DonDiego's claim to racquetholics 7 kingdoms crown thread

[DonDiego]

Just made this my racquet of choice! Love the low swingweight and low power combo! Serves aren't as fast as other sticks but the accuracy is better. 2nd serves are better though. OHBH is great with this frame!

Played tonight with it. It was exactly as you described, and just as I thought, my one-hander came back with a vengeance. Serves lost some pace though, but it was expected. I have a feeling my consistency will go up with this stick, as you can really swing freely without fear of hitting long. A great stick to get your rythm back flowing if you lost it. I need to give it more match time.

 

[DonDiego]

Played tonight with the Blade 98s. 2 Hours of singles. The racquet is really, really good. I've put two ovegrips so it's like adding 10 grams in the handle. It's comfortable, very nice-looking, more maneuverable than the regular Blade (though still a bit too head-heavy for my taste), and very solid. I had zero problem with flat drives, and the control is outstanding. Frankly, I don't notice any difference compard to a 16x19 racquet. Only downside for me is that it's a bit too powerful for my game (strung with Head Hawk @ 56 lbs), and the balance is a bit strange to me (I'm used to Prestige mp). But for all of you out there who wish the Blade 18x20 was a bit more maneuverable and more forgiving, you have to give this one a try. Very good offering by Wilson.

 

[o0lunatik]

In this, I will shamelessly list all racquets I have tried/demo/bought/resold since 2013. Ask me anything you want

You definitely been around. I can honestly say you gotten be beat by only a few. Hail to the king.

 

[DonDiego]

It's been 4 weeks now that I'm playing with the BLX Pro Open. Win or loose (and I'm winning a lot), I see absolutely no reason to switch. Perfect mix of everything you need in a racquet, especially if you're 40+ years old.

 

[Imago]

In this, I will shamelessly list all racquets I have tried/demo/bought/resold since 2013. Ask me anything you want.

Do you record all particular impressions of each and every racket in a database?

 

[tegg96]

It's been 4 weeks now that I'm playing with the BLX Pro Open. Win or loose (and I'm winning a lot), I see absolutely no reason to switch. Perfect mix of everything you need in a racquet, especially if you're 40+ years old.

What would be the equivalent to this in the current Wilson line up?

 

[DonDiego]

Do you record all particular impressions of each and every racket in a database?

No but I know I should have

 

[DonDiego]

What would be the equivalent to this in the current Wilson line up?

TW was selling the Pro open 100 a few months ago (last year version) but they don't anymore. You can find them in other stores though.
In the current lineup, the Ultra 100 is the closest specwise, but I would demo first for sure. The feel is probably different than BLX.

 

[FCarmo]

Hi DonDiego, can you compare the Ig Radical MP, Graphene Speed MP and DR 98 on terms of comfort, control and spin?

 

[Anton]

In this, I will shamelessly list all racquets I have tried/demo/bought/resold since 2013. Ask me anything you want.

Let's see:

Head:

Ti.Radical mp
Microgel radical Mp
Youtek radical mp
IG radical mp
Graphene radical mp
Youtek radical pro
IG Radical pro
Graphene radical pro
IG radical OS
Graphene Radical Rev
Graphene Radical S

Microgel Prestige MP
Microgel Prestige Pro
Youtek prestige mid
Youtek prestige mp
Youtek Prestige S
Graphene Prestige S
IG Prestige mp
IG Prestige pro
IG Prestige mid
Liquidmetal Prestige Mid
Graphene prestige MP
Graphene Prestige Pro
Graphene Prestige Rev Pro

IG Extreme pro 2.0
Graphene Extreme Lite

Graphene instinct mp

Graphene speed pro

Wilson:

Pro Staff 95 6.1
2013 PS 95
blx 6.1 95 (16x18)
blx 6.1 team
Amplifeel 6.1 95 (16x18)
Amplifeel 6.1 Team (16x18 AND 18 x20)
KBlade98
BLX Blade 98 2010 (black and gold + pink)
2012 Blade 98 (black & silver)
2014 Blade98 (black & green)
2014 Blade 104
2015 Blade 98s

2012 BLX Pro open
PS 97
PS 97LS
Pro Staff 95s

Ultra 97

Prince

Prince Graphite 110
Prince Graphite 90
Prince Tour 100 (18x20)
Prince Tour 100T
Prince Tour 100T ESP
Prince Tour 98 ESP
Prince Warrior 100 ESP
Prince Warrior Pro 100
Prince Exo Tour 100 (16x18)
Prince Rebel 95 Team
Prince o3 White rehearsal
Prince Precision response rehearsal
Prince Classic Longbody

Volkl

C10 Pro
Organix 10 325


EDIT: Oh my god it's more shameful than I thought. When I'm done it's gonna be a disaster.


