so I must be not keeping up with this train-wreck... I thought there was sep 1 launch.., no? I have not seen a single spec on 18m...
Where did you get it from?
Got to say Tsitsipas racquet looked pretty shiny in person today in his match against Murray. i realize it's just a paint job over an older blade but hopefully thats what the blade pro will get. i saw sabelenka play also and hers was shiny too. Supposedly there is a wilson store in one of the corners of louis Armstrong stadium that has the v8. I'll definitely go check it out tomorrow. I think everthing was closed by the time I finished watching kyrgios get his *** beat by Bautista agut lol
And the Chinese guy that tested NY edition told that his wrist was in pain….. how on earth to get pain from a 61RA stick.
No I think it's a white C100Did they have a white C98?
I dropped by the Wilson store in LA stadium today. The v8 is definitely nice looking and nice feeling (unstrung).
The rep in the store was personable and had the talking points about all frames on display down very well. Didn't know how the v8 compared to the 2015 Blade (whatever v* that one is).
I'd have impulse-purchased a pair of #1 - I asked her if they could match a pair and she said "Sure!" When I asked what they used to match frames, it turns out she just thought "matching" was picking out a pair of frames.
When she looked, it turned out they didn't have #1s in stock anyway.
The mandatory Wilson prince increase ($249) will not hit retailers till 9/8 so that TW price will go up.$249 on Wilson's Site available now, vs $229 on TW (with a 2 week wait)
Plus shipping and tax on Wilson's site, minus a First Responder/Military discount
Cosmetics and not having that soft touch paint constantly in your hand hahaAny reason for someone to upgrade from v7?
Not really... on paper it's an identical frame with seemingly (sample averages) like 7pts lower SW, which is not completely insignificant. There have been a lot of people who liked the blade but thought it was too demanding. My v7s are all matched 330sw so to me there is no reason. I am sure "feel" is a bit different but i like the feel of v7. It's not like i thought it's a great racket and putting up with a feel i don't like. I am confused about easier free power comments on some reviews though. RA is lower and SW is lower. Beam thickness and weight are the same. Where would the easy power come from? I think blade's (v7) power access is perfect at the moment for my game. You have power on demand. When you hit on attack, few rackets blast the ball like it. I could argue it's not the best for defense but you can't have it all.Any reason for someone to upgrade from v7?
The description of the 98 16x19 says it has a “new layup” which explains the he 10 pt drop in swingweight whereas the 104 description starts off talking about the paint…so 104 is probably the same mold.
No clue what FORTYFIVE is or how it could be related to the v7’s FeelFlex.
I would hope there is a little more difference than just paint. The unstrung balance on the v8 (32 cm) is 1/2 a cm higher meaning it would be head heavier which doesn’t jive with the lower swingweight, or maybe wilson just stopped using decimal places since v7 (31.5 cm). But I don’t think so because 100UL v8 is quoted at 33.5, so they’re still using decimal places.
Will have to demo the 104 for giggles. 98 too!
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At over 3.2kg strung as stated on TWE's url, I was hoping for a higher swing weight of 320
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It’s the same layup. Go back a page. Wilson rebranded feel flex and duped everyone into thinking it’s new tech. The other “new” tech is almost the same as the handle technology from the amplifeel blade. This is an amplifeel v7 with a paint job copied from angell…..aka a cash grab.
Only on ttwI might give a review and compare to many other frames.
Sorry not a native speaker. What do you mean?Only on ttw![]()
I presume he means that we are all racketholics testing many frames. "Normal" players try one or two rackets, but we, the gear-junkies of talk tennis testplays many many framesSorry not a native speaker. What do you mean?
This - Compare to "many" other frames is a statement you will probably only find on this board because racket'holism is at home hereI presume he means that we are all racketholics testing many frames. "Normal" players try one or two rackets, but we, the gear-junkies of talk tennis testplays many many frames![]()
Ah thank you for clarifying that I was worriedplastic ~2g placard ~15g
easy … put some strings in it and give it a whirlGot my v8 blade pro. With plastic on grip and placard it’s 321g. Is this too far off and should I send back? Thanks!