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Yonex Dynawire at 48 lbs.What strings and tension do you use?
Yonex Dynawire at 48 lbs.What strings and tension do you use?
i.e. marginal differences except BP being a bazooka on flat\lazy shots and SP being very comfortable.
Ok thanks, good to hear it does well with shaped poly.lynx tour 1.25 at 19kg.
Hawk Touch at 22kg is also good, but no long-term experience with that yet
Found BP a bit weird off the bottom quarter of the strings (usually from my lazy movement) as the sweetspot is a bit higher up the frame (more than Yonex's, similar to my Youtek Speed MP). With spin, off-center shots are perfectly acceptable, but flat\block\shovel off-center with no spin (usually bad anticipation) can easily go long.lazy shots for me as well although being on Lynx tour black 1.25mm at 24kg. If you set up well and hit clean, it's powerfull, yet controlled and precise.
The thing is when you hit slightly outside the sweetspot. It seems there is still much power, but only very few precision and consistency.
Is yours on spec? I had one on spec, easy depth, power and spin, one underspec 308g, 30,8cm balance, you had to hit a little harder to trigger the power grommets as it did not have the mass based power.well i just tried it.
Good racket, super comfortable without being unstable like a clash.
excellent for serve and good stability for my OHBH
lacked a bit of deph and power on my forehand
But overall, i will give a try for a bit longer
Yes it was 310grs and 30.8 cm balanceIs yours on spec? I had one on spec, easy depth, power and spin, one underspec 308g, 30,8cm balance, you had to hit a little harder to trigger the power grommets as it did not have the mass based power.
That means that about 1g in the hoop / 11-to-1 area could be missing. At my 308g 30,8cm BP i added 1g of lead at 12 which is noticable for me in terms of output power.Yes it was 310grs and 30.8 cm balance
The grip felt bigger than standard
True, but keep in mind that what takes the sweetspot up higher ins the BP isn't only defined by the beam design, it's also that is normaly should have more weight in the 11-to-1 area, compared to let's say a Yonex percet 97.I have to play more with it before to make any change.
as mentioned in many video, the sweetspot is placed more in the hoop. i have have to adapt my foot work.
I could also reduce tension by 1kg to gain a bit of depth.
I found the dead response low in the stringbed (BP 2022) bothersome (guess I'm not striking consistently enough!). I put a little lead low in the hoop and fixed it right up!Found BP a bit weird off the bottom quarter of the strings (usually from my lazy movement) as the sweetspot is a bit higher up the frame (more than Yonex's, similar to my Youtek Speed MP). With spin, off-center shots are perfectly acceptable, but flat\block\shovel off-center with no spin (usually bad anticipation) can easily go long.
Once I snap both default strings, I'll restring into syngut then shaped poly's. Would like to settle on one model eventually haha. Might get annoyed stringing 18x20 by then.
It is interesting how everyone experiences different rackets. I tried the Boom Pro and was expecting a rocket launcher, but it actually turned out to be a very good control racket. It definitely has power, but I'm not sure if it's among the strongest 98" racquets. In my opinion, the blade v9 16x19 has more power. The boom pro feels much better to me, the one that arrived has 69RA unstrung and 318 SW stock. Comfort is even noticeable better than the Blade V9, which surprised me since it is a 69RA racket, but obviously technology has a much bigger contribution than the RA number itself.
The shape of the head is not much different compared to Yonex rackets and someone who is used to Yonex rackets will get used to this one very quickly. I recommend that everyone who likes Percept 97, but wants more stability and power, should try Boom Pro. The control is no worse compared to the P97, and the racket really has a better feel than anything I've tried lately.
nice feedback.The Blade is a miracle in terms of stability for 305 grams, but it must be taken into account that it has a lot more weight in the head of the racket. The blade is 325SW, so it still gives the impression of greater stability, perhaps even on the first serve you can feel the greater mass in the head of the racket. With a little lead in the head of the BP, the stability would be increased, but I don't think it is necessary because the racket itself is quite stable for 310 grams and 31 cm of balance. In short, I would say that BP in stock form is at the level of Extreme Tour with modifications, with the fact that BP has much greater maneuverability compared to ET (modified) and that in stock form it does not require modifications despite its 318 SW. The sweet spot is really big, at times you have the impression that you are playing with a 100" racket
Totally agree with what you say.It is interesting how everyone experiences different rackets. I tried the Boom Pro and was expecting a rocket launcher, but it actually turned out to be a very good control racket. It definitely has power, but I'm not sure if it's among the strongest 98" racquets. In my opinion, the blade v9 16x19 has more power. The boom pro feels much better to me, the one that arrived has 69RA unstrung and 318 SW stock. Comfort is even noticeable better than the Blade V9, which surprised me since it is a 69RA racket, but obviously technology has a much bigger contribution than the RA number itself.
