Winners or Errors
Legend
As a fan of mids, 18x20 string patterns, and flexible racquets, I just couldn't resist buying a few London Tours.
My matched sticks arrived today. Unstrung, they all weigh 11.37oz/322 grams, and are balanced 10.5 points headlight according to TW. They are, as all have said, stunningly painted.
As a sample, I had one of them strung up by TW with Prince Syn Gut Orig 16 at 55#. I went to the courts and did some casual hitting after they arrived. Initial observations:
Yes....
I hit with fairly traditional groundstrokes. I grew up emulating Lendl, Becker, and Edberg, so when I hit with topspin I'm hitting through the ball, not brushing up on it. I noticed nice bite on the slice and levels of topspin similar to what I'm used to. There were no surprises.
Volleys are sweet, and on a good day I think I could really use that tip-deadness at the net, as well as the solid feel of the sweet-spot.
As for serves and returns, I'll know more after I get to play.
The TW review was, as far as I can tell, on target. I happen to like low power sticks on the backhand side, and my forehand is mostly used for creating angles and moving my opponent around. I can see this racquet functioning rather well in both regards.
It is very predictable.
My matched sticks arrived today. Unstrung, they all weigh 11.37oz/322 grams, and are balanced 10.5 points headlight according to TW. They are, as all have said, stunningly painted.
As a sample, I had one of them strung up by TW with Prince Syn Gut Orig 16 at 55#. I went to the courts and did some casual hitting after they arrived. Initial observations:
Yes....
- If you miss toward the tip, you will know it. There is notable flex up there.
- Any shots from the middle of the strings down are SOLID; there is very nice plow for such a light racquet.
- When not hitting up toward the tip, the sweet-spot is easily as wide as the 95-98" frames I've used.
I hit with fairly traditional groundstrokes. I grew up emulating Lendl, Becker, and Edberg, so when I hit with topspin I'm hitting through the ball, not brushing up on it. I noticed nice bite on the slice and levels of topspin similar to what I'm used to. There were no surprises.
Volleys are sweet, and on a good day I think I could really use that tip-deadness at the net, as well as the solid feel of the sweet-spot.
As for serves and returns, I'll know more after I get to play.
The TW review was, as far as I can tell, on target. I happen to like low power sticks on the backhand side, and my forehand is mostly used for creating angles and moving my opponent around. I can see this racquet functioning rather well in both regards.
It is very predictable.