mental midget
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anybody here? happy with it? just took delivery, first hit tonight...will report back.
Dunlop cx200 16x19 users
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TennisHound
Legend
This racquet is sweet sweet with about 2x3” strips of lead at 12.
Agreed, I have mine with between 4-6g of tungsten tape and leather grips.
I fell in love with these older mostly black version and was lucky to find a bunch on clearance. There's actually a 7th on the stringer outside this picture.
mental midget
Hall of Fame
black pj looks very cool indeed.Agreed, I have mine with between 4-6g of tungsten tape and leather grips.
I fell in love with these older mostly black version and was lucky to find a bunch on clearance. There's actually a 7th on the stringer outside this picture.
The new red one is very, very nice. I liked the black too but that red is a great color. Dunlop, IMO, has the best grip shape also.
mental midget
Hall of Fame
first match report: could not be happier with this racket. swings fast, stiff but plenty of touch and lots of spin. volleys were excellent. solid on returns whether hitting through them or blocking/slicing it back. what's great is that it doesn't do anything special necessarily, but does just what you want. not a ton of power but i have long fast strokes and it was there if i wanted it. and really excellent feel on slices which i love. just a perfect all-court racket. i might toy with adding some weight somewhere but honestly i'm not sure i need it.
imo dunlop does an incredible job of rackets that just let you play your game. i've gone from the 200 revelation years ago, to the ag100, to the previous cx200, and this is a perfect evolution. just a touch more power than the last one maybe but very similar.
strung at 47 with alu rough btw. would heartily endorse this racket for anyone who can generate their own power and is looking for a solid, responsive, versatile frame.
imo dunlop does an incredible job of rackets that just let you play your game. i've gone from the 200 revelation years ago, to the ag100, to the previous cx200, and this is a perfect evolution. just a touch more power than the last one maybe but very similar.
strung at 47 with alu rough btw. would heartily endorse this racket for anyone who can generate their own power and is looking for a solid, responsive, versatile frame.
Songs For A Dead Pilot
Semi-Pro
I have a pair of CX200 Tour 16x19 and one 18x20 racket and I love them.
Songs For A Dead Pilot
Semi-Pro
I haven’t played with the new ones - are they somehow better from black ones?
mental midget
Hall of Fame
don't know, but can't imagine there's a huge difference. i was using the revo cx2.0 18x20 prior to this and they're pretty similar. this feels maybe just a touch more solid, and i do notice the extra spin from the more open pattern. i just really love these dunlop 95s in general, so great to just whip around and fantastic touch.
MomentumGT
Semi-Pro
I'm currently hitting with the 200+. . . Does that count?
ChanterRacquet
Professional
I’m currently hitting with the OS…Does that count?
Haven’t even tried the vanilla 200 yet. LS was underpowered but maybe the weight fixes that in the regular version. Still thinking about finding a good non-OS. Extreme Tour was pretty good. Just picked up a Prestige S as it’s their only 16m version in my swingweight range. Also looking at 360 Speed MP (not 360+). Anyone have comparisons of any of these to the cx 200?
Hadn’t realized til now the cx 200 is sub-320 sw which is what I’m after. Anyone confirm TW’s listed sw of 317 on their red cx 200?
The new dunlop cx paint is the best looking I’ve seen on any racquet, hands down. Reminds me a lot of the red paint you see on Mazda CX’s which is coincidental, haha.
Haven’t even tried the vanilla 200 yet. LS was underpowered but maybe the weight fixes that in the regular version. Still thinking about finding a good non-OS. Extreme Tour was pretty good. Just picked up a Prestige S as it’s their only 16m version in my swingweight range. Also looking at 360 Speed MP (not 360+). Anyone have comparisons of any of these to the cx 200?
Hadn’t realized til now the cx 200 is sub-320 sw which is what I’m after. Anyone confirm TW’s listed sw of 317 on their red cx 200?
The new dunlop cx paint is the best looking I’ve seen on any racquet, hands down. Reminds me a lot of the red paint you see on Mazda CX’s which is coincidental, haha.
mental midget
Hall of Fame
i've hit with the 360 speed MP. it's a nice racket, i'd say 'heftier' than the CX but not heavy by any means. i also hit with the radical pro which i liked even more. But i've found that my game at least is best suited to very light and headlight rackets that are stiff, but that i string relatively low. really depends on your strokes. a player with more compact strokes would probably be better off with one of those heads, no question they're great frames too.
mental midget
Hall of Fame
that's a significant amount of lead. any added weight in the handle apart from leather grip? that must alter the feel quite a bit but i'm sure it's great.I have one of the official Dunlop Demo ones that I bought off Jonas (TennisNerd). He added some lead at 3, 9 & 12, and other than changing the grip I've left it at that, and it's lovely!
