Dream Rackets: Yonex Ezone 98 18x20

[BullGarf]

Shapovalov has been on and off with his trusty Yonex Vcore SV 95 and his Yonex Ezone 98 for the past few years. However I've noticed a couple months ago, his Yonex Ezone has a special string pattern, an 18x20. I've contacted Tennis Warehouse and they have told me Yonex hasn't given out any plans to release an 18x20 Yonex Ezone.
If this racket was released, do you it think it would sell well?

 

[SinneGOAT]

No way your first two posts are about an ezone 18/20. I swear idk where you guys get these ideas.

 

[BullGarf]

I respect your opinion brother! Have a great day.

 

[patrickluvsoj]

If Shapo wins a grandslam then yes

 

[Chairman3]

I'd give it the smell test, why not?

I like the predictability of dense patterns, they play differently than 16x19 no matter who says the spacing is the same. (I for one defy that assertion to be true.)

 

[Donmikan]

Shapovalov has been on and off with his trusty Yonex Vcore SV 95 and his Yonex Ezone 98 for the past few years. However I've noticed a couple months ago, his Yonex Ezone has a special string pattern, an 18x20. I've contacted Tennis Warehouse and they have told me Yonex hasn't given out any plans to release an 18x20 Yonex Ezone.
If this racket was released, do you it think it would sell well?

The 18x20 Ezone would maybe sell well, but the OG is such a consistent moneymaker that there is no need to diversify. Why make the customers confused with a choice, when it can make them walk away.

 

[EggSalad]

I’d just like to see 16x20 and 18x19 patterns get offered more in some of the popular silos.

I much prefer 18x20 to 16x19 but I think the above two variations offer even more playability.

 

[Hansen]

i mean a 18x20 would make more sense than the tour version with the silly weight distribution

 

[BullGarf]

I’d just like to see 16x20 and 18x19 patterns get offered more in some of the popular silos.

I much prefer 18x20 to 16x19 but I think the above two variations offer even more playability.

I might be crazy but I enjoyed the variability of strings patterns for popular silos pre-2020. For example the an old version of the Yonex Percepts, the Yonex Duel G had a 16x20 string pattern. That racket was amazing for an all court game. I guess there are 18x20 string pattern for the Wilson Blades of the world and an 18x19 stringbed for the Technifibre but maybe a mainstream line like the Yonex Ezone which is household name could experiment with it.

 

[Donmikan]

Going off on a tangent, would an 18x20 Pure Drive sell?

 

[FuzzyYellowBalls]

If you could get a hold of Shapo's racket and lay it on top of a 16x19 ezone 98, I bet the sweetspot spacing would be near identical, you can try it with a Percept D, or HD or something, you might be surprised. Unless you really want the outer edges of the racket to be 18x20 for some reason, you might already be able to buy what you dream of.

 

[adchris2]

Going off on a tangent, would an 18x20 Pure Drive sell?

I’d try it, sounds fun

 

[am1899]

If this racket was released, do you it think it would sell well?

No.

Point is moot anyway, they won’t be releasing it.