Artengo TR 990 Pro
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Hi I'm really Looking for the tr990 pro, I wanna try someone that is used before taking the final decision so if you know someone that is selling one used that would be helpful.
I really like my Artengo TR 500 in the 102 square inch head size. It's great for my medium spin groundies - I get excellent depth and blend of power with control. The oversize version - which is no longer sold in the USA - is much more powerful and is fun from a power perspective though, so far, it's not great with slice shots. However, it excels on spin and flat shots.
I played with both TR990 Pro (2019/2020 model) and the newer TR990 Power Pro (2021 model). The difference is paint job, steel core in the handle, and MPO (mass polarisation optimisation) it feels as if there is more weight at 3/12/9 o'clock and thus more stable racket. Tried TR930 Spin Pro for a bit and it is slight lower swing weight, more aero throat, and slightly higher launch angle. The grommets looked similar to TR990 Power Pro. There is added spin, at the expense of less control. Overall prefer TR990 Power Pro as my main racket. I string it with Babolat Rpm Rough neon red string for extra added dramatic effect.
I recently demoed Head Prestige MP (new one with exposed graphite), Yonex ezone 98 7th edition (2022), Aero VS. In general tried to play a practice session and one singles match with each.
In general I can get more shot tolerance, slightly more power, slightly more spin, slightly less control out of TR990 Power Pro compared with Yonex ezone 98 (which offers pin point precision on any shot) or Prestige (which seems to be servebot racket). For the weight of it, cause it is only 300g and they don't have any higher weights. I.e. one can go for Tecnifibre RS 315 to outperform TR990 Power Pro on the same (or better) Control-Power tradeoffs.
I think my skills are not developed to understand how to play with Aero's. I can never handle launch angle with them. I think it is not for me, hence no opinion on how it compares. Did not try other Babolats, i.e. Pure Strike. But I do wonder if Power Pro should be in comparable class with Pure Strike series.
Do note that TR990 Power Pro is 100sq.inch string bed and I somewhat feel like grommets spacing is tiny wider than other 100sq.inch rackets. Hence more string movement and snapback / trampoline.
In general I can get more shot tolerance, slightly more power, slightly more spin, slightly less control out of TR990 Power Pro compared with Yonex ezone 98 (which offers pin point precision on any shot) or Prestige (which seems to be servebot racket). For the weight of it, cause it is only 300g and they don't have any higher weights. I.e. one can go for Tecnifibre RS 315 to outperform TR990 Power Pro on the same (or better) Control-Power tradeoffs.
I think my skills are not developed to understand how to play with Aero's. I can never handle launch angle with them. I think it is not for me, hence no opinion on how it compares. Did not try other Babolats, i.e. Pure Strike. But I do wonder if Power Pro should be in comparable class with Pure Strike series.
Do note that TR990 Power Pro is 100sq.inch string bed and I somewhat feel like grommets spacing is tiny wider than other 100sq.inch rackets. Hence more string movement and snapback / trampoline.
No the names are good because they search easily without getting mixed up with each other. If they must have a word I hope they keep the unique identifying part of the name for each racquet. Plus fancy names cost money getting trademarked, legal checked and so on which adds to the racquet cost.
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BillKid
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I cannot answer for the 2021 model but the previous one was a solid 300g-100sqin-70RA kind of tweener.
For me it was reminiscent of a PD and an APD that I used in the past and a bit more stable and solid than a Head instinct. A tad less comfortable and stiffer feel than the Prince Beast 100. In general, I think these types of racquets play quite similar except the Wilson Ultra that I did not like (very hollow feel). Take it with a grain of salt because I did not perform head to head comparisons and the racquets were strung with various strings / tension.
I can just tell you that the Artengo racquet is as good as any contender, it is just a matter of taste.
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I received my Artengo TR990 Power Pro last Friday. I cut the string out of it and strung it with Volkl Cyclone Tour 1.30 at 51. For $139/shipped, this is an outstanding deal. The racket plays like a really, really comfortable Aero Pro Drive/Pure Drive. It has an abundance of power and control was on tap as well. I could get used to this frame really easily. The grip shape is between a Volkl & Wilson, it's not as rectangular as the Volkl nor as square as the Wilson.
I found the racket to supply easy power from the baseline. Spin wasn't as good as with my VCores, but it was more than adequate. Control was good as long as you kept a controlled swing through the ball. With all the power on tap and the stiffness, I was really surprised at the comfort this frame provided. It was a sweet hit. Around the net, volleys were crisp and solid. They advertise something call MPO (Mass Polarization Optimization). The frame did feel like there was some extra mass in the head and it was welcome. It wasn't enough to hinder maneuverability, but it did add some power to volleys.
In summary, I would highly recommend this racket to anyone looking for a comfortable alternative to the aforementioned Babolat frames. Don't let the bargain price fool you, this is a quality frame.
