Blade V8 Official Thread.
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Watching now. It looks like its blacked out for the most part, but you can see it a little in light.
I thought the same thing. I think we’ll get a better impression during the day or under strong lights later at night.
Juggernauts
Rookie
Wilson Blade V8 Tennis Racket Officially Revealed by Milos Raonic
Mods will probably remove this too...
danbrenner
Legend
The new 100!is really nice.
FIRETennis
Professional
I would be shocked if he's actually playing a tournament with a brand new layup...
He's been using a KBlade 98 62RA 360SW 343g 33.1cm
PS. I hope Wilson fixes the low twistweight on the 16x19 version, it's terrible combined with their freeflex.
of course it’s pro stock with the new paint job. Pros rarely change molds in their careers from what I’ve read over the years.
I thought this was an issue and people said my grip is too small... lol. 18x20 feels too low twist weight as well.
GokuQ
Rookie
Hi did they go back to 18x19 on the 104v8? thanks
Rozroz
G.O.A.T.
why?
69RA?
I bet it’s unstrung….but still, 66 strung is way higher than I thought they would go…the graphite material/tech is there to dampen is my guess…makes me think they are pushing the Blade more towards the pro staff in terms of feel and away from the Clash…v7 is 62 RA, where as the v13 pro staff is 66.
is the new blade a 305 pro staff with one more square inch?
Not so popular but it’s a great stickLook at that price Wilson and wonder why it’s so high….. also we are talking about the S version which is not so popular…..
It’s a very specific choice…maybe they think players who need flex will just go to the Clash…I think the stiffness makes it a less distinct racquet…
I keep hearing about how older blades were
Firmer and better…v7 wasn’t popular with these players…hence the pro series and the v6 minus cv…problem is it seems less distinct from pro staff line
ChanterRacquet
Professional
So they just came out with a 100 v7, there are no discounts to clear inventory of any v7s, which leads me to believe (coupled with the rumor mill here) that the v8 will be different enough from the v7 (RA?) to keep both v7 and v8 around and at the same price point.
Good point. Also, they seem to be confusing the product line.
Juggernauts
Rookie
Agree, I might just get Blade 104 v7. Hopefully v7 will be on sale
FIRETennis
Professional
...and so will Raonic
marketing at its best.
99% pro's don't use retail models.
they just get paint jobs of 10-20 year old sticks they are used to and have customized.
FIRETennis
Professional
Where is this data from?
That would mean a complete 180 on the flex and 345+ SW strung ....
From tennisinsider , since there is no official info i guess they measured a racquet etc. So strung sw could come from the famous wilson qc , but i believe the RA to be correct
It’s kind of nuts. And it only makes sense if Wilson is going to a different sales/product line model by maintaining older/different versions. To me this dilutes the brand.
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1990's Graphite
Hall of Fame
There is no way the Sw will be in the same ball park as the blade pro's.. I expect 330sw max for the 18x20
Seems way off, especially if the frame is getting stiffer…
Keizer
Hall of Fame
Wouldn’t surprise me if it was a few RA points higher given we have seen that in blades of the past. But 315 unstrung SW sounds impossible to believe unless it’s an outlier…
I think raising the strung RA above 64 is a terrible idea. It becomes a less distinct racquet line…it’s a lighter Pro staff
1990's Graphite
Hall of Fame
I am hearing 65 strung !
Keizer
Hall of Fame
64-65 is what I would expect at most given that is what I remember the BLX versions being. Think the more HH balance and lower stock weight still gives it a distinct identity from the pro staff at that RA level.
18x20s are already 335-345. Would be surprising to see a 16x19 that high even as an upper outlier though...
This was a strange move imo unless they're planning to bring up RA on the clash to high 50's low 60's.
It will still play different for sure but the specs are pretty undesirable.
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No they are not . Yes, there are ones that are that high. TW average is 334sw. I have 5x 18m then all are 330sw. You can find 325s as well. SW QC is pretty damn hard to nail .. no manufacturer does a great job really. I'll tell you what has been mind blowingly dead on... These new six.one 100. I have 3 and they all are 320-324. Balance all the same and weight within a gram or two...
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Agrred. Not only BLX but i don't think there has been a blade under 65 RA excepts the V7. So i have no idea why everyone is acting like it's some massive shocking news that it is 65 (not directed at you). Btw, 2015 blade is 65 but the damn thing feels like pure butter. Anyways, i am not surprised they upped th RA. I am curious about the feel. Like we mentioned before. They never change balance, weight and SW all that much... neither RA. Same formula.. V7 was a bit outlier with such low RA and highest SW.
It's possible that people with measurement tools offload the heavier ones, and I've picked them all up.
The one I have left and had measured was 338 with hg 18. Had another that felt heavier.
Pretty much all my Wilson rackets havr come in much heavier than average, though I've never sought out on spec ones.
mpournaras
Hall of Fame
One last special edition Blade before its send off to v8?
Humbert is using it.
Humbert is using it.
Some more pics here, no details though. https://www.decathlon.lt/lt/unlinke...et-blade-98-18x19-v80-green-slash-copper.html
Mark-Touch
Legend
Correct.
It was a compromise. It was more comfortable but also took away some feel.
