The Volkl PB10 is a wobbly mess of a racquet. Over polarized, and far too much flex for its weight. The whole thing shakes and vibrates on striking the ball, particularly against heavy hitters.
Sorry that you think that anyone who doesn't love every single Volkl racquet on the planet or doesn't agree with you (and there are alot of those) and sets you straight with the facts, is a 'troll'.
Some people like Racquet X and others like Racquet Y. Some people hate Racquet X and others hate Racquet Y. The vast majority of people understand that as well as the TW staff, and that forums are about discussion, debate and range of views, rather than one dimensional, over controlling, propaganda from a certain Volkl biased poster.
Well then wouldn't it be a contradiction for Chris, as stated in another thread, to love the PB 10 mid and yet just recently switch to the new Prestige? Could the new Prestige be that different than the Youtek that you hit? You do hit the Youtek, correct? How could he possibly like both if they are so different? I guess it's possible to like racquets that are at odds, so to speak, but I wouldn't expect an affinity for both a "wobbly mess" on the one hand and a Prestige on the other.
And as far as a poster being "controlling and propagandizing," that would be true only if people were being controlled or buying into propaganda. Your statement is actually an insult to Volkl/BB users because the implication is that we can't think for ourselves, although I realize that you probably didn't intend it quite that way, but that is the way it comes across. If I find that a certain poster's recommendation doesn't suit me, I move on to something that does. There's no obligation or compulsion. I have the freedom to use any gear I like or to reject any gear that I like. I seriously considered Volkl for the first time after a demo of the C-10 Pro in early 2008, several years before I knew anything about a TT discussion board. After one hit with the C-10 Pro 08, I knew that Volkl was about something very different than other racquet brands. That pulled me in. The fact that I like the same type of raquets as the poster to whom you are referencing does not make him a Volkl wizard (debatable
)and me under his dark spell.
The value of his posts, imo, is in the areas of technical, strategic, and coaching helps, which has much less to do with actual gear. When he gives gear advice, he gives it from his experience and perspective, just like you or I would do. Why should he be censored for that? We can all take it or leave it.
