Yeah I know. Again I’m not sold on all the Yonex frames I’ve tried. The VC 95 is solid - so was the VC 100. I do not like the Ezone series. vCp pro line - I tried all 97 sq inch 16x19 and 18x20. The HD is very nice but after a set my arm felt some discomfort. That low flex means nothing I feel. Had more power than normal 18x20 and was a bit of a scalpel.
Arm issues with the HD? Must be strings or tension.
If could’ve been. If it were a 16x20 I could’ve bought and fixed it up to my liking. 18x20s are nice to hit wirh but long term I like to have some access to spin
I feel like the uncapped PT 2.0 plays similarly to the Vcore 95.
the prestige feel is miles better than the vcore95 imo
Which prestige ? The 95 (old pro I think) 16x19?
TW looks high but maybe that’s with the cap? In any case it’s probably a tough find in Canada. Too bad, looks like a good deal.
any of them g360+ onwards
The only mods for making a racket less powerful is to remove swingweight.
I moved to a TF40 315 16X19 and it was a fairly easy transition. Its 10pts HL and while not as whippy as the VC95, it's fairly easy transition as I feel its very similar. I would recommend a demo.
I always thought the 2021 was steady as a rock, just have to hit the sweet spot all the time, which I pretty much do.
If you aren't stringing at about 45-48 pounds try that first with your favorite string.
You hit the sweet spot ALL the time? Because it’s the racquet, or because of your superior skill?
I wish I had your precision. My eyes are long past 20/20!
Well, I'll shank some overheads sometimes, but yes, pretty much all the time I am hitting the sweetspot, it's not that big of deal, there are plenty of people like me. That's why it's strange to read people wanting to add weight for the sole purpose of stabilizing off center shots, that seems like the wrong way to solve a problem of not hitting the sweetspot.
I'm slowly starting to notice some vision change, steakhouse menus are hard to read in the dark now.....#humblebrag.
It's on my radar of rackets to try. Haven't bit just yet. Curious, what frames were you using before you switched?
Yonex Poly Tour Pro 1.20 @ 52 lbs
6.1 95, dunlop 200 tour, and pure aero
I used to use a head prestige ig mid. I played with the head radical mp 2021 for a couple of months but started getting some wrist pain so I tried the vcore 95
Thank you! Yes I agree low tension is the way to go. Even at 44lbs the tour bite felt a bit boardy had to felt for the tension to relax to really start enjoying the frame. I might try head lynx tour 1.25 silver next at a similar tension and see how it feels.
Its hard to imagine how even an advanced player could get boardy strings to flex but yea maybe
Rumors are December this year, the 95 question is a good one, but I'd be surprised if they didn't have one.
Do you mean there will be news in December or new models released?
So the rumors are faint but they were here somewhere and on Reddit that December would be a Vcore release I'm pretty interested in the 95 just for fun. So, I figured it was about time to double check with the most connected Yonex rep I know who has been pretty accurate the past few years, he replied this morning that those are truly rumors and no plans have been released. I guess we all have to wait and see, but for sure early 2023 should be a new Vcore line. Maybe someone else closer to Japan knows?
Yea I'd imagine they'd just do it the same time of year as the 2021 which was february or january
Try playing 5.0 level tennis with a 95 sq inch frame and 60 RA. Not fun. I gave up on the super flexible stuff most people love around here and my game is much better. There's always the clash or the phantoms for you guys that love low RA sticks. Although im not sure what the appeal is behind a 95 sq inch frame, dense pattern and low flex. Just asking to be bossed around the court.
Hmm interesting...I've always used small grip sizes so I may add another overgrip and give this a try.
Novak uses a larger grip and more weight on the sides, haha.
To be fair, you could go quite a bit lower in RA than the 2018 VC95 and not be a super flexible wet noodle, as I don't think that's what @Classic-TXP-IG MID was suggesting, especially taking into account his point about a more uniform flex. I loved the VC95 2021 at first but ended up being a bit frustrated because it didn't have most consistent response off the stringbed and it didn't offer as much power as I'd liked relative to its stiffness (compared, to say, the EZ98, which has the same RA but has both a consistent stringbed response and way more easy power).
Doesn't the extra power from the Ezone come from the larger head size, higher twistweight and more open string pattern? Or is there some different mechanism going on with the way the stiffness is setup?
You should demo a 98 it plays a lot more normal the 95 is strange and difficult to use
Certainly, it's a combination of things, but the point was rather that the cost-benefit of the added stiffness didn't seem worth it to me, i.e., you don't get as much power from the added stiffness as you might expect, and some people just can't handle stiffer racquets for health reasons. If you look at the power potential tool on TW, it's pretty on par between the 2018 and 2021. I'm actually pretty skeptical that stiffness in and of itself is what gives you power as much as it is other specs like weight/swingweight/balance/string pattern. My pop-engineering thoughts are that additional rigidity is a necessary by product of lighter racquets with less mass is for structural integrity, not so much for power per se.
I don't think going from 64 RA to 66 RA would all of sudden give people tennis elbow and there are many frames that play nothing like their RA rating. Like for example the Ezone Tour which has an RA of 62, many people said it felt uncomfortable and gave them tennis elbow. Or the Iga Swiatek racket which has a RA of 71 yet many people say it plays more comfortable because of the foam filling.