NickJ
Professional
To be honest I haven't checked what else is in the handle. I'll have a look later! Some time ago I used to use the MuscleWeave 200 and then moved to the Slazenger Pro Braided, both designed by our good friend Paul Angell!
This CX is very nice but not enough to tear me away from my DR98 . . . .
Hulger
Semi-Pro
Had a session with my cx tour 18 with stock leather and 2 ogs.
What a beatifully playing stick with loose rpm blast 1.25.
I had 3 g of racket saver tape cut and strategically sticked to inner hoop - most weight 12 oclock.
Pretty similar than blade v7 18, but more uniform bigger sweetspot and this provides better depth control. Slightly less power from the middle. Launch angle and spin pretty much the same. Directional accuracy is unbelievable on both.
Going to get srixon cx 200 Ls this week. Let’s see how it compares.
What a beatifully playing stick with loose rpm blast 1.25.
I had 3 g of racket saver tape cut and strategically sticked to inner hoop - most weight 12 oclock.
Pretty similar than blade v7 18, but more uniform bigger sweetspot and this provides better depth control. Slightly less power from the middle. Launch angle and spin pretty much the same. Directional accuracy is unbelievable on both.
Going to get srixon cx 200 Ls this week. Let’s see how it compares.
Boredsurfer
Semi-Pro
Hey guys - I think I will be joining you all soon. I have a 200 Tour 95 (18x20) that feels a little board-y and maybe it might be too committed for match play, but I just demoed the cx200 98 and I am smitten 
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SlvrDragon50
Semi-Pro
I added weight according to his suggestion, and it hits soooo well. Volleys were improved drastically. The only downside is that it is significantly more fatiguing so I notice I don't hit ground strokes as well at the end of 2 hours.
mental midget
Hall of Fame
i added just a touch at 3 and 9, two 2 or so inch strips on each side. took about 2 sets to adjust, and now, man, i love it...the solidity at net and blocking back big serves deep, the plow-through on groundies, depth and feel on slices...made a big difference, it is literally the perfect racket as far as my game goes. buying another and doing the exact same thing. can't recommend this frame enough to players with developed strokes and all-around games who don't need a rocket launcher, but something that just lets them play their game.
Power Player
Bionic Poster
Its a lot easier to dial these frames in if you have access to a swingweight machine. I found that 328 strung on the cx200 tour is perfect for me. I set it up once and forget it. It helped that mine was made dead on spec - 310 unstrung, 10pts hl and 280 swingweight. So i knew what i needed to do without any guessing.
imo these frames really shine when you have targets specs you want to hit.
imo these frames really shine when you have targets specs you want to hit.
TennisHound
Legend
Ahh the CX 200. I was thinking the CX 200 Tour 16x19.
Circa 1762
Rookie
Also twistweight. I measured my CX200 (non-tour) demo from TW, strung with overgrip, at 329g, 315 swingweight, 32.3cm balance, and only 12.85 twistweight. Twistweight was measured on the SW1 and my other rackets were spec’ing out as expected, so I think that twistweight figure is pretty accurate. That would help explain why everyone seems to say these frames need lead at 3 and 9.
Power Player
Bionic Poster
yeah i added 7 grams total and 5 were on the sides.
mental midget
Hall of Fame
that's the one i'm talking about.
Power Player
Bionic Poster
Its an amazing frame.
Hulger
Semi-Pro
Having now srixon cx ls and newer cx tours, I got the feeling that older srixon is sharper: better direct connection with the ball.
Tempted to write more feel, but that term seems to be used when the racket is soft and comfortable (in many cases disconnected) which is not not good for shot placements.
Tempted to write more feel, but that term seems to be used when the racket is soft and comfortable (in many cases disconnected) which is not not good for shot placements.
Hulger
Semi-Pro
Dunlop CX Tour (18 and 16) still the third best frame I have used, only surpassed by old 95 sqi radicals with their cleaner feel and by the best ever made Prestige 360+ MID, which doesn’t have any real weakness.
The trick with all of them is to use a full bed of low powered firm poly at around 17-20 kg tension - it opens the sweetspot and spin potential and control is still good in these pinpoint accuracy frames.
The trick with all of them is to use a full bed of low powered firm poly at around 17-20 kg tension - it opens the sweetspot and spin potential and control is still good in these pinpoint accuracy frames.
DJTaurus
Hall of Fame
Have you tried V8,strike,radical mp or any other modern 98 inch stick to compare ?
Boredsurfer
Semi-Pro
anyone wanna trade a phantom 100p for a CX 200? lmk
Grafil Injection
Hall of Fame
I have demoed the CX200 a couple of times, and been quite impressed, but haven't bought one yet. Reminds me a bit of a Slazenger NX One Type II - solid but spacious feeling from the string-bed, if that makes any sense!
unfortunately I don't really have much useful information in that regard.