I found the racket to supply easy power from the baseline. Spin wasn't as good as with my VCores, but it was more than adequate. Control was good as long as you kept a controlled swing through the ball. With all the power on tap and the stiffness, I was really surprised at the comfort this frame provided. It was a sweet hit. Around the net, volleys were crisp and solid. They advertise something call MPO (Mass Polarization Optimization). The frame did feel like there was some extra mass in the head and it was welcome. It wasn't enough to hinder maneuverability, but it did add some power to volleys.
In summary, I would highly recommend this racket to anyone looking for a comfortable alternative to the aforementioned Babolat frames. Don't let the bargain price fool you, this is a quality frame.
BillKid
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Artengo is really a great brand with an unbeatable price/quality ratio. By the way, their tennis shoes are excellent too in my opinion.
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I am a big fan of Kasatkina. My style of tennis very similar to hers. I recently bought the TR990 power pro and got it matched to her specs. This turned out to be not so easy. I bought three and they were all about 14 sw pts under spec. According to Decathlon they are 280 sw unstrung. But mine were 296-297 sw strung (with 1.30mm factory poly). The shop customized one of them for me and put 6 grams of lead under the bumper. The one I have is now 301gr, 32.3b, 286,5sw unstrung. Swingweight strung is 314.
Before this I played with speed mp 2022, the specs of these change because I keep tinkering with lead. Important thing is that all of them have a higher swingweight: 322-330. Over 330 doesnt help my play, but never had an issue under it, 322 feels light sometimes and I always had instability problems with my older speeds that were under 320.
Back to the Artengo. I played 3 sessions so far and I can say that this stick gives so much for free. The stability, comfort and feel is a bit worse than the speeds, but the power, spin and ease of play is alot better, its kind of addicting. I need to get used to the lighter feel but I think once dialed in it could help. My main focus with my tennis is winning more and improving my rating. I feel like a powerful 300 gram racket will save me energy and enable me to play my tennis: play long rallies on clay, hit topspin, make my opponent their life miserable. I do hope the stiffness is not going to be an issue and that the stability will be fine when I get back to matches and play vs better opponents (its difficult to find decent opponents in my town).
The first string I tried is Kasatkina her old string: TF ice code at 22.5kg. I can imagine this setup being too powerful for some. It's always difficult to recommend powerful tweeners to people. I would say beginner and intermediate players play better with powerful rackets. But some of them always complain its too powerful: 'rocket launcher', 'no control'. I can almost say for sure that unless you play old school, very flat, that these rackets are not too powerful. I think its more often their lack of modern swing and relaxtion in the arm to be able to play with enough spin. Kasatkina has said it very well, her hand controls the ball, so she doesnt need the control from the racket. I have the same feeling. If you need a control racket to keep the ball in play and you are like 4.0 or below its not the racket fault I think. Anyway, excuse me for the big rant.
I just wanted to share this is a great racket so far. I hope Decathlon is going to keep making this racket for a long time. Maybe fix quality control on the swingweight a bit. 3 rackets were all way too low, so keep that in mind that you might need to add some lead.
Before this I played with speed mp 2022, the specs of these change because I keep tinkering with lead. Important thing is that all of them have a higher swingweight: 322-330. Over 330 doesnt help my play, but never had an issue under it, 322 feels light sometimes and I always had instability problems with my older speeds that were under 320.
Back to the Artengo. I played 3 sessions so far and I can say that this stick gives so much for free. The stability, comfort and feel is a bit worse than the speeds, but the power, spin and ease of play is alot better, its kind of addicting. I need to get used to the lighter feel but I think once dialed in it could help. My main focus with my tennis is winning more and improving my rating. I feel like a powerful 300 gram racket will save me energy and enable me to play my tennis: play long rallies on clay, hit topspin, make my opponent their life miserable. I do hope the stiffness is not going to be an issue and that the stability will be fine when I get back to matches and play vs better opponents (its difficult to find decent opponents in my town).
The first string I tried is Kasatkina her old string: TF ice code at 22.5kg. I can imagine this setup being too powerful for some. It's always difficult to recommend powerful tweeners to people. I would say beginner and intermediate players play better with powerful rackets. But some of them always complain its too powerful: 'rocket launcher', 'no control'. I can almost say for sure that unless you play old school, very flat, that these rackets are not too powerful. I think its more often their lack of modern swing and relaxtion in the arm to be able to play with enough spin. Kasatkina has said it very well, her hand controls the ball, so she doesnt need the control from the racket. I have the same feeling. If you need a control racket to keep the ball in play and you are like 4.0 or below its not the racket fault I think. Anyway, excuse me for the big rant.
I just wanted to share this is a great racket so far. I hope Decathlon is going to keep making this racket for a long time. Maybe fix quality control on the swingweight a bit. 3 rackets were all way too low, so keep that in mind that you might need to add some lead.
