Had an awesome indoor 1 on 1 hit tonight. Cycled thru the Angell 100, 2012 PD Roddick, 351.1, PSVS, and the newcomer was an old Boris Becker DNX 11L
The Becker is a 98in black and orange, 295g, 16x19 strung with 1.23 Durafluxx at 47lbs. Was a very "Toyota Corolla" experience - which is more compliment than snark. Felt like an older Radical. Low, but not no, power. Good spin, feel, stability, everything was a 7.5 out of 10.
I spent the most time with the Angell 100. Now strung with 1.28 Pure Rush at 50lbs. This thing continues to impress. I also tried to apply the tips in Karue's new video - which is 1000% worth watching.
He advocates that the ball your receiving determines how you should ideally hit the ball. Balls coming down off the apex of the bounce should be hit back with shape and spin, balls still rising should be driven thru with pace.
So simple, but for me it felt like a freeing revelation. Since I had my forehand technique rebuilt in 2021 I had been trying to shape everything. Being given "permission" to drive thru balls with a flatter swingpath produced outstanding results. Shots didn't feel forced when applying this concept. And this was day zero of doing it. Makes me very excited for what practicing it for a whole year will do!