these qualities do tend to contradict. you can have light armfriendly and control, but it wont have power.Light, powerful, armfriendly, with control? Nope, impossible.
why not the textreme?Prince Tour 100T (not the textreme and not the ESP).
It is very discounted nowadays too (less than $100 ??). A steal IMO.
Check the reviews. Textreme is stiffer than the previous version. I think it is not more powerful as far as I understand but has better 'feel'. I used the previous version and it has a nice plush feel and it is a joy to swing with confidence. Textreme feels more connected and jumpy I guess. They both have feel, but it is different. I wouldn't pay double to get almost nothing in return, just my opinion.why not the textreme?
gotcha. I own the textreme and I'm pretty fond of it for a light racquet. havent tried the previous generation 100T though.Check the reviews. Textreme is stiffer than the previous version. I think it is not more powerful as far as I understand but has better 'feel'. I used the previous version and it has a nice plush feel and it is a joy to swing with confidence. Textreme feels more connected and jumpy I guess. They both have feel, but it is different. I wouldn't pay double to get almost nothing in return, just my opinion.
Forgot to say that the textreme might be more stable as actually the material update is for that purpose as far as I understand. But for people below advanced levels shouldn't make much difference I guess.gotcha. I own the textreme and I'm pretty fond of it for a light racquet. havent tried the previous generation 100T though.
Prince made Prince Textreme warrior 100TX which has thinner beam (20-22-20mm), armfriendly (stiffness around 60) and power (Prince power level:1200).Light, powerful, armfriendly, with control? Nope, impossible.
I wouldn't call Ezone 100 and Vcore 100 racquets arm friendly. I understand it is for people coming from very stiff racquets or for who can tolerate it, but they are still harsh for people who look for real soft and comfortable racquets.light powerful and arm friendly?
Volkl V1 MP
Volkl 4 series
Ezone Xi100
VCore Si100 Lite
BX2 XFast 100 Lt
To get power, you have to have some stiffness to the frame, so you should look at frames with a stiffness of around 65, with a beam at least 23mm.
Great choice , it has all of that: light < 305 gr, powerfull, armfriendly + it has great control for 100" 16x19 racquet.What about the Prince White 100 LS?
good call! And the O-Ports add more comfortWhat about the Prince White 100 LS?
And you can have armfriendly, powerful and control, but that is heavy and headlight.these qualities do tend to contradict. you can have light armfriendly and control, but it wont have power.
these qualities do tend to contradict. you can have light armfriendly and control, but it wont have power.
First post is not correct. You can't have a light racquet that has very good control unless both players have light racquets and are below advanced levels.And you can have armfriendly, powerful and control, but that is heavy and headlight.
And you can have armfriendly, powerful and control, but that is heavy and headlight.
I second that choice though it while it has decent power depending upon the user I would not call it "powerful", very comfy with good spin/control2015 blade 98s is a good allround package
I agree with this. For some reason the 97LS tends to get overlooked, which is a shame as it is a great frame.Wilson ProStaff 97LS is probably best overall balance of characteristics. Has good control and lots of pop. Not as much spin as Prince Tour 100T ESP but it has a more normal launch angle. Feedback from frames phenomenal and it plays soft for its 67 flex. 97LS has "double hole" grommets so that you get some of the softness of Prince ports without the change/loss of feel. Super stable for its weight.
ProKennex QTour 295. Medium powered, very fast, "solid", flexible, extremely arm-friendly!
Good control for being so light, particularly the 18x20.
QTour is more powerful, quicker, has bigger sweet spot.How is the power in compare with the London?
thnks,QTour is more powerful, quicker, has bigger sweet spot.
London is heavier and less maneuverable, but has better plow through.
Both are very comfortable racquets.
No.thnks,
Do I get more free power with a 100 inch as, for example, the textreme tour?
Sounds like London is your racket. Not sure if you can find more plow-through and arm-friendliness in a 300 g frame. Very solid option.Played this weekend with the Q tour 295..
Feels soft but the London have indeed more plow through but "also" more power.
Same multi strings (msv soft touch) at 22/21 kg.
So I am still searching for a armfriendly (300 gram) racket with more power and plow trough as my London...![]()