tribesmen
Professional
I'm sure you're not the only one. Only those who have "problems" with CV are advertised here, otherwise there are thousands of CV rackets sold and their satisfied users.
Does countervail actually do anything to reduce racquet vibration?
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WestboroChe
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Tolerance is a purely arbitrary number since we are talking racquets and not jet parts for example. You can say all racquets must be at X mass within Y tolerance. Some makers will set their tolerance at 1-2 grams. Others at higher amounts. Greater tolerances allow you to get the products made and out the door with minimal fuss. lower tolerances require much tighter controls and adjustments and of course add to the cost.
FWIW I have bought 4 Prince frames in the last few years and they were all exactly at listed weight and balance. It’s funny to hear Wilson users moan about the variances in racquets. This doesn’t seem to be a problem with other brands.
As for Countervail: it is not a Wilson product but a material they buy or use under license. It is used in planes to resist vibration. But vibration and shock are not the same. Unfortunately Wilson seems to have used the tech to simply make the racquets even stiffer. My experience of demoing a Blade CV was the impression I would get tendinitis within days if I used that frame.
mhkeuns
Hall of Fame
I think it masks the vibration, instead of dissipating it somehow. Though it feels muted, I do feel the stiffness and somewhat jarring on the off center hits. However, once a player gets used to the feel, the Blade 98 CV 18x20 is a fantastic playing frame that does everything well.
massimo.tommei
Rookie
No all vibration dampers are the same - I found a girly heart shaped dampener on the tennis court one day and kept it...
I swear that heart shows dampener works better than any other dampener I have used before..
The guys laugh at me but when I swap the dampener with mine on there racquets - you should see the look at there faces...
Unfortunately I have no clue who makes them or where I can buy them here....
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I swear that heart shows dampener works better than any other dampener I have used before..
The guys laugh at me but when I swap the dampener with mine on there racquets - you should see the look at there faces...
Unfortunately I have no clue who makes them or where I can buy them here....
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n8dawg6
Legend
the countervail blades have somehow become a bit underrated ...
does it look like this?
my daughter has the red one, maybe i should try it too.
mxmx
Hall of Fame
Prince vibracap was the best dampeners as they were not too big. Small enough to take most vibration/sound away but not too big that it made the racket feel dead. Problem with the vibracaps's were that they'd get lost easily.
massimo.tommei
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brownbearfalling
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I had a hard time finding more information on countervail like what is the actual composition and how is it utilized in applications. Currently it is used mostly in sail masts and road bicycles (bianchi). From what I saw it reduces the frequency and amplitude of oscillation of the object. Saw a video where the sail mast vibrates much less than non countervail. As others have stated I found that it muted and stiffened the racquets. Same experience for me where off center hits provided lots of shock in my wrist. I currently have the counter vail PS97 tuxedo and need to play with it more.
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