Going to Try Out the Yonex Series. Need help!

[Jelle318]

Hello all
I currently play with the Wilson Blade 98 16x19 countervail with the Wilson Revolve Spin 1.25mm strings strung at 22.5 kg and 3.62g lead weight at 3 and 9 o clock. I am going to try out the Yonex series. So I have 4 candidates
- Yonex EZONE DR 98 (310g)
- Yonex VCORE Duel G 97 (310g)
- Yonex VCORE Duel G 97 (330g)
- Yonex VCORE SV 98 (305g)
How do all of these feel/play? How do they feel/play/line up compared to the Wilson Blade? How do they feel in comparision to one another? I need all of your guys opinions as I'm going to have to rent them from TW as I reside in Mallorca, Spain where Yonex is litterally none existing. I play 6 times a week in a tennis academy and play a lot of tournaments.

Thank you
J.

 

[mpournaras]

1. Watch the TW reviews. They frequently compare things to the blade. General consensus seems to be more power from the SV/DR than from the blade. But darn the Blade feels solid.

The Duel G are both going to be less powerful but offer good feel and more control compared to the Blade or either of the other Yonex frames.

 

[Simon_the_furry]

Hello all
I currently play with the Wilson Blade 98 16x19 countervail with the Wilson Revolve Spin 1.25mm strings strung at 22.5 kg and 3.62g lead weight at 3 and 9 o clock. I am going to try out the Yonex series. So I have 4 candidates
- Yonex EZONE DR 98 (310g)
- Yonex VCORE Duel G 97 (310g)
- Yonex VCORE Duel G 97 (330g)
- Yonex VCORE SV 98 (305g)
How do all of these feel/play? How do they feel/play/line up compared to the Wilson Blade? How do they feel in comparision to one another? I need all of your guys opinions as I'm going to have to rent them from TW as I reside in Mallorca, Spain where Yonex is litterally none existing. I play 6 times a week in a tennis academy and play a lot of tournaments.

Thank you
J.

Don't let the lack of Yonex retailers slow you down. They are great racquets.
The SV is very much a tweener.
DR less so, but still could be considered a tweener.
Duel G series are player's frames, they would be most similar to your Blade.

 

[AC12]

Hello all
I currently play with the Wilson Blade 98 16x19 countervail with the Wilson Revolve Spin 1.25mm strings strung at 22.5 kg and 3.62g lead weight at 3 and 9 o clock. I am going to try out the Yonex series. So I have 4 candidates
- Yonex EZONE DR 98 (310g)
- Yonex VCORE Duel G 97 (310g)
- Yonex VCORE Duel G 97 (330g)
- Yonex VCORE SV 98 (305g)
How do all of these feel/play? How do they feel/play/line up compared to the Wilson Blade? How do they feel in comparison to one another? I need all of your guys' opinions as I'm going to have to rent them from TW as I reside in Mallorca, Spain where Yonex is literally none existing. I play 6 times a week in a tennis academy and play a lot of tournaments.

Thank you
J.

J,

I think you will find some success with the SV as well as the DR series. The Duel G is a solid frame, but it does not have as much power as your current Blade; the 330 would be out of the question for sure. You should definitely give the SV 98 or SV 98 + as well as the DR 98 and 98 + a chance. Yonex has some solid frames and you'll find that they just have a certain feel other racquets do not possess. I've always tried to play Yonex since I got on board with the Tour G 330g and now I'm back with the DR 98+; they are something special. Make sure you give them a real good test because you may be guessing what could have been if you don't.