Allcourtguy
Semi-Pro
What are your suggestions?
Best 100 sq. Inch racquet with stiffness around 66?
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Dunlop300g
Semi-Pro
Dunlop CX 400 Tour ... RA is 66. check out the specs on TW; I demo'd this one a few weeks ago and loved. Ended up getting the SX 300 Tour (98) instead but my friend who tested it as well ended up with both of them.
sajlent555
Rookie
I would say Pure Aero or Ezone
longtimelurker
Professional
PK Q+5 or tc100 70ra
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JonnyAbs
Semi-Pro
Yeah 2025 pd was originally listed on tw as 66. Then updated to 68. But I saw a bunch of racquets measured for someone to choose based on their specs and 5 out of the 6 measured 69RA unstrung, which is about 66 strung I believe.
Also hard to go wrong with ezone 100. The 2022 is listed as 67 flex and the 2025 is listed on here as 68.
Try the 2025 racquets. Pure drive has flax tape which helps with comfort. Ezone 100 isn't known to be an arm killer either.
Also hard to go wrong with ezone 100. The 2022 is listed as 67 flex and the 2025 is listed on here as 68.
Try the 2025 racquets. Pure drive has flax tape which helps with comfort. Ezone 100 isn't known to be an arm killer either.
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forzamr_b
Rookie
I assume you prefer a firmer frame? If so, I would not recommend the CX 400 Tour. I recently tried it and it played more dampened than its RA suggests. I’ve been using the PS X and it’s definitely worth trying. I recently tried the Blade 100 v9 and it’s great too! Despite having an RA of 60, it feels much more direct and stiff, possibly due to its higher vibration frequency (based on TWU). Played really similar to the PS X just at a lower static weight, which gave me more RHS. I’ll have to use it over an extended period, but it may well replace the PS X as my match play frame.
lazywombat
Rookie
Ezone 100
Tfight 300 2025
Percept 100
Tfight 300 2025
Percept 100
Beyond just a random endless list of 66RA frames for the sake of it, to give you better suggestions, how about sharing more info about you and what you're looking for performance-wise?
Short of that, if anyone had cared to research @Allcourtguy, they would see he was previously playing a 2022 Speed MP, with a sensitive wrist and arm. So obviously he's after a more firm response, but if the '22 Speed MP is playing generally well enough for you, I wouldn't necessarily go chasing down a new frame just for a few more RA alone. How much have you tried adjusting strings and/or customizing for further performance? If it's another unchangeable characteristic, such as drill pattern / string bed consistency (which can be an issue with the Speed MP), then yes, perhaps a PD, CX400T, P100 and/or EZ100 might be an improvement, but again, I'd want to know more behind why you're thinking of leaving the Speed, before just throwing more frame suggestions at you.
Hope some of that helps. Please do share more if you can, and we can hopefully give you some better feedback.
Short of that, if anyone had cared to research @Allcourtguy, they would see he was previously playing a 2022 Speed MP, with a sensitive wrist and arm. So obviously he's after a more firm response, but if the '22 Speed MP is playing generally well enough for you, I wouldn't necessarily go chasing down a new frame just for a few more RA alone. How much have you tried adjusting strings and/or customizing for further performance? If it's another unchangeable characteristic, such as drill pattern / string bed consistency (which can be an issue with the Speed MP), then yes, perhaps a PD, CX400T, P100 and/or EZ100 might be an improvement, but again, I'd want to know more behind why you're thinking of leaving the Speed, before just throwing more frame suggestions at you.
Hope some of that helps. Please do share more if you can, and we can hopefully give you some better feedback.
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Blade 100 less worldly and stuffy than the CX400T??? Definitely not, the CX line has one of the best feels on the market.
Have you tried the 2024's? Dunlop added a dampening agent they call "Vibroshield", and apparently it's made the feel more muted than the '21's and prior. If so, then that's a shame, as it hampers one of the main (and some might say "few") reasons for considering a CX in the first place. These makers need a wake-up call. We don't want, nor do we need, all this muting garbage in our layups.
The new one? If so can you give some feedback?
No, I play with the 2021 version and it seems I don't even need to try the new version. CX400T 2021 is one of the best rackets I've ever played. I use it with the following specs:
332,5g
326mm
335 SW
stephenclown
Professional
New phantom o3 100x 2025 will be worth a look when they fix the grommet issue. Been pretty good feedback on it so far.
Nice. The main reason to try the 2024 would be for the string pattern change. Dunlop increased the spacing of the crosses, so precision level across the bed between 9 & 3 isn't quite as high, but uniformity/consistency is a bit better across the entire face, as the cell sizes are more equal in proportion, improving precision level and slightly reducing launchy-ness up towards 12. That said, if you have the compatible mechanics to mostly always take advantage of the 2021's extra density across the middle of the face, usually maintain good ball spacing, and are more predisposed to a more raw/crisp feel, then I, too, wouldn't feel the need to demo the '24 either.
Dunlop300g
Semi-Pro
Yes. The current Dunlop CX 400 Tour I found it to be an excellent control frame with a bit more pop than my older Dunlop 300g's. It was very good for all my strokes and it was a comfortable frame to hit with. I would have picked it up but I got such a great deal on the SX 300 that I had to pass it up for now; however it is a great deal even now on the TW used racquet page. I'm playing pretty well with the SX 300 Tour (98 head size which I'm used to) and it has more pop than the older 300g's and it has a lot more spin and that's something I really wanted. I think the spin potential in the CX 400 is also very good; it is 100 sq. in. But it plays like a 98 so no issues there. hth
mmazzinin1
Semi-Pro
7G
Allcourtguy
Semi-Pro
Thank you all very much for your suggestions, I will gather a list and do some more research. I greatly appreciate your help!
Allcourtguy
Semi-Pro
@Trip, thanks for the detailed response and taking the time to research my history. I have had wrist issues in the past, especially when using a pure drive. I want to stay away from PDs and PAs. The Speed MP does give me the occasional flyer when I don't feel like mechanics was an issue, but I am also looking for more pop on my volleys and a little more depth on my groundies. I will consider looking at strings and customizing the Speed MP. I just was thinking if I could get a slightly stiffer racquet between where I am now, but not like the PD, that I might be able to use it without a wrist issue.
@Allcourtguy - For more easy depth on groundies, I would try lower tension of your current string(s), and/or possibly trying a slightly more powerful string setup. For more pop on volleys, that combined with a bit more hitting weight, in the form of a bit of hoop lead in the right place(s), will probably help.
As for a slightly more firm version of what you have now, I get where you're coming from. I think a worthwhile demos might be a Dunlop CX 400 Tour, Yonex Percept 100 and/or the Babolat Pure Strike 100 16x19, which although listed by TW with a strung RA of 63, is in my experience closer to the "medium firmness" of the CX400T and P100 than it is the "medium-softness" of the Speed MP. Perhaps you could make a 3-pack those and try them out all in one go.
As for a slightly more firm version of what you have now, I get where you're coming from. I think a worthwhile demos might be a Dunlop CX 400 Tour, Yonex Percept 100 and/or the Babolat Pure Strike 100 16x19, which although listed by TW with a strung RA of 63, is in my experience closer to the "medium firmness" of the CX400T and P100 than it is the "medium-softness" of the Speed MP. Perhaps you could make a 3-pack those and try them out all in one go.
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albertobra
Hall of Fame
Head Boom MP
