I just stumbled on following thread and thought of sharing my experience I've had with demoing racquets.http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=496886
I'm approaching 50 years old now and have demoed and used many racquets in mylife. My current tennis racquet is Head Graphene Prestige MP and I really love it.
For over 3 years I played with Yonex RDIS 100 MP. This is a great racquet: large sweep spot, excellent spin generation (top spin and slice), great control and feel. One day I came out to hit with a 4.5-5.0 player and this guys can hit killer/heavy forehands. I was having problems timing the ball and 50-70% of the time would hit the ball late. I asked him to lend me one of his racquets just to try and see how his racquet felt, and was I surprised... I was able to contact the ball earlier and was able to keep up with him. His racquet is: Head Youtek Prestige Pro MP.
After a few days I decided to demo a few Head racquets including Head Youtek IG Prestige Pro and Head Youtek Prestige MP. Initially, I did not like the Prestige MP, and I don't recall exactly why, but initially it just didn't feel right. What I did do was demo these 2 racquets over and over again. I also made sure to play against different types of player. One of the days I would play against a player who's 3.0-3.5, another day I would hit with same heavy hitter, and of course, other players. This gave me a good feel for the frames, as well as allowed me to form a clear opinion on the difference between the frames I was demoing. Also, I wanted to ensure that I didn’t rush into purchasing a racquet out of hype, just because it felt great one day. My final decision was to purchase Head Youtek IG Prestige MP and now I moved to Head Graphene Prestige MP which I really like.
I personally know that demoing and switching racquets can be very frustrating and difficult experience, but I prefer to spend money on demos and making a decision I don’t regret (hopefully…LOL)
The important lesson over years I learned, is not to rush into buying a new racquet just because it felt great during one or two days of demos.
I'm approaching 50 years old now and have demoed and used many racquets in mylife. My current tennis racquet is Head Graphene Prestige MP and I really love it.
For over 3 years I played with Yonex RDIS 100 MP. This is a great racquet: large sweep spot, excellent spin generation (top spin and slice), great control and feel. One day I came out to hit with a 4.5-5.0 player and this guys can hit killer/heavy forehands. I was having problems timing the ball and 50-70% of the time would hit the ball late. I asked him to lend me one of his racquets just to try and see how his racquet felt, and was I surprised... I was able to contact the ball earlier and was able to keep up with him. His racquet is: Head Youtek Prestige Pro MP.
After a few days I decided to demo a few Head racquets including Head Youtek IG Prestige Pro and Head Youtek Prestige MP. Initially, I did not like the Prestige MP, and I don't recall exactly why, but initially it just didn't feel right. What I did do was demo these 2 racquets over and over again. I also made sure to play against different types of player. One of the days I would play against a player who's 3.0-3.5, another day I would hit with same heavy hitter, and of course, other players. This gave me a good feel for the frames, as well as allowed me to form a clear opinion on the difference between the frames I was demoing. Also, I wanted to ensure that I didn’t rush into purchasing a racquet out of hype, just because it felt great one day. My final decision was to purchase Head Youtek IG Prestige MP and now I moved to Head Graphene Prestige MP which I really like.
I personally know that demoing and switching racquets can be very frustrating and difficult experience, but I prefer to spend money on demos and making a decision I don’t regret (hopefully…LOL)
The important lesson over years I learned, is not to rush into buying a new racquet just because it felt great during one or two days of demos.