The only "modern" racquets I've tried recently were friend's racquets - a Head Graphene360 Radical MP strung with poly/multi and a Babolat Aeropro Drive GT with dying poly and they felt somewhat similar, but I didn't spend enough time with them to have a solid opinion.
I switched from the older CX 2.0 which was definitely stiffer and felt like it had less pocketing with the same strings and tensions. When I tried the CX200 I fell in love with the feel and realized there was no going back, but that's subjective and you'll have to try it for yourself.
DJTaurus
Hall of Fame
CX powerwise compared to radical mp ?
Grafil Injection
Hall of Fame
I've played with 360+ Radical MP and CX200 (and also Blade, Ezone, ET, SMP etc). RMP is noticeably more head-heavy and hits a heavier ball towards the upper end of the range of 305g rackets. CX200 is more head-light and lower powered more like the middle of the range of 305g rackets. I'd say Extreme Tour was most similar powerwise. In that regard, TWU Compare Rackets is very accurate.
EggSalad
Hall of Fame
If you’re a full bed poly player, one option to try is Triax in the mains and then the cross of your choice (soft copoly, OGSM or multi). I get very close playability to poly with Triax and it’s much more arm friendly to me.
DJTaurus
Hall of Fame
I ve played with RMP and found it to have more power than ET while head says the opposite. On the other hand i found blade v7 18x20 to have even more power than those heads. So it seems CX200 is not for me.
Hulger
Semi-Pro
Cx200 and Tour are not powerful… while still being great for intermediate gaming, I guess they are actually unusable in high level tennis even if beefed up because of the frame material. When hitting hard (about >165 km/h) those frames bend to the max and start to lose energy from the ball output. So the great feel at lower revs turns quickly into very cheap one.
DJTaurus
Hall of Fame
Did you try latest sx300 tour ? I heard it’s very stiff and worse than PA VS.
Power Player
Bionic Poster
Who hits 102MPH regularly?lol. If you are talking serve, ok but I never noticed any bending there.
Hulger
Semi-Pro
Yeah i guess it is out of your limits. Unfortunately it seems like you are not good enough to make the judgement. With the same motion I get 180 kmh with wilson and 170 kmh with dunlop even if SW is similar.
I wasn’t talking about hitting that fast all the time, LOL.
Do you watch tennis nowadays, those guys rip 160 returns easily.
Hulger
Semi-Pro
Sorry I haven’t tried that one. 98 sqi with that sparse pattern and so thick beam is not very tempting idea. There’s is very obvious reason why PAVS is better.
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Power Player
Bionic Poster
Yes, you are an internet tennis star. Any video of those huge shots you hit? Since you are so good I would imagine you have folks videoing your hits for you.
Hulger
Semi-Pro
My apologies for profiling you blindly. What would I know about your level. It was not necessary and I am sorry.
Now, if we could concentrate on speaking about racquets again.
I still think these dunlops flex in a poor way compared to e.g. wilson or head frames. Add some lead if needed to match the SW and compare other similar sized frames and e.g. rip some serves to the radar. Concerning your nick name you should acquire enough speed to see the difference.
Power Player
Bionic Poster
I leaded my Dunlop as soon as I got it, its not good in stock form. I posted about this many times and even posted a picture of the lead somewhere on this site.
If you really care to have a measuring contest, My serve is ok - it has been clocked at around 105 (I serve with a lot of spin, I'm not a big flat server) and I play with a few guys who can get to 115. I have returned those serves cleanly (sometimes) with the Dunlop cx200, and honestly the Dunlop really delivers for me on return of heavy serves. The feel really comes alive. But I added a good amount of lead on the sides so the frame is real stable for me. The strung specs of mine are 336, 330SW, 6 pts hl if I remember correctly.
Im not really obsessed with how hard I can hit though, and my name was an homage to Agassi more than about me. I do hit a pretty heavy ball, and once I recover from injury I will post new video of my strokes.
Also I have a Head Pro Stock, IG Prestige Pro with basically the same specs as my Dunlop, so I am really looking forward to hit with that upon my return. In terms of flex, nothing really flexes like a Head frame, thats probably my favorite feel. The Dunlop to me is simply a fantastic platform option for anyone who wants a 16x19 95 and doesn't like the retail Prestige Pros specs (that would be me). I fully expect that the Pro stock Prestige will be even more enjoyable to use, but I can't tell you that until I can actually hit with the racquet. I will say that the Dunlop surprised me a lot. I took used it in UTR matches and never lost with it. It just has really nice control and enough power for me to attack with. Compared to more modern frames, it's not going to bring the same firepower, but for control when swinging out under pressure, it's pretty fantastic.
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