EZone 100SL vs VCore 100L

[ericykchan]

Has anyone played the latest version of these two racquets? I had last generation (2020) Ezone 100 and 105. Both weren't very good in terms of spin generation. I had VCore 100 and 100+ but they were too much racquet to swing. I want to see how much more spin potential from the normal Ezone 100 and if I should just go with VCore 100L instead. Thanks.

 

[yogictennis]

Used both VCore 100L 2021 and Ezone 100 2022 (not L or SL but the normal 100), plan to try the EZone 100L if I can find a cheap enough used one. Very happy with the VCore 100L (and the VCore 95 which is the GOAT for me with hybrid strings), the EZone 100 was just too heavy and sluggish for me, but monster at serves. I am just not strong enough to wield it. It's strange as the VCore 95 should be a more difficult racket, but it just feels like an 'easy' one. Mind you I don't have access to a swingweight machine, I had a Dunlop CX200 that I really struggled with and the person who bought it said the SW was massively overspec at 330! so maybe the EZone 100 I had was overspec and the VCore 95 under?

 

[ericykchan]

Used both VCore 100L 2021 and Ezone 100 2022 (not L or SL but the normal 100), plan to try the EZone 100L if I can find a cheap enough used one. Very happy with the VCore 100L (and the VCore 95 which is the GOAT for me with hybrid strings), the EZone 100 was just too heavy and sluggish for me, but monster at serves. I am just not strong enough to wield it. It's strange as the VCore 95 should be a more difficult racket, but it just feels like an 'easy' one. Mind you I don't have access to a swingweight machine, I had a Dunlop CX200 that I really struggled with and the person who bought it said the SW was massively overspec at 330! so maybe the EZone 100 I had was overspec and the VCore 95 under?

Thanks! I did try VCore95 briefly, I mean really brief like 15 minutes. I also found it easier to swing than the regular ezone or vcore 100. But probably I need the extra real estate to avoid frame shots.

 

[yogictennis]

Thanks! I did try VCore95 briefly, I mean really brief like 15 minutes. I also found it easier to swing than the regular ezone or vcore 100. But probably I need the extra real estate to avoid frame shots.

You should really give it a proper try with hybrid stringing (either gut or a gutlike main, and a poly cross). I've used oversized rackets (Gravity S, Blade 104) for a while, and did not frame more than a very small % more shots. The sweet spot on the VCore 95 is just as large as those oversized ones, and if you put a vcore 95 over a typical 100 sq inch racket, the difference is tiny. I am a serial racket switcher, and I've found my holy grail. Well at least for the next 6 months!