Chris: Volkl C10 Pro vs Yonex Ezone 98 DR?

[Peter126]

Hi, I ´ve had serious arm problems on and off for two years and have changed racquet a couple of times to a more arm friendly alternative but I´m still looking for the right racquet. Could Volkl C10 Pro be the solution?

I have a couple of Prince Tour 98 ESP but I need much more pop.
I also have a Yonex Ezone 98 DR and I imagine that the C10 is a similar racquet?
I have customized my Ezone to the exact specs of the C10 and it feels OK ( I could use more spin though), but I´m still curious about the C10.

The obvious next step would be to test a demo-racquet but since I string my racquets at approx. 17-19 kg (Volkl cyclone tour) demo-racquets usually feel awful to me.

So my question is, how does the C10 Pro compare to my Ezone 98 DR regarding pop, spin, maneuverability and comfort? Should I go for a C10 or just stick to my customized Ezone?

Peter

 

[TW Staff]

The C10 Pro has a very different feel to a stock DR 98 but customization will obviously get it much, much closer. Still, the feel will be different and you should note a softer, plusher feel from the C10. Access to spin will be similar as both drill patterns are pretty open and with the weights being the same your swing speed should not change.

I would try demoing the C10 Pro and the ProKennex Ki 5 (320). Both are very comfortable racquets. I would also strongly consider switching out of a poly based string. I'd recommend trying Tecnifibre Multifeel Black. It snaps back very well so offers great spin potential and control for a multi. You will break it before the playability drops away which will help you keep your racquets freshly string and arm-friendly. At the very least I'd put it in the mains with your Cyclone Tour as a cross string.

Hope that helps and best of health!
Cheers, Chris, TW

 

[Znak]

The C10 Pro has a very different feel to a stock DR 98 but customization will obviously get it much, much closer. Still, the feel will be different and you should note a softer, plusher feel from the C10. Access to spin will be similar as both drill patterns are pretty open and with the weights being the same your swing speed should not change.

I would try demoing the C10 Pro and the ProKennex Ki 5 (320). Both are very comfortable racquets. I would also strongly consider switching out of a poly based string. I'd recommend trying Tecnifibre Multifeel Black. It snaps back very well so offers great spin potential and control for a multi. You will break it before the playability drops away which will help you keep your racquets freshly string and arm-friendly. At the very least I'd put it in the mains with your Cyclone Tour as a cross string.

Hope that helps and best of health!
Cheers, Chris, TW

Jumping on this question as well — what would you recommend for tension in that setup Multifeel/Cyclone Tour?

 

[grhcan99]

Hi, I ´ve had serious arm problems on and off for two years and have changed racquet a couple of times to a more arm friendly alternative but I´m still looking for the right racquet. Could Volkl C10 Pro be the solution?

I have a couple of Prince Tour 98 ESP but I need much more pop.
I also have a Yonex Ezone 98 DR and I imagine that the C10 is a similar racquet?
I have customized my Ezone to the exact specs of the C10 and it feels OK ( I could use more spin though), but I´m still curious about the C10.

The obvious next step would be to test a demo-racquet but since I string my racquets at approx. 17-19 kg (Volkl cyclone tour) demo-racquets usually feel awful to me.

So my question is, how does the C10 Pro compare to my Ezone 98 DR regarding pop, spin, maneuverability and comfort? Should I go for a C10 or just stick to my customized Ezone?

Peter

You cannot go wrong with the C10 Pro. DR98 didn't work for me. It felt stiff. I have also very sensitive elbows. When I switched to the C10 last year my tennis elbow which I've had for years just completely vanished. I am able to use C10's weight to drive the ball rather than muscle it. So in the end I am hitting with a very relaxed arm and that's probably how my elbow healed. The lighter racquets forced me to work too much to hit the kind of shots that I could with very minimal effort do with the C10. I also string low, 45lbs currently. I used to string lower down to 40 and even high 30's but there was too much power using my hybrid (poly17/syngut16) set up.

 

[TW Staff]

Jumping on this question as well — what would you recommend for tension in that setup Multifeel/Cyclone Tour?

I string at 48lbs for full poly and would probably go 50/48 with the hybrid just to bring some additional control to the mains.

Cheers,
Chris, TW

 

[Znak]

I string at 48lbs for full poly and would probably go 50/48 with the hybrid just to bring some additional control to the mains.

Cheers,
Chris, TW

Thanks!

 

[donnayblack99]

Can’t go wrong with a Volkl c10 Pro or a Prince phantom Pro 100p. The 100p has good pop and is very comfortable also. It’s also a little lighter than the C10 but still very stable.

 

[Peter126]

Update:
Found two pre owned c10 2015 on the web (actually one was unused) for $90.
Strung one with Volkl Cyclone tour 18/16 kg (~40/36).

I had no idea it could feel like this.

Stability, power, sweet spot, plow through, comfort. Wow!
Volleys, amazing! Serves, boom!
The more I relax, the more power I get, actually a bit too much.
The only thing I lack is spin.
Next, I will increase tension to 21/19 (46/42). Hope this will help keep the balls inside the lines.

Fun observation, when playing with my new c10 I also tried out a 1960ies wooden racquet. EXACTLY the same buttery rock solid feeling, who would have guessed?

 

[Balaji_R]

The C10 Pro has a very different feel to a stock DR 98 but customization will obviously get it much, much closer. Still, the feel will be different and you should note a softer, plusher feel from the C10. Access to spin will be similar as both drill patterns are pretty open and with the weights being the same your swing speed should not change.

I would try demoing the C10 Pro and the ProKennex Ki 5 (320). Both are very comfortable racquets. I would also strongly consider switching out of a poly based string. I'd recommend trying Tecnifibre Multifeel Black. It snaps back very well so offers great spin potential and control for a multi. You will break it before the playability drops away which will help you keep your racquets freshly string and arm-friendly. At the very least I'd put it in the mains with your Cyclone Tour as a cross string.

Hope that helps and best of health!
Cheers, Chris, TW

For some reason life of Tecnifibre multifeel is very less when compared to other multis.