The shape of the head is not much different compared to Yonex rackets and someone who is used to Yonex rackets will get used to this one very quickly. I recommend that everyone who likes Percept 97, but wants more stability and power, should try Boom Pro. The control is no worse compared to the P97, and the racket really has a better feel than anything I've tried lately.
what do you usually use?Any soft easy on the arm string recommendations for this frame?
Yonex Dynawire.what do you usually use?
How would you describe its power and spin levels?The usual multi feel/velocity recommendation I guess. I feel anything with less topspin would work against the frame? In fact the frame is fairly comfortable/muted too!
How would you describe its power and spin levels?
What do you mean by too much bite of the ground?In my opinion, BP itself has a fairly big say in power. When I said "work against the frame", I need a certain amount of help from the strings to keep that power within the lines. Velocity caused me to lose too much bite off the ground (in a different frame), so haven't tried with the BP. I will try syn gut (either kirschbaum or ogsm in 16G) once my current setup snap as I have a set of each left.
What do you mean by too much bite of the ground?
Super muted, I'm surprised you liked the volleys. As a swing first player (zero feel) touch volleys with the BP are either terrible or amazing, purely because I'm not taking a full swing at it.- stringbed lacks connection, very muted, even more than MP - this is for me main disadvantage of this frame
I was volleying very effectively due to HL balance and enough plow and stability to easily block the ball.Super muted, I'm surprised you liked the volleys. As a swing first player (zero feel) touch volleys with the BP are either terrible or amazing, purely because I'm not taking a full swing at it.
BP really feels like it is for someone like Fernando Gonzales... Huge forehands, flat 1HBH. I've hit so many 1HBH half volley winners with it against decent opponents, it's affecting the development of my 2HBH.
16G OGSM has always given me more topspin (youtek speed MP), crisper feel, but about 1-2feet more travel at +5lbs (Vs FB and hybrid Velocity 17G).I try it with a hybrid set up, multi in the crosses an soft poly in the mains, I thought I was going to get more spin than with the syn gut I've been using but the difference was imperceptible and I understood why TW review says it is not a string sensitive frame.
It's less free power than all of the above. Swings easier, feels more head light and flexible, but less stable and less plowthrough.Anyone have some in-depth experience with the 2.0 MP with feedback they can provide? Considering a more powerful game, and curious as to how this would stack up vs. other powerful frames like a Pure Drive, Ezone 100, Extreme MP, etc.
Thanks, had that feeling when going DTL/inside-out and defensive smashes. Have been fighting the urge to add lead as I wasn't having those issues with the speed pro.Finally got around to measuring the twist weight of my two 22's Boom Pro's with the briffidi and buyer beware - it's very low. Even on my heavier BP, which is roughly on-spec with the SW of 322 the twist weight is merely 13.7. An underspec one with the SW of 316 is at 13.6 pt twist weight. Always wondered why this racquet sometimes feels unstable, while it still has some serios plow-through and I think this is why.
did you add also something to the handle to balance it? Like or leather grip or something?-Weight (BP2.0)
Added 8g to 3/9o'c and 4g to 12o'c, was a touch late on shots even after few sessions. Removed the 4g at 12o'c, except for slowing my serve a touch, everything else feels better (probably the same shot quality with less effort).
-Strings
Have moved on from 17g Mayami TH @45lbs to 18g Pure Rush x 18g Ghost Wire (mistakenly did 48lbs x 57lbs... but it's been fine with PR wearing faster than GW) which is definitely softer on the arm. Will revisit this setup with normal 48lbs all around, then 17g TH x 18g GW. BP2.0 seems to be a bit more sensitive to strings vs Speed Pro 2.0, but have shelved the SP2.0 as I struggled a bit more against the spin monsters born after 2000.
Was using Size 3 standard grip with a waterproof shield and 2 overgrips. It's about the same as Size5 with 1 overgrip, but I don't get as many blisters\callusesdid you add also something to the handle to balance it? Like or leather grip or something?