to the group. Volkl cyclone 19 gauge at 40 lbs, Gosen Micro OG 18 gauge at 40. Both double pulled for tension... so maybe it's the equivalent of 42 and 42. But strung up both new and old VC95sthis wsy and liking it. Come to think of it might have lost a bit of touch on the...

Ok. Was up on 5.0 court for doubles league so truly gave me a good chance to feel out the new VC95 vs old. Definitely more pop on groundstrokes and serves. Easier to hit flat with power. More spin (especially kick serve improvement) and slice. Volleys definitely not as much touch as the 21...

Lol. I wish!!! My whole tennis game and come to think of it my golf game too is based on see ball... hit ball HARD!!! If ball comes back... hit ball HARDER!!!

Wilson racquets within a gram of each other!!!! You should have bought lottery tickets that day!!!! You could have won the power ball with better odds. And I WAS a long time Wilson user!!! My trouble is, I get to order my racquets right from the yonex distributors and unfortunately there's no...

I gotta learn how to accurately do swingweights because I don't know if my new one is low or high because my 2 - 2021 VC95 versions have so different swingweights that I had no choice but to add lead to the one just so that the two played similarly for when a guy breaks strings!!!

Lol. Maybe that's why I am liking my new one??? I weighed it when I got it and it was 308.2 grams. Still even the WORST out of spec Yonex is better than Wilson's quality control.

Very true. I hear stories about tennis racquets warping but I haven't seen it in my own experience in stringing them myself. With Badminton racquets now being strung at over 30 lbs, you have to have multi point holds otherwise the racquet will twist/break. I did see a friends racquet that was...

I should add, the only bad thing about Neos 1000s is that they are a 2 point mount and sliding clamps. Versus others have 4 or 6 point holds ( way more important if your doing Badminton racquets). The swivel clamps are super nice and convenient. Having just looked on TW what they are worth...

You don't need the Wise 2086 on it. Buy a high quality scale and attach steel lines (you can't use tennis string as it continues to stretch along with many other types of lines) and you will be able to calibrate your machine to easily within 2 ounces of pull. I check and calibrate mine about 3...

Buy something like a Prince Neos etc and you will never regret it!!! Even if your not a string breaker it allows you so much freedom plus these days, it will pay for itself pretty quickly. Especially if your driving to a certain shop etc. Now if you buy one of the fancy electronic ones, then...

Ok... finally my new VC95 came in!!! First impressions stringing it up yesterday... how did you guys (who string your own racquets) not mention the change in stringing 21 version skip 8T and 8H while 23 version skip 7T, 9T, 8H. So instantly you see the wider spacing all the way through. Pretty...

Novak and Nadal old???? Jeeze... dont say that... I have Wilson pro staff racquets that are older then them!!! Come to think of it even a couple of t-shirts if the wife didn't throw them out.

All I can say these days folks (after playing some good doubles last night) is that I miss hitting a powerful groundstroke with the 21 VC95 but have recently discovered swinging topspin volleys (both backhand and forehand) with this racquet... and WOW... talk about and effective shot which is...

Yeah. I am noticing that. I played with all models of the Wilson Pro Staff 90s.

I'm a wuss now in terms of power so I have finally gotten out of string breaking mode. Come to think of it, ever since I left Wilson and switched to yonex my string breaking has gone down tremendously with the switch to the VCP97 HD. I was breaking a set every 4 Hours of tennis. When I switch to...

Ok... now I really feel stupid!!! I have been using synthetic gut for YEARS... in other racquets lmao. Will try hybriding it here in the 2021 VC95 shortly. Remember trying it in the 2021 VC98 and hating it lol.

Ok... ignore that. I have always gone with gut being true gut and not a sythetic gut. Might be something I will have to try.

Dumb question... but how can you guys afford gut at a "recreational" level? Don't get me wrong, there's a tradeoff point for everything but I don't think that I could afford it.

Sorry... 16x18 might be as much too open as the16x20 seemed a touch too tight. Now that is based on my 2021 VC95. Hence beoh so interesting to get the 2023 and see lol

I should say though that my first mission when my new VC95 gets here is to switch the grip with a leather one and try that. A friend has been has been doing this for years.

Ok... dumb question because this has always... for lack a better term bugged and/or intrigued me. Why would you weigh up a VC95 to 345 or more? I mean buy a VCP97? I'm trying for that combination of quick maneuverability and touch with the ability to at least have some ability to groundstroke...

I am down at 40 lbs on mains and 37 on crosses with Cyclone 19 gauge. But I double pull it on the Neos 1000 stringer. So I am assuming that's 2-3 lbs higher in actuality. Just discovered swinging volleys with this racquet. What an awesome feeling and I actually rediscovered my technique to hit...

How was the stability? Groundstrokes and volleys? Kick on serves?

I was referring to any VC98. Be that 2018, 2021 or 2023 "versions". Out of curiosity. The leading up and customization, that's a completely different story as everybody seems to do something. Put on a leather grip... lead tape... thicker end butt cap.