ddamnable racquet quandary!!!

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Looking for tips here.

Last summer/early fall (I'm in Illinois) I did a couple of demos with TW. I checked out the Volkl V-1 V sense, the Yonex DR98, the Yonex Vcore 310, the Prince Phantom 93, the Prince Textreme Tour 100P and the Prince Phantom 100P.

Problem is, while I liked two racquets, there were in two different demo flights. . . so I never had a chance to side-by-side them.

I came up with the Prince Textreme Tour 100P and the Prince Phantom 100P as my top two. THEN the weather got wet and suddenly cold and now, no tennis playing until spring. I decided to do a head-to-head comparison in the spring----and also to try to fidn a way to try to Angell TC 95----but now the Textreme Tour 100P is on sale. So what do I do? The Phantom performed very well, all over (I play all-court, 4.5 level); the Textreme leans more toward what I'm trying to find in a new racquet, chiefly added power on serve and some more free power than a straight-up players frame, in a lighter package. (My current frame is a players frame, and I'm getting tired after playing hard for an hour and a half or so).

Should I stay the course till spring? Should I pop for a Textreme and just end the racquet testing? Bear in mind that the last time I changed racquets was in 1998; I'm looking for a long-term relationship here.
 
The 100P is a great choice and certainly sounds like it fits your criteria. It is light enough as well that weight can be added to get your preferred set up. I’ve used the 100P for a good while and chose that for similar reasons, coming from a players frame. It’s very stable for its weight, not to thick a beam and loaded with feel.

The new Textreme 100’s from Prince with Twaron are out Dec/Jan as well. They may be something to look at. There is a 100 model with O ports and a 16x19 pattern that I will try.


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max said:
Looking for tips here.

Last summer/early fall (I'm in Illinois) I did a couple of demos with TW. I checked out the Volkl V-1 V sense, the Yonex DR98, the Yonex Vcore 310, the Prince Phantom 93, the Prince Textreme Tour 100P and the Prince Phantom 100P.

Problem is, while I liked two racquets, there were in two different demo flights. . . so I never had a chance to side-by-side them.

I came up with the Prince Textreme Tour 100P and the Prince Phantom 100P as my top two. THEN the weather got wet and suddenly cold and now, no tennis playing until spring. I decided to do a head-to-head comparison in the spring----and also to try to fidn a way to try to Angell TC 95----but now the Textreme Tour 100P is on sale. So what do I do? The Phantom performed very well, all over (I play all-court, 4.5 level); the Textreme leans more toward what I'm trying to find in a new racquet, chiefly added power on serve and some more free power than a straight-up players frame, in a lighter package. (My current frame is a players frame, and I'm getting tired after playing hard for an hour and a half or so).

Should I stay the course till spring? Should I pop for a Textreme and just end the racquet testing? Bear in mind that the last time I changed racquets was in 1998; I'm looking for a long-term relationship here.
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Dude, there is this thing called indoor tennis that we all do in the winter and you try out whatever racquet you want
 
max said:
Looking for tips here.

Last summer/early fall (I'm in Illinois) I did a couple of demos with TW. I checked out the Volkl V-1 V sense, the Yonex DR98, the Yonex Vcore 310, the Prince Phantom 93, the Prince Textreme Tour 100P and the Prince Phantom 100P.

Problem is, while I liked two racquets, there were in two different demo flights. . . so I never had a chance to side-by-side them.

I came up with the Prince Textreme Tour 100P and the Prince Phantom 100P as my top two. THEN the weather got wet and suddenly cold and now, no tennis playing until spring. I decided to do a head-to-head comparison in the spring----and also to try to fidn a way to try to Angell TC 95----but now the Textreme Tour 100P is on sale. So what do I do? The Phantom performed very well, all over (I play all-court, 4.5 level); the Textreme leans more toward what I'm trying to find in a new racquet, chiefly added power on serve and some more free power than a straight-up players frame, in a lighter package. (My current frame is a players frame, and I'm getting tired after playing hard for an hour and a half or so).

Should I stay the course till spring? Should I pop for a Textreme and just end the racquet testing? Bear in mind that the last time I changed racquets was in 1998; I'm looking for a long-term relationship here.
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what's the value of twaron? Is this a made-up technology?
 
do you think it will make much difference in the Tour? worth waiting for? I think the frame's already pretty good on the arm.
 
Agree it’s great as is and if you fancied it now go for it. The twaron is going to add an additional layer of dampening or muted feel I personally love. Not to everyone’s taste but personally prefer a muted feel. The O ports will add to that as well. Dependent on your preference really.


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If you’re planning on keeping it / them for a long time might be worth being patient and making sure you get the best for you - the amount saved on the sale price , if spread over several years won’t amount to that much unless you’re buying lots of racquets. It’s very easy to get tempted by discounts and marketing- I know from expensive experience!


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Volkl C-9 leaded up to 349 grams. Wore through a couple; have only one stout one left. But I'm getting older, too, and want a bit of easy power so I'm not swinging hard all the time. I actually got interested in this frame due to Rabbit, who posts here, and played the C-9 and for a good length of time, the C-10. I've got a C-10 last summer to check it out, and I find it's great but heavier than I'd like.
 
PBODY99 said:
[B]@max[/B]
I would wait.
I have the Beast o3 103 & the Textreme o3 Premier 105, & the addition of Twaron is noticeable. Plays softer than the RA # n a good way.
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Interesting. Fortunately, sans indoor tennis, I can wait. I'm hoping the Twaron don't mess with the overall niceness of the frame, i.e., change weight/balance/power.
Kevo said:
Go with your gut and don't look back. You can second guess yourself on racquets forever.
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Yeah, This is true. Judging from some of the posters on the TW site here, some people just go around and around the merry go round with changing racquets, etc. and end with a pile of stuff they never much play with or get to know.

My take on racquets is to find the one that works best, then load up on them and play them as long as you can. Prior to my Volkl, I'd spent about ten years with the Dunlop Max 200 G.
 
max said:
My take on racquets is to find the one that works best, then load up on them and play them as long as you can. Prior to my Volkl, I'd spent about ten years with the Dunlop Max 200 G
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My take is find the one that feels best then learn it’s nuances and take advantage of them. It takes a month or two to really gel with a frame especially if it’s a big departure from your normal specs.
 
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max said:
Nice deal there. Very nice. I just feel I need more pop to go the distance. Let me think about these, though.
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To be clear, they're not mine; I have no stake in it at all. I just happened to see them and remembered this thread and your search. Good luck.
 
Yeah, I don't know how I feel about them. If this was 5 or 7 years ago, I'd've popped for'em.

Right now I'm thinking I should acknowledge the fact that I'm not playing as much as I did 15 years ago, hence not fully tennis fit and that playing a tournament does tire me out. I want more pop on my serve and something that can put on some power from the baseline. I'm a classic all-courter who wants to finish points a bit quicker.
 
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