Dunlop

F3.0 Tour
M3.0
Bio 500 Tour
Aerogel 4d 300 Tour
Bio 100

Babolat

Pure Strike 16x19
Pure Strike 18x20
Pure Drive 2015
Aeroprodrive (1st model)
Aeroprodrive 2015
Pure Storm Gt
Pure Storm Team
Pure control
Pure control Tour

Tecnifibre

Tfight ATP TP 305

Yonex

Rdis 100 mid
Vcore 98D
Vcore Xi98
Ai98
Ai98 Lite
Vcore Tour G310
DR 98

Dude you've got to try Ultra Tour, RF97 and DR98 Light modified to Nadal specs

But wait, THERE IS MUCH MORE! All the rackets you've tried you need to re-try strung with proportional stringing method (Sergetti method is great!) total game changer.

 

[DonDiego]

Dude you've got to try Ultra Tour, RF97 and DR98 Light modified to Nadal specs

But wait, THERE IS MUCH MORE! All the rackets you've tried you need to re-try strung with proportional stringing method (Sergetti method is great!) total game changer.

Ultra Tour looks very nice but I don't see how it will differ from my Liquidmetal Radical MP.

P.S. Haven't been on this board lately, I'll add a few updates to the list.

 

[Shroud]

In this, I will shamelessly list all racquets I have tried/demo/bought/resold since 2013. Ask me anything you want.

Let's see:

Head:

Ti.Radical mp
Liquidmetal radical mp
Microgel radical Mp
Youtek radical mp
IG radical mp
Graphene radical mp
Youtek radical pro
IG Radical pro
Graphene radical pro
IG radical OS
Graphene Radical Rev
Graphene Radical S

Microgel Prestige MP
Microgel Prestige Pro
Youtek prestige mid
Youtek prestige mp
Youtek Prestige S
Graphene Prestige S
IG Prestige mp
IG Prestige pro
IG Prestige mid
Liquidmetal Prestige Mid
Graphene prestige MP
Graphene Prestige Pro
Graphene Prestige Rev Pro

IG Extreme pro 2.0
Graphene Extreme Lite

Graphene instinct mp

Graphene speed pro
Graphene Touch speed MP

Wilson:

Pro Staff 95 6.1
2013 PS 95
blx 6.1 95 (16x18)
blx 6.1 team
Amplifeel 6.1 95 (16x18)
Amplifeel 6.1 Team (16x18 AND 18 x20)
KBlade98
BLX Blade 98 2010 (black and gold + pink)
2012 Blade 98 (black & silver)
2014 Blade98 (black & green)
2014 Blade 104
2015 Blade 98s

2012 BLX Pro open
PS 97
PS 97LS
Pro Staff 95s

Ultra 97

Prince

Prince Graphite 110
Prince Graphite 90
Prince Tour 100 (18x20)
Prince Tour 100T
Prince Tour 100T ESP
Prince Tour 98 ESP
Prince Warrior 100 ESP
Prince Warrior Pro 100
Prince Exo Tour 100 (16x18)
Prince Rebel 95 Team
Prince o3 White rehearsal
Prince Precision response rehearsal
Prince Classic Longbody
Prince Tour 100P

Volkl

C10 Pro
Organix 10 325


EDIT: Oh my god it's more shameful than I thought. When I'm done it's gonna be a disaster.


Dunlop

F3.0 Tour
M3.0
Bio 500 Tour
Aerogel 4d 300 Tour
Bio 100

Babolat

Pure Strike 16x19
Pure Strike 18x20
Pure Drive 2015
Aeroprodrive (1st model)
Aeroprodrive 2015
Pure Storm Gt
Pure Storm Team
Pure control
Pure control Tour
Project One7

Tecnifibre

Tfight ATP TP 305

Yonex

Rdis 100 mid
Vcore 98D
Vcore Xi98
Ai98
Ai98 Lite
Vcore Tour G310
DR 98
Duel G 97 (310g)

Damn man that's an impressive list. I thought I had a problem...

 

[DonDiego]

Fortunately for me, work has taken up much of my time, plus I only play once or twice a week now. I Don't have time to go shop around.

Microgel Rad mp does it for me these days. It's light yet solid.