Can you please tell me the difference between this racquet and a normal Pure Drive 2012? It was Alexandra Dulgheru's racquet and it doesn't have the specs printed on it. Any other differences? @vsbabolat do you have any idea?
Specs do look great. And PK has yet to disappoint me...
Q+Tour 325
Exited to hit some balls. Does the DR98 not have as much muted feel as 22 ez98? Trying to decide what strings to roll with
Naw the DR98 is definitely crisper. Hard to go wrong with strings in those tbh.
Interesting. I had the opposite experience when i had my new ones not too long ago, but i'm not a fan of them like most here. Found the dr to be too mushy and vague. Also something with the way it's balanced is a bit off for me. Found the 2022 to be better, but i'd probably be in the minority
I’ve been playing with the ‘22 as my main for a year, never have hit a DR. It will be interesting to compare! Then I suppose I’ll “have” to get a Regna
Thx for asking. I was wondering the same. Coming from a v7 Blade 18x20, but open to moving to a more closed 16x19. I feel like I would need to do more customizing on the MP than I would rather. Maybe the Pro checks those boxes for me??
There's a very favourable new review by Gladiators, published earlier today, and an older one by MP Tennis. Super stable, great for all kind of blocking and counterpunching, returns, volleys, and more normal power levels, previous was underpowered, although it's still a control frame for placing the ball around, for all kinds of trajectories, not really a power/attacking frame. Still stiff feel, not exactly brassy and with a metallic ping like the previous, but not far away. But it's that stiffness in the throat and shoulders that gives it that superb stability. Not a fan of the look though, way too fluo/neon/flashy for my taste
Stiff like crisp or stiff like metallic?
Thanks! Have you ever tried the PT2.0? Or something similar? How does this compare for you?
Everywhere, it's solid and stable all over. But if you compare it to other racquets, you feel that these last 3 Rad Pros have a lot of stability in the throat and shoulders, just like RF97A, or many other Pro Staffs, or Aero VS
I will try one this Friday. I don't think it has much changed since the last one. Very high sw on the demo, at least 345 strung.
That's unstrung, correct?
Looking further, it seems only the Boom is gone from 30%. Gravity and Extreme are still -30%.
Yep, Radical Pro and a reel of Lynx Tour that I've been eyeing are still 30% off as well.
You are in for a treat!!!
It was probably a mistake where the Boom wasn't supposed to be part of the promo. That's why you have to get in there quick if you're thinking about a purchase.
Yeah you like it? I've always liked the Radical MP, but the Pro has a higher RW (now I'm somehow obsessing about that) aligned with my ideal RW, and I like the weight and the idea that it could be somewhat whippier and stable.
Looks like my fence except most courts have wind screens. And the code on my two is tma 27.25.338.335.13.8.
How long do your strings last in the 90? I found it to be eating strings.
Mine expired 6/30. I am guessing they sent more for twilight competitors maybe?
I think mine was the same but the year was 2024.
How much are we talking about? .2pts, or 5pts? The first, sure but the second - nah. Usually do three measurements and take the average though.
depends how much you’re talking about, but sure. sources of variation are 1. calibration, fan or some air movement, mounting error, overgrip extending a mil or so, lack of use and spring ‘heat up’ , poor release of racket (bumps your thumb or something and you don’t really notice)…..
So far so good. I mean, I only have about 14 hours of play on them, but haven't broken strings yet. By this point, with the same setup in PSVS, I would have broken the strings I have in there (Cyclone 19/Gtour3). You hit bigger than I do, so that's a factor as well